REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
CONSORT OF ELIZABETH CLAVER
GEORGE BECK, SR. , was born Abt. 1762 in Berks County, PA; to Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; then Washington Co., IN 1808, and died 16 August 1847 in Bur. Beck's Mill Cem., Washington Co., IN. He married ELIZABETH "BETSY" CLAVER Abt. 1783 in Rowan Co., NC; moved to Washington Co., IN 1807, daughter of GEORGE CLAVER and MARGARET CLAVER. She was born Abt. 1764 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and died 24 January 1847 in Bur. Beck's Mill Cem, Washington Co., IN.
Revolutionary War Patriot Soldier: Private, Served on the Forks of the Yadkin River, North Carolina.
George Beck was born about 1762/63 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the son of Davault (Dewalt/Theobald) Beck and wife, Catherine, and was baptized on June 3, 1764, at Zion's Lutheran Church; in 1767/68 his parents moved to Rowan (now Davidson) County, North Carolina. George served in the American Revolution and in his old age liked to recount his experiences.
The History of Washington County, Indiana records: "Among the very first settlers in this county, and the first in Howard township, were the Becks, who figured very prominently in every enterprise or move that furthered the development of the county. George Beck, Sr. was a Revolutionary soldier of considerable note on account of his bravery and daring adventures. He lived in Rowan County, North Carolina, and fought all through the Revolutionary War, always insisting that no British bullet could hit him, and they never did. In every engagement he was in, he was always found in the thickest of the fight, and always came out unscratched. Upon one occasion the patriots and the British occupied different sides of the Yadkin River, in the Old North State, and George Beck concluded he must capture a prisoner. Pickets were posted by each army along the banks of the stream, and Beck's comrades endeavored to dissuade him from the rash attempt, but to no purpose. He got a canoe, and with some assistance they carried it some distance up the stream and launching it, Beck floated gently down the stream in the darkness, until he had passed the outlying pickets when he slowly drew near the shore, and landed among some underbrush. Fastening his canoe he stole stealthily up the bank, when he halted, and presently a sentinel passed within a few feet of him making his rounds to see that 'all was well.' As he passed, Beck arose and with a club felled him on the spot, tied and gagged him, took him to the canoe and carried him to the American lines. Of course he was the hero of that day.
At another time, it was desirable to know how many British troops were encamped in a certain place, and Beck volunteered to find out. Under the cover of night, and with the craft of a border spy, he penetrated their camp, went all through it while the troops slept, passed the lines of the sentinels and returned to the patriot forces undiscovered. Beck was at the battle of Tippecanoe, where he ranked as major, and his bravery in that fight was highly commended."
The following was printed in Biographical Sketches of Early Pioneers of Washington Co., Indiana. Additional research has proven other details. "George Beck, Sr. was born in North Carolina in 1762. His ancestry is supposed to go back to Germany, where Jacob Beck, a relative of the Hapsburg family, left his home and came to North Carolina. This Jacob Beck had a son, Dewalt Beck, who was the father of George Beck, Sr."
About 1784 George married Elizabeth Claver in North Carolina and on April 24, 1786, he bought 200 acres on Pounder's Fork of Abbott's Creek from his father for 6 English pounds; he sold it to Martin Trantham on March 12, 1795. He served on juries and as a road overseer several times. In the fall of 1807, he moved to near Louisville, Kentucky, and the following year he moved to (now) Washington County, Indiana, where he and his sons built a gristmill, raised their own crops as farmers, and he and his sons were known as renowned hunters.
From "History of Washington County" published in 1884, it states: George Beck and family came to this portion of the county from North Carolina in November 1807. The family cut their way through the woods and during the winter occupied a shanty of the most primitive kind and the next spring built a substantial log-cabin. The boys were John, George, Andrew, William and Jacob. In December John and George went coon hunting and came back with reports that they had found the headwaters of Blue River. They had heard the sound of water at the spring. Here it was that the famous old Beck Mill was built the following year. It was constructed of logs, was 15x15 feet, with an overshot wheel and one pair of small buhrs. It is still a famous mill. The Becks raised a crop of corn the summer of 1808. A saw-mill was added to the first mill late in 1808. The Beck Saw & Grist-Mill was the first in the township as well as the first in the county. This family also operated an early distillery. In 1825-26 a larger building took the place of the old mill and in 1864 the current frame was constructed. The mill has ever been operated by water run in spouts from Organ Spring, so named from the fancied music made by the dripping water of the cave. The water pours out of the cave a distance of 200 feet from the mill and is conveyed to the turbine wheel by wooden spouting. A dam at the cave mouth collects water for the head or fall. The first birth in the township was that of George Nugent in 1811 at Beck's Fort, which was across the road from the mill. David Beck's death in 1811 was the first." (Then this was added: A special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Smith, descendent of Jonathan Rogers, sister of Anna Rogers Beck.)
