Alexander M Beaty1

d. before 1843
FatherJohn Beaty2 d. bef 1840
MotherMargaret Montgomery2,1 d. bef 27 Sep 1831
Land-Sell21 Aug 1823  Alexander's maternal grandfather, Thomas Montgomery, left a will in which he left his daughter Margaret, wife of John Beaty, a life estate in a tract of land in Washington County, Virginia. On Margaret's death the land was to pass to her children including Alexander and his brothers John and James. On Aug. 21, 1823 Alexander sold his future interest in this land to John and James for $600.3 
Deathbefore 1843 Alexander died before 1843 as he was referred to as deceased in court documents filed that year in Washington County. However the documents also reference an earlier case, probably filed in the late 1820s or early 1830s in which Alexander was a plaintiff.4,5 

Research Comment:

The above mentioned court documents establish that Alexander left at least one heir at his death, a daughter named Margaret. There is no marriage record in Washington Co., Virginia for Alexander, and the 1823 sale of his future interest in his mother's land suggests he may have been preparing to leave the area. In Oct. 1845, when deeds were executed by the county commissioner to divide Thomas Montgomery's lands, 53 acres were deeded to Margaret Beaty "and the other unknown children and heirs of Alexander Beaty".6
Click on the PDF icon to read a summary of the Chancery case that arose over the distribution of Thomas Montgomery's land

Family
Child
  • Margaret Beaty5
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. [S2391] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 9: 591.
  4. [S2527] 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 case references a previous case filed in Washington Co. Chancery Ct [records no longer exist] brought by James, John, Alexander and Jane Beaty against Thomas M. Preston, F.W. Irby and Nancy Preston. An exhibit from that case references a decree dated 27 Sept. 1831 whereby commissioners were appointed by the court on 27 Sept. 1831 to divide the land among the various parties.
  5. [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. It referred to "Margaret Beaty and the other unknown children and heirs of Alexander Beaty deceased."
  6. [S2763] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 19: 380.