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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 19:17:02 -0400 (EDT)

Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Va.
Extracted from the original court records of Augusta Co. 1745-1800
by Lyman Chalkley Vol II
Genealogical Publishing Co. 1989

Augusta Parish Vestry Book............
Page 451..1767-68....processioned by Samuel Hamilton in Cow Pasture, from his
house down the river to James Baird's; for Samuel Hamilton, Andrew
Sutlington, John Dickenson, William Sprowel, John Donaly, Hugh Caffey, Joseph
Watson, Andrew Muldrough, Wm. Dougherty, John Clendenning, William Maze,
James Beard. (diff. spelling in one paragraph)

Records of marriages in Augusta Co. beginning 15 Mar. 1785......
14 Nov. 1787...John Baird/Barbara Lovingood.....by Rev. James Chambers

Marriage bonds....Augusta Co.....
16 Apr. 1785....Thomas Beard and Sarah Jameson, dau. of George Jameson of
Augusta.
30 May 1785....Robert Beard and Sarah Mitchell, dau. of James Mitchell
4 Jan. 1786....William Beard and Martha Patterson, dau. James Patterson
29 July 1794....sureties: James Trotter, Joseph Beard, James McNutt, John
Allen. James Trotter and Mary Beard, dau. of William Beard. (consent) Teste:
Joseph Beard.
21 Jan 1799....Joseph Beard and William Sprowl Jr., surety.
Joseph Beard and Sidney Sprowl, of age, dau. of William Sprowl (consent)
Teste: James Clarke.

Tithables....1781....William McPhetters List...............
William Sprowl
John Sharp, Sr.
James Sprowl
Thomas Baird
Thomas McNutt
John Sharp
William Baird
Alexander Sprowl

Fee books of Augusta Court...........
1768....page 2....William Beard, Borden's land
page 110.....John Beard, Cow Pasture
page 133.....Adam Beard, Bedford

Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement...........Vol III

Wills..........
page 52....13 Jan 1806...Edward Beard's will......To son, William; son,
Charles; son, Samuel; son, John; to daughter, Elizabeth Craige (of Kentucky);
daughter, Mary Henderson (of Kentucky); grandson, James Beard, son to son
William; son, Charles (of Rockingham). Executor, son William. Teste: James
Rankin, Thos. Givens, John Wade, Alex. Gardner. Proved, 23rd June, 1806.
Executor qualified.

page 73....________1806...William Sproull's will....to wife Susanna; son,
James; son, Alexander; daughter, Margaret McCutchen; daughter Nemsey's
children; son, William; son Joseph; son, Oliver; daughter, Jane Weir;
daughter, Sidney Beard; sons, John and Charles; daughters, Mary, Martha,
Fanny; son, Samuel (to take profession). Executors, wife Susanna, sons
William and John. Teste: Joseph and Samuel Beard, Michael Koonts. Proved
22nd July 1806. Executors qualify.

page 246...26 Feb. 1817...Charles Sproul's will....to brother, John; sister,
Jean Weir; sister, Mary Sproul; to brother, Joseph; brother, Oliver; sister,
Martha Hutcheson; to sister Fanny Thompson;; sister Sidney Beard's children,
viz: Polly, William, Susannah, Jeanatte, and John; to half-sister Margaret
McCutchen; to Alexander Beard; to Beard; to Thomas Beard; to half-brother,
William Sproul. Executors, brother John Sproul, Thos. Thomson. Teste:
Joseph Beard, Hugh Dougherty, Ro. Hutchison. Proved 28 Apr. 1817.
Executors qualify.

page 250...26 June 1813....Willaim Beard's will....to all children; to
grandson, Thomas Beard; to grandson, Thomas Beard; to son Samuel Beard's son
William. Executors, Joseph Beard, Wm. Sproul. Teste: James Hay, John
McKee, Samuel H. McNutt. Proved, 26 May, 1817. Executors qualify.

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