Ninian Beall Descent

The surname BEALL has a tradition in Maryland of being pronounced as BELL and the Beall descendants have generally carried this pronunciation down through the generations, wherever they have moved in the United States.

A male descendant of Colonel Ninian Beall has been found in Aiea, Honolulu Co., Hawaii, after many years of searching and the ancestry of Charles Lyman Beall III has been validated by genealogy records and Y-DNA testing!

See May 2006 article, SOME DESCENDANTS OF COL. NINIAN BEALL OF MARYLAND, compiled by Roberta Hull, well known author and authority on the BEALLs at:

"Through many months of lengthy correspondence regarding corrections, additions, errors, misunderstandings and frustrations, Roberta Hull of Mesa, Arizona, worked with me to put the Beall families in the format for this book. Roberta Hull is a well-respected and meticulous researcher with an incredible knowledge of these families."

Go to any Internet search engine like Google.com and there is all kinds of information and misinformation on Ninian Beall, the Scot warrior possibly captured by the British, prisoner, colonial immigrant, indentured in the colony of Maryland, rose to the rank of Colonel, Commander in Chief of the Provincial Forces of Maryland, Member of the House of Burgesses, patentee of the Rock of Dumbarton, owned most of the land now known as Washington D.C. -- including Georgetown, Rock Creek and the White House. Allegedly thousands of acres of Grants were made to Ninian for his service in Maryland.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A LOT OF WISHFUL THINKING BY MANY RESEARCHERS. SEARCHING FOR FACTS REGARDING NINIAN BEALL CAN BE A GENEALOGICAL NIGHTMARE.

1) Ninian Beall ( c.1625/30-15 Jan,1717, Prince. George’s Co., MD, m. Ruth ? ( d. aft.1713)
Will: 15 Jan, 1717; Probate: 28 Feb 1717, Will, MD, 14: 504-507, FHL microfilm 0,012, 846 Mentions George Beall, his son; son-in-law, Andrew Hambleton; grandson, Samuel Beall; granddaughter, Mary Beall, daughter of his son Ninian BEALL, deceased; son-in-law, Joseph Belt; son, Charles Beall and the lands and other properties, including Rock of Dumbarton, Bacon Hall, Good Luck, Dunn Back and Recovery.

2) George Beall (1695, Upper Marlboro, Calvert Co., MD - March, 1780, Georgetown, Montgomery Co., MD) m. Elizabeth Brooke (1699-1748)
Will: 15 Mar, 1780; Probate: 24 March, 1780, Montgomery Co., MD wills A:262-263, FHL microfilm 0, 014, 230

3) George Beall, Jr. (1729-1807) m. Anne ? Montgomery Co., MD

4) Levin Coventon (Covington) Beall (1760-1816 Montgomery Co.,MD) m. Esther Campbell ( -c1826)

5) John Beall (23 Dec 1781-26 Aug 1831, Montgomery Co., MD) m. 1st ?, 2nd , 28 Dec.1807, Charlotte Jones (c1781-aft 1880)
From Montgomery Co. probate records:
#14238, Liber S:72, 21 Dec 1831, Charlotte Beall, Levin C. Beall, & Thomas J. Reed applied for the bond in regard to the estate of John Beall of Levin.
#14241, Liber X:248, 22 June 1841, Charlotte Beall, final account of John of Levin Beall. Balance to be divided among children of intestate John Beall of Levin: Aressa, Ann Jones, Levin C. Beall, William R. Beall, Eliza A Beall, John Richard Beall, Mary Ellen Beall & James Henry Beall.

6) William Rufus Beall (abt 1815-Sep. 14, 1887) m. 1839 Martha Elizabeth McAtee (c1810-aft1860)
Wm R. Beall died Sep. 14, 1887, deaths, VA, Fairfax, indexed by Virginia Genealogical Society
Federal Census, 1860, Medley's District, Montgomery Co., MD; farmer, age 47 with son George A., age 10; wife, Martha E., age 50.

7) George A. Beall, b. Apr. 12, 1846 , Frederick Co.,MD, d. 6 Mar 1921; m. 21 Feb 1870, Eliza A. Baker, Montgomery Co., Marriage Records (c1857- )
Federal Census, 1880, Broad Run District, Loudoun Co., VA, George A Beall, age 30, b: Maryland, wife Eliza, age 23, b: Virginia with son Glenwood, age 4, b: MD
Federal Census 1900, Broad Run, Loudoun Co., VA, George A. Bell, age 50, wife Eliza A., age 39 (Dec. 1861), Glenwood, age 23 (Feb 1877)
Federal Census 1910, Broad Run, Loudoun Co., VA; George Beall, age 64, wife Eliza A , age 58; son, Rufus E. age 26, b. VA, m. Florence, age 23
Federal Census 1920, Broad Run, Loudoun Co., VA; George A Bell, age 73, Eliza A., age 67.
Death Certificate # 6003, Commonwealth of Virginia, Broad Run, Loudoun; full name: George A. Beall; died: 9 A. M., March 1921; age 74 & 11 months; occupation: farmer; date of birth: April 12, 1846, Mt. Gomry, MD; father: Rufus Beall, b. Frederick Co., MD; mother: Martha Machra[?], b. Mt. Gomry Co., MD; wife: Eliza A. Beall; Burial, March 8, 1921 at: Herndon, VA (apparently, Eliza remembered Montgomery Co. as “Mt. Gomry” County).

