JOHN BEATTY
(Submitted by sameelee 2016)
"John Beatty, founder of the distinguished Beatty family of Ulster County, New York, and Frederick County, Maryland, was a native of Ireland. This we infer from his will, in which he bequeathed to his 'poor afficted & distressed brother Thomas Beatty In Ireland who hath through great sickness another visitation from Almighty God is become blind & is now maintained by the Charity of his half sister fifteen pounds Current silver money of New York with all possible speed it should be taken up at Interest Hopeing it will be taken from my hands and all the Best of my family as an acceptable offering from Allmighty God.' Thus John Beatty belonged to a branch of the Beatty family of Ireland, a landed, armiger family of ancient and distinguished lineage, boasting descent from Prince Geoffrey of Scotland, an ally of Brian Boru, who participated in the battle of Clontarf, 1014, A.D.
"Exactly when John Beatty first appeared in Ulster County is not known. He is mentioned as of Ulster County in a prominent connection, in a document dated September 29, 1691, on file at Albany — a 'Return of the names of six persons for Sheriff of Ulster County.' Here his name appears as "Jolm Beaty." On November 7, 1691, he was granted a license to marry Susanna Asfordby, and in the old record of this transaction he is described as 'John Bettyes, of Esopus,' or Kingston. His wife was the oldest child of Hon. William Asfordby and Martha Burton...
"Like his father-in-law, he left Kingston to settle in Marbletown, in the same County. Here he was a large landholder. On June 9, 1719, the trustees of Marbletown deeded to him 700 acres of land, in three tracts: One tract, of 510 acres, was northwest of the Rochester Highway, between Crippel Bush and Stone Ridge (Butterfield). Another, containing 100 acres, is described as lying "under the Southwest side of the Great Mountains commonly called "the blew hills." The third tract, of 90 acres, is described as lying "to the Westward of the farm of said John Beatty by his dwelling house now in his possession, occupation, adjoining to said farm." Again, in a deed dated April 5, 1720, the trustees of Rochester, Ulster County, transfer to "John Beatty, of Marbletown," a tract of 350 acres.* His homestead had been obtained long prior to this. He and his wife also inherited a portion of the lands of William Asfordby. Sylvester informs us that some time after he had removed from Kingston to Marbletown, John Beatty moved to 'Stone Ridge, known as Butterfield,' where 'he erected the first white man's dwelling-house.' According to the same authority, William Asfordby also eventually settled there.
"John Beatty was a Trustee of Marbletown in the years 1703, 1707, ___, 1710 and 1719; while he held the office of Overseer of the Poor from 1713 to 1719 inclusive. He also held the office of Deputy Surveyor of the Province of New York; and in this capacity, as he tells us in an old __sion of the Livingston family, 'At the request of Robert Livingston Esq of ye County of Albanie, Lord of the Manor of Livingston, I have measured and laid out for him said Manor lying and being situate on the East side of Hudson's river, on both sides of RoelofI Johnson's Kill, in the County of Albany and Dutchess County. . . . Performed this 20th day of October, 1714. Pr me JOHN BEATTY, Dep. Surv'r.' This survey and the map of Beatty, became important items of evidence in the historic litigations in the middle of the last century to establish the validity of title to the Livingston Manor, in the face of the Anti-rent agitation.
"The death of John Beatty occurred between April 26, 1720, and March 9, 1721, the dates, respectively, of the execution and proving of his will. In this instrument he describes himself as 'John Beatty of Marbletown in the County of Ulster In America.' Besides the reference, already mentioned to his brother, Thomas Beatty, and a half-sister, in Ireland, his will refers to Susanna his 'trusty and well beloved wife,' to his 'eldest son Robert,' to his son John, to his 'Daughter Agness,' and to 'the Rest' of his 'children viz.: Wilham, Charles, Thomas, Edward, James, and Henry and his two Daughters aggness & Martha.'...
"...Some time after her husband's death in about 1720, Susanna moved, with a portion of her family to that part of Prince George's County, Maryland, that later became Frederick County. The time of her move is unknown, but probably occurred in about 1732, when the Land Records of Prince George's County show that she purchased 1,000 acres from Daniel Dulaney on 17 July 1732. About a year later, on 21 May 1733, she purchased from John Stoddart an additional 939 acres on the west bank of the Monocacy River.
"Records show that she transferred farms to three of her sons: William, Thomas and Edward. Her will is dated 20 June 1742 and was proved 30 October 1745. It mentions all of the children in her husband's will, except for Charles, who died earlier at Marbletown, and Henry (the presumption is that he predeceased her as well)."
It is believed that John may be buried in the churchyard of the old Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston where only a limited number of burial records have been found.
*Source of quoted sketch: The Ancestry of Leander Howard Crall by Frank Allaben - Publisher Grafton Press, 1908.
