SAMUEL(17), son of 5,
was born about 1660-62. He married on Feb. 9th,1681, at
New London, Elizabeth, daughter of James Rogers, Sen. of New
London, who was thought by Miss Caulkins to be "that passenger"
in the Increase, from London, 1635,aged 20 years, and was at
Stratford. He was the richest man in New London, after gov-
ernor Winthrop. He opposed Infant Baptism, 1661-8. Elizabeth
was born 1658. Samuel became a prominentLandholder, and
lived on Plum Island, of which he owned a third part. He was
called "King Beebe" and "Lord of the Isles". A rock in the Sea
nearby was called "Beebe's Throne". His wife died June 10th,
1716, aged 56-7. She was a women of great energy of character
( see Epitah in Thompson's History of Long Island, 2nd edition,
page 386).
    In 1713 and 1714, being od Southold, he sold land in Nawa-
yunk(Noank), to James Morgan, Nehemiah Smith and Edward
Yeomen, all of Groton. A deed is on record at Lyme, 7th book,
page 384, dated July 20th,1738, in which he distributed to his
children and grandchildren, a tract of land about 8 miles square,
which he purchased of "awonneco" and with the consent of
Captain Mason.
    His will was dated 1741, and proved probably in New York,
in 1742. It is now in the Surrogates office. He was
buried in Plum Island.
    In 1685 Samuel Beebe, Jr. was whipped for profaning the
Sabbath, by servile work. About 1692, he with others attacked
the government and colony, accusing them of persecution of dis-
senters, etc. compelling people to pay Presbyterian ministers, as
against the laws of England. On a tombstone in Orient, Suffolk
County, N.Y. may be found the following:
"Here lyes Elizabeth, once Samuel Beebe's wife,
"Who once was made a living soul, but now deprived of life,
"Yet firmely did believe that at her Lords return,
"She should be be made a living soul in her own shape and form,
"Has now layd down this mortal life in hopes to life in Heaven.
*cn1;"June ye 10, 1716."*cn0
    On July 20th,1738, Samuel Beebe was of Southold, County
of Suffolk, Colony of N.Y., on Island of Nassau, Yeomen.
The alnd deeded to him, 8 miles square, was about 12 miles up and
near the Conn. River. Granted by Captain Sauny, of Ni-
kantick, to Major John Talcut, Col. John Allen, Major Edward
Palmer, Mr. Henry Wallent, Mr. MatThrew Griswold, and Mr.
Cany Latham, which grant was confirmed by the General Court at
Hartford.
    Volume 6, Folio 38 of private Controversies in State Library,
Hartford, states: Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Beebe, of Long Island
and Southold, was daughter of James Rogers, of New London,
whose will of Nov. 11th,1683, names his children.
    Vol. 1, Folio 114, of the records of the Prerogation Court
at New London, states: April 9th, 1712, Samuel Beebe, of South-
old, Long Island, presented the will of his father Samuel Beebe,
dated November, 1702. John Daniels and Thomas Crocker, son-
in-law of deceased, with James Rogers. Said Beebe had executed
a later will, which later will Samuel Beebe said his mother had
burnt at his Fathers request. Will was not admitted to probate
but administration was granted to Mrs. Mary Beebe and Samuel
Beebe, his son.
    Vol. 1, Folio 123, states: Sept. 9th, 1712, distribution
of the estate of Samuel Beebe, of Southold, made to his widow,
to his eldest son, Samuel, who recieved a double share and to his
other children. He transferred land in Southold, L.I. in 1707,
and exchanged land with Samuel King. He owned land adjoining
John Tuthill.
    On Nov.11th,1714, Samuel Beebe deeded to his daugh-
ter, Bathsheba King, wife of William King, Jr., of Southold, L.I.
a part of her portion a piece of meadow land etc. at Oyster Ponds,
Lower Neck. This deed was witnessed by David and Hannah
King, In November 1727, Samuel Beebe deeded to David King,
husband of his daughter Hannah(certain meadow lands * * *),
which was witnessed by William King Jr., and James Beebe.
    His children, recorded at New London but perhaps born at
Plum Island: Elizabeth(46),Mary(47),Bathsheba(48),Re-
becca(49),Hopestill(50),Patience(51),Hannah(52), Samuel
(53),James(54).

