John Beaty1

b. 4 February 1800, d. 13 August 1832
FatherJohn Beaty2 d. bef 1840
MotherMargaret Montgomery2,1 d. bef 27 Sep 1831
Birth4 Feb 1800 John Beaty was born on 4 Feb 1800.3 
MarriageMar 1829 He married Rebecca McQuown, daughter of Isaac McQuown and Ann Orr, on the 19th (John's headstone) or 21st (marriage entry) of Mar 1829 in Washington County, Virginia.3,4 
Death13 Aug 1832  According to an old reading of his headstone John died on 13 Aug 1832 at age 32.3 
Burial He was buried at Rock Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

Research Comment:

It appears that John Beaty and Rebecca McQuown had 2 children together during the 3 years of their marriage, however neither child survived. The names and dates of birth/death of both children is unclear. A collection of headstone readings for Rock Spring Cemetery reports a stone inscribed "infant son of John & Rebecca Beaty, d. 16 Apr 1829, age 5 days. John and Rebecca were married in March 1829. Another headstone in the same cemetery reads: Ann O.C. Beaty d. 6 March 1833, age 2y, 11m. This information suggests Ann was born in Feb. 1830. The same cemetery reading reports that this stone says Ann was the d/o John and Rebecca Beaty. The stone was recently located but the portion naming Ann's parents is too worn to read. The word "daughter" and the letter "R" or "B" on the following line is barely visible.

Though it is possible John and Rebecca had a child the month after their marriage and then a second child 10 months later, it seems rather unlikely. The issue is further clouded by a Chancery suit filed in the 1840s over the division of land formerly belonging to John's grandfather, Thomas Montgomery. Papers filed in the case state that at John's death his only heir was a daughter Margaret who died shortly after he did. According to a 1960s era reading of John's stone, he died in Aug. 1832; the infant Ann died in March 1833. Did the court case somehow confuse Ann's name and refer to her as Margaret? Or is it possible John's stone (the year of death is now illegible) died later than 1832, leaving a daughter Margaret? No probate or other record has been found to confirm the 1832 date of death.5,6,7

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Click on the PDF icon to read a summary of the Chancery case that arose over the distribution of Thomas Montgomery's land
John's headstone
Other interments in Rock Spring Cemetery

Family

Rebecca McQuown b. 3 Mar 1810
Children
Last Edited2 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S2210] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 9, 1825-1829, deed as abstracted from WCV DB 9: 591 states that on 21 Aug. 1823 Alexander M. Beatie sold his future interest in a tract of land in Washington Co. to John Beaty Jr. and James Beaty for $600. The land had been left to Margaret wife of John Beaty in the will of Margaret's father, Thomas Montgomery, and was to pass to her children on her death. Alexander, James and John Beaty Jr. were stated to be part of those children.
  2. [S2527] "James Beaty Answer dated 6 May 1844", Nelson Beaty by his guardian and best friend vs James Beaty, C. Jones, etc., Washington Co., Virginia Ended Chancery Causes 1850-05, reel 90, Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St., Richmond, Virginia. James stated that "his mother Margaret Beaty, daughter of Thomas Montgomery, had 6 children, to wit: John Beaty, Alexander Beaty, Jane Beaty (later Jane Land), Robert Beaty, and ___ Beaty (the last 2 died before their mother)." [James was implied as an additional child]
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 206. Stone reported to read: John Beaty, 4 Feb. 1800-13 Aug 1832, age 32y 6m 9d, marr 19 Mar 1829.
  4. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 7. Date listed as 21 March, 1829.
  5. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 206. Stone reported to read: Infant Beaty, s/o John & Rebecca Beaty, d. 16 Apr 1829, age 5d.
  6. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 206. Stone reported to read: Ann O.C. Beaty, d/o John & Rebecca Beaty, d. 6 Mar 1833, age 2y 11m.
  7. [S2527] "Bill of Complaint", Nelson Beaty by his guardian and best friend vs James Beaty, C. Jones, etc., Washington Co., Virginia Ended Chancery Causes 1850-05, reel 90, Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St., Richmond, Virginia. The bill of complaint was undated but the summons that followed was dated 4 March 1843.