1. John Beach b. 1570/1590, St. Albans, Herfordshire, England, Occupation minister, m. Miss Moss. John died Devonshire, England. Info from "History & Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield" by Jacobus/ TEK 1982.
Here are the e-mail addresses of BEACH researchers that I am aware of: Stephen Chinn grimmetj@ccmail.orst.edu charleyvin@aol.com RJHARRIS@KSUVM.KSU.EDU 00SDBEACH@BSUVC.BSU.EDU stovel@darwin.stanford.edu John Matthews wboone@nbnet.nb.ca bob.shumway@trinity.org EugeneB@aol.com empor4lb@ink.org armstron@db.erau.edu kaboodle@worldnet.att.net Robert & Reed Livingston Janice Hofmann-Pate(Hannah Beach m. Zachariah Fairchild) Judy LTCOL JOHN B BEACH
Eugene Beach writes the BEACH FAMILY JOURNAL (newsletter). So far two years worth have been published (1993 and 1994) with Volume III set to begin this January. Eugene H. Beach, Jr. 744 West Livingston Road, Highland, Michigan 48357. He has also posted GEDCOM files on the descendants of John(1) and Thomas(1) BEACH in the genealogy libraries of CompuServe and AOL. He has a data base now with over 6500 entries, including all the Beaches in the old "Beach Family Magazine", "Beach In America" by Elmer T. Beach, and a few others. His library includes "Beach In Canada" by Mahlon W. Beach and T. J. Beach's "The Beach Family of Kentucky", one of the few published works on the various independent "Southern lines".
+ 2. i Richard b. 1611.
+ 3. ii John b. CA 1623.
+ 4. iii Thomas b. ca 1628.
Second Generation
2. Richard Beach b. 1611, Hertfordshire, England, m. 1641, in Watertown, Massachusetts, Catherine Cook. Richard died 1691, Morristown, New Jersey. Came to America 1638
5. i Mary Beach b. -- Jun 1642, New Haven, Wallingford, CT.
6. ii Benjamine Beach b. -- Oct 1644, New Haven, Wallingford, CT, m. (1) 1670/1, Mary Peacock, (daughter of John Peacock and Joyce Unknown) m. (2) 1 Feb 1677/8, Sarah Welles, (daughter of John Welles and Elizabeth Curtis) m. (3) 1705, Mary Fairchild.
+ 7. iii Azariah b. -- Jul 1646.
8. iv Mercy 21 May 1648.
3. John Beach b. CA 1623, Derbyshire, England, Occupation Minister, m. CIR 1650, Mary Staples, b. 16 Dec 1627 ?, Fairfield, CT, (daughter of Thomas Staples and Mary) d. AFT 1673. John died 16 Jun 1677, Stratford, CT. John, his brother Thomas (Jane's ancestor) & Richard Beach came from England on the ship "Elizabeth & Anna" June 1638 (History of Wallingford by C.H.Davis pub. 1870) Also in Dictionary of American Biographies vol.II, pub 1929 The Ancestors of Arthur Orison Dillon by Arthur Orison Dillon, copyright 1927 Univ. of WA library 811 D58a. Hist/Gen. of the Families of Old Fairfield (Jacobus): "Came to New Haven, CT 1639-43. Oath of fidelity 1644. To Stratford 1652, Original Proprietor Wallingford, but still resided in Stratford. Mary: Stephen Chinn records birth as Denmark.
+ 9. i Elizabeth b. 20 Mar 1652.
+ 10. ii John b. 16 Apr 1654.
+ 11. iii Mary b. Sep 1656.
+ 12. iv Thomas b. May 1659.
+ 13. v Nathaniel b. Mar 1662.
+ 14. vi Hannah b. 12 Dec 1665.
15. vii Sarah Beach b. 16 Nov 1667, Stratford, CT. Bob Miller has husband as John Burrett? Same as sister Hannah! John Matthews has date of birth as 27 June 1669.
