Ninian Beall, son of James B. Beall and Anna Marie Calvert. Born 1625 at Dunbarton, Dunbarton, Scotland, died Jan 15, 1717 at Prince George Co., MD, 91 or 92 years, buried at Burying Ground, Bacon Hall, Prince George Co., MD Col. Ninian Beall was a Scottish Immigrant. He was born in Scotland. He fought against Cromwell in the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, and was made a prisoner. He was sentenced to five years servitude and ended up in Calvert Co., MD in 1652 and served his five years with Richard Hall, a planter. Ninian Beall's military ability seems to have been made good use of in Province of Maryland. He was named a Lt. in 1668, and later made a colonel. He was a great indian fighter, a man of broad experience and he had a good education. He ended up owning over 4,000 acres of land. He was a Presbyterian, had fierey red hair and was 6' 7" tall. He must have been a very impressive individual. He married about 1670 to Ruth Moore. Ninian died at age 92 in 1717 and was buried on his "Rock of Dumbarton" plantation at a point now Gay Street, Georgetown, District of Columbia. The Beall family that owns the Beall Department Stores in the south are descended from Alexander Beall, a cousin of Ninian. Married before 1657 at Scotland (at least -9 years married) to: Elizabeth Gordon Born 1627 at Largo, Ligensheim, Fifeshire, Scotland, died 1648 at Largo, Ligensheim, Fifeshire, Scotland, 20 or 21 years Child: 1. Thomas BeallBorn 1647 at Scotland, died 1730, 82 or 83 years Noted in "Ninian Beall of Scotland" |
2nd marriage Ninian Beall, son of James B. Beall and Anna Marie Calvert. Married 1663 (47 or 48 years married) to: Ruth "Polly" Moore, daughter of Richard Moore and Jane Hollingsworth. Born 1647, died 1711 at Prince George Co., MD, 63 or 64 years, buried at Burying Ground, Bacon Hall, Prince George Co., MD Children: 1. Sarah BeallBorn 1669 at Largo, Ligensheim, Fifeshire, Scotland, died May 9, 1734 at Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD, 64 or 65 years 2. John BeallBorn 1669, died 1711, 41 or 42 years 3. Charles BeallBorn 1672 at Prince George Co., MD, died 1740, 67 or 68 years 4. Ninian BeallBorn 1674, died 1710, 35 or 36 years 5. Rachel BeallBorn ± 1679, died 6. Jane Pottenger BeallBorn 1685 at Prince George Co., MD, died Oct 13, 1745 at Prince George Co., MD, 59 or 60 years 7. Hester BeallBorn 1687, died 1726, 38 or 39 years 8. Mary BeallBorn ± 1690, died 9. George BeallBorn 1695, died 1780, 84 or 85 years |