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From: "Nancy W. Wood" <>
Subject: Re: Chester folks in VA - Richard & Charity (GRUBB) BEESON
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:05:01 -0600
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Eleanor Ray wrote:

"One of Richard's (BEESON) descendants was one of the original owners of my
family's busines in Howard Co, IN!"

Eleanor: Many thanks for sharing this information. I am interested in
knowing who the descendant was and what type business it is


Sandra Ferguson wrote:

" Richard's wife, Charity Grubb, was b. 29 Sept 1687 in Brandywine, DE,
daughter of John Grubb and Frances Vane."

It has been proven that Frances, widow of John GRUBB and second wife of
Richard BUFFINGTON, was not Frances VANE. In the late 1800s a GRUBB
descendant engaged a London firm to trace his family. Thinking every
American's desire was to have descent from nobility, they put in Frances
VANE, daughter of Sir Henry VANE, as the wife of John GRUBB. Later GRUBB
researchers have disproven this ineage after locating the following data:

"London Marriage Licences for Kent" - Edward Kekewitch of Minhinnet co.
Cornwall, gent. bachelor, 26, and Frances Vane, spinster, 23, daughter of
Frances Vane of Fairland co Kent, widow who consents - at St. Saviour, St.
Olave, or St. George in Southwark Co Surrey, 6 Oct 1664.

"Burials in Shipborne parish, Kent Co, England " - Frances Kewkewich,
daughter of Sir Henry Vane - June 4, 1683.

Frances (VANE) KEWKEWICH was born abt 1641 (23 in 1664). She died in England
after John GRUBB and his wife, Frances, had removed to PA. Their youngest
child was born 1704, many years after the death of Frances VANE daughter of
Sir Henry VANE.

My apologies for submitting this information to the List the second time;
however, BUFFINGTON and GRUBB researchers will never learn the true identity
of Frances if we settle for the incorrect line.

Also, (I don't want to ruffle any feathers, but...) Richard BEESON was b. 10
Oct 1684 in New Castle Co, DE - not Stoke, Lancaster, England. You noted his
parents emigrated from England in 1682.

Thanks for your patience.

Nancy W. Wood
Descendant of BUFFINGTON, GRUBB, FRANCIS, FEW, ASTON, STANFIELD, HUNTER
families of Chester Co, PA.


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