+ 16. viii Isaac b. 27 Jun 1669.
+ 17. ix Joseph b. 5 Feb 1671.
+ 18. x Benjamin b. 3 Mar 1673/4.
4. Thomas Beach b. ca 1628, England, Occupation Planter, Shoemaker, m. 25 Sep 1652, in Milford, New Haven, CT, Sarah Platt, b. 11 Sep 1636, Ware, Hertfordshire, England, (daughter of Richard Platt and Mary Wood) d. 15 May 1670, Milford, New Haven, CT. Thomas died ca 1662, Milford, New Haven, CT. Freeman 7 Mar 1647 Inventory 31 May 1662 Thomas came to America from Hertfordshire in 1638 with Rev. Peter Prudden on the ship Elizabeth and Anna, settling in the New Haven Colony, later to Milford in 1654. Carolyn Kottmeyer has date of death as 1677 Milford.
Children:
+ 19. i John b. 19 Oct 1655.
20. ii Sarah b. 1 Mar 1653/4, New Haven, CT.
21. iii Mary b. 27 Dec 1657, Milford, New Haven, CT, d. bef 1727.
22. iv Samuel b. 5 Jun 1660, Milford, New Haven, CT, d. 9 Sep 1728.
+ 23. v Zophar b. 27 May 1662.
Third Generation
7. Azariah Beach b. -- Jul 1646, New Haven, Wallingford, CT, m. in Wallingford, CT, Martha Unknown. Azariah died ca 1696.
Children:
24. i Maria b. 5 Sep 1676, Wallingford, CT.
+ 25. ii Richard b. 19 Oct 1677.
+ 26. iii Thomas b. 5 Oct 1679.
27. iv Benjamin b. 14 Jan 1682, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
28. v Hannah b. 1685.
9. Elizabeth Beach b. 20 Mar 1652, Stratford, CT, m. 1675, Eliasaph PrestonP, b. 7 Apr 1643, New Haven, CT, (son of William Preston and Mary Seabrook) d. 1705, Wallingford, New Haven, CT. Elizabeth died 1692. Eliasaph: Bob Miller, Anaheim, CA has death as 1707 & marriage as 1673
Children:
29. i Hannah Preston b. 12 Jul 1678, Wallingford, CT.
30. ii Eliasaph Preston b. 26 Jan 1680, Wallingford, CT.
31. iii Joseph Preston b. 10 Mar 1682, Wallingford, CT.
32. iv Esther Preston b. 28 Feb 1684, Wallingford, CT.
33. v Lydia Preston b. 15 May 1686, Wallingford, CT.
34. vi Jehiel Preston b. 25 Aug 1688, Wallingford, CT, d. Nov 1689.
+ 35. vii ElizabethPreston b. 29 Jan 1676.
10. John Beach b. 16 Apr 1654, Stratford, CT, m. (1) 18 Dec 1679, in Stratford, CT, Hannah Staples, b. CIR 1659, Fairfield, CT, (daughter of Thomas Staples and Mary ) m. (2) Phebe Wilcoxson, b. ca 1650 ??. John died 26 Apr 1709, Stratford, CT. Wm.Vance Tolle, Violet Evans has death date 1712 Arthur Orison Dillon has 1711 Bob Miller has death 26 Apr 1709-Stratford, CT Phebe: Have put this birthdate here temporily. Is she a da. of and a sister to Timothy. Is she the same Phebe as #3151?
Children by Hannah Staples:
+ 36. i Mary b. 14 Jul 1683.
37. ii Ruth Beach ??, b. 1685, Stratford, CT. Later edition of Beach Family Magazine suggests there is no proof that they had a daughter Ruth, is not named in father's will, dated 1705
38. iii Mehitable Beach b. 30 Sep 1690, Stratford, CT. Beach Family magazine, p.109 says it is probable she married Joseph Booth.