In 1828 the Major gave one acre to the trustees of the school meeting house, and on February 13, 1828, he gave 112 acres to his son John, 47 acres to his son George, and 94 acres to his son Andrew, all in Sec. 11, T1N, R3; at the same time he gave 80 acres of Sec. 1, T1N to his son William. In 1837 he gave Andrew and George, Jr. other land and in 1842 he gave land to John. He made his
will on July 26, 1847, leaving his property to be evenly divided among all his children; he died August 16, 1847.
Children of GEORGE(MAJOR) BECK and ELIZABETH CLAVER are:
2. i. Capt. (Capt)John Jacob4 Beck, b. 25 August 1785, Rowan (now Davidson) Co.,NC; to Washington Co.,IN 1808; to Kaufman Co.,TX 1844; d. 06 July 1858, Bur. College Mound Cem; Kaufman Co., TX.
3. ii. Susannah Beck, b. 09 September 1790, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 05 November 1840, Bur. Beck's Cem, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN.
4. iii. George Beck, Jr., b. 04 July 1792, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 21 September 1876, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; Bur. Beck's Cemetery.
iv. David Beck, b. Abt. 1794; d. 1811, First person to die in the county - Washignton Co., IN.
Notes for David Beck:
"David Beck (Jr.) was the first man to die in Howard Township; he died from measles in 1811."
5. v. Andrew M. Beck, b. 05 July 1795, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; to Washington Co., IN 1808; to Kaufman Co, TX 1854; d. 19 August 1875, Kaufman Co., TX; Bur. College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., TX.
6. vi. Jacob Beck, b. Abt. 1800, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 11 January 1849, Bur Gosset Cemetery, Porter Co., IN.
7. vii. William B. Beck, b. 08 April 1803, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; Washington Co., IN; Putnam Co., IN; Parke Co., IN; d. Unknown, Pbly Parke Co., IN.
CONSORT OF ELIZABETH CLAVER
GEORGE BECK, SR. , was born Abt. 1762 in Berks County, PA; to Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; then Washington Co., IN 1808, and died 16 August 1847 in Bur. Beck's Mill Cem., Washington Co., IN. He married ELIZABETH "BETSY" CLAVER Abt. 1783 in Rowan Co., NC; moved to Washington Co., IN 1807, daughter of GEORGE CLAVER and MARGARET CLAVER. She was born Abt. 1764 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and died 24 January 1847 in Bur. Beck's Mill Cem, Washington Co., IN.
Revolutionary War Patriot Soldier: Private, Served on the Forks of the Yadkin River, North Carolina.
George Beck was born about 1762/63 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the son of Davault (Dewalt/Theobald) Beck and wife, Catherine, and was baptized on June 3, 1764, at Zion's Lutheran Church; in 1767/68 his parents moved to Rowan (now Davidson) County, North Carolina. George served in the American Revolution and in his old age liked to recount his experiences.
The History of Washington County, Indiana records: "Among the very first settlers in this county, and the first in Howard township, were the Becks, who figured very prominently in every enterprise or move that furthered the development of the county. George Beck, Sr. was a Revolutionary soldier of considerable note on account of his bravery and daring adventures. He lived in Rowan County, North Carolina, and fought all through the Revolutionary War, always insisting that no British bullet could hit him, and they never did. In every engagement he was in, he was always found in the thickest of the fight, and always came out unscratched. Upon one occasion the patriots and the British occupied different sides of the Yadkin River, in the Old North State, and George Beck concluded he must capture a prisoner. Pickets were posted by each army along the banks of the stream, and Beck's comrades endeavored to dissuade him from the rash attempt, but to no purpose. He got a canoe, and with some assistance they carried it some distance up the stream and launching it, Beck floated gently down the stream in the darkness, until he had passed the outlying pickets when he slowly drew near the shore, and landed among some underbrush. Fastening his canoe he stole stealthily up the bank, when he halted, and presently a sentinel passed within a few feet of him making his rounds to see that 'all was well.' As he passed, Beck arose and with a club felled him on the spot, tied and gagged him, took him to the canoe and carried him to the American lines. Of course he was the hero of that day.
