Subject: Capt. Richard Beers
Source:  Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of 
Watertown,
Massachusetts, Includes Waltham and Weston - by Henry Bond, M.D. Boston, 1860.

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Capt. Richard Beers, an original proprietor, admitted freeman March 16, 
1636/7; selectman
most of the time from 1644 to 1675; Representive 13 years, 1663 to 1675; a 
Captain in 
Philip's War and slain in battle by the Indians at Northfield, Sept. 4, 1675.

Wife Elizabeth.  He made a nuncupatory will August 6, proved Oct. 5, 1675.  
Whole estate
to go to his wife; but if she marry, one half to go to daughter Sternes and 
other children.
Widow and son Eleazer administrators.  Inventory 242 pounds.  In the Probate 
Office of
Middlesex, is an agreement, dated June 1711, among the children and heirs of 
Capt. R. Beers,
viz., Joseph and Mary Rice; Judith Allen, Elizabeth and Samuel Ward and David 
Stone.  Oct.
1654, he was recommended to the Court by Hugh Mason, Thomas Hastings, Charles 
Chadwick, Henry
Bright and John Sherman, "to keep an ordinary."  His license was renewed, and 
probably con-
tinued until his decease.  It is the first notice of a public house in 
Watertown.

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Children:

1. Sarah Beers buried Oct. 10, 1639.

2. Sarah Beers 2d; m. (1) Isaac Stearns, Jr.  He died Aug. 29, 1676 and she 
m. (2)
   July 23, 1677, Thomas Wheeler of Concord.

3. Mary Beers, b. Mar 10, 1642/3; m. Joseph Rice, son of Edmund Rice of 
Sudbury.  She died
   in Watertown May 13, 1777, leaving children:
        1. Joseph Rice b. June 5, 1671; died in Marlboro, Dec 3, 1745.
        2. Eleazer Rice b. Oct 26, 1672; died young.
        3. Mary Rice b. Aug 15, 1674; m. Dec 12, 1710, David Stone.

4. Elnathan Beers died 1696; m. Sarah Tainter and had:
        1. Mary Beers b. and died Mar 1681/2.
        2. Richard Beers b. Feb., d. Mar 1682/3.
        3. Simon Beers b. July 19, 1684; bap. Sept 25, 1698.
        4. Mary Beers b. Feb 11, 1687/8.
        5. Richard Beers 2d; b. Feb 17, 1690/1; by his wife Mary he had:
             1. Elnathan Beers, b. April 23, 1723.
             2. Simon Beers b. Jan 15, 1725/6.
             3. Sarah Beers b. June 26, 1728.
             4. Richard Beers b. Jan 15, 1729/30.
             5. Jabez Beers b. Oct 20, 1731.
          This Richard Beers had probably married for his first wife May 21, 
1718,
          Elizabeth Dix.

5. Judith Beers b. March 26, 1646 m. (?Henry) Allen.

6. Jabez Beers b. Oct 4, 1651; a tailor; wife, Elizabeth, died Feb 8, 1717/18.

7. Elizabeth Beers m. May 25, 1710; Samuel Ward of Marlboro.

8. Richard Beers b. Oct 22, 1659.

9. Abigail Beers b. and died April 1662.

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Anthony Beers, probably a brother of Capt. Richard Beers; admitted freeman 
May 6, 1657;
by wife, Elizabeth had:
1. Samuel Beers b. May 9, 1647.
2. Ephraim Beers b. July 5, 1648.
3. John Beers b. Jan 20, 1651/2.
4. Hester Beers b. Oct 16, 1654.
5. Samuel Beers 2d, b. May 2, 1657.

Perhaps the four following were also his children:

Elizabeth Beers m. April 7, 1663, Henry Goddin.

Bethuah Beers m. March 25, 1664, David Mettup.

Mary Beers m. April 19, 1665, John Smith

 *Eliezer Beers (? son of Capt. Richard Beers), m. April 21, 1690, Susanna 
Cutting widow
of John Cutting and dau of Robert & Susanna Harrington.  He died Dec 5, 1701 
and his wid.
married Jan 21, 1704/5, Peter Cloyse of Framingham.

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BEERS
Correction - Captain Beers was not the first one authorized "to keep an 
ordinary."

Jabez Beers m. Elizabeth dau of Jasper Rush of Dorchester.

May 17, 1698, Jabez and Richard Beers of Watertown sold to Samuel How 300 
acres
of land in Marlboro, granted to Captain Richard Beers, Oct 14, 1664.  In 1714,
Jabez Beers of Watertown sold land to Joseph Shattuck of Watertown, 
barber-chirurgeon,
and his wife Mary.

It is probable that Anthony Beers moved from Watertown to Roxbury and there 
had a son
Barnabas b. Sept 6, 1658.  In 1667, lands in Fairfield, Conn., wer granted to 
Anthony
Beers, which he sold in 1669.

This name, *Eleazer by inadvertence was misplaced.  He was a son, probably of 
the eldest
of Captain Richard Beers and one of his executors. [Elnathan was the eldest 
son]

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Subject: Beers
Source:  Torrey - New England Marriages Prior to 1700

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Beers, Anthony (-1679) & 1st wife, Elizabeth [Firmin]; b. 1647; b. 1639?; 
Watertown/
Roxbury/Fairfield

Beers, Anthony (-1679) & 2nd wife, Mary ( ? ) [Adams], wife of Edward Adams; 
after 1671;
before 5 Oct 1677; Fairfield, CT.

Beers, Barnabas (1658-1714) & 1st wife, Elizabeth Wilcoxson (1666-1694) m. 
April 4, 1688;
Stratford, CT.

Beers, Barnabas & 2nd wife, [Mary] [Hodgkin] (1672-); after 11 Oct 1694; 
prob. ca 1698;
Fairfield, CT/?Stratford, CT.

Beeres, Eliezer, (-1691) & Susanna (Harrington) Cutting, wife of John; m. (3) 
Peter Cloyse
1705; m. Eliezer April 21, 1690; Watertown.

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Beeres, Elnathan & Sarah [Tainter] (1657-); b. 1681 (2?); Watertown.

Beers, Ephraim (1648-) & Mary Gardner; m. Sept 9, 1680; Hadley/Hatfield.

Beers, Jabez & Elizabeth (Rush) Barber, dau of Jasper Rush, wife of William 
Barber.
m. May 17, 1694; Boston/Watertown.

Beers, James & Martha (  ?  ) (-1674)

Beers, James (-1694) & Martha [Barlow] ca 1650; Milford/Fairfield, CT.

Beeres, James Jr. (-1691, 1694?) & ( ? ); b. 1677; Fairfield, CT.

Beers, John (1652-1683) & Mary (  ?  ) b. 1679; Stratford, CT.

Beers, Joseph (-1696, 1697?) & Abigail [Norton] m. (2) John Dunbar 1697, 
1698; b. 1689;
Fairfield, CT.

Beers, Richard (-1675) & Elizabeth [Firmin] (1614-1706); b. 1639; 
Watertown/Stratford, CT.

Beers, Samuel & ( ? ); b. 1655; Milford, CT.

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