(Submitted by sameelee 2016)
"John Beatty, founder of the distinguished Beatty family of Ulster County, New York, and Frederick County, Maryland, was a native of Ireland. This we infer from his will, in which he bequeathed to his 'poor afficted & distressed brother Thomas Beatty In Ireland who hath through great sickness another visitation from Almighty God is become blind & is now maintained by the Charity of his half sister fifteen pounds Current silver money of New York with all possible speed it should be taken up at Interest Hopeing it will be taken from my hands and all the Best of my family as an acceptable offering from Allmighty God.' Thus John Beatty belonged to a branch of the Beatty family of Ireland, a landed, armiger family of ancient and distinguished lineage, boasting descent from Prince Geoffrey of Scotland, an ally of Brian Boru, who participated in the battle of Clontarf, 1014, A.D.
"Exactly when John Beatty first appeared in Ulster County is not known. He is mentioned as of Ulster County in a prominent connection, in a document dated September 29, 1691, on file at Albany — a 'Return of the names of six persons for Sheriff of Ulster County.' Here his name appears as "Jolm Beaty." On November 7, 1691, he was granted a license to marry Susanna Asfordby, and in the old record of this transaction he is described as 'John Bettyes, of Esopus,' or Kingston. His wife was the oldest child of Hon. William Asfordby and Martha Burton...
"Like his father-in-law, he left Kingston to settle in Marbletown, in the same County. Here he was a large landholder. On June 9, 1719, the trustees of Marbletown deeded to him 700 acres of land, in three tracts: One tract, of 510 acres, was northwest of the Rochester Highway, between Crippel Bush and Stone Ridge (Butterfield). Another, containing 100 acres, is described as lying "under the Southwest side of the Great Mountains commonly called "the blew hills." The third tract, of 90 acres, is described as lying "to the Westward of the farm of said John Beatty by his dwelling house now in his possession, occupation, adjoining to said farm." Again, in a deed dated April 5, 1720, the trustees of Rochester, Ulster County, transfer to "John Beatty, of Marbletown," a tract of 350 acres.* His homestead had been obtained long prior to this. He and his wife also inherited a portion of the lands of William Asfordby. Sylvester informs us that some time after he had removed from Kingston to Marbletown, John Beatty moved to 'Stone Ridge, known as Butterfield,' where 'he erected the first white man's dwelling-house.' According to the same authority, William Asfordby also eventually settled there.
"John Beatty was a Trustee of Marbletown in the years 1703, 1707, ___, 1710 and 1719; while he held the office of Overseer of the Poor from 1713 to 1719 inclusive. He also held the office of Deputy Surveyor of the Province of New York; and in this capacity, as he tells us in an old __sion of the Livingston family, 'At the request of Robert Livingston Esq of ye County of Albanie, Lord of the Manor of Livingston, I have measured and laid out for him said Manor lying and being situate on the East side of Hudson's river, on both sides of RoelofI Johnson's Kill, in the County of Albany and Dutchess County. . . . Performed this 20th day of October, 1714. Pr me JOHN BEATTY, Dep. Surv'r.' This survey and the map of Beatty, became important items of evidence in the historic litigations in the middle of the last century to establish the validity of title to the Livingston Manor, in the face of the Anti-rent agitation.
"The death of John Beatty occurred between April 26, 1720, and March 9, 1721, the dates, respectively, of the execution and proving of his will. In this instrument he describes himself as 'John Beatty of Marbletown in the County of Ulster In America.' Besides the reference, already mentioned to his brother, Thomas Beatty, and a half-sister, in Ireland, his will refers to Susanna his 'trusty and well beloved wife,' to his 'eldest son Robert,' to his son John, to his 'Daughter Agness,' and to 'the Rest' of his 'children viz.: Wilham, Charles, Thomas, Edward, James, and Henry and his two Daughters aggness & Martha.'...
"...Some time after her husband's death in about 1720, Susanna moved, with a portion of her family to that part of Prince George's County, Maryland, that later became Frederick County. The time of her move is unknown, but probably occurred in about 1732, when the Land Records of Prince George's County show that she purchased 1,000 acres from Daniel Dulaney on 17 July 1732. About a year later, on 21 May 1733, she purchased from John Stoddart an additional 939 acres on the west bank of the Monocacy River.
"Records show that she transferred farms to three of her sons: William, Thomas and Edward. Her will is dated 20 June 1742 and was proved 30 October 1745. It mentions all of the children in her husband's will, except for Charles, who died earlier at Marbletown, and Henry (the presumption is that he predeceased her as well)."
It is believed that John may be buried in the churchyard of the old Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston where only a limited number of burial records have been found.
*Source of quoted sketch: The Ancestry of Leander Howard Crall by Frank Allaben - Publisher Grafton Press, 1908.
