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Samuel BEEBE's Ancestry
BEEBE Family.

Up Dated 19 December 2007

Samuel BEEBE
and
Mary KEENEY

Samuel was christened 23 June 1633 in Broughton, Northamptonshire, England and married about 1658 in New London, New London, Connecticut, Mary KEENEY, the daughter of William KEENEY and Agnes ??. She was born about 1630 in New London, New London, Connecticut. Samuel died 1712, in Plumb Island, Suffolk, New York.

Notes for Samuel Beebe:
. bp. 23 Jun 1633, Broughton, Northamptonshire, England, m. 1660, in New London, New London, CT, Mary Keeney, b. ABT 1639, d. 9 May 1725, New London, New London, CT, bd. 10 May 1725. Samuel died 1712, Plum Island, Suffolk, NY.

Samuel was a twin brother of Thomas and baptized with him at Broughton, England, 23 June 1633. He came to New England in 1649 with his brother John. They lived briefly in Gloucester, MA but then removed to New London, CT where land was granted him December 2nd 1651 as well as several times afterwards. In 1708 he testified that he and his brother made the fence to Mr Winthrop's ox pasture "sixty years since." This expression is understood to mean about sixty years as he could not have been in New London earlier than the summer of 1650. A deed recorded in New London, and dated 8 May 1716 from Mary Beebe, then resident of Colchester, and relict of Samuel Beebe, late of New London, deceased, and conveyed to Samuel Fox of New London, for a valuable sum of money, land in New London, "originally granted to William Keeney." He probably moved to Plum Island and died there early in 1712 as administration was granted on his estate, 6 April 1712, to his widow, Mary and his son Samuel of Southold, Long Island. The Genealogy by Clarence Beebe names a first wife, Agnes Keeney, which is believed to be in error. Search does not reveal any such person other than Mary Keeney's mother, the wife of William Keeney. It appears that Clarence Beebe merely repeated the incorrect information provided by Frances M. Caulkins who earlier wrote the History of New London. New London Probate Record (A/620), rejected will of Samuel Beebe of New London, dated 10 Nov 1702, mentions wife Mary (executor), sons Samuel, William, Nathaniel, Jonathan and Thomas Beebe; daughters Agnes, Susanna and Mercy. His daughter Mary was not mentioned although Mary dec'd was mentioned in the distribution of her father's estate. Mary: Daughter of William and Agnes (Duckett?) Keeney. She was called "Old Goodie Beebe" in Hempsteads Diary. More recent researchers have incorrectly applied this "pet" name to Abigail Yorke.

CHILDREN of Samuel BEEBE and Mary KEENEY:

   1. SAMUEL    b:    Abt 1661; New London, New London, Connecticut.
               md:  9 Feb 1681; New London, New London, Connecticut.
                                Elizabeth ROGERS.
                d: 18 Nov 1741; , , Connecticut.
   2. SUSANNAH  b:        1663; New London, New London, Connecticut.
               md:        1681; , , Connecticut.
                                Aaron FOUNTAIN.
   3. WILLIAM   b:    Abt 1665; New London, New London, Connecticut.
               md:            ; , New London, Connecticut.
                                Ruth ROGERS.
                d:        1750; 
   4. AGNES     b:        1668; New London, New London, Connecticut.
               md:  3 Dec 1685; New London, New London, Connecticut.
                                John DANIELS.
                d:  7 Jun 1748; New London, New London, Connecticut.
   5. NATHANIEL b:    Abt 1670; New London, New London, Connecticut.
                d:  2 Jul 1697; , , Connecticut.
                                Elizabeth WHEELER.
   6. ANN       b:    Abt 1672; New London, New London, Connecticut.
               md: 23 Apr 1700; , , Connecticut.
                                Thomas CROCKER.
 + 7. JONATHAN  b:    Abt 1674; New London, New London, Connecticut.
               md: 23 Apr 1700; New London, New London, Connecticut.
                                Bridget BROCKWAY.
                d: 12 Oct 1761; East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
   8. MARY      b:    Abt 1678; New London, New London, Connecticut.
               md:  8 Apr 1702; , , Connecticut.
                                Richard TOZER.
   9. THOMAS    b:    Abt 1682; New London, New London, Connecticut.
               md: 17 Dec 1707; , , Connecticut.
                                Ann HOBSON.

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