+ 39. iv Ebenezer Beach b. 14 Sep 1692.
40. v Hester Beach b. 3 May 1694. Beach Family Magazine, p. 109 says it is probable that she married Daniel Hubbell.
11. Mary Beach b. Sep 1656, Stratford, CT, m. (1) 31 Jul 1716, Thomas Yale, m. (2) Simon Tuttle, b. Wallingford, CT, (son of William Tuttle and Elizabeth ). Mary died Aug 1722. Wm.Vance Tolle has husband as Simon Tuttle ? Dillon has Thomas Yale Bob Miller has them in this order Yale, Tuttle with an additional Thomas Wale Yale-this could be a duplicate entry. Simon: Came from Devonshire, England in the ship "Planter" in 1635 (Beach Family Magazine).
Children by Simon Tuttle:
41. i Daniel Tuttle b. 11 Nov 1680, Wallingford, CT.
42. ii Timothy Tuttle b. 1681, Wallingford, CT.
43. iii Thankful Tuttle b. Wallingford, CT.
44. iv Rebecca Tuttlea b. 30 Apr 1698, Wallingford, CT.
45. v Jonathan Tuttle b. 18 Sep 1701, Wallingford, CT.
46. vi Isaiah Tuttle b. 10 Jul 1704, Wallingford, CT.
47. vii Elizabeth Tuttle b. 8 Nov 1705, Wallingford, CT.
48. viii Deborah Tuttle b. 1 Jan 1709, Wallingford, CT.
49. ix David Tuttle b. 25 Apr 1713, Wallingford, CT.
12. Thomas Beach b. May 1659, Stratford, CT, m. (1) 12 May 1680, in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, Ruth Hale Peck, b. CIR 1660, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, (daughter of Paul Peck and Martha Hale) d. 5 Dec 1686, m. (2) Phebe Wilcoxson, b. 9 Aug 1669 ?, Stratford, CT, (daughter of Timothy Wilcoxson and Joanna Birdseye) d. 30 Apr 1758. Thomas died 13 May 1741, Meriden, CT.
Children by Ruth Hale Peck:
50. i Hannah Beach b. 26 Feb 1680, d. 19 Dec 1695 ?.
+ 51. ii Ruth Beach b. 24 Oct 1683.
52. iii Thomas Beach b. 9 Dec 1685, Stratford, CT, d. 19 Dec 1685.
53. iv Benoni Beach b. 20 Oct 1686, d. 11 Dec 1686.
Children by Phebe Wilcoxson:
+ 54. v Timothy Beach, b. 11 Jan 1689.
+ 55. vi Nathan Beach, b. 18 Aug 1692.
+ 56. vii Moses Beach, b. 19 Feb 1695.
+ 57. viii Gershom Beach, b. 23 May 1697.
58. ix Caleb Beach b. 1699, Wallingford, CT, m. (1) 26 May 1726, Eunice Tyler, d. 10 Jan 1733, m. (2) Margaret Thompson. Caleb died 13 Jan 1761.
59. x Thankful Beach b. 20 Sep 1702, Wallingford, CT, m. (1) 28 Sep 1724, in Wallingford, New Haven, CT, Jacob Royce, b. 11 Apr 1697, Stratford, CT, (son of Samuel Royceand Sarah Baldwin) d. 13 Nov 1727, m. (2) 30 Dec 1730, Daniel Baldwin. Thankful died 1754. Daniel: Stephen Chinn records the name of spouse to Thankful as Samuel Baldwin.
60. xi Joanna Beach b. 9 Oct 1705, Wallingford, CT, m. 23 Oct 1723, Abel Royce b. 10 Jun 1700, Fairfield co, CT, (son of Samuel Royce and Hannah Benedict).
61. xii Phebe Beach b. 23 May 1710, Wallingford, CT, m. 7 Apr 1731, John Tyler, b. 14 Jan 1710, (son of John Tyler and Abigail Hall). Phebe died Jul 1740.