JOHN BEATTY
(Submitted by sameelee 2016)
"John Beatty, founder of the distinguished Beatty family of Ulster County, New York, and Frederick County, Maryland, was a native of Ireland. This we infer from his will, in which he bequeathed to his 'poor afficted & distressed brother Thomas Beatty In Ireland who hath through great sickness another visitation from Almighty God is become blind & is now maintained by the Charity of his half sister fifteen pounds Current silver money of New York with all possible speed it should be taken up at Interest Hopeing it will be taken from my hands and all the Best of my family as an acceptable offering from Allmighty God.' Thus John Beatty belonged to a branch of the Beatty family of Ireland, a landed, armiger family of ancient and distinguished lineage, boasting descent from Prince Geoffrey of Scotland, an ally of Brian Boru, who participated in the battle of Clontarf, 1014, A.D.
"Exactly when John Beatty first appeared in Ulster County is not known. He is mentioned as of Ulster County in a prominent connection, in a document dated September 29, 1691, on file at Albany — a 'Return of the names of six persons for Sheriff of Ulster County.' Here his name appears as "Jolm Beaty." On November 7, 1691, he was granted a license to marry Susanna Asfordby, and in the old record of this transaction he is described as 'John Bettyes, of Esopus,' or Kingston. His wife was the oldest child of Hon. William Asfordby and Martha Burton...
"Like his father-in-law, he left Kingston to settle in Marbletown, in the same County. Here he was a large landholder. On June 9, 1719, the trustees of Marbletown deeded to him 700 acres of land, in three tracts: One tract, of 510 acres, was northwest of the Rochester Highway, between Crippel Bush and Stone Ridge (Butterfield). Another, containing 100 acres, is described as lying "under the Southwest side of the Great Mountains commonly called "the blew hills." The third tract, of 90 acres, is described as lying "to the Westward of the farm of said John Beatty by his dwelling house now in his possession, occupation, adjoining to said farm." Again, in a deed dated April 5, 1720, the trustees of Rochester, Ulster County, transfer to "John Beatty, of Marbletown," a tract of 350 acres.* His homestead had been obtained long prior to this. He and his wife also inherited a portion of the lands of William Asfordby. Sylvester informs us that some time after he had removed from Kingston to Marbletown, John Beatty moved to 'Stone Ridge, known as Butterfield,' where 'he erected the first white man's dwelling-house.' According to the same authority, William Asfordby also eventually settled there.
"John Beatty was a Trustee of Marbletown in the years 1703, 1707, ___, 1710 and 1719; while he held the office of Overseer of the Poor from 1713 to 1719 inclusive. He also held the office of Deputy Surveyor of the Province of New York; and in this capacity, as he tells us in an old __sion of the Livingston family, 'At the request of Robert Livingston Esq of ye County of Albanie, Lord of the Manor of Livingston, I have measured and laid out for him said Manor lying and being situate on the East side of Hudson's river, on both sides of RoelofI Johnson's Kill, in the County of Albany and Dutchess County. . . . Performed this 20th day of October, 1714. Pr me JOHN BEATTY, Dep. Surv'r.' This survey and the map of Beatty, became important items of evidence in the historic litigations in the middle of the last century to establish the validity of title to the Livingston Manor, in the face of the Anti-rent agitation.
"The death of John Beatty occurred between April 26, 1720, and March 9, 1721, the dates, respectively, of the execution and proving of his will. In this instrument he describes himself as 'John Beatty of Marbletown in the County of Ulster In America.' Besides the reference, already mentioned to his brother, Thomas Beatty, and a half-sister, in Ireland, his will refers to Susanna his 'trusty and well beloved wife,' to his 'eldest son Robert,' to his son John, to his 'Daughter Agness,' and to 'the Rest' of his 'children viz.: Wilham, Charles, Thomas, Edward, James, and Henry and his two Daughters aggness & Martha.'...
"...Some time after her husband's death in about 1720, Susanna moved, with a portion of her family to that part of Prince George's County, Maryland, that later became Frederick County. The time of her move is unknown, but probably occurred in about 1732, when the Land Records of Prince George's County show that she purchased 1,000 acres from Daniel Dulaney on 17 July 1732. About a year later, on 21 May 1733, she purchased from John Stoddart an additional 939 acres on the west bank of the Monocacy River.
"Records show that she transferred farms to three of her sons: William, Thomas and Edward. Her will is dated 20 June 1742 and was proved 30 October 1745. It mentions all of the children in her husband's will, except for Charles, who died earlier at Marbletown, and Henry (the presumption is that he predeceased her as well)."
It is believed that John may be buried in the churchyard of the old Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston where only a limited number of burial records have been found.
*Source of quoted sketch: The Ancestry of Leander Howard Crall by Frank Allaben - Publisher Grafton Press, 1908.
