Elizabeth Mock & Henry Beamer

Paul R. Swan May 2005

Swan ~ Hartzell Family History

The Lineage of

Elizabeth Mock & Henry Beamer

Elizabeth was born 2 Sep 1779. She died 1 Nov 1805 in Taneytown District, Frederick, Maryland, and was buried in the Reformed Church Cemetery, Taneytown.

Henry and Elizabeth married 2 Jun 1801 in Trinity Lutheran, Taneytown, Frederick, Maryland

Henry was born 1772/1779 in Frederick, Maryland, and died 1824 in Frederick. Henry was married after 1806 to Magdalena Shank who died about 1847 in Franklin, Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth died intestate before her father according to his intestate proceedings of 1814, leaving her husband Henry Beamer and two children, John and Catherine Beamer. Henry Beamer was still living at that time, but was not named in the 1825 document. Her death occurred six days after the birth of her daughter Elizabeth, who in turn died within a few months.

My knowledge of the Beamer lineage comes from Pat Newton and Donna Thomas, to both of whom I’m grateful for their sharing of the results of years of research on their part.

From Pat Newton of Gettysburg [Personal Communication, Nov 2004] :

“I am a descendant of Henry Beamer and his second wife, Magdalena Shank. Elizabeth Mack died, apparently after childbirth in 1805, and Henry remarried a few years later.

“I can supply you with Henry’s father and siblings, but not much further back than that. I am delighted to find out something about Elizabeth Mack. She is buried, with Henry’s parents, and an infant daughter, in the Reformed Church Cemetery in Taneytown, MD.”

According to Pat, a marriage record from the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Taneytown, reads “With agreement and consent of both parents, Heinrich Bamer and Elizabeth Mack, both single, in Frederick County, June 2, 1801”. An extracted IGI record also gives this marriage of Elizabeth and Henry.

Donna Thomas wrote [Personal Communication, Nov 2004] that discrepancies were found in “Names in Stone” for some entries. Her readings of the stones in the Reformed Church Cemetery, engraved in German:

Susan E. Beamer was born in January 1734 and died September 1804

Phillip Beamer was born in 1729 and died in 1806 (no change)

Elizabeth Beamer was born 2 September 1779 and died 1 November 1805 (no change)

Elizabeth Beamer was born 26 October 1805 and died 1806

Correction of the 26 Oct date from the published 1806 to 1805 clarifies things considerably. I’m adopting those dates for the Elizabeths, mother and daughter, as well as those of Henry’s parents, Phillip and Susan.

Donna also wrote that Henry sold land Jan 1824, and that his widow sold land May 1824, hence the death year I’ve specified here for Henry.

Henry’s parents and uncle Johan Adam Beamer immigrated to Philadelphia on the “Neptune” and took the oaths 23 Sep 1751. He may also have had uncles Jacob and Conrad Beamer, according to various researchers, but these have not been proven. The children of Johann Phillip Beamer, and of those of Henry and Magdalena, are documented through deeds of land patented by Johann Phillip in 1760 and 1762 and passed on through two more generations.

Donna notes the following land connections:

“Philip Beamer patented land called “Red Land” in Frederick County, MD in 1760 and land called “Frog Meadow”, same county, 1762. This area is on the north side of Great Pipe Creek near Taneytown. In 1798 census he had 98 acres and a log cabin. (1798 tax assessment for Frederick County )

“Phillip’s will dated 4 Dec 1802 names his children as Elizabeth Calf, John Beamer, Mary Ocher and Henry Beamer, the latter being his executor. In addition, heirs Philip and Elizabeth Summers, probably the children of his daughter Catherine, were named.

“Henry Beamer and wife Magdalena sold land for debt.

“Magdalena Beamer, widow of Henry Beamer sold land to George and Philip Shriner. This was listed as part of Frog Meadows.

“The deed transfer at the time of Magdalena’s death ties in most of the children of his marriage to Magdalena ... Henry, Jacob, Phillip and Samuel

“Henry was recorded as Guardian for John Beamer in a mortgage agreement of 1823, the land consisting of 110 acres of Pipe Creek and Frog Meadows patented by Johan Phillip.”

Big Pipe Creek runs a half mile north of Jacob Deter’s “Resurvey on Locust Neck”, then turns southwest and goes through Wolfs Mill and Stumptown, passing a quarter mile or so outside of Peter Mock’s “Resurvey of Brother’s Agreement”. The above description places the Beamer family very close to and northeast of Peter’s property.

The three children of Henry and Elizabeth (Mock) Beamer were Catherine, John and Elizabeth .

i Catherine, daughter, born 1801/1805. Catherine was married before 1833 to Jacob Shriner {b 1794/1804}.

