Beard

Surnames mentioned in Beard descendants include:

Atkinson
Beard
Bandy
Carr
Dick
Elgin
Ensor
Feagin

Jared
Lasly
Oliphant
Merriweather
Raulston
Russell
Wallace
Young

Descendants of Unknown Beard

Generation No. 1

1. Unknown1 Beard. He married Margaret M. Young.

Child of Unknown Beard and Margaret Young is:
+ 2 i. Martha Agnes2 Beard, born 1762 in Bedford Co., VA.

Generation No. 2

2. Martha Agnes2 Beard (Unknown1) was born 1762 in Bedford Co., VA. She married Joseph Jackson Jared October 23, 1780 in Lasie Town, Bedford Co., Va, son of John Jared and Hannah Whitacre.

Notes for Joseph Jackson Jared:
Joseph was a Private in Feagin's Company, Russell's Virginia Regiment. He received a Tennessee Land Grant for his Revolutionary War Service. Joseph entered service as a volunteer October 12, 1779 in London Co., VA. He entered the service at Lacy's Tavern, on Bulskin Creek, under Captain Daniel Feagans, Lieutenant John Russell, Ensign Samuel Oliphant, Col. Russell, Major Merriweather, and Major Dick?

Colonel Russell's regiment was immediately marched from Lacy's Tavern to Richmond, from which place it anticipated they would move on to Hillsborough, but upon their arrival at Richmond, they were ordered to move on to Portsmouth, which they did.

After being at Portsmouth for a few days, they were moved on to Cabbin Point, where they were stationed for a short time. At this place the regiment erected large tents of green pine trees with much regularity as to arrangement. The manner of arrangement was such as is commonly used in laying off a town, as the tents were built in rows with streets between them. The soldiers named this place Green Town, by which name it is still known.

From Green Town, they were marched to Petersburgh, VA., and remained there until the term for which they had volunteered had expired. At this place, the regiment was reviewed by General Stuben, after which the soldiers were discharged, but were told to be ready to report for service when called.

Joseph Jared enlisted again as a volunteer in 1781, at the same place as before under Captain Elgin. The regiment was marched to Richmond, thence to Glouster, near Little York, where it joined the main army under the command of General Washington, and there engaged in the Battle of Little York. Here the regiment remained until after the surrender of Cornwallis. At the close of the war, Joseph was discharged from the army. After he was discharged from his first service, and before he again enlisted, he married Martha Agnes Beard at Bedford County, VA. The date of this marriage being October 23, 1780
Ref: DAR # 297903; VA Troops File # 1539 - Dept. of Interior, TN DAR 33-34 yearbook, page 66.

Joseph Jared emigrated from Virgina about 1810 and located his farm on the ridge at a point known as Low Gap.

TENNESSEE PENSION ROLL OF 1835

JARED JOSEPH
JACKSON COUNTY
PRIVATE
VIRGINIA LINE
$20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE
$ AMOUNT RECEIVED
OCTOBER 17, 1833 PENSION STARTED
AGE 74

Children of Martha Beard and Joseph Jared are:
3 i. John3 Jared, born September 19, 1785. He married Elizabeth Bandy.
4 ii. Nancy Jared, born 1787. She married William Wallace.
5 iii. William Jared, born 1791. He married Patsy Raulston.
6 iv. Joel Jared, born 1795. He married Loretta Atkinson.
7 v. Naomi Jared, born September 17, 1797. She married William Henry Carr.

Notes for William Henry Carr:
William was a Quaker.

8 vi. Dow Jared, born 1800.
+ 9 vii. Ruth Jared, born May 08, 1802 in Bedford Co., VA; died March 20, 1862 in Ensor Valley, Putnam Co., TN.
She married Jonathan Lasley Ensor Abt. 1819, son of William Ensor and Martha Lasly.

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