(Submitted by sameelee 2016)
"John Beatty, founder of the distinguished Beatty family of Ulster County, New York, and Frederick County, Maryland, was a native of Ireland. This we infer from his will, in which he bequeathed to his 'poor afficted & distressed brother Thomas Beatty In Ireland who hath through great sickness another visitation from Almighty God is become blind & is now maintained by the Charity of his half sister fifteen pounds Current silver money of New York with all possible speed it should be taken up at Interest Hopeing it will be taken from my hands and all the Best of my family as an acceptable offering from Allmighty God.' Thus John Beatty belonged to a branch of the Beatty family of Ireland, a landed, armiger family of ancient and distinguished lineage, boasting descent from Prince Geoffrey of Scotland, an ally of Brian Boru, who participated in the battle of Clontarf, 1014, A.D.
"Exactly when John Beatty first appeared in Ulster County is not known. He is mentioned as of Ulster County in a prominent connection, in a document dated September 29, 1691, on file at Albany — a 'Return of the names of six persons for Sheriff of Ulster County.' Here his name appears as "Jolm Beaty." On November 7, 1691, he was granted a license to marry Susanna Asfordby, and in the old record of this transaction he is described as 'John Bettyes, of Esopus,' or Kingston. His wife was the oldest child of Hon. William Asfordby and Martha Burton...
"Like his father-in-law, he left Kingston to settle in Marbletown, in the same County. Here he was a large landholder. On June 9, 1719, the trustees of Marbletown deeded to him 700 acres of land, in three tracts: One tract, of 510 acres, was northwest of the Rochester Highway, between Crippel Bush and Stone Ridge (Butterfield). Another, containing 100 acres, is described as lying "under the Southwest side of the Great Mountains commonly called "the blew hills." The third tract, of 90 acres, is described as lying "to the Westward of the farm of said John Beatty by his dwelling house now in his possession, occupation, adjoining to said farm." Again, in a deed dated April 5, 1720, the trustees of Rochester, Ulster County, transfer to "John Beatty, of Marbletown," a tract of 350 acres.* His homestead had been obtained long prior to this. He and his wife also inherited a portion of the lands of William Asfordby. Sylvester informs us that some time after he had removed from Kingston to Marbletown, John Beatty moved to 'Stone Ridge, known as Butterfield,' where 'he erected the first white man's dwelling-house.' According to the same authority, William Asfordby also eventually settled there.
"John Beatty was a Trustee of Marbletown in the years 1703, 1707, ___, 1710 and 1719; while he held the office of Overseer of the Poor from 1713 to 1719 inclusive. He also held the office of Deputy Surveyor of the Province of New York; and in this capacity, as he tells us in an old __sion of the Livingston family, 'At the request of Robert Livingston Esq of ye County of Albanie, Lord of the Manor of Livingston, I have measured and laid out for him said Manor lying and being situate on the East side of Hudson's river, on both sides of RoelofI Johnson's Kill, in the County of Albany and Dutchess County. . . . Performed this 20th day of October, 1714. Pr me JOHN BEATTY, Dep. Surv'r.' This survey and the map of Beatty, became important items of evidence in the historic litigations in the middle of the last century to establish the validity of title to the Livingston Manor, in the face of the Anti-rent agitation.
"The death of John Beatty occurred between April 26, 1720, and March 9, 1721, the dates, respectively, of the execution and proving of his will. In this instrument he describes himself as 'John Beatty of Marbletown in the County of Ulster In America.' Besides the reference, already mentioned to his brother, Thomas Beatty, and a half-sister, in Ireland, his will refers to Susanna his 'trusty and well beloved wife,' to his 'eldest son Robert,' to his son John, to his 'Daughter Agness,' and to 'the Rest' of his 'children viz.: Wilham, Charles, Thomas, Edward, James, and Henry and his two Daughters aggness & Martha.'...
"...Some time after her husband's death in about 1720, Susanna moved, with a portion of her family to that part of Prince George's County, Maryland, that later became Frederick County. The time of her move is unknown, but probably occurred in about 1732, when the Land Records of Prince George's County show that she purchased 1,000 acres from Daniel Dulaney on 17 July 1732. About a year later, on 21 May 1733, she purchased from John Stoddart an additional 939 acres on the west bank of the Monocacy River.
"Records show that she transferred farms to three of her sons: William, Thomas and Edward. Her will is dated 20 June 1742 and was proved 30 October 1745. It mentions all of the children in her husband's will, except for Charles, who died earlier at Marbletown, and Henry (the presumption is that he predeceased her as well)."
It is believed that John may be buried in the churchyard of the old Dutch Reformed Church in Kingston where only a limited number of burial records have been found.
*Source of quoted sketch: The Ancestry of Leander Howard Crall by Frank Allaben - Publisher Grafton Press, 1908.
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