Granddaughter "Marey" Alexander, daughter of Henry and Clarkey, is mentioned in the will of Henry Alexander, Sr.
In 1828, she became the second wife of John Baptist Beasley 2, and bore him eleven children.
*Mary Elizabeth Beasley married Thomas D Knox
*Martha Norcom Beasley married Benjamin Cole
*Harriet Marie Beasley who died at age 3
*Henry Alexander Beasley who died at age 5
*Ebenezer Pettigrew Beasley who died at age 2
*Harriet Alexander Beasley who married William Alexander Littlejohn she then moved to Canada with her mother and sister, but at the end of her life she married Dennis Simmons and moved back to NC
*James Edward Beasley who moved to Tennessee
*Henry Ebenezer Beasley who died at age 11
*William Fessenden Beasley who went to military school, joined the CSA at age 15 and made the rank of Lt. Col. He then married and moved to Baltimore
*Sarah Jane Beasley who died at age 10 and is buried in NC and
*Charles Leaf Beasley
Husband John Baptist Beasley died before the Civil War and is buried in NC
In 1868 after the Civil War, Mary and her two daughters Mary Beasley Knox and her widowed sister Harriet Beasley Littejohn and their families emigrated to Canada.
There is a Confederate Monument in Columbia, Tyrrell Co., NC which was organized by her son William Fessenden Beasley. One of the tablets has the following inscription:
"We lovingly dedicate this tablet to the memory of Mary Alexander Beasley, who was born in Tyrell county A.D. 1811, and died in Toronto Canada, 1892. She was the daughter of Henry and Clarkey Alexander, and devoted the four years of our war to nursing our soldiers, who loved to call her 'Mother Beasley.' She was the mother of Lt. Col. W. F. Beasley, 71st N. C. troops, who was the youngest officer of his rank in the Confederate Army."
In 1828, she became the second wife of John Baptist Beasley 2, and bore him eleven children.
*Mary Elizabeth Beasley married Thomas D Knox
*Martha Norcom Beasley married Benjamin Cole
*Harriet Marie Beasley who died at age 3
*Henry Alexander Beasley who died at age 5
*Ebenezer Pettigrew Beasley who died at age 2
*Harriet Alexander Beasley who married William Alexander Littlejohn she then moved to Canada with her mother and sister, but at the end of her life she married Dennis Simmons and moved back to NC
*James Edward Beasley who moved to Tennessee
*Henry Ebenezer Beasley who died at age 11
*William Fessenden Beasley who went to military school, joined the CSA at age 15 and made the rank of Lt. Col. He then married and moved to Baltimore
*Sarah Jane Beasley who died at age 10 and is buried in NC and
*Charles Leaf Beasley
Husband John Baptist Beasley died before the Civil War and is buried in NC
In 1868 after the Civil War, Mary and her two daughters Mary Beasley Knox and her widowed sister Harriet Beasley Littejohn and their families emigrated to Canada.
There is a Confederate Monument in Columbia, Tyrrell Co., NC which was organized by her son William Fessenden Beasley. One of the tablets has the following inscription:
"We lovingly dedicate this tablet to the memory of Mary Alexander Beasley, who was born in Tyrell county A.D. 1811, and died in Toronto Canada, 1892. She was the daughter of Henry and Clarkey Alexander, and devoted the four years of our war to nursing our soldiers, who loved to call her 'Mother Beasley.' She was the mother of Lt. Col. W. F. Beasley, 71st N. C. troops, who was the youngest officer of his rank in the Confederate Army."
Granddaughter "Marey" Alexander, daughter of Henry and Clarkey, is mentioned in the will of Henry Alexander, Sr.
In 1828, she became the second wife of John Baptist Beasley 2, and bore him eleven children.
*Mary Elizabeth Beasley married Thomas D Knox
*Martha Norcom Beasley married Benjamin Cole
*Harriet Marie Beasley who died at age 3
*Henry Alexander Beasley who died at age 5
*Ebenezer Pettigrew Beasley who died at age 2
*Harriet Alexander Beasley who married William Alexander Littlejohn she then moved to Canada with her mother and sister, but at the end of her life she married Dennis Simmons and moved back to NC
*James Edward Beasley who moved to Tennessee
*Henry Ebenezer Beasley who died at age 11
*William Fessenden Beasley who went to military school, joined the CSA at age 15 and made the rank of Lt. Col. He then married and moved to Baltimore
*Sarah Jane Beasley who died at age 10 and is buried in NC and
*Charles Leaf Beasley
Husband John Baptist Beasley died before the Civil War and is buried in NC
In 1868 after the Civil War, Mary and her two daughters Mary Beasley Knox and her widowed sister Harriet Beasley Littejohn and their families emigrated to Canada.
There is a Confederate Monument in Columbia, Tyrrell Co., NC which was organized by her son William Fessenden Beasley. One of the tablets has the following inscription:
"We lovingly dedicate this tablet to the memory of Mary Alexander Beasley, who was born in Tyrell county A.D. 1811, and died in Toronto Canada, 1892. She was the daughter of Henry and Clarkey Alexander, and devoted the four years of our war to nursing our soldiers, who loved to call her 'Mother Beasley.' She was the mother of Lt. Col. W. F. Beasley, 71st N. C. troops, who was the youngest officer of his rank in the Confederate Army."
In 1828, she became the second wife of John Baptist Beasley 2, and bore him eleven children.
*Mary Elizabeth Beasley married Thomas D Knox
*Martha Norcom Beasley married Benjamin Cole
*Harriet Marie Beasley who died at age 3
*Henry Alexander Beasley who died at age 5
*Ebenezer Pettigrew Beasley who died at age 2
*Harriet Alexander Beasley who married William Alexander Littlejohn she then moved to Canada with her mother and sister, but at the end of her life she married Dennis Simmons and moved back to NC
*James Edward Beasley who moved to Tennessee
*Henry Ebenezer Beasley who died at age 11
*William Fessenden Beasley who went to military school, joined the CSA at age 15 and made the rank of Lt. Col. He then married and moved to Baltimore
*Sarah Jane Beasley who died at age 10 and is buried in NC and
*Charles Leaf Beasley
Husband John Baptist Beasley died before the Civil War and is buried in NC
In 1868 after the Civil War, Mary and her two daughters Mary Beasley Knox and her widowed sister Harriet Beasley Littejohn and their families emigrated to Canada.
There is a Confederate Monument in Columbia, Tyrrell Co., NC which was organized by her son William Fessenden Beasley. One of the tablets has the following inscription:
"We lovingly dedicate this tablet to the memory of Mary Alexander Beasley, who was born in Tyrell county A.D. 1811, and died in Toronto Canada, 1892. She was the daughter of Henry and Clarkey Alexander, and devoted the four years of our war to nursing our soldiers, who loved to call her 'Mother Beasley.' She was the mother of Lt. Col. W. F. Beasley, 71st N. C. troops, who was the youngest officer of his rank in the Confederate Army."
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF
OUR BELOVED
MOTHER
BORN
JULY 14th, 1811
DIED
MAY 10th 1892
SHE IS NOT DEAD
BUT SLEEPING
Mary Beasley
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2nd great grandmother of my husband
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