Benjamin Beatty and Martha Chamberlain

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Husband Benjamin Beatty ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Abt 1745 - County Derry, Ireland
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           Died: 2 Jun 1831 - Beatty Station, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2 3
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       Marriage: 1785 2 3

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Wife Martha Chamberlain ^{2 3}

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           Born: 1755 2 3
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           Died: 6 Sep 1845 2 3
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Children

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1 M Hamilton Beatty ^{1 4}

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           Born: Abt 1786 - Adams Co, PA
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           Died: 10 Jul 1871 - Beatty Station, Westmoreland Co, PA 3 5
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         Spouse: Sarah Anderson (1796-1879) 4 5 6
           Marr: 1 Sep or 11 Sep 1817 3 5

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2 M John Beatty ²

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3 M Jamison Beatty ²

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4 M Samuel Beatty ²

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5 F Ann Beatty ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] O'Brien (      -      ) 2

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6 F Mary Beatty ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Osborn (      -      ) 2

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7 F Elizabeth Beatty ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Sloan (      -      ) 2

         Spouse: John Lightcap (      -      ) 2

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8 F Martha Beatty ²

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         Spouse: William Cochrin (      -      ) 2

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9 F Marjora Beatty ²

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         Spouse: William McFarland (      -      ) 2

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10 F Susan Beatty ²

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         Spouse: Jonathan Tittle (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Beatty

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He emigrated from Ireland to America when a boy of not more than sixteen years of age. He came to the eastern part of Pennsylvania. It is highly probable that he served as a soldier in the Continental army as there is evidence of his having helped guard British prisoners in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary war. He came from Adams to Westmoreland County in 1810 and settled on a farm later owned by his grandson, John.

He was quite young when he emigrated from his native land, and upon his arrival in America located in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. He was enthusiastic and patriotic, and when the colonies rose in revolt against the tyranny and oppression of England he was one of the first to enlist in the Continental army in 1776. He was one of that brave band of patriots, who on the night of December 25, 1776, crossed the Delaware amidst snow and ice, and under the personal command of Washington fought and won the battle of Trenton, and were equally victorious in other engagements during that memorable struggle. He resided on a farm in Adams County, Pennsylvania, in 1785, and in 1809 sold this and removed to Washington County, Pennsylvania. The following year he purchased from Marmaduke Wilson, his brother-in-law, the farm known as "Sportman," at Beatty Station, Pennsylvania railroad, in Unity township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He immediately made his home on it, and built the first bank barn in the township the following spring. This farm had been patented May 7, 1790, by James Hunter, who had taken up six hundred acres of land prior to securing the patent, but sold part of the farm, retaining for himself two hundred and seventy-six acres. The portion sold was purchased by Rev. Theodore Brouwers, and became the property of the Order of St. Benedict or St. Vincent Abbey.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 424.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 504.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 451.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 339, 450.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 425.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 505.