At another time, it was desirable to know how many British troops were encamped in a certain place, and Beck volunteered to find out. Under the cover of night, and with the craft of a border spy, he penetrated their camp, went all through it while the troops slept, passed the lines of the sentinels and returned to the patriot forces undiscovered. Beck was at the battle of Tippecanoe, where he ranked as major, and his bravery in that fight was highly commended."
The following was printed in Biographical Sketches of Early Pioneers of Washington Co., Indiana. Additional research has proven other details. "George Beck, Sr. was born in North Carolina in 1762. His ancestry is supposed to go back to Germany, where Jacob Beck, a relative of the Hapsburg family, left his home and came to North Carolina. This Jacob Beck had a son, Dewalt Beck, who was the father of George Beck, Sr."
About 1784 George married Elizabeth Claver in North Carolina and on April 24, 1786, he bought 200 acres on Pounder's Fork of Abbott's Creek from his father for 6 English pounds; he sold it to Martin Trantham on March 12, 1795. He served on juries and as a road overseer several times. In the fall of 1807, he moved to near Louisville, Kentucky, and the following year he moved to (now) Washington County, Indiana, where he and his sons built a gristmill, raised their own crops as farmers, and he and his sons were known as renowned hunters.
From "History of Washington County" published in 1884, it states: George Beck and family came to this portion of the county from North Carolina in November 1807. The family cut their way through the woods and during the winter occupied a shanty of the most primitive kind and the next spring built a substantial log-cabin. The boys were John, George, Andrew, William and Jacob. In December John and George went coon hunting and came back with reports that they had found the headwaters of Blue River. They had heard the sound of water at the spring. Here it was that the famous old Beck Mill was built the following year. It was constructed of logs, was 15x15 feet, with an overshot wheel and one pair of small buhrs. It is still a famous mill. The Becks raised a crop of corn the summer of 1808. A saw-mill was added to the first mill late in 1808. The Beck Saw & Grist-Mill was the first in the township as well as the first in the county. This family also operated an early distillery. In 1825-26 a larger building took the place of the old mill and in 1864 the current frame was constructed. The mill has ever been operated by water run in spouts from Organ Spring, so named from the fancied music made by the dripping water of the cave. The water pours out of the cave a distance of 200 feet from the mill and is conveyed to the turbine wheel by wooden spouting. A dam at the cave mouth collects water for the head or fall. The first birth in the township was that of George Nugent in 1811 at Beck's Fort, which was across the road from the mill. David Beck's death in 1811 was the first." (Then this was added: A special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Smith, descendent of Jonathan Rogers, sister of Anna Rogers Beck.)
In 1828 the Major gave one acre to the trustees of the school meeting house, and on February 13, 1828, he gave 112 acres to his son John, 47 acres to his son George, and 94 acres to his son Andrew, all in Sec. 11, T1N, R3; at the same time he gave 80 acres of Sec. 1, T1N to his son William. In 1837 he gave Andrew and George, Jr. other land and in 1842 he gave land to John. He made his
will on July 26, 1847, leaving his property to be evenly divided among all his children; he died August 16, 1847.
Children of GEORGE(MAJOR) BECK and ELIZABETH CLAVER are:
2. i. Capt. (Capt)John Jacob4 Beck, b. 25 August 1785, Rowan (now Davidson) Co.,NC; to Washington Co.,IN 1808; to Kaufman Co.,TX 1844; d. 06 July 1858, Bur. College Mound Cem; Kaufman Co., TX.
3. ii. Susannah Beck, b. 09 September 1790, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 05 November 1840, Bur. Beck's Cem, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN.
4. iii. George Beck, Jr., b. 04 July 1792, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 21 September 1876, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; Bur. Beck's Cemetery.
iv. David Beck, b. Abt. 1794; d. 1811, First person to die in the county - Washignton Co., IN.
Notes for David Beck:
"David Beck (Jr.) was the first man to die in Howard Township; he died from measles in 1811."
5. v. Andrew M. Beck, b. 05 July 1795, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; to Washington Co., IN 1808; to Kaufman Co, TX 1854; d. 19 August 1875, Kaufman Co., TX; Bur. College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., TX.
6. vi. Jacob Beck, b. Abt. 1800, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 11 January 1849, Bur Gosset Cemetery, Porter Co., IN.