SAMUEL BEEBE(5), son of 1,
was twin brother of Thomas, and baptized with him at brough-
ton, England,23rd June 1633. He came to New England in
1650 and settled in New London, Conn., 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
must be understood to mean about sixty years as he could not
have been in New London earlier than the summer of 1650. The
same or a greater inexactness characterized his statments as
given by Miss Caulkins, in her History of New London, that his
age was 77 in the year 1698, for his years at that time were
actually 65. Miss Caulkins assigns him as wife, First Agnes,
daughter of William Keeney, and second Mary. Where she
speaks of William Keeney, she says his daughter Mary married
Samuel Beebe, and that her age in 1662 was 22. A deed re-
corded in New London, and dated May 8th, 1716 was from
Mary Beebe, now 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 April 6th,1712, to his
widow, Mary and his son Samuel of Southold, Long Island.
Their children were: Samuel(17),Susannah(18),William(19),
Agnes(20),Nathaniel(21),Ann(22),Jonathan(23),Mary
(24) and Thomas(25).

     JOHN BEEBE(1)
    It is a fact that John Beebe left England for this country in
the month of April or May 1650. From all the data at hand he
was accompanied by his five children, viz: Thomas(4), Na-thaniel(6),James(9),Rebecka(3),and Mary(7), and that
his two sons, John(2), and Samuel(5), had preceded him to
America a few months. His daughter Hanna (8), and his wife ,
Rebecka, are not mentioned in his will which was written and
signed on shipboard. The eldest son, John(2), was but 22 years of
age, and the youngest, Mary, 13 years of age at this time. It is
presumed that John(1) died on the same day as that on which
the will was made.

     Below is an Inventory of the Estate of John Beebe, mention
of which is made in the above will:
*ln3
20 yards white Twill,         3. 0. 0.
14 yards Yorkshire Kersey     3. 3. 0.
13 yards Yorkshire Kersey     3. 0. 8.
         White Kersey         5. 6. 8.
17 1/4 yards Grey Kersey      3.17. 7.
Remnant of Kersey.
3 Coverlids, 1 blanket, 2 feather beds and boltser, 4 pillows, 4
Hair sheets, 1 sheet, 1 pillow case, Parcel of clothes and other
old things, 2 Flock beds and bolster, 3 Saws, 1 bake pan, 1
Brass Pot and posnitt, 5 sitters, 6 Ruhstones, Parcel of Pewter
dishes and Porringers, 4 Stock Locks, 2 pair Bellows, 1 Parcel
iron tools, 2 Chests, Small implements for Husbandry, A bed
cord, books and glass bottles, 15 shillings 3 pence, 4 gunns,
Powder, and Shot and Swords, A Parcel of Pewter, A Fire pan
and Warming pan, and Frying pan, 3 Swords 15 shillings, 1 Flock
bed and Bolster, 1 Pair Curtains, and Vallante, 4 Pair sheets and
2 Board Clothes, 13 Napkins and Towels, 11 Pillow Cases, 1 Rem-
nant linen Cloth, 1 Blanket, 1 Coverlid and a cushion, A parcel
of tools for a joyner 10 shillings, 3 boxes, 3 Wooden vessels, A
parcel of carpenter tools, 1 shilling 4 pence, A remnant of Cotton,
         Total \73.2s.5d.
*fp0

