John Beardsley1,2,3
M, b. 9 March 1701/2
| Father | John Beardsley b. 4 Nov 1668, d. 29 Nov 1735 |
| Mother | Abigail Wakelee b. 1665, d. 1753 |
John was born on Thursday, 9 March 1701/2 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. John married Keziah Wheeler, daughter of Joseph Wheeler and Patience Holbrook, on 29 December 1725 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The family first resided in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. In 1724, he received from his father 36 acres of land on the Lower White Hills "for parental love". About 1726, they removed to Ripton. No certain date can be given for the arrival of the first settlers within the limits of Hardyston. Several cabins were built on the site of the Village of Hamburg near 1740. John and Keziah were either one of these first settlers or immigrared soon after. His property was on the Mill Brook road which led into Franklin Corners.
Family | Keziah Wheeler b. May 1699 |
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Citations
- [S25] Isaac Haight Beardsley, Genealogical History of the Beardsly/lee Family In America, pages 232-233 - John Beardsley b. 9 March 1701; m. 29 December 1725 Keziah Wheeler; resided at Ripton [now Huntington, Connecticut]; in 1724, he received from his father 36 acres of land on the Lower White Hills "for parental love"; Children: Augustin, Obadiah, Patience b. 1730 m. ___ Dayton & 2nd ___ Northrup, John, Jehiel, Eunice, Joseph, Charles, & Paul.
- [S271] Nellie Beardslee Judson Holt, Beardsley Genealogy, page 23 - John Jr. b. Stratford March 1701/02 m. 29 Dec. 1725 Keziah Wheeler baptized 21 May 1699, d/o Joseph Wheeler [will of Joseph Wheeler is in Newark, N.J. probate records]. He was one of the wardens of St. Paul Church, Ripton, Connecticut. Children born at Stratford, Connecticut.
- [S355] New Jersey Library Sussex County, Compiled Notes on the Beardsley Family.