7. vii. William B. Beck, b. 08 April 1803, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; Washington Co., IN; Putnam Co., IN; Parke Co., IN; d. Unknown, Pbly Parke Co., IN.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
CONSORT OF ELIZABETH CLAVER
GEORGE BECK, SR. , was born Abt. 1762 in Berks County, PA; to Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; then Washington Co., IN 1808, and died 16 August 1847 in Bur. Beck's Mill Cem., Washington Co., IN. He married ELIZABETH "BETSY" CLAVER Abt. 1783 in Rowan Co., NC; moved to Washington Co., IN 1807, daughter of GEORGE CLAVER and MARGARET CLAVER. She was born Abt. 1764 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and died 24 January 1847 in Bur. Beck's Mill Cem, Washington Co., IN.
Revolutionary War Patriot Soldier: Private, Served on the Forks of the Yadkin River, North Carolina.
George Beck was born about 1762/63 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the son of Davault (Dewalt/Theobald) Beck and wife, Catherine, and was baptized on June 3, 1764, at Zion's Lutheran Church; in 1767/68 his parents moved to Rowan (now Davidson) County, North Carolina. George served in the American Revolution and in his old age liked to recount his experiences.
The History of Washington County, Indiana records: "Among the very first settlers in this county, and the first in Howard township, were the Becks, who figured very prominently in every enterprise or move that furthered the development of the county. George Beck, Sr. was a Revolutionary soldier of considerable note on account of his bravery and daring adventures. He lived in Rowan County, North Carolina, and fought all through the Revolutionary War, always insisting that no British bullet could hit him, and they never did. In every engagement he was in, he was always found in the thickest of the fight, and always came out unscratched. Upon one occasion the patriots and the British occupied different sides of the Yadkin River, in the Old North State, and George Beck concluded he must capture a prisoner. Pickets were posted by each army along the banks of the stream, and Beck's comrades endeavored to dissuade him from the rash attempt, but to no purpose. He got a canoe, and with some assistance they carried it some distance up the stream and launching it, Beck floated gently down the stream in the darkness, until he had passed the outlying pickets when he slowly drew near the shore, and landed among some underbrush. Fastening his canoe he stole stealthily up the bank, when he halted, and presently a sentinel passed within a few feet of him making his rounds to see that 'all was well.' As he passed, Beck arose and with a club felled him on the spot, tied and gagged him, took him to the canoe and carried him to the American lines. Of course he was the hero of that day.
At another time, it was desirable to know how many British troops were encamped in a certain place, and Beck volunteered to find out. Under the cover of night, and with the craft of a border spy, he penetrated their camp, went all through it while the troops slept, passed the lines of the sentinels and returned to the patriot forces undiscovered. Beck was at the battle of Tippecanoe, where he ranked as major, and his bravery in that fight was highly commended."
The following was printed in Biographical Sketches of Early Pioneers of Washington Co., Indiana. Additional research has proven other details. "George Beck, Sr. was born in North Carolina in 1762. His ancestry is supposed to go back to Germany, where Jacob Beck, a relative of the Hapsburg family, left his home and came to North Carolina. This Jacob Beck had a son, Dewalt Beck, who was the father of George Beck, Sr."
About 1784 George married Elizabeth Claver in North Carolina and on April 24, 1786, he bought 200 acres on Pounder's Fork of Abbott's Creek from his father for 6 English pounds; he sold it to Martin Trantham on March 12, 1795. He served on juries and as a road overseer several times. In the fall of 1807, he moved to near Louisville, Kentucky, and the following year he moved to (now) Washington County, Indiana, where he and his sons built a gristmill, raised their own crops as farmers, and he and his sons were known as renowned hunters.
From "History of Washington County" published in 1884, it states: George Beck and family came to this portion of the county from North Carolina in November 1807. The family cut their way through the woods and during the winter occupied a shanty of the most primitive kind and the next spring built a substantial log-cabin. The boys were John, George, Andrew, William and Jacob. In December John and George went coon hunting and came back with reports that they had found the headwaters of Blue River. They had heard the sound of water at the spring. Here it was that the famous old Beck Mill was built the following year. It was constructed of logs, was 15x15 feet, with an overshot wheel and one pair of small buhrs. It is still a famous mill. The Becks raised a crop of corn the summer of 1808. A saw-mill was added to the first mill late in 1808. The Beck Saw & Grist-Mill was the first in the township as well as the first in the county. This family also operated an early distillery. In 1825-26 a larger building took the place of the old mill and in 1864 the current frame was constructed. The mill has ever been operated by water run in spouts from Organ Spring, so named from the fancied music made by the dripping water of the cave. The water pours out of the cave a distance of 200 feet from the mill and is conveyed to the turbine wheel by wooden spouting. A dam at the cave mouth collects water for the head or fall. The first birth in the township was that of George Nugent in 1811 at Beck's Fort, which was across the road from the mill. David Beck's death in 1811 was the first." (Then this was added: A special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Smith, descendent of Jonathan Rogers, sister of Anna Rogers Beck.)
