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GAMALIEL BEAMAN
Gamaliel Beaman died on 23 March 1678 in Dorchester. [ERL, 259] He married Sarah Clark. [ERL, 259]
Gamaliel came to New England in the Elizabeth and Ann in 1635 and settled in Dorchester. [ERL, 259]
Gamaliel Beaman signed the articles of agreement of Lancaster with his mark on 31 May 1659. [ERL, 31]
Gamaliel was alloted land in Lancaster on 5 February 1659. [ERL, 71]
Gamaliel was the constable in Lancaster in 1671. [ERL, 90]
Gamaliel returned to Dorchester in poverty during King Philip's War. The tax rates for Gamaliel, Sr., Gamliel, Jr., John, and Thomas Beaman are listed there as "desperate debts." His sons later returned to Lancaster. [ERL, 259]
Children of Gamaliel Beaman and Sarah Clark:
i. John Beaman was born in 1649 in Dorchester. [ERL, 259]
ii. Joseph Beaman was born in 1651 in Dorchester. [ERL, 259]
iii. Gamaliel Beaman was born in 1653 in Dorchester. [ERL, 259]
iv. Thomas Beaman was born in 1654 in Dorchester. [ERL, 259]
v. Mary Beaman was born in 1656 in Dorchester. [ERL, 259]
vi. Sarah Beaman was born in 1658 in Dorchester. [ERL, 259]
vii. Noah Beaman was born in 1661 in Lancaster. [ERL, 259]
viii. Thankful Beaman was born in 1663 in Lancaster. [ERL, 259]
ix. Mehitable Beaman was born in 1667 in Lancaster. [ERL, 259]
i. Hannah Beaman married Jeremiah Wilson.
Endnotes:
FCC. "Record-Book of the First Church in Charlestown," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 25 (1871): 344.
VRB. Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, MA: F.P. Rice, 1910).
ERL. Henry S. Nourse, The Earliest Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643–1725 (Lancaster: J. Coulter, 1884).
MWP. "Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731–1881," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org, case 66406 (Jeremiah, Sr.). The signaature is from Jeremiah's will.
Last revised: 20-Dec-2023