JAMES BEEBE(9), son of 1,

was probably baptized at Broughton, England, in the year 1641.
A search of the church record failed to discover his name. He
was undoubtly the youngest of the famous "Beebe Brothers".
He probably accompanied his father to New England in 1650,
when but of 9 years of age. Not many years after he is found at
Hadley, Mass., where he remained for more than 25 years. He
was apprenticed by William Lewis, overseer of his father's Will
to Thomas Stanley, of Hartford and Hadley. Stanley in his Will
bequeathed five lbs. "unto James Beebe my servant to be paid
unto him a'ft he hath p'formed that tyme of service wch was
promised by William Lewis, that he is to be with me until he is 20
and 5 years old". In 1679 he was a resident of Stratford, Conn.,
but soon removed to Norwalk, and thence to Danbury. Here he
was oppointed to sundry offices, being a Commissioner in 1691, a
Lt. in 1696, a Justice of the Peace, for many years from
1698, a Deputy to the General Assembly, in 1710, and Captain of
the Train Band, from 1716. He married First, at Hadley, October
24th,1668, Mary, daughter of Robert Boltwood. She was the
mother of his three older Children, and died August 19th,1676.
He married, second, at Norwalk, Conn. December 19th,1679,
Sarah, daughter of Thomas Benedict. He lived to a good old
age, and died in Danbury, Conn. April 22nd, 1728, aged 87 years,
as recorded on his tombstone. This stone was seen by Rev. Thomas
Robbins and referred to in a century sermon in 1801. Their Chil-
dren were Mary(26),James(27),Rebecca(28),Samuel(29),
Mary(30),Sarah(31),James(32).
 

JOHN BEEBE(10),son of 2,
of New London, Conn. was born probably about 1661. He gave
deeds of land in New London,in 1687,1688 and 1690. These two
last deeds were to Richard Shaw, his sister Rebecca's husband.
They were not put on record until June,1696, and as no further
mention of this John Beebe has been found it may be that he died
unmarried early in hthat year. Other investigatiors have concluded
that he married about 1680, leaving the following children: Joesph
(33), Mary (34), Stephen(35),Jerusha(36), and another child.

BENJAMIN BEEBE(11), son of 2,
was borb about 1663, in New London,Conn., and was baptized July
9th,1693, in New London, at the First Church. He was married
before August 4th,1695, when he and his wife owned the Covenant
and had a child baptized(hannah). His wife was possibly named
Hannah Wheeler. He died about 1752. Their children were:

Hannah(37), Benjamin(38),John(39),Ebenezer(40),Re-
beckah(41),Zaccheus(42),Joanna(43),Clement(44), and
possibly James(45).

REBECCA (12), daughter of 2,
was born about 1665. Miss Caulkins states that she married
Richard Shaw, of East Hampton, L.I. This marriage
took place very probably in the spring of 1688, for on the 21st of July,
1688 John Beebe(2) conveyed a certain half of a house and lot
to Richard Shaw.

THOMAS(13), son of 4,
was born between 1652 and 1672. He was a cripple and lived to
old age. According to Miss Caulkins he was unmarried. He was
living on June 30,th 1727, and died as stated by Savage the same
year. It may be noted that aThomas Bebe made a profession of
faith and was baptized March 11th,1715, at New London, Conn.

REBECCA(14), daughter of 4,
was born between 1652 and 1672. She married Nathaniel Holt,
son of William Holt, of New Haven,Conn., April 5th,1680, at
New London. She died March or June 15th,1689. Their Children
were:William, born July 15,1681, and Nathaniel, born July
18th,1683. They inherited from their Grandfather and their uncle
valuable property in New London, and both of them signed the
agreement of 1727.

HANNAH(15), daughter of 4,
"owned the covenant" and was baptized July 9th,1693, at New
London,Conn. She married John Hawke, January 16,th 1698-9,
at New London, and probably died 1727, as an agreement about
the disposal of her father's estate, dated June 30,1727, is signed
by James Hawke, of New London, and Zebulon King, and Almy,
his wife, of Southold, and Hannah Hawke, of Southold, but her
own signature is lacking.

MILLICENT(16), daughter of 4,
married Nicholas Darrow named by
Miss Caulkins or by Mr.Savage was born in 1683, and must have
been several years younger than Millicent. She lived to sign the
agreement of 1727,"Millison Darrow".

