Children of Alexander Beggs
Rockbridge County, Virginia
Generation 2
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THOMAS BEGGS, son of Alexander, b.
__; d. early in 1840 in Rockbridge County, Va. Married on April 14,
1786 to Ann Whitley, the daughter of Paul and Jane Whitley. The 1840
census for Rockbridge County, which recorded only the head of household
and age distribution of occupants, included, “Ann Baggs,
[age] 70-80, one male, 15-20, and one female, 10-15. The names of his
children were obtained from his will, which was proved on Febr. 3,
1840. The will also mentioned “grandson William Beggs living
with me.” Children: i. James Beggs, b. __. Married on Febr. 28, 1829 to Patsy Shaner. ii. Samuel Beggs, b. __; d. Aug. 11, 1845 in Jackson Township, Decatur, Indiana. Married on Nov. 9, 1820 in Rockbridge Co., to Elizabeth Carper, daughter of Jacob Carper. Many of their children at one time variously lived in Decatur Co.,Indiana and Wapello Co., Iowa, before dispersing to Missouri and Kansas. iii. John Beggs. iv. Elihu W. Beggs. Married on June 22, 1832 by Rev. John Ewing in the Falling Spring Presbyterian Church in Rockbridge Co., to Mary Crawford. They moved ca. 1849 to New Orleans, where he was involved with shipbuilding. v. Elizabeth Beggs, by May 1795 in Rockbridge Co., Va.; d. Nov. 1851 in Shelby, Missouri. Married by Rev. Houston on April 13, 1815 in Rockbridge to Frederick Painter, Jr. vi. Jane Beggs. Married by Rev, Houston on Dec. 6, 1814 to John McClung. vii. Ann Beggs. Married by Rev. William Cunningham on Jan. 12, 1836 to Archibald Pendall. Source: Mike Gardebled, New Orleans & Slidell, LA.; JAMES BEGGS, son of Alexander, was b 7 Mar 1766, VA; m. to Jennet Anderson on 8 Feb 1787 in the Falling Spring Presbyterian Church by Rev. James McConnell. She was the daughter of James and Jean Anderson, on 8 Feb 1787 in Rockbridge, VA. James and Janet moved to Montgomery Co. Ohio sometime before 1801. Children: i. Alexander Beggs, Died in 1846. ii. Nancy Beggs, m. McCoy iii. Margaret Beggs, m. Huntly iv. Phoebe Beggs, b. 1 Jun 1801 Montgomery Co, OH, d. 5 Mar 1845 Montgomery Co. m. Thomas Bowen Covault v. Elizabeth Beggs, b. 2 Jan 1798 VA; d. 18 Sep 1872 Brown twp, Miami Co, OH, m. Isaiah Covault vi. Martha A. Beggs, b. 4 Jul 1817 prob Montgomery Co,OH. d. 22 May 1874 Miami Co., m. Samuel Brelsford. vii. Jane Beggs, m James (?) Bailey. Source: Barbara Rentenbach, Knoxville, Tn. MARGARET BEGGS, daughter of Alexander, b. ca. 1771 in Botetourt Co., Va. She died on 24 Dec 1818 in Bristol, Washington Co., Virginia. She married Jacob Susong on 17 Mar 1792 in Rockbridge Co. He was born before 18 Oct 1767 in Alsace-Lorraine, France, and died on 18 Oct 1831 in Bristol, Washington County, Virginia. Both Jacob and "Peggy" were buried in Susong Cemetery, in Bristol, VA. Children: i. Andrew B. Susong ii. Anna Barbara "Anny" Susong iii. Alexander B. Susong iv. Sarah "Sallie" Susong v. Nancy Susong vi. James B. Susong vii. Martha E. 'Patsy' Susong. viii. Mahlon S Susong ix. Jacob H Susong x. Rebecca Susong xi. Louisa Barbara Susong Source: Shirley McNeely - <alabamakinchaser@yahoo.com> See Shirl's website http://www.geocities.com/alabamakinchaser/index.html MARTHA BEGGS, daughter of Alexander, born before 1773, died May 19, 1840; married Jonathan Poage on March 27, 1794. He was the son of John and Jane Beggs Poage, and may have been Martha's first cousin. Jonathan was born on 4 July 1754 and died 10 July 1802. They remained in Rockbridge County, VA. See Jonathan Poage for more about this family. Children :
i. Sarah Poage, b. 14 December 1797, d. 09 April 1845; m. Thomas J. Lackey. ii. Martha Poage, probably oldest daughter. iii. Ann Poage iv. James Alexander Poage, b. 21 January 1801, d. 11 January 1842; m. Mildred Elizabeth Wilson; 13 children. Source: Joanne Kartak, Arizona FRANCIS BEGGS, daughter of Alexander, b. Sept. Sept. 20, 1779; d. 9 April 1847; m. Mordecai Cross 11 September 1801. He was b. 4 Apr 1775, d. 24 August 1840. The Rockbridge Marriage Records recorded her petition to the county for a license, which was witnessed by her brother Thomas Beggs. I
do hereby Certify that I am Satisfyed
that you give Mordecai Cross a license for Marriage and this shall be your sufficient warrant for the same witness my Hand and Seal. (Signed & dated) Fanny Beggs To
wit: This day Thomas Beggs came before me and made oath
that Frances Beggs Daughter of Alexander Beggs Deceased is now in the Twenty-second year of her age to the best of his knowledge from the Record of her age def(ined) by her father. Certified under my hand this 7th day of September 1801. (Signed) John Caruthers. Known children:
i. John Cross, b. Sept. 20, 1802. ii. Alexander Cross, b. Febr. 16, 1804. iii. Sarah Cross, b. 1805 iv. Samuel Addison Cross, b. Sept. 9, 1807 in Rockbridge Co., Va.; d. July 20, 1893 Coffey Co., Kansas. m. first, in Rockbridge on Febr. 16, 1837 in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Andrew Davidson of the Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Va. to Jane Steele Leech, b. Jan. 21, 1808 in Rockbridge; d. March 15, 1838, just a year after their marriage . A few months later Samuel then married, on Aug. 7, 1838 near Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana, Nancy Massie Spilman, b. Febr. 10, 1822 in Campbell Co., Ky; d. 1894, daughter of James and Mary Spilman. Samuel and Nancy moved from Decatur Co. around 1855 to Iowa. In the 1880 census they were in Liberty Township, Marion Co., Iowa. They eventually moved to Ottumwa, Coffey County, Kansas. Samuel was a farmer. v. Mordecai Cross, b. May 3, 1820 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia; d. Aug. 8, 1894 in Seward Co., Ne. Married May 1, 1844 in Des Moines, Iowa to Susannah Walker, b. Mar. 23, 1824 in Dearborn Co., IN. d. April 26, 1911 in Utica. Mordecai and Susannah are buried in the Utica Cemetery, Seward County, Ne. Source: Excerpts from Douglas Clark's The Cross Family Tree. *****
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