In 1828 the Major gave one acre to the trustees of the school meeting house, and on February 13, 1828, he gave 112 acres to his son John, 47 acres to his son George, and 94 acres to his son Andrew, all in Sec. 11, T1N, R3; at the same time he gave 80 acres of Sec. 1, T1N to his son William. In 1837 he gave Andrew and George, Jr. other land and in 1842 he gave land to John. He made his
will on July 26, 1847, leaving his property to be evenly divided among all his children; he died August 16, 1847.
Children of GEORGE(MAJOR) BECK and ELIZABETH CLAVER are:
2. i. Capt. (Capt)John Jacob4 Beck, b. 25 August 1785, Rowan (now Davidson) Co.,NC; to Washington Co.,IN 1808; to Kaufman Co.,TX 1844; d. 06 July 1858, Bur. College Mound Cem; Kaufman Co., TX.
3. ii. Susannah Beck, b. 09 September 1790, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 05 November 1840, Bur. Beck's Cem, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN.
4. iii. George Beck, Jr., b. 04 July 1792, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 21 September 1876, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; Bur. Beck's Cemetery.
iv. David Beck, b. Abt. 1794; d. 1811, First person to die in the county - Washignton Co., IN.
Notes for David Beck:
"David Beck (Jr.) was the first man to die in Howard Township; he died from measles in 1811."
5. v. Andrew M. Beck, b. 05 July 1795, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; to Washington Co., IN 1808; to Kaufman Co, TX 1854; d. 19 August 1875, Kaufman Co., TX; Bur. College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., TX.
6. vi. Jacob Beck, b. Abt. 1800, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 11 January 1849, Bur Gosset Cemetery, Porter Co., IN.
7. vii. William B. Beck, b. 08 April 1803, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; Washington Co., IN; Putnam Co., IN; Parke Co., IN; d. Unknown, Pbly Parke Co., IN.
CONSORT OF ELIZABETH CLAVER
GEORGE BECK, SR. , was born Abt. 1762 in Berks County, PA; to Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; then Washington Co., IN 1808, and died 16 August 1847 in Bur. Beck's Mill Cem., Washington Co., IN. He married ELIZABETH "BETSY" CLAVER Abt. 1783 in Rowan Co., NC; moved to Washington Co., IN 1807, daughter of GEORGE CLAVER and MARGARET CLAVER. She was born Abt. 1764 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and died 24 January 1847 in Bur. Beck's Mill Cem, Washington Co., IN.
Revolutionary War Patriot Soldier: Private, Served on the Forks of the Yadkin River, North Carolina.
George Beck was born about 1762/63 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the son of Davault (Dewalt/Theobald) Beck and wife, Catherine, and was baptized on June 3, 1764, at Zion's Lutheran Church; in 1767/68 his parents moved to Rowan (now Davidson) County, North Carolina. George served in the American Revolution and in his old age liked to recount his experiences.
The History of Washington County, Indiana records: "Among the very first settlers in this county, and the first in Howard township, were the Becks, who figured very prominently in every enterprise or move that furthered the development of the county. George Beck, Sr. was a Revolutionary soldier of considerable note on account of his bravery and daring adventures. He lived in Rowan County, North Carolina, and fought all through the Revolutionary War, always insisting that no British bullet could hit him, and they never did. In every engagement he was in, he was always found in the thickest of the fight, and always came out unscratched. Upon one occasion the patriots and the British occupied different sides of the Yadkin River, in the Old North State, and George Beck concluded he must capture a prisoner. Pickets were posted by each army along the banks of the stream, and Beck's comrades endeavored to dissuade him from the rash attempt, but to no purpose. He got a canoe, and with some assistance they carried it some distance up the stream and launching it, Beck floated gently down the stream in the darkness, until he had passed the outlying pickets when he slowly drew near the shore, and landed among some underbrush. Fastening his canoe he stole stealthily up the bank, when he halted, and presently a sentinel passed within a few feet of him making his rounds to see that 'all was well.' As he passed, Beck arose and with a club felled him on the spot, tied and gagged him, took him to the canoe and carried him to the American lines. Of course he was the hero of that day.
