Philip Beall

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Husband Philip Beall ¹

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           Born:  - Maryland
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           Died: 1805 1
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Wife

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Children

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1 M William Beall ¹

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           Died:  - Jefferson Co, OH
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2 M Philip Beall ¹

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           Born: 1793 - Hancock Co, WV 1
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           Died: 24 Oct 1860 2
         Buried:  - Paris, Hanover Twp, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Gibson (1800-1849) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Philip Beall

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This family was of Scottish descent, early settlers in Brooke (now Hancock) County, West Virginia. The first ancestor who came to West Virginia was Philip Beall, who was born in Maryland, of Scotch parentage. In early life he came to Hancock County, West Virginia, and took up a tomahawk claim of 600 acres. The family were often compelled to leave their cabin and flee for safety from the Indians, to a fort which the pioneers had united in erecting. After selecting his land, Mr. Beall began to clear ground to plant the amount of corn required by law in order to secure the tract. In the meantime their supplies were brought over the mountains from the East, and some years later their salt was all brought from the East. Philip Beall and his faithful wife lived to a ripe old age, and saw the wild country around them dotted first with cabins and then more substantial homes. Mr. Beall possessed great physical strength, and was of massive proportions, weighing over two hundred pounds.

His wife survived him only a few years, when she was buried in "Three Spring" cemetery, Hancock County, West Virginia. Nine children were born to these pioneers, seven daughters and two sons.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 700.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 701.