SAMUEL(17), son of 5,
was born about 1660-62. He married on Feb. 9th,1681, at
New London, Elizabeth, daughter of James Rogers, Sen. of New

London, who was thought by Miss Caulkins to be "that passenger"
in the Increase, from London, 1635,aged 20 years, and was at
Stratford. He was the richest man in New London, after gov-
ernor Winthrop. He opposed Infant Baptism, 1661-8. Elizabeth
was born 1658. Samuel became a prominentLandholder, and
lived on Plum Island, of which he owned a third part. He was
called "King Beebe" and "Lord of the Isles". A rock in the Sea
nearby was called "Beebe's Throne". His wife died June 10th,
1716, aged 56-7. She was a women of great energy of character
( see Epitah in Thompson's History of Long Island, 2nd edition,
page 386).
    In 1713 and 1714, being od Southold, he sold land in Nawa-
yunk(Noank), to James Morgan, Nehemiah Smith and Edward
Yeomen, all of Groton. A deed is on record at Lyme, 7th book,
page 384, dated July 20th,1738, in which he distributed to his
children and grandchildren, a tract of land about 8 miles square,
which he purchased of "awonneco" and with the consent of
Captain Mason.
    His will was dated 1741, and proved probably in New York,
in 1742. It is now in the Surrogates office. He was
buried in Plum Island.
    In 1685 Samuel Beebe, Jr. was whipped for profaning the
Sabbath, by servile work. About 1692, he with others attacked
the government and colony, accusing them of persecution of dis-
senters, etc. compelling people to pay Presbyterian ministers, as
against the laws of England. On a tombstone in Orient, Suffolk
County, N.Y. may be found the following:
"Here lyes Elizabeth, once Samuel Beebe's wife,
"Who once was made a living soul, but now deprived of life,
"Yet firmely did believe that at her Lords return,
"She should be be made a living soul in her own shape and form,
"Has now layd down this mortal life in hopes to life in Heaven.
*cn1;"June ye 10, 1716."*cn0
    On July 20th,1738, Samuel Beebe was of Southold, County
of Suffolk, Colony of N.Y., on Island of Nassau, Yeomen.
The alnd deeded to him, 8 miles square, was about 12 miles up and
near the Conn. River. Granted by Captain Sauny, of Ni-
kantick, to Major John Talcut, Col. John Allen, Major Edward
Palmer, Mr. Henry Wallent, Mr. MatThrew Griswold, and Mr.
Cany Latham, which grant was confirmed by the General Court at
Hartford.
    Volume 6, Folio 38 of private Controversies in State Library,
Hartford, states: Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Beebe, of Long Island

and Southold, was daughter of James Rogers, of New London,
whose will of Nov. 11th,1683, names his children.
    Vol. 1, Folio 114, of the records of the Prerogation Court
at New London, states: April 9th, 1712, Samuel Beebe, of South-
old, Long Island, presented the will of his father Samuel Beebe,
dated November, 1702. John Daniels and Thomas Crocker, son-
in-law of deceased, with James Rogers. Said Beebe had executed
a later will, which later will Samuel Beebe said his mother had
burnt at his Fathers request. Will was not admitted to probate
but administration was granted to Mrs. Mary Beebe and Samuel
Beebe, his son.
    Vol. 1, Folio 123, states: Sept. 9th, 1712, distribution
of the estate of Samuel Beebe, of Southold, made to his widow,
to his eldest son, Samuel, who recieved a double share and to his
other children. He transferred land in Southold, L.I. in 1707,
and exchanged land with Samuel King. He owned land adjoining
John Tuthill.
    On Nov.11th,1714, Samuel Beebe deeded to his daugh-
ter, Bathsheba King, wife of William King, Jr., of Southold, L.I.
a part of her portion a piece of meadow land etc. at Oyster Ponds,
Lower Neck. This deed was witnessed by David and Hannah
King, In November 1727, Samuel Beebe deeded to David King,
husband of his daughter Hannah(certain meadow lands * * *),
which was witnessed by William King Jr., and James Beebe.
    His children, recorded at New London but perhaps born at
Plum Island: Elizabeth(46),Mary(47),Bathsheba(48),Re-
becca(49),Hopestill(50),Patience(51),Hannah(52), Samuel
(53),James(54).

SUSANNAH(18), daughter of 5,
was born about 1663. She married Aaron Fountain, about 1680,
In December,1681, Samuel Beebe gave to"my son-in-law , Aaron
Fountain, certain land to be for his wife's use". Fountains later
history is unknown.