13. Nathaniel Beach b. Mar 1662, Stratford, CT, m. 29 Apr 1686, in Stratford, CT, Sarah Porter, b. Sep 1667, (daughter of Nathaniel Porter and Sarah Groves) d. 25 Mar 1738, Stratford, CT. Nathaniel died 24 Jul 1747, Stratford, CT.
Children:
62. i Ephriam Beach b. 25 Mar 1687, Stratford, CT, m. 3 Jul 1712, Sarah Patterson, (daughter of Andrew Patterson and Unknown ) d. 10 Oct 1717. Ephriam died 15 May 1717.
63. ii Elizabeth Beach b. 12 Nov 1689, Stratford, CT.
64. iii David Beach b. 15 May 1692, m. 24 Jan 1716, Sarah Sherman, b. 1694, (daughter of Mathew Sherman and Unknown ) d. 19 Feb 1772. David died 21 Apr 1735.
65. iv Josiah Beach b. 18 Aug 1694, Stratford, CT, m. (1) Patience Nichols, m. (2) Abigail Wheeler.
66. v Nathaniel Beach b. 28 Dec 1696, Stratford, CT, m. 3 Nov 1720, Sarah Burton. Nathaniel died 1734.
67. vi Sarah Beach b. 12 Nov 1699, Stratford, CT, m. John Beach, b. 6 Oct 1700, Stratford, CT, (son of Isaac Beach and Hannah Birdseye) d. 19 Mar 1782. Sarah died 1 Aug 1756.
68. vii Anna Beach b. 10 Mar 1704, Stratford, CT, m. 28 Jan 1728, Elnathan Beers.
69. viii Israel Beach b. 3 May 1707, Stratford, CT, m. 1 Jul 1731, Hannah Burritt.
+ 70. ix James Beach, b. 13 Aug 1709.
14. Hannah Beach b. 12 Dec 1665, Stratford, CT, m. (1) 3 Nov 1681, in Stratford, CT, Zachariah Fairchild, b. 1651, m. (2) 5 Mar 1708, John Burrett. Hannah died bef 9 May 1726, Wallingford, CT.
Children by Zachariah Fairchild:
71. i Mehitable Fairchild b. 168_.
72. ii Hannah Fairchild b. 1685.
73. iii David Fairchild b. 1688.
74. iv Agur Fairchild b. 1691.
75. v Caleb Fairchild b. 1693.
76. vi James Fairchild b. 1695.
77. vii Mary Fairchild b. 1698.
78. viii Zachariah Fairchild b. 1701.
79. ix Abiel Fairchild b. 1703.
16. Isaac Beach b. 27 Jun 1669, Stratford, CT, m. 3 May 1693, Hannah Birdseye, b. 5 Feb 1671, (daughter of John Birdseye and Phebe Wilcoxson) d. 15 Oct 1750, Stratford, CT. Isaac died 30 Apr 1741, Stratford, CT.
Children:
80. i William Beach b. 7 Jul 1694 ?, Stratford, CT, m. 30 Nov 1725, Sarah Hull, b. 13 Aug 1701, (daughter of Joseph Hull and Mary Nichols) d. 9 Feb 1763. William died 26 Jul 1751. Birthdate same year as next son, Elnathan ??
+ 81. ii Elnathan Beach, b. 7 Jan 1694.
82. iii John Beach b. 6 Oct 1700, Stratford, CT, m. (1) Sarah Beach, b. 12 Nov 1699, Stratford, CT, (daughter of Nathaniel Beach and Sarah Porter) d. 1 Aug 1756, m. (2) Abigail Gunn, b. 1707, (daughter of Abel Gunn and Agnes Hawkins) d. Derby. John died 19 Mar 1782.
83. iv Mary Beach m. _____ Wilcoxin.
84. v Hannah Beach b. 26 May 1709, Stratford, CT, m. _____ Prince.