At another time, it was desirable to know how many British troops were encamped in a certain place, and Beck volunteered to find out. Under the cover of night, and with the craft of a border spy, he penetrated their camp, went all through it while the troops slept, passed the lines of the sentinels and returned to the patriot forces undiscovered. Beck was at the battle of Tippecanoe, where he ranked as major, and his bravery in that fight was highly commended."
The following was printed in Biographical Sketches of Early Pioneers of Washington Co., Indiana. Additional research has proven other details. "George Beck, Sr. was born in North Carolina in 1762. His ancestry is supposed to go back to Germany, where Jacob Beck, a relative of the Hapsburg family, left his home and came to North Carolina. This Jacob Beck had a son, Dewalt Beck, who was the father of George Beck, Sr."
About 1784 George married Elizabeth Claver in North Carolina and on April 24, 1786, he bought 200 acres on Pounder's Fork of Abbott's Creek from his father for 6 English pounds; he sold it to Martin Trantham on March 12, 1795. He served on juries and as a road overseer several times. In the fall of 1807, he moved to near Louisville, Kentucky, and the following year he moved to (now) Washington County, Indiana, where he and his sons built a gristmill, raised their own crops as farmers, and he and his sons were known as renowned hunters.
From "History of Washington County" published in 1884, it states: George Beck and family came to this portion of the county from North Carolina in November 1807. The family cut their way through the woods and during the winter occupied a shanty of the most primitive kind and the next spring built a substantial log-cabin. The boys were John, George, Andrew, William and Jacob. In December John and George went coon hunting and came back with reports that they had found the headwaters of Blue River. They had heard the sound of water at the spring. Here it was that the famous old Beck Mill was built the following year. It was constructed of logs, was 15x15 feet, with an overshot wheel and one pair of small buhrs. It is still a famous mill. The Becks raised a crop of corn the summer of 1808. A saw-mill was added to the first mill late in 1808. The Beck Saw & Grist-Mill was the first in the township as well as the first in the county. This family also operated an early distillery. In 1825-26 a larger building took the place of the old mill and in 1864 the current frame was constructed. The mill has ever been operated by water run in spouts from Organ Spring, so named from the fancied music made by the dripping water of the cave. The water pours out of the cave a distance of 200 feet from the mill and is conveyed to the turbine wheel by wooden spouting. A dam at the cave mouth collects water for the head or fall. The first birth in the township was that of George Nugent in 1811 at Beck's Fort, which was across the road from the mill. David Beck's death in 1811 was the first." (Then this was added: A special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Smith, descendent of Jonathan Rogers, sister of Anna Rogers Beck.)
In 1828 the Major gave one acre to the trustees of the school meeting house, and on February 13, 1828, he gave 112 acres to his son John, 47 acres to his son George, and 94 acres to his son Andrew, all in Sec. 11, T1N, R3; at the same time he gave 80 acres of Sec. 1, T1N to his son William. In 1837 he gave Andrew and George, Jr. other land and in 1842 he gave land to John. He made his
will on July 26, 1847, leaving his property to be evenly divided among all his children; he died August 16, 1847.
Children of GEORGE(MAJOR) BECK and ELIZABETH CLAVER are:
2. i. Capt. (Capt)John Jacob4 Beck, b. 25 August 1785, Rowan (now Davidson) Co.,NC; to Washington Co.,IN 1808; to Kaufman Co.,TX 1844; d. 06 July 1858, Bur. College Mound Cem; Kaufman Co., TX.
3. ii. Susannah Beck, b. 09 September 1790, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 05 November 1840, Bur. Beck's Cem, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN.
4. iii. George Beck, Jr., b. 04 July 1792, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 21 September 1876, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; Bur. Beck's Cemetery.
iv. David Beck, b. Abt. 1794; d. 1811, First person to die in the county - Washignton Co., IN.
Notes for David Beck:
"David Beck (Jr.) was the first man to die in Howard Township; he died from measles in 1811."
5. v. Andrew M. Beck, b. 05 July 1795, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; to Washington Co., IN 1808; to Kaufman Co, TX 1854; d. 19 August 1875, Kaufman Co., TX; Bur. College Mound Cem., Kaufman Co., TX.
6. vi. Jacob Beck, b. Abt. 1800, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; d. 11 January 1849, Bur Gosset Cemetery, Porter Co., IN.
7. vii. William B. Beck, b. 08 April 1803, Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; Washington Co., IN; Putnam Co., IN; Parke Co., IN; d. Unknown, Pbly Parke Co., IN.
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