WILLIAM(19), son of 5,
was born perhaps about 1665, and died about 1750.
Miss E.M.Caulkins says he married Ruth, daughter of
Jonathan Rogers, and became a Sabbatarian at Great Neck,
She was born about 1678, and was living March 22nd,1715.
As Jonathan Rogers was born in 1655, his daughter Ruth
could hardly have been marriageable before 1693. The children
are placed here by conjecture, as no statement of their par-
entage has been found. Some of the younger children, as

Lydia and Ezekial, and less probably Mary, have been
children of Nathaniel Beebe, who married Elizabeth Wheeler,
July 2nd,1697. Stephen and Mary were witnesses to a deed
of William and Ruth, March 22nd, 1715, Stephen's eldest
daughter was named Ruth. There is no evidence that Joesph
belongs here, except that there seems to be no other place
for him, unless by very improbable supposition he was son of
John 10.
    Their names are given in their order of marraige, the two
first are supposed to be by a first wife: Joesph(55), Samuel
(56),Stephen(57),Mary(58),William(59),Ezekial(60),
Lydia(61).

AGNES(20), daughter of 5,
was born in New London, about 1667, According to Judge
Savage she married John Daniels of New London, Dec.3rd,
1685, at New London. Their Children born at New London
were eight in number.

NATHANIEL(21), son of 5,
was born about 1667-70. he married Elizabeth Wheeler, at
New London July 2nd,1697. She was perhaps the daughter
of John and Elizabeth Wheeler, of New london. He was di-
rector of the temporary guard set at Fishers Island, in 1712,
and on Sept.2nd, of that year 10 shillings was ordered
by the General Assembly, to be paid him for his services.
There is no evidence that he had any children. On October
1st,1722, he and Elizabeth, his wife gave to John Richards,
of New London, for 56 lbs. sterling, a deed of a house and
land in New London. A Nathaniel, of"Scotch descent", died
in New London Conn. about the year 1769. He had four
children:Lucy, John, Richard, and Nathaniel. A Nathaniel
Bebee, Jr. and wife Lydia had a son baptized in New London
August 8th,1731, named Joshua.

ANN(22), daughter of 5,
was born in New London about 1672. She married Thomas
Crocker, April 23rd,1700. He died 1754.

JONATHAN(23), son of 5,
was born at New London, probably in 1674. His ear-mark
for cattle was recorded at New london, August 9th,1696.
He settled at Millington, Conn. near the northeast corner of

Long Pond, in East Haddam, coming from New London, as
early as 1704, after the first settlement, and was a man of
consequence in the town. He also owned Land in Colchester,
for in 1710 at a town meeting of Colchester it was "further
granted to J.Beebe to remove the bounds of his farm further
northward so as to bring the part into Colchester bounds".
He died October 12th,1761. age 87, in East Haddam Conn.
He married Bridgett, daughter of Wolston and Hannah
(Briggs) Brockway, who was born at Lyme, January 9th,
1671-72. She died at East Haddam, April 5th,1756. It is
probable, but not certain, that she was his first wife, and the
mother of his children. He afterwards married Widow Eliza-
beth Staples, of Millington, October 4th,1759. "each aged
about 80 years".
    He was a large land holder as the ercords of Lyme show.
The dates of purchase and sale of lands are from 1738 to 1743
and so on. See Field's History of East Haddam,Conn. page
47, For the children below authority is mainly from a letter
of Mr. D.William Patterson: Jonathan(62),William(63),
Joshua(64, Caleb(65).

MARY(24), daughter of 5,
was born in New London, Conn. about 1678. She married Richard
Tozer, of New London and Haddam, April 8th,1702. She
died before 1712.

THOMAS(25), son of 5,
was born perhaps about 1682. The ear-mark of his cattle
was ercorded at New London August 5th,1712" a croppe and
half croppe on the off-ear which was his father Samuel Beebe's
ear-mark". On September 2nd,1714 he bought land in Col-
chester of Evans Jones, and sold the same to John Lewis of
Lyme, December 20th,1720. In 1720, his wife Anna is mentioned.
He married Anna Hobson at New London December 17th,
1707. Their children were: Edward(66), Agnes(67),
Peter(68).

MARY(26), daughter of 9,
was the daughter of James(9) by his first wife. She was
born at Hadley, Mass. August 18th,1668. She died young.

