Three Bevan Brothers Came to America from Wales, John, Robert & Silas.

 This chart follows the descendants of John Bevans who seems to have migrated from Maryland to Fayette co., Pennsylvania in a early day. Many of his descendants migrated to Peoria co., Illinois and settled near the village of Elmwood hence this projects title: "The Elmwood connection. Although John's wife Sarah's maiden name has not survived we are assuming her name may be one of the names used time and again in the linage which are, Asher, Parker & Brown. Perhaps something will turn up in future research that may fill in this gap.

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I have done a lot of research and only found that John Brown Bevans, Robert Bevans and Silas Bevans all came over from Wales around 1760-1780. There are documents that show John Robert and Silas Were named Bevan, sons of Evan Bevan from Wales. I am also descended from John to John Jr. to Henry SF to Cyrenius Dewey to John Oney to James Owen (all Bevans). At one time I spoke with a Capt David A Bevans with the Royal Air Force out of the UK. He said the town he came from in South Wales knows the same story of the three Bevan brothers.

John Bevans trapped furs in Pennsylvania, married and settled in Fayette Co., Pa, c1775, and in 1816, bought land in Highland co., Ohio, where he migrated with his family.

David Bevans<damerlin@pachell.net>

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Special Thanks! to all who have simitted their family data

that helps to make up this Bevans Genealogy.

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- Bevans -

~ The Elmwood Connection ~

Elmwood, Peoria co., Illinois

by; Jerry L. Sanner - P.O. Box 2022, Aiea, HI 96701 - Email: jerry@sanner.com
January 2005 Update ~ Additions and Corrections requested.

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1. John Bevans of Brownsville, Fayette co., Pennsylvania

Census record of 1790 - Fayette co., Manallen Twp., Pennsylvania

John Bevans; 1 male 16+ 3 under 16 - 2 females, no age noted.

1800 Fayette co., Pennsylvania - Union twp:

John Bevans  16-26

Manallen Twp. males; 10 or under, 1 / 1016, 1 / 16-26, 1 - 45+, 1.

females; 10 or under, 2 - 10-16, 1 / 16-26, 1 / 45+, 1.

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- Census of 1810 - Fayette co., Pennsylvania -

Bevans, John - Menallen Twp. (page 1004.5)

White Free males: 1 age 110 - 1, age 1016 - 1, 1626 & 1, 45 & up.

White Free Females: 2, age 110 - 1, age 1016 - 1, 1626 & 1, 45 & up

Children in the home in 1810: - 7 - 3 boys & 4 girls

Following may be John Jr., who appears to be single:

John Bevans - Menallen Twp. (page 998.5) - White Free Male - age 16/26, 1.

1. John Bevans bought land in Highland co., Ohio, August 28, 1815.
Deed book #2 - page 99

- Highland county, Ohio - Personal property taxpayers }Bevans -

                                                John                1826,27,30,31,32,36,42,43,44            Liberty twp.

                                                Robert             1827,30,31,32,34,35,37                      Liberty twp.

                                                James              1834                                                    Liberty twp.

                                                John, Sr.          1834                                                    Liberty twp.

                                                Jesse              1837                                                    Liberty twp.

                                                John S.            1845,48                                               Liberty twp.

                                                John                1826,30,31                                          Union twp.

                                                Robert             1826                                                    Union twp.

                                                Andrew           1830                                                    Union twp.

                                                Andrew           1831, 32, 34                                        Union twp.

                                                John                1834,35,37,38,                                    Union twp.

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John Bevan, Sr., b. ca 1760, Maryland - m. Sarah [Asher?], b. Pennsylvania

John Bevans from Brownsville, Fayette co., Pennsylvania, bought land in Highland co., Ohio, Aug. 28, 1815. John Bevan, Sr., died c1835 in Highland co., Ohio.