85. vi Dinah Beach b. 14 Oct 1713, Stratford, CT.
17. Joseph Beach b. 5 Feb 1671, Stratford, CT, m. BEF 1697, Abiah Booth, (daughter of Ebenezer Booth and Unknown ) d. 1735. Joseph died 17 Dec 1737, Stratford, CT. Bob Miller has 2nd wife-Abiath Booth ??
Children:
86. i Sarah Beach b. 13 Jul 1697, Stratford, CT, m. Jonathan NicholsNichols, Jonathan.
87. ii Agur Beach b. 8 Apr 1699, Stratford, CT, d. 4 Mar 1711/.
88. iii Abraham Beach b. 29 Apr 1701, d. 1 Mar 1711/.
89. iv Hannah Beach b. 12 Feb 1702/3, m. 23 Mar 1718/, Zachariah Tomlinson. Hannah died 1740.
90. v Joseph Beach.
91. vi Bethia Beacha m. Samuel Judson
18. Benjamin Beach b. 3 Mar 1673/4, Stratford, CT, m. 1695, Mary Hitchock, b. 10 Dec 1676, Wallingford, CT, (daughter of John Hitchcock and Abigail Merriman). Benjamin died BEF 1696, Hanover, NJ. No proof yet that this is the right Mary Hitchcock Bob Miller has only the death place
Children:
92. i Peter Beach b. 14 Sep 1696, Wallingford, CT, d. 1761. Was an Elder at Hanover Church 1747, never married
93. ii Eunice Beach b. 3 Aug 1698, Wallingford, CT, m. Jan 1716, Obadiah Hotchkiss, (son of David Hotchkiss and Esther Sperry).
94. iii Benjamin Beach b. 19 May 1702, Wallingford, CT.
95. iv Mary Beach b. 19 May 1702, Wallingford, CT.
+ 96. v Noah Beach, b. 15 Nov 1705.
97. vi Abner Beach b. 12 Feb 1712, Wallingford, CT, m. Mar 1734, Sarah Harriman, (daughter of Joseph Harriman and Unknown ). Abner died 11 Jun 1768.
98. vii Tabithia Beach b. 12 Feb 1712, Wallingford, CT.
99. viii Lydia Beach b. 20 Aug 1713, Wallingford, CT.
19. John Beach b. 19 Oct 1655, Milford, New Haven, CT, m. 7 Dec 1678, in Wallingford, New Haven, CT, Mary Royce, b. ca 1657, Wallingford, New Haven, CT, (daughter of Jonathan Royce and Mary Spinning) d. New London. John died 1709, Wallingford, New Haven, CT. John moved to Wallingford in 1673/4. He was a Deacon in the church and a "Sabbath Day Guard" as a young man.
Children:
100. i Lettice Beach b. 29 Dec 1679, Wallingford, New Haven, CT, m. William Ward, (son of Macock Ward) Occupation Captain.
+ 101. ii Hannah Beach, b. 17 Mar 1683/4.
102. iii Mary Beach b. 11 Jan 1681, Wallingford, New Haven, CT, d. 1 Sep 1688, Wallingford, New Haven, CT.
103. iv Thomas Beach b. 14 Feb 1686, Wallingford, New Haven, CT, m. (1) Hannah Atwater, m. (2) Ruth . Thomas died ca 1752.
+ 104. v John Beach, b. 15 Oct 1690.
105. vi Samuel Beach b. 29 Dec 1696, Wallingford, New Haven, CT, m. (1) Phebe Tyler, m. (2) Hannah Benham.
23. Zophar Beach b. 27 May 1662, Milford, New Haven, CT, m. Martha Pratt b. 1679. Zophar died after 1728. According to Elmer Taylor Beach, Zophar had many descendants. He left Milford as "a protest against the half-way Covenant of Milford." (From Pauline Soder).
Children:
+ 106. i Epenetus BEACH b. AUG 1696.
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