JAMES(27), son of 9,
was born January 3rd, 1669, and died young.

REBECCA(28), daughter of 9,
was born December 9th, 1670, at Hadley.

SAMUEL(29), son of 9,
was born in Hadley Mass. June 26th, 1672. He died in
Litchfield, Conn. about 1731. He married in Danbury Ct., Han-
nah, who was born in 1672, and died in Canaan, Ct. No-
vember 16th,1766. He moved from Hadley, with his father,
before 1678, and to New Milford, in 1715. He removed from
New Milford to Litchfield in 1720, when the town was laid
out. He and his wife are recorded in New Milford as mem-
bers of the First Church, of that town. He was one of those
designated to aid in Building the "West Fort" in Litchfield
in August,1723. He was one of three who presented a state-
ment, dated May 24th,1725, concerning the petition of two
men named Watson and Woodruff to the Legilature for a
bounty for having shot an Indian during the preceding sum-
mer while in the King's Service, at Litchfield. He is men-
tioned as of lawful age, alluding to the place" where we had
the fight". He built the first frame house that was set up in
Litchfield. His son began the settlement of the town of
Canaan, Conn. Children: Mary(69), Ebenezer(70),Samuel
(71),James(72),John(73),Sarah(74),Hannah(75).

MARY(30), daughter of 9,
was born in 1675.

SARAH(31), daughter of 9,
was born in Norwalk, Conn. November 13th,1680.

JAMES(32), son of 9,
was probably born in Norwalk, Conn. about 1682. According
to the history of Stratford, page 1142, he married Abigail,
daughter of Samuel and Mary (Wharton) Sherman, Jr., of
Stratford, December22nd,1708. and died in Danbury,Conn. in
the year of 1750. He was the second Justice of the peace of Dan-
bury, succeeding his father. He was a Captain of the Militia,
and Deacon of the Church, as his father was before him. He
aided in the settlement of Canaan, Conn. In the probate records
of Danbury, the will of Captain James Beebe speaks of his wife
as Jane----,Children:Lemuel(76),James(77),Joesph
(78),David(79),Jonathan(80),Sarah(81),Abigail(82).

JOESPH(33), son of 10,
was born about 1684. He married Elizabeth Graves,December
26th,1706. She was born April 16th,1671. They had nine
children. If he was not a son of William, he must have been a
son of John 10, of whom there is nothing recorded to show that
he ever had a wife or child. A confusion exists as to his wife's
name, for the New London record has it that " Joesph Beebe and
Elizabeth Graves were married December 26th,1706;" while
the wife's name is given as Mehitable in the record of his chil-
dren's birth and baptisms. The readiest explanation is that she
was Mehitable Graves, and that the clerk in recording the mar-
raige mistook the name. In support of the explanation it may
be said that the name Mehitable carelessly pronounced might be
misunderstood, Elizabeth. Rebecca Graves married Jonathan
Daniells December 12th,1706. This marriage is the next one
on the book before Joesph Beebe's, a circumstance that suggests
the guess that the two brides were sisters. A history of the
Graves family in Preperation, 1895, confirms Elizabeths mar-
raige to Joesph, December 26th,1706. The record at New Lon-
don gives the children as Joesph(83),Jonathan(84),Ephraim
(85),Stephen(86),David(87),Elisha(88),Simeon(89),
Abigail(90),Mehitable(91).

MARY(34), daughter of 10,
was born in 1686, She married John Stedman, July 29th,1706.

STEPHEN(35), son of 10,
was of New London. His earmark for cattle was recorded De-
cember27th,1723. He married Mary Leach, at New London,
November 16th,1716. Their children were: Ruth(92),Abigail
(93),Amos(94),Reuben(95),and possibly another child, name
unknown.

JERUSHA(36), daughter of 10,
She married probably-----Fuller, of Colchester.

HANNAH(37), daughter of 11,
was baptized in New London, August 4th,1695. She married
David Crocker, December 3rd,1722, at New London. They
had a daughter Mary, born February 15th,1724.

BENJAMIN(38), son of 11,
was baptized in New London, July 25th,1696. He married Jane
Plumley of New London, December12th,1720. His earmark