Heirs of #1. John Bevans, b. Maryland & Sarah, b. Pennsylvania

- Sarah, Widow - 12 children in all:
John, Jr. - Rebecca - Elizabeth - Ann - Delila - Sarah - William - Robert - Andrew

Per deeds that sign off the real estate in 1835 - The names and spouses are:

        +2.          I.      William                    b. c1784                     Pennsylvania   m. Sarah Headley

        +3.         II.      Robert                    b. 1788                       Pennsylvania   m. Hannah Frost

        +4.         III.      John, Jr.                 b. 1790                       Pennsylvania   m. Margaret Frost

        +5.       IV.      Elizabeth                b. 1793                       Pennsylvania   m. Robert Graham

        +6.        V.      Ann                        b. 1795                       Pennsylvania   m. Samuel Murphy

        +7.       VI.      Sarah                     b. 1796                       Pennsylvania   m. William Smith

        +8.       VII.      Delilah                    b. Jan. 26, 1802, Pennsylvania          m. John Ruse

        +9.      VIII.      Rebecca                b. Dec. 13, 1803, Pennsylvania          m. George Jarman

      +10.        IX.      Andrew                 b. March 1, 1806 & d. July 28, 1833   m. Ruth Smith

        11.        X.      Asher ?                                                    living in Highland co., Ohio, 1825-

        12.        XI.      Hannah ?               m. Joseph C. Higinbothom, Nov. 17, 1834, Highland co., Ohio

- History of Highland co., Ohio -

When John Bevans arrived in the area he erected a large two-story log cabin. The family were staunch Methodists and invited the congregation to meet in the their homes. The home, located near the log Baptist Church, was used from 1825 to 1830. By that time, "Daddy" Dunnıs big, roomy barn, near the Bevanıs home was completed. The Methodist moved their congregation into Dunnıs barn which they shared with the animals. - Henry Richardson, son of the Rev. War vet., John Richardson settled near the Baptist log church. In 1834, he donated an acre of land to the Methodist. They erected a log building on the land and conducted their services in it. James Frost donated another acre of land on the NE side of the church to be used as a cemetery. This land forms the nucleus of the Dunnıs chapel cemetery.

Thomas Reno, m. Sarah Bevans on Christmas day, 1826 and on May 3, 1827, Thomas died; Sarah (Bevans) Reno became the wife of James Carlisle. When the Asiatic cholera became so prevalent in Highland co., both James and his wife fell victims to the scourge, he died July 13, 1833 and she the following year.

Assume Sarah to be eldest dau. of William Bevans & Sarah Headley.

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Next Generation

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2.      William Bevans

b. ca. 1784, [Fayette co.?], Pennsylvania. m. 1st., May 6, 1811, Licking co., Ohio, Sarah Headley. Settled in Knox co., Ohio in 1811, where he was very active in civic affairs from 1814-1852. In 1814/5 William & Sarah sold lots they owned and both signed deeds. In 1839 when William purchased a lot there was no mention of a wife. Two children born in the 1830ıs also lead us to believe that his first wife had died and he had remarried. This marriage was in Franklin co., Ohio, Nov. 10, 1831, to Polly Howard. William m. 3rd., May 5, 1842, in Knox co., Drucilla Yoakum, b. 18 Dec. 1818, Shawnee twp., Allen co., Ohio.  She was the daughter of Solomon Yoakum and Ruth Carter.

 William and Drucilla had six children, one was born after Williamıs death which occurred December 5, 1856, Mt. Vernon, Knox co., Ohio, and followed by a Masonic burial. Burial places of wives not preserved. Since he died without a will, a suit was brought to settle the estate on April 30, 1857 and from this we learn, William & Amanda Ogg, Jackson & Mahala Wade and William & Jerusha Yoakum were residing in Henry co., Iowa. George & Jane Swaggard (possibly Mtildaıs husband had died, she remarried and her middle name was Jane??) and Cortes & Emma Raynels [Reynolds] lived in Sauk co., Wisconsin.

Drucilla was still in Knox co., May 28, 1859 when she sold a lot. By July 5, 1860 (fed. census) she was living in Shawnee Twp., Allen co., Ohio, and son William was 4 years old. Her birth occurred Dec. 18, 1818, and she d. Oct. 6, 1892, Turtle creek Twp., Shelby co., Ohio; burial was in the Shawnee cemetery, Allen co., Ohio, Sec. 1, Lot 023; stone reads:

DRUSILLA - Wife of Wm. Bevans ~DIED Oct. 6, 1892 - aged 74Y - 10M & 17D.

