Nicholas Beery1

M, b. circa 1796, d. 1848
FatherJacob Beery b. Oct 1766, d. 12 Feb 1842
MotherNancy Geil b. 31 Mar 1775, d. 9 Nov 1850
     Nicholas was born circa 1796 in Rockingham County, Virginia. He never married. To earn a living, he would buy horses in Ohio and take them to Virginia through the mountains to sell them. He would make a great profit on the sale of these horses. He would often sell them on time to old friends there. In 1848, being owed a large amount of money, he left home on foot to travel some 500 miles through the mountains to Virginia to collect this money. His family & friends warned him not to take this venture as they feared he would be killed for his money. Their fears were probably met as he never returned home.

Citations

  1. [S51] Joseph H. Wenger, History of the Descendants of Nicholas Beery Born 1707. Immigrated from Switzerland to Pennsylvania in 1727, page 20 - Nicholas Beery born in Rockingham County, Virginia, 1796, and came with his parents to Fairfield County, Ohio in 1803. He never married. He came with his parents to Wyandot County in 1834. His occupation was buying horses in Ohio and traveling them through mountains to Virginia, where he sold them at great profit, and often would sell on time among his old-time friends. In 1848, he left Wyandot County, Ohio, on foot to go to Virginia to collect a large sum of money due him for horses he had previously sold. An effort was made to advise him not to take such a journey through the moutains on foot, a distance of 500 miles, as it was feared that someone would murder him for his momey. He went by the way of Fairfield County and was last seen by friends there. He necer returned to Ohio and the above conclusion was verified. His untimely death will always remain a mystery.