Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMary “Polly” Burgess
Birth25 Dec 1766, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA
Deathbef 1817, Bucks Co, PA
Misc. Notes
They had 9 children (5 boys, 4 girls) between 1790 and 1804
Spouses
Birth12 Mar 1764, Buckingham Twp, Bucks Co, PA
Death9 Dec 1837, Goose Creek, Loudoun Co, VA
BurialFairfax Friends Burial Grounds, Goose Creek, VA
FatherMatthew Beans (1741-1823)
MotherElizabeth “Jane” Rice (1745-1814)
Misc. Notes
Son of Matthew and Jane Beans. He is mentioned as an Executor of his father’s will. He had 12 children.
The record of his marriage to "Polly" Burges is recorded for 16 April 1789 in PA.
He is listed in the 1790 census, with 1 male under 16, 2 over 16, and 1 female in the family. In 1800 he is listed with: male 1<10, 1=10-16, 1=26-45 fem 1<10, 1=26-45.
He is not listed in the 1810 census, but may have been listed with his father.
1830 lists: male 1<5, 2=5-10, 1=15-20, 1=60-70; female 2<5, 1=5-10, 1=15-20, 1=40-50.
He was killed in an accident during the "breaking of a horse". In the estate settlement (1839 chancery suit?) of Aaron Beans, found in Will Book Z-119 of Loudoun Co, VA all of Aaron's children are listed along with Mathew Harrison and Elizabeth Jane Beans - the young children of Moses Beans deceased. Said Moses was the son of Aaron and Nancy Beans.
Marriage16 Apr 1789, Buckingham, Bucks Co, PA
ChildrenMoses (~1797-<1837)
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