This material from, William Bevans descendant and reseacher:

Address: Lavern & Betty Bevans, 17755 St. Rt 47, Sidney, OH 45365

 Issue of William & Sarah (Headley) Bevans - all b. Highland or Knox co., Ohio

        13.         ?       Sarah                     b. c1812                     m. Dec. 25, 1826, Highland co., Ohio, Thomas Reno

      +14.          I.      Eliza E.                   b. Jan. 1, 1813           m. June 21, 1837, Knox co., Ohio, Joel F. Stilley

      +15.         II.      Matilda                   b. c1815                     m. Jan 31, 1833, Knox co., Ohio, Joseph Morris

      +16.         III.      Amanda                 b. c1817                     m. May 26, 1836, Knox co., Ohio, William H. Ogg

      +17.       IV.      Emily                      b. May 2, 1819           m. Nov. 2, 1835, Philander Cortes Reynolds

      +18.        V.      Jerusha                 b. c1823                     m. Dec. 21, 1837, Knox co., Ohio, William Yoakum

      +19.       VI.      Mahala / Mahola     b. c1824                     m. Dec. 29, 1842, Knox co., Ohio, Jackson Wade

      +20.       VII.      Rebecca[?] Jane   b. c1825                     m. George Swaggard

      +21.      VIII.      Mary Ellen              b. c1830                     m. William Logsdon

Issue of William & Polly (Howard) Bevans

      +22.        IX.      Jonathan B.           b. c1832                     m. Delaware co., Ohio, Henrietta McCutcheon

      +23.        X.      Marvin Tracey       b. c1834                     m. May 17, 1855, Knox co., Ohio, Mary June Logsdon

Issue of William & Drucilla (Yoakum) Bevans

      +24.        XI.      Charlotte                b. Dec. 18, 1842        m. Dec. 1, 1860, Knox co., Ohio, Jonathan Magill

      +25.       XII.      Henrietta Clay        b. June 16, 1844        m. Oct. 7, 1868, Allen co., Ohio, Levi Sprague

      +26.      XIII.      Ruth Ellen               b. June 23, 1847        m. Aug. 29, 1869, Allen co., Ohio, Joseph L. Slaybaugh

      +27.     XIV.      Delia Ann               b. March 18, 1851      m. John W. Zurmehly

      +28.      XV.      Harvey Baldwin     b. Oct. 18, 1853         m. Nov. 18, 1875, Allen co., Ohio, Laura A. Grove

      +29.     XVI.      William                    b. June , 1857            m. Aug. 28, 1881, Shelby co., Ohio, Nancy Ann Hague

Notes: Marriage records, Brown co., Ohio:

Elizabeth Bivans & Alphens White, Sept. 1838 (F-34)

Mary Bevans & Harrison Miller, Nov. 25, 1832 by James Reid, MG (D-72) cert. by John Miller, father


3.      Robert Bevans

b. 1788, Pennsylvania - m. Hannah [Frost ?/Graham?], b. 1800, Pennsylvania. He was a Taxpayer at Liberty Twp., Highland co., Ohio in the following years} 1827,30,31,32,34,35,37. Removed to Peoria co., Illinois in 1838, settling near the village of Elmwood. Hannah Bevans, d. Sept. 26, 1839, Illinois {entry *#119. 1776 -Volume 3 - pg 291]. Robert m. 2nd., July 26, 1840, Ann Scott, b. 1800, Pennsylvania. A Nancy Scott b. 1825, was living with Robert Bevans, Sr., in Elmwood, in 1850 with a daughter Catherine, age 3, b. 1847, Illinois. Assume this Nancy must have been a dau on Annıs first marriage. Robert Bevans d. May 19, 1862, in neighboring Fulton co., Illinois. Ann was still living in 1860 and will assume she survived her husband.

- 1820 census, Highland co., Ohio; Union Twp., pg 038 -

Robert Bevans [Bivens] males; age 10 & under, 1 - 2644, 1 < females; age 10 & under, 1 - 1625, 1.

