The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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Edward Beeson was born on 1 January 1757 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
He joined the Army of the Revolution in the spring of 1778. He became an Ensign and Lieutenant in the company of Captain David Brower, of Colonel Thomas Dugan's North Carolina Regiment. He was commissioned as a Captain of a company of foot soldiers in Colonel Dugan's militia. He later served under Colonel John Litteral, Colonel Reed, and Colonel Bleecher (or Bletcher). He was allowed a pension on his application of 7 November 1832 while a resident of St. Clair County, Alabama.
Edward lived in Guilford County and Stokes County, North Carolina, in the Sequatchie Valley, Tennessee, and on the Tennessee River near Scottsboro, Alabama, before settling in St. Clair County, Alabama, in 1814.
He married Selena "Betty" Lamb in 1776 in North Carolina. They had four known children, including:
Elizabeth was born in 1777. Note: the DAR doesn't recognize John Graves as her husband.
Uriah M. was born in about 1785 and married Sarah Ann Maples.
After Betty died, he married Ann Pennington in 1790, and they had three known children before Ann's death in 1823:
Richard D. was born on 3 February 1791 and married Frances Key.
Jeremiah was born on 12 August 1799 and married Jane Chambers.
Curtis Grubb Beason was born on 22 March 1802 and married Martha Clark.
He then married Dicy Mullen. Dicy outlived Edward and died in 1843 or 1844. They had three known children. Their children include:
Dicy Ann was born on 31 March 1829 and married Logan Snead.
Isaac was born in 1832 and married Louisa Allen.
The Patriot died on 16 January 1837 and was buried in the Carlton Cemetery near his last home in Marshall County, Alabama. The DAR official marker has been placed on his grave and the official SAR bronze marker has been inset into the gravestone, giving his name, rank, and service.
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PATRIOT'S GRAVE IS MARKED
FAMPCL - 1ST NAME OF PATRIOT'S 1ST WIFE IS NOT PROVEN - Oct 2018
EL - PATRIOT'S DAUGHTER, ELIZABETH, DID NOT MARRY JOHN GRAVES
JOHN GRAVESMARRIED A WOMAN NAMED ESTHER BEESON - Jul 2020