According to Pat Newton, Jacob Shriner was mentioned in the settlement of Henry Beamer’s estate in 1825. His ancestors are most probably recorded among these many Shriners censused in Frederick county, but I do not at this point know his father’s given name:

1790 Frederick County, MD, Series:M637 Roll:3:

Page:179 John Shriner 2 1 4

Page:180 Peter Shriner 3 3 4

Page:250 Peter Shriner 2 1 3

Page:256 Peter Shriner 1 1 3

1800 Frederick County, MD, Series:M32 Roll:10:

SHRINER HENRY TANEYTOWN 5-DIST 1800

SHRINER JACOB LIBERTYTOWN 7-DIST 1800

SHRINER JOHN LIBERTYTOWN 7-DIST 1800

SHRINER MIACHEL LIBERTYTOWN 7-DIST 1800

SHRINER PETER TANEYTOWN 5-DIST 1800

SHRINER PETER WESTMINSTER 6-DIST 1800

SHRINER PETER LIBERTYTOWN 7-DIST 1800

SHRINER PHILIP TANEYTOWN 5-DIST 1800

In 1810, the Frederick County, MD, census taker recorded only the initials of first names:

SHRINER A

SHRINER G

SHRINER H

SHRINER M

SHRINER P

This seems to be the census for Jacob and Catherine in 1820, as she must have been born between her mother’s marriage in 1801 and death in 1805.

Jacob Shriner: 200100 00100;

Jacob 1794-1804, female 1804-10, 2 males 1810-20

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1820 Taneytown, Frederick County:

Series:M33 Roll:43 Page:191

The children of Catherine and Jacob listed here are as given to me by Pat Newton.

The six children of Jacob and Catherine (Beamer) Shriner:

1 David, son, born 1810/1820.

2 Milton, son, born 1810/1820. The name Milton Shriner appears in the 1870 and 1920 censuses for Uniontown, Carroll County, MD, and probably represents two generations of descent from this Milton.

3 Eleanor, daughter, born after 1820. Eleanor married Isaac Lambert.

4 Emily dtr. Emily married Valentine ____.

5 Martha dtr. Martha married Samuel Crouse.

6 Louise dtr. Louise married ____ Geiger.

ii John, son, born 1801/1805.

iii Elizabeth †, daughter, born 26 Oct 1805, died in 1806 and was buried in Reformed Church Cemetery.

Henry Beamer & Magdalena Shank

Magdalena was censused 1830 as head of household in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Pat Newton points out a submitted IGI record of a Magdalena S. Shank, christened 1773 in Frederick County, daughter of John and Elizabeth Shank, but she has been unable to find any proof that this is a record of Magdalena, wife of Henry Beamer.

The five children of Henry and Magdalena (Shank) Beamer were Philip, Jacob S., Samuel, Henry and Eli.

i Philip, son, born 14 Sep 1809 and died 9 Sep 1883. Philip married Rebecca ____ {b about 1817 and died 20 Apr 1877}.

The children of Philip and Rebecca were Anna, Jane, Mary, Valentine, Wallie, Jacob, Daniel W., Martin, Albert Scott, Millard F., John Wesley, George W. and William R. Beamer, born through 1857 [Pat Newton, Nov. 2004].

ii Jacob S., son, born 29 Dec 1810 in Taneytown Distr. and died 9 Sep 1874 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania. Jacob S. married Ann Maria Wentz {b 25 May 1815 in York, Pennsylvania, and died 15 Jan 1892 in Adams, Pennsylvania}.

Jacob and Ann Maria are the ancestors of Pat Newton, who supplied much of the information on the descendants fo Henry and Magdalena Beamer. The children of Jacob and Ann Maria were Henry Harrison, Harriet Elizabeth, Waler Jefferson, Franklin Swisher, Martha Ann, John Calvin, Jacob Hanson, Emma Catherine, Philip Wentz and Charles Edward Beamer, born 1838 through 1857.

iii Samuel, son, born 9 Apr 1812 and died before 29 Nov 1901. Samuel was married 16 Dec 1847 in Wanesboro, , Pennsylvania to Maria Shank {b 1 Apr 1812 in Cecil County, Maryland}.

Samuel and Maria were the ancestors of Donna Thomas who contributed to the ancestries reported here. Their children were William, Catherine, and Jacob S. Beamer, born 1848 through 1852 in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

iv Henry, son, born 18 Nov 1813 and died 1 May 1902. Henry married Elizabeth Shank {b in 1820 and died 2 Mar 1881}.

v Eli son. Donna Thomas writes:

“There is an Eli but I haven’t been able to find him. He is mentioned in the deed transfer after his mother’s death in Washington Twp. Franklin Co., PA. At that time (1847) he lived in Kenhawah County, Virginia, now West Virginia.

“The following information was found at United States National Archives. Civil War Compiled Military Service Records, Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Uncertain if this is the same. No other reference has been found on Eli Beamer”

Name: Eli Beamer

Company: D

Unit: 24 U. S. Col. L. A.

Rank - Induction: Private

Rank - Discharge: Private

Allegiance: Union

Notes: Beaurer, Eli