- 1830 census, Highland co., Ohio; Liberty Twp., pg 009, list a, Robert Bevans as well as a, Nancy Frost -

Robert Bevans [Biverns]; males, age 1015, 1 - 4050, 1 - 7080, 1

females under 5, 2 - 510, 2 - 1015, 1 - 2030, 1 - 3040, 1 - 5060, 1

Nancy Frost:

Highland co.- 099 - Liberty Twp. - males; 1015, 2 - 1520, 1 - Females; 510, 2 - 4050, 1

            - 1850 Census - Elmwood, Twp. - Peoria co., Illinois -

             Bevans, Robert           63    M Farmer  800       Pa

             Bevans, Ann               50    F              Pa

             Bevans, Eliza              25    F              Ohio

             Bevans, Ruth              20    F              Ohio

             Bevans, Mary              16    F              Ohio

             Bevans, Rebecca        14    F              Ohio

             Bevans, Alison            12    M             Illinois

             Scott, Nancy               25    F              Illinois

             Scott, Catherine          3      F              Illinois

            - 1860 Census - Elmwood, Twp. - Peoria co., Illinois -

             Bevans        Robert        73    M          Farmer         500       1,650     VA

             Bevans        Ann            62    F           PA 

             Bevans        Catharine   14    F           IL

            Issue of Robert & Hannah Bevans

     +30.          I.      Jesse T.               b. Dec. 9, 1815, Pennsylvania       m. Mary Ann Shepard

     +31.         II.      Asher P.*             b. Feb. 5, 1820       Ohio                m. Anne Eliza Stafford

     +32.        III.      Margaret Ann       b. Oct. 9, 1823        Ohio                m. Abraham Prosser

     +33.       IV.      Ellezan "Eliza"      b. Jan. 17, 1825      Ohio                m. Daniel Munshower

       34.        V.      Ruth                      b. 1830                     Ohio                age 20 1850 census - nfi

     +35.       VI.      Mary R.                b. 1834                     Ohio                m. William Smith

     +36.      VII.      Rebecca Jane     b. Aug. 12, 1836     Ohio                m. Jacob Seltzer

     +37.     VIII.      Robert Ellison      b. 1838                     Illinois               m. Mary Eliza Beeson


4.      John Brown Bevans

b. 1790, Fayette co., Pennsylvania. Migrated to Highland co., Ohio in 1815, where they purchased land near Lynchburg. m. 1st., in Highland co., Margaret Frost. In 1838 the family removed to Peoria co., Illinois, settling near Elmwood. Margaret (Frost) Bevans d. about the year 1838. John m. 2nd., July 3, 1849, Knoxville, Knox co., Illinois, Mrs. Nancy (Hays) Dalton, dau. of Pleasant Hays and a widow, of Reuben Dalton, whom she m. November 24, 1836, Knox co., Illinois, Rec. book 1, pg 6. Reuben Dalton, d. June 15, 1845, Yates City, Illinois. Reuben was m. 1st, Oct. 17, 1829, in Highland co., Ohio, to Alpha Reed. John and Nancyıs last deed recorded in Peoria co., Illinois, September 23, 1840 - Deed Book #8 - page 255. (Louisa co., Iowa} John & Nancy his wife, sold 10 acres of section 35 in Twp., 76, to John F. Bevans in 1856 for $400.00. - In 1855, the family reloacted to Washington co. and then Mahaska co., Iowa. John was a prominent worker for the Methodist Episcopal Church, he d. in 1865; assume, while they still lived in Iowa. Later Nancy returned to Elmwood, Illinois, by 1870, where she lived with her children. Nancy Bevans d., December 24, 1891, aged 73 years. Burial was in the Elmwood cemetery, Elmwood., Peoria co., Illinois. "BEVANS", in bold lettering appears at the base of the stone. Nancy is of record as the purchaser of the gravesite.

Nancy Bevans, age 61, b. Ohio, father b. Pennsylvania & mother b. Virginia,
is living in Elba Twp. in 1880 in the Avery Dalton home, and she is listed as his mother.

- DALTON -

William Crouch <docaduck@aol.com>

Ken Hass <kennethhass@email.msn.com

Reuben Dalton, son of Isham Dalton from the Highland County, Ohio clan who were from Pittsylvania County, Va. Isham married Mary Goad in Pitt in 1795 and was in Highland Co., Ohio, by 1820 before going on to Illinois.

Reuben was b. July 11, 1808 - d. June 15, 1845, Farmington, Fulton co., Illinois. m. 1st., Oct. 17, 1829, Highland co., Ohio, Alpha Reed {no known chidren). m. 2., Nov. 24, 1836, Knox co., Illinois, Nancy Hays, b. 1818 and d. December 24, 1891, Elmwood, Peoria co., Illinois. Nancy m. 2nd., John Bevans.

