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Isham Beasley [Male] b. 11 JAN 1760 Orange Co., N. C. - d. 20 MAY 1855

Source
Author: Jamison & Andrews Family
Title: Family Records

Change: 17 JAN 2013

Smith Co., TN
Sullivan's Bend, Smith Co., TN
5697
Isham Beasley was a soldier in the Revolutionary War from NorthCarolina. He came to Smith Co ., TN as one of the first settlers, andbecame a very wealthy farmer and builder of roads. H e married Mary"Polly" Andrews and they reportedly had about 16 children. Beasley Bendwas nam ed after him. Isham came to Tenn. in 1798 with brothers, JessieFendal and Ephriam.

From Cal's Column: March 19, 1953
Isham Beasley lived first in Smith County in what is called Beasley©ØOØsBend, to the southwes t of Riddleton. In fact we understand that the Bendtook its name from Isham Beasley. Peyton©ØO Øs Creek is a stream about 20miles long that rises about seven to ten miles east of Lafayette , flowsgenerally southward and empties into the Cumberland not far fromRiddleton, above menti oned. But we confess tha t we do not know exactlywhere the road over which Isham Beasley wa s appointed overseer, leftPeyton©ØOØs Creek.

We have quite a number of items concerning Isham Beasley which we hope togive in a later arti cle. This man was form North Carolina, and served inthe American Revolution. He married Poll y Andrews and by her, was thefather of perhaps 16 sons and daughters. After having lived fo r some timein the section now known as Beasely©ØOØs Bend, he removed to theSullivan©ØOØs Bend s ection higher up the Cumbe rland where he becamewealthy for his day and time, owning hundred s of acres of good land andscores of slaves. His will is on file at Carthage and we may publi sh itat some future time. He is listed as the head of a family in the SmithCounty Census Reco rd for 1820, as follows: One male under ten, one male10 to 16, one male 16 to 18, one male 1 8 to 26, and one male from 45upward. We suppose tha t he was the male above 45. Females were : Twobetween 10 and 16, one from 16 to 26, one female from 26 to 45, and 30slaves. There is n ot one family of Tooleys listed in the 1820 census, sowe are to infer that the family had rem oved from Smith County by thattime.

May 22, 1952:
Isham Beasley exhibited his stock mark, being a crop and a half-crop inthe left ear, and a ha lf-crop in the right. Ordered to be recorded.©ØOIsham Beasley was a soldier of the American R evolution an d married PollyAndrews. He and his wife appear to have lived first in Smith Coun ty inBeasely©ØOØs Bend, back of the present Riddleton. Later, he bought manyacres of land in S ullivan©ØOØs Bend, built a fine country estate there andbecame on to the richest men in Smit h County. He left a very large numberof sons and daughter, 16 in number, we believe. His wil l is still on filein the office of the County Court Clerk at Carthage, and makes settlemento f his estate which embraced perhaps a hundred Negro slaves, andthousands of acres of land. Ju st why he gave part of his heirs,©ØO¿Twenty-five do llars, no more or no less,©ØO and others l arge numberof slave and broad acres of land, we do not know. Perhaps he felt that hehad alrea dy done for those who were given the small amount, all that hehad the right to expect of thei r father. All Beasleys of this section aredescended form Isham and Polly.

May 20, 1954:
"Ordered that William L. Alexander, Isham Beasley and Anthony bepatrollers in Capt. Samuel' s Company." We would suppose that William L.Alexander lived in the vicinity of the present Di xon Springs; t hat hewas most probably related to the Daniel Alexander who was in that distan tday and time overseer of the road leading up Middle Fork of Goose Creek,through the Gap of t he Ridge and thence down L ong Creek. Isham Beasley'sBend, south of Dixon Springs, until he r emoved to the Sullivan's Bendsection, north of the present Elmwood. Anthony Samuel was perhap s theCaptain Samuel referred to in the same item. A patroller of 152 years agolooked after ru naway slaves among other duties and was a dread and aterror to slaves, who used to mention th e patroller in some of theirsongs. We have heard some of the old songs that indicated the dre ad andterror on the part of slaves toward the patrollers.

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Prewett Tree by James Prewett:
Served in the Revoluntinary War

1840 Census: Smith Co., Tn ; page 224, Isham Beasley males 00001000001females0000100001
Isham 80-90 Mary 70-80.

1850 Census: Smith Co., Tn page 217 Fam #96 Beasley, Isham 90 farmer,12,000 NC; Mary 84 N C ; William H 35 , Guzzard, Eliza 40.

Grave Marker: Tallest in Sullivan Bend, Smith Co., Tn. Inscription: IshamBeasley and Mary And rews was married _____27, 1782 Polly w/o IshamBeasley born may 19, 1767 died Mar 26 1851 ag e 83 years 4 m 7 d . IshamBeasley born 11 Jan 1760 Died 20 May 1855 age 95 y 4 m 9 d.

Burial: "Tennesse Cousins, A History of Tennessee People" by Worth S.Ray; Genealogical Publis hing Co., Inc.

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