8) Glenwood Beall (1876, Montgomery Co., MD- before 1930); age 22, on Marriage license dated, 11 July 1898, Grace Church Rectory, Alexandria, VA; Glenwood Bell, birthplace: Montgomery Co., MD, occupation : farmer; married Minnie Mary Mitchell Mockabee, Washington D.C.,age 23, birthplace: Washington D.C.; both listed as single; his parents listed as: George and Eliza, hers listed as: Frank and Elizabeth;

Federal Census, 1910, Broad Run District, Loudoun Co.,VA; age 34, farmer, b. MD; with son Lyman, age 4, b. MD; daughter, Dorothy, age 3, b. VA; wife Minnie, age 37, b. Washington, D.C.

1910 Census Miracode Index: Glenwood, age 34, birthplace: MD, W., Head of Household; wife Minnie, age 37, birthplace: D.C.; son Lyman, age 04, birthplace: MD; daughter, Dorothy, 04, birthplace: VA.

9) Charles Lyman Beall (30 Nov, 1905 MD-1987, Pr. George’s Co., MD) m. 1st ?, 2nd, 22 May 1943 Naomi Miller Garis (? - )

Birth Certificate # 19050007939, issued May 11, 1983, 4th child, Charles Lyman Beall, born 30 Nov, 1905, father: Glenwood, machinist; mother: Mary Mockabee.
Certificate of Baptism, St Dominic's Church, 630 E. Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 200224, 17 Jun, 1906 by Rev. J. P. Egan; Baptismal Register dtd. 14 April 1969, Charles Lyman Beall, born: 30 Nov, 1905.

Married to Naomi Miller Garis by Rev. Gustav A. Haack, Marriage Certificate, dtd. 22 May 1943 at Philadelphia, PA, Issued: # 129, Clerk of Orphan's Court, Bucks Co., PA; US Navy Service, World War II; Social Security # 578-09-6758, issued in D.C. before becoming VA; Baker at Continental Baking Co.;
Died: 22 Nov, 1987 at 4:41 AM, age 81; Prince George's General Hospital, Cheverly , MD, Residence: Bladensburg, Prince George's Co., MD; b. Nov. 30, 1905; Maryland; father's name: Glennwood Beall; mother's maiden name: Minnie Mockabee; wife's name: Naomi Beall; burial: Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, P. G., MD, 11/25/87; Death Certificate, dtd. 2 Dec. 1987.
Federal Census, 1930, District of Columbia, Washington City, Precinct No. 9; Charles L.Beall, head of household, age 24; Dorothy, sister and niece Elsie with Minnie M., mother-in-law ( should have been mother), age 60.

10) Charles Lyman Beall, Jr. (1945- PA ) m. Shirley Yvonne Couveia (1946); both parents listed on Charles L Beall, III, Prince Georges Co., Maryland birth certificate # 66-16031, Copy in the file of the author.

11) Charles Lyman Beall III (1966- Living), Aiea, Honolulu Co., Hawaii, Driver's License # 47-115, copy on file with the author.

COMMENT: The above chart is a compilation of the good research work accomplished by Roberta Hull, Frederick Z. Saunders, James W. Beall, Annie Beall, Rev. Jackson Day, Janet Broadbent, Thomas Davidson Beall II, Robert Clair Beall (publisher) and William Ryland Beall III (editor) of the BEALL GENEALOGICAL NEWS, and Stuart-James Beall, webmaster, who polished up much of the research I have done in the last few months! They should be commended for their dedicated work for the BEALLs of Maryland, USA and Scotland.

I do believe that with the colonial Ancestral Haplotype we have formed, genetic cousins here in the United States and in the United Kingdom will join us in further genealogical research and DNA testing. Bridging the generations is simply finding more BEALL descendants to connect the lines of descent!

Footnote: Charles Lyman Beall's Y-DNA test validates his close relationship with the existing Ancestral Haplotype for the BEALL haplogroup of Maryland! It has also differentiated between another Beall line in Maryland, that pronounces their surname generally as BEAL instead of BELL! That line has been researched by Rev. Jackson Day.

The Family Tree DNA Ltd. (FTDNA) listing reveals the BEALL haplogroup and it is shown by the genetic distances for both 25 and 37 marker test results, for Charles Lyman Beall's FTDNATiP Report comparing his Y-DNA test to the other BEALL Y-DNA test results.

At 12 markers, he matched fourteen (14) BEALL Y-DNA tests exactly and for three (3) BEALL Y-DNA tests he had a genetic distance of one (1). This is why we use tests with more than 25 markers for more refined test results. The more refined tests reveal branches of the same lineage as shown below in 25 and 37 marker Analysis. All shown are related.

In the case of 37 marker comparison, the genetic distance is acceptable for a close relationship, sharing a common ancestor (probably in earlier generations in Scotland), see below:

NOTE: NOT ALL 25 MARKER TESTS OF OUR PARTICIPANTS HAVE BEEN EXPANDED TO 37 MARKER TEST RESULTS.

Explained in another way by DNA Heritage (DNAH), using a more refined test of 43 markers instead of 37 markers -- but the same general rules apply!

Kit	Name	Distance
1207	Thomas Davidson Beall *	1
1208	Allan Magruder Beall *	1
1220	James William Beall *	1
1223	Burtch W. Beall *	1
1226	James Crichton Beall *	1
18839	John Michael Bell *	1
28232	[Beall 417]	1
36750	Arthur Oren Beall *	1
43022	[Beall 422]	1
8492	Ray W. Beall *	1
1217	Robert C. Beall *	2
13842	Timothy J Beall *	2
18911	Stuart-James Beall *	2

Kit	Name	Distance
1223	Burtch W. Beall	2
1220	James William Beall	3
18911	Stuart-James Beall	3
28232	[Beall 417]	3
1207	Thomas Davidson Beall	4