Issue of Reuben & Nancy (Hays) Dalton

                   +A.      Avery                    b. Sept. 12, 1837, m., June 16, 1858, Knox co., Illinois, Mary Elizabeth Taylor

                   +B.      Rachel                   b. Dec. 2, 1838, m. June 29, 1856, Peoria co., Illinois, John Munshower

                     C.      Bertha                    b. 1839

                     D.      Thomas                  b. April 16, 1841        Living in Marion co., Iowa in 1860 - d. Oct. 22, 1868

                      E.      Caroline                 b. Feb. 26, 1842         d. March 4, 1858                     

                    +F.      Enoch                    b. June 6, 1845, Knox co., IL  - d. Feb. 12, 1904, Elba Twp. Knox co., Illinois

A.        Avery Dalton

b. September 12, 1837, m. Mary Elizabeth Taylor, June 16, 1858, Knox co., Illinois.

1880 census - Elba Twp. - Knox co., Illinois ­

Avery Dalton, 43, b. Illinois, both parents b. Ohio - wife is Mary E., 39, b. Ohio, both parents b. Ohio

Issue: L. S. 21, b. Illinois & Oscar S., 15, b. Illinois. Nancy Bevans listed as mother living with the family.

Issue of Avery and Mary E. (Taylor) Dalton

G.        L. S.     (M)       b. 1859 Illinois

H.         Oscar S.           b. 1865 Illinois

B.        Rachel Dalton

b. Dec. 2, 1838, Peoria co., Illinois - m. June 29, 1856, Peoria co., Illinois, John B. Munshower b. 1834, Pennsylvania; d. March 16, 1906, Leavenworth, Kansas. Death date and place not known.

Issue of John B. and Rachel (Dalton) Munshower

I.          John W.           b. 1857 Illinois

J.         Cinderella         b. 1859 Illinois

F.        Enoch Dalton

b. June 6, 1845, Knox co., IL and d. Feb. 12, 1904, Elba Twp. Knox co., buried Elmwood, Peoria co., IL m. Elizabeth Adams, Feb. 18, 1868, Knox co., Illinois.

- 1880 census - Elba Twp. - Knox co., Illinois -

Enoch Dalton, 36, b. Illinois; both parents b. Ohio - Elizabeth, age 35, b. Ill, father b. OH, m. b. IN

Theodore, 12 - Nancy, 10 - Mary E. 8 - Zibo Menton, 6 - Albert, 4 - Edith, 7/12, b. Oct. 1879 - all b. Illinois.

Enoch Dalton died in Elba Twp., Knox co., Illinois, February 12, 1904, at age 58 years, 8 mo. & 6 days.

Burial at Elmwood, Peoria co., Illinois:

Enoch Dalton, b. 6/6/1845 & d. 2/12/1904 - Elizabeth Adams his wife, b. 12/1/1848 & d. 3/23/1930

            Issue of Enoch and Elizabeth (Adams) Dalton

K.         Theodore         b. 1868 Illinois

L.         Nancy              b. 1870 Illinois

M.        Mary E.            b. 1872 Illinois

N.         Zibo Menton     b. 1874 Illinois

O.        Albert               b. 1876 Illinois

P.         Edith                b. Oct. 1879 Illinois

 

 

John Bevans family from the 1850 Federal Census record, Elmwood, Twp., Peoria co. Illinois

2239-2294       John Bevins                60        Farmer 2400    VA [PA]

                        Nancy                          32        OH {(Bevens}age 61 in Elba Twp, Knox co., in 1880)

                        Avery Dalton               13        IL

                        Rachel Dalton              10        IL         m. John B. Munshower

Rachel (Dalton) Moonshower, (no doubt the dau. of Nancy) b. c1839, Illinois.

