James BEALL

                   Notes:
Beall. James, planter, Prince George's Co., 21st Nov., 1723; 10th July, 1725.
To eldest son John, "Rover's Content," "Fiffe," pt. of "Good Luck," on e. side of Cabbin Br., and "Drumaldree."
" son Nathaniel, "Easy Purchase" and "Addition to Easy Purchase."
" son James, pt. of "Good Luck," on w. side of Cabbin Br., and "Lone head."
" sons Robert and Joseph, "Lay Hill" equally.
" son Zepheniah, pt. of "Allisons Park" and "Cooper."
" dau. Sarah, pt, of "Beall's Mannour" and £30 to be pd. her by son-in-law Thomas Odell on day of marriage or on demand.
" Rev. Mr. Hugh Conn and to the ministers that shall succeed him, £10 yearly.
" wife Sarah, dwelling plantation ---- and personalty during life; residue of personal estate to children equally.
Exs.: Bro. Alexander, son John, cousin William and John Beall, Sr.
Test: Thos. Applegate, Joseph Beach, Mary Boyce. 18.394.

Will of JAMES BEALL, planter, Prince George's Co.; written 21 Nov 1723; probate 10 Jul 1725
To eldest son John, Rover's Content, Fiffe, pt. of GoodLuck on east side of Cabbin Br., and Drumaldree
To son Nathaniel, Easy Purchase and Addition to Easy Purchase
To son James, pt. of Good Luck on w. side of Cabbin Branch and Lonehead
To sons Robert and Joseph, Lay Hill, equally
To son Zepheniah, pt. of Allison's Park and Cooper
To dau. Sarah, pt of Beall's Mannour and £30 to be pd. her by son-in-law Thomas Odell on day or marriage or on demand
Rev. Mr. Hugh Conn and to the ministers that shall succeed him, £10 yearly
To wife Sarah, dwelling plantation, [3 negroes] and personalty during life; residue of personal estate to children equally
Exs.: Bro. Alexander, son John, cousin William and John Beall, Sr.
Test: Thos. Applegate, Joseph Beach, Mary Boyce
(MCW V.197; Wills, 18.394)

p. 272, Early Families of Southern Maryland, Volume VI
12 Jun 1725; Sarah Beall renounced what is beqeathed to her in the will of her husband and demands her 1/3 share (Original Will, Box 3, folder 17: Maryland & Virginia Colonials, Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, by Sharon Doliante, 1991.

Court of Nov 1726; Petition of John Haswell who intermarried with Sarah, relict of James Beall; regarding John Beall, son of James, admn. estate on behalf of his three brothers: Robert Beall, age 10; Joseph Beall, age 6; Zephaniah Beall age 3 now under care of petitioner, etc.; answer to petition by John Beall (PGCR N.112)

James Beall, Sr.  11.213    PG  £1565.2.5    Nov 23 1725  Mar 23 1725/26
Appraisers: William Mordant, William Smith.
Creditors: Thomas Harris, Jr., Patrick Hepburn.
Next of kin: Sarah Beal (the widow), Alexander Beale, John Beall, Sr.
Executor: John Beale, Jr.

Mr.  James Beall  12.187    PG  £70.15.0               Oct 10 1727
List of debts.
Executor: John Beall, Jr.

Mr. James Beale  13.110    PG  £6.14.0     Feb 24 1727  Jun 18 1728
   (also James Beall)
Appraisers: William Mordout, William Smith.
Creditors: William Offutt.
Next of kin: John Caswell, John Beall, Sr.
Executor: Mr. John Beall.

Mr.  James Beall  9.211   A PG              £43.2.3    Jun 18 1728
A second inventory is cited in the amount of £6.14.0.
Payments to: John Allison, Ann Gittings, administratrix of Francis King, Elienor Nutthall, John Roads, John Beall, Sr., Capt.  Charles Beall, Meredith Davis per Dr. Haswell, John Pearce, William Beall, Sr., James Beall (son of Alexander Beall), Mary Jones, William Scott, Capt. Leonard Hollyday on account of Thomas Brooke (merchant in London), John Farguson, cost of suit against Dr.  John Haswell and his wife Sarah Haswell, Elisabeth Stimson (executrix of Solomon Stimson) per John Mawderley to be paid in my father's (unnamed) lifetime, William Smith & William Mordant, Lingan Wilson, Robert Beall, Esq. Loyd per Mr.  Robert Taylor, Edmond Jenings, Charles Calvert, Esq., Holland, Lee & Brooke, Brooke & Holland.
Mentions: Mr. Jennings, widow (unnamed), 8 children (unnamed).
Executor: John Beall, Jr.

Mr.  James Beall9.287   A PG               £95.9.4    Feb 27 1728/29
Received from: John Bradford (executor of Col. John Bradford).
Payments to: John Bradford on account of Col. John Bradford (dead), Jacob Johnson (son of Stephen Johnson (dead)), Elisabeth Wildman guardian to Michall Johnson (son of Stephen Johnson (dead)), Charles Calvert, Esq., Charles Calvert, Esq. on cost of suit against John Haswell.
Executor: John Beall, Jr.

The statement: "James Bell/Beall (s/o Alex and Margaret Ramsey) was born in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland; bapt. Feb 5, 1652, the citation: Pr.Geo's Co., Testamentary Proceedings, Box 32, folder 20." Box 32, folder 20 contains no such document. It contains a series of documents from relict Sarah Haswell and her husband petitioning the courts to force son John Beall Jr. to distribute the late James Beall's estate or at least reimburse the Haswells for the care of the 3 young children. Is the Kingdom of Fife document missing? It isn't listed in the folder's inventory.

James Beall, bapt. 5 Feb 1652 Kingdom of Fife, Scotland; d. ca 1725; s/o Alexander Beall of St Andrew's, Scotland, and Margaret Ramsey; m. ca 1693 to Sarah Peerce, b. ca 1677 Calvert Co.; d. ca 1761 Prince George's Co.; d/o Sarah Sprigg and John Peerce, Jr.; [Sarah Sprigg Peerce m/2 Enoch Combs/Cooms]; Sarah Peerce Beall m/2 John Haswell, surgeon; d. ca 1750; James lived near the Eastern Branch (PGH); children from wills:
1. Margaret Beall
2. John Beall (Jr.)
3. Nathaniel Beall
4. James Beall, Jr.
5. Sarah Beall
6. Robert Beall
7. Joseph Beall
8. Zepheniah Beall

James' will mentioned that he was a brother of Alexander and Alexander's will mentioned his brother Robert. James' will also mentions "cousins" William and John Beall. He was a member of the first Presbyterian congregation of Prince George's Co.