Christiana (or Christina) Snapp Beard was the fifth of seven children born to John Snapp (Johannes Schnepp) and his wife Barbara Dutt Snapp. Her parents and older siblings were natives of Alsace, arriving in Philadelphia from Rotterdam on the ship "Samuel" in 1733. The family soon moved to Frederick Co., VA, settling in the area of Opequon Creek. Around 1753 Christiana married John Lewis Beard, a recent immigrant from Germany. The couple had nine children.
Soon after their marriage, Christiana and John joined the general migration of German families from Pennsylvania to the western piedmont of North Carolina. They settled in Rowan Co., becoming among the first settlers of the town of Salisbury. John and Christiana prospered in their new home, becoming honored citizens of the community. Christiana outlived her husband by more than a decade. The 1790 Federal census lists her as head of a household with two other women, probably her daughters, and two enslaved African Americans. Christiana died in 1799, probably later in the year. The sale of the residue of her estate, consisting mainly of household furniture and a "young negro fellow," was posted on December 26, 1799 [Newbern Gazette (New Bern, NC), January 23, 1800, 6.]
Soon after their marriage, Christiana and John joined the general migration of German families from Pennsylvania to the western piedmont of North Carolina. They settled in Rowan Co., becoming among the first settlers of the town of Salisbury. John and Christiana prospered in their new home, becoming honored citizens of the community. Christiana outlived her husband by more than a decade. The 1790 Federal census lists her as head of a household with two other women, probably her daughters, and two enslaved African Americans. Christiana died in 1799, probably later in the year. The sale of the residue of her estate, consisting mainly of household furniture and a "young negro fellow," was posted on December 26, 1799 [Newbern Gazette (New Bern, NC), January 23, 1800, 6.]
Christiana (or Christina) Snapp Beard was the fifth of seven children born to John Snapp (Johannes Schnepp) and his wife Barbara Dutt Snapp. Her parents and older siblings were natives of Alsace, arriving in Philadelphia from Rotterdam on the ship "Samuel" in 1733. The family soon moved to Frederick Co., VA, settling in the area of Opequon Creek. Around 1753 Christiana married John Lewis Beard, a recent immigrant from Germany. The couple had nine children.
Soon after their marriage, Christiana and John joined the general migration of German families from Pennsylvania to the western piedmont of North Carolina. They settled in Rowan Co., becoming among the first settlers of the town of Salisbury. John and Christiana prospered in their new home, becoming honored citizens of the community. Christiana outlived her husband by more than a decade. The 1790 Federal census lists her as head of a household with two other women, probably her daughters, and two enslaved African Americans. Christiana died in 1799, probably later in the year. The sale of the residue of her estate, consisting mainly of household furniture and a "young negro fellow," was posted on December 26, 1799 [Newbern Gazette (New Bern, NC), January 23, 1800, 6.]
Soon after their marriage, Christiana and John joined the general migration of German families from Pennsylvania to the western piedmont of North Carolina. They settled in Rowan Co., becoming among the first settlers of the town of Salisbury. John and Christiana prospered in their new home, becoming honored citizens of the community. Christiana outlived her husband by more than a decade. The 1790 Federal census lists her as head of a household with two other women, probably her daughters, and two enslaved African Americans. Christiana died in 1799, probably later in the year. The sale of the residue of her estate, consisting mainly of household furniture and a "young negro fellow," was posted on December 26, 1799 [Newbern Gazette (New Bern, NC), January 23, 1800, 6.]
Gravesite Details
Grave marker is lost. However, it is certain that Christiana and her husband John Lewis Beard are buried in this cemetery for which John Beard donated the land and in which so many Beard descendants are buried.
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