Assume these are Rachelıs children, both b. Illinois} John W., b. c1857 - Cinderella, b. c1859

                        Thomas Dalton 9          IL

                        Caroline Dalton            7          IL

                        Enoch Dalton               5          IL

                         C. W. Bevens             3/12     IL         must have d. before 1860

Listing from 1860 census of Marion co., Lake Priarie Twp., P.O. Pella, Iowa

            John Bevans                        72, Farmer, b. Pa. -

            Nancy                                     43, b. Ohio -

            Thomas                                 19, b. 1841, IL -

            Enoch                                    16, b. 1842, IL -

            Imay                                       6?, b. IL -

            Mary A.                                   4, b. 1857, IL -

            Rachel Moonshower          22, b. 1838, IL -

            John W.                                 3, b. IL -

            Cinderella                             1, b. IL

- 1870 census - Elba Twp. - Knox co., Illinois -

Nancy Bevens, 52 - Mary Ann, 13 - Josiah Wilson, who became Maryıs husband is also living in Knox co.

Issue of John & Margaret Bevans

      +38.          I.      James Frost           b. Dec. 21, 1811, Pennsylvania          m. Mary Grady

      +39.         II.      Phoebe                  b. Aug. 19, 1813, Pennsylvania         m. John Troth

      +40.         III.      Hannah                  b. Aug. 21, 1817, Ohio                       m. William D. Ewalt

      +41.       IV.      Asher Brown (A.B.)b. 1818, Ohio

      +42.        V.      Henry S. F.            b. March 1, 1822, Ohio                       m. Margaret Ann Prosser

        43.       VI.      dau.                       b. Ohio                       d. age 20

      +44.       VII.      Nancy F.                b. Feb. 19, 1824, Ohio                        m. James G. Umphrey, Peoria co., Illinois

      +45.      VIII.      Arzy B.                  b. 1826, Ohio              m. Julia Criger

      +46.        IX.      Cynthia Ann           b. 1829, Ohio             d. Louisa co. Iowa, Aug. 18, 1892 - m. Josiah Enke

      +47.        X.      Ellen                       b. c1830, Ohio           m. Peter Seltzer

      +48.        XI.      Delilah                    b. July 19, 1832         m. John Stafford, Aug. 27/9, 1850

      +49.      XIII.      Elisabeth                b. 1834                       m. John Mellinger, Oct. 22, 1852, Peoria co. Illinois

 Issue of John & Nancy Bevans

        50.      XIII.      John C. W.             b. 1850, Illinois           must have d. before 1860

        51.     XIV.      Imay                       b. 1854, Illinois           NFI

      +52.      XV.      Mary Ann               b. Sept. 15, 1857, IL   m. Josiah Fink Wilson, Peoria co., Illinois

                        


5.      Elizabeth Bevans

b. 1793, Pennsylvania. m. Robert Graham, b. July 1, 1786, County Down, Ireland, not much known of his family except, two brothers were John & Richard and a sister Anne. Robert & Elizabeth bought & sold land in Highland co., Ohio. They migrated to, Logan, Twp., Peoria co., Illinois after 1850. Robert d. January 8, 1856, ae 69 years, 5 months and 8 days. Elizabeth was still living in 1860 age 66, b. PA - She d. October 24, 1862.  Both were intered at Pleasant Grove cemetery, Logan Twp., Peoria co., Illinois.

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Robert, Richard, and John, Graham, came from County Down, Ireland. Richard & Robert in 1801( Taken from Highland Ohio Records) This day came into court Robert Graham a foreighner who filed his declaration of his intention to become a citizen... and proved by the oath of Richard Graham that he landed in Newcastle in the State of Deleware(spelling in book) in the year 1801. that he resided there 5 years & from there he went to the State of Pennsylvania where he resided 12 years. That he came to the State of Ohio about 1818 where he has resided ever since...renounces allegiance...to Victoria Queen of Great Britten(spelling in book) & Ireland...ordered that the clerk of this court give him a certificate of naturalization." (Order Book No. 7, 1837-1840, page 423, Sept. 30, 1840.)

Richards is nearly the same, Robert proved by his oath of landing in Newcastle, 1801, that he remained about 11 years there, that he moved to the State of Virginia where he remained about 29 years from thence to Ohio where he has remained about 5 years, renounces........(order Book No.7 1837-1840 page 423 Sept 1840)

John born abt 1771, died 17 Nov 1861 Union Highland Co. Ohio. came to Newcastle in Deleware on the 8th day of Jun 1803, Order Book No. 7 1837-1840 pge 410, Sep 28 1840)

            Issue of Robert & Elizabeth (Bevans) Graham

      +53.          I       William                    b. c1810?                   died on or about the 27th day of Sept 1844

      +54.         II.      Sarah                     b. July 12, 1811

      +55.         III.      John                       b. 1813

      +56.       IV.      Richard                  b. April 27, 1815, Fayette co., Pennsylvania

      +57.        V.      Rebecca                b. 1818                       m. George Wedmire

      +58.       VI.      Lelili / Delela           b. 1821

      +59.       VII.      James Harvey       b. Aug. 19, 1827

        60.      VIII.      T/Furzy?                b. 1830                       age 20 in 1850, Ohio ­ nfi

      +61.        IX.      Mary Jane              b. c1834                     m. Andrew O. Tuttle

      +62.        X.      Marial                     b. 1836                       m. Thomas Sherwood

      +63.        XI.      Samuel                   b. June 14, 1838        m. Mary E. Demars, 2/18/58 Peoria Co., IL


6.      Ann Bevans

b. c1792 in Fayette co., Pennsylvania. Removed to Highland co., Ohio. m. Samuel Beatty Murphy, b. Loudoun co., Virginia, June 17, 1792 and d. Fulton co., Illinois, 1853. Ann was still living in Farmington, Fulton co., Illinois, in 1870.

 

Samuel was the oldest son of Hugh and Mary (Beatty) Murphy. Hugh was b. in Ireland County of Down, March 5, 1756 and d. June 5, 1842. Came to America in 1783 and m. in Virginia to Mary Beatty, dau of Samuel Beatty and Sarah Adams, b. in the colony of New Jersey, Burlington co., 1764. Mary d. in Highland co., Ohio, March 27, 1843.

ISSUE OF SAMUEL & MARY MURPHY:

Samuel B. - John, b. Nov. 17, 1793, m. Nancy White, d. Highland co., Ohio, Jan. 1845 - Mary, b. March 5, 1795, m. Stephen Marsh, d. in Indiana, date not known - Catharine, b. Dec. 24, 1796, m. William Crago, lived in Penn. d. after 1881 - Daniel, b. Frederick co., Virginia, Oct. 3, 1798, living in Jasper co., Iowa in 1882 [June I, 1824, Daniel united in marriage with Cynthia Wildman, daughter of John and Rebecca (Townsend) Wildman, a native of Fayette Co., PA, born July 24, 1796.] - Margaret, b. Frederick co., Virginia, Feb. 17, 1800, m. Wm. Sanderson, d. spring of 1844 - James, b. Fayette co., Penn., March 5, 1802 - and Elizabeth, b. Fayette co., Pennsylvania, m. Hiram Richardson.

Name: Samuel Murphy             b: 26 June 1791 in Loudoun Co., VA  - d. 1853 in Fulton Co., IL

Father: Hugh Murphy               b: 5 March 1747/48 in County Down, Ireland

Mother: Mary Beatty                b: in Burlington Co., NJ

m.         Ann Bevans               b: c1792 in Fayette Co., PA

 

            1850 Census Peoria Co., Illinois

             Murphy       Alfred        26        M         Farming            Ohio

             Murphy       Ann          59        F          Pennsylvania

             Spilcher      Nancy       22        F          Ohio

             Murphy       Delila        17        F          Ohio

             Murphy       Ferdinand 11        M         Ohio

             Spilcher      Sarah J.    8         F          Ohio

            1870 Census Farmington, Fulton co., Illinois

             Murphy         Ann                    77      F   W    Keeps House                 600       Pennsylvania

             Murphy         Delilah                36      F   W    At Home                         Ohiio         

             Spikler          Sarah                 24      F   W    Housekeeper                  Ohio       (Spilker)  

             Murphy         Robrt                  15      M   W                                          Illinois    (m. Rosa Belle Negley)                 

Issue of Samuel B. & Ann (Bevans) Murphy

        64.          I.      Hugh                      b.                                d. in infancy

      +65.         II.      Mary                      b. 1 Dec. 1812, Ohio  m. Able T. George

      +66.         III.      Greenbury             b. c1813 -                  m. Jerusha Davis

        67.       IV.      Washington           b. 1816, Ohio             m. Mariah Lake

      +68.        V.      Lucinda                  b. c1821, Ohio           m. Isaac Anson/Ansen

      +69.       VI.      Alfred Stone          b. 19 April, 1825&nb