Sarah Beall

Family/Spouse: Zachariah Magruder. Zachariah (son of Samuel Magruder and Eleanor Wade) was born on 24 Jul 1714; died in cir 1796 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Samuel Beall Magruder was born in 1746; died in cir 1797 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA.
2. William Beall Magruder was born in cir 1750; died before 1805.
3. Richard Magruder was born in cir 1750; died before 1805.
4. Josiah Magruder was born in cir 1750; died before 1805.
5. Norman Bruce Magruder was born in cir 1750; died on 16 Feb 1836.
6. Nathaniel Beall Magruder died on 25 Nov 1821.
7. Eleanor Magruder was born in cir 1750; died before 1805.
8. Elizabeth Magruder was born in cir 1750; died before 1805.

William + Sarah Magruder. Sarah (daughter of Ninian Beall Magruder and Elizabeth Brewer) was born in cir 1710. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexander + Elizabeth Coombes. Elizabeth (daughter of Enoch Coombes and unknown) died in 1743. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ninian + Elizabeth Brewer. Elizabeth (daughter of John Brewer and Sarah Ridgeley) was born on 26 Oct 1690. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexander + Margaret Ramsey. Margaret was born in cir 1625. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Enoch Coombes lived in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Enoch + unknown. unknown died in cir 1700. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel Magruder was a vestryman at St. Paul's Church, a civil and military officer (Colonel) between 1676-1705, and a member of the Assembly from 1704 until 1707. His will was drawn on 23 November 1710, and was probated on 16 April 1711.

Samuel married Sarah Beall before 1686. Sarah (daughter of Ninian Beall and Ruth Moore) died in 1734. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Sarah Ridgeley in 1685. Sarah (daughter of Henry Ridgeley and Sarah Warner) was born in cir 1667. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Alexander Magruder was born in Balmaclone, Maderty Parish, Perthshire, Scotland. He is believed to have served the Drummond family as the Chamberlain for their estates in the civil parish of Dunblane in Strathallan. He was captured either at the Battle of Preston in 1648 or the Battle of Worcester in 1651 during the English Civil War, and he served a period of indenture in Maryland following his imprisonment, possibly in Barbados. Alexander's first wife was a close relative of either Samuel Taylor or Ninian Beall. By the time of his death in 1677, Alexander Magruder was very wealthy and owned 4000 acres of land, known as "Craighnaigh," "Dunblane," "Alexandria," "Good Luck," and "Anchovie Hills." His will was drawn on 20 February 1676, and was probated on 25 July 1677.

Alexander + Sarah ?. Sarah died in cir 1671. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Colonel Ninian Beall's first wife, Elizabeth Gordon, was from Largo, Scotland. Ninian Beall was taken prisoner by Cromwell's forces at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650, and sent to Barbados. He was then sent to Maryland, where he settled about 1652. His sons, John and Thomas, came to America in 1666. Ninian Beall was commander-in-chief of the Maryland forces on Lord Baltimore's vessel, "The Royal Charles," the first Presbyterian elder in America, sheriff and surveyor of Charles County, Maryland, Colonel of the militia, Indian Commissioner, and a member of the Assembly. He was reportedly 6'7" tall, with red hair. By the time of his death, he had acquired over 25,000 acres of land. His birth year has been variously reported as 1615 or 1625 and his death year as 1707 or 1717.

Ninian married Ruth Moore in 1664. Ruth (daughter of Richard Moore and Jane ?) was born in cir 1640. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Brewer is thought to have been born in Cardiff, Wales, and to have emigrated to Massachusetts in 1645. He was a member of the Nansemond Puritan Colony of Virginia. In 1649, this Puritan colony moved to Maryland, and Brewer settled on the South River near Annapolis. He was a Commissioner for Anne Arundel County in 1657, and a member of the Assembly in 1661.

John + Elizabeth Heathcote. Elizabeth died in cir 1670. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Henry Ridgeley settled on the Patuxent River in Prince George's County, Maryland, in 1659, on a royal grant of 6000 acres. His third wife, Mary, was the widow of Mareen Duval, the Huguenot. Henry Ridgeley was a vestryman of St. Ann's Church and was one of the early founders of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He was a Commissioner to Advance Trade in 1683, Justice of the Peace from 1686 to 1696, Captain of a company of militia in 1689, commissioned a major in 1692, a member of the Assembly in 1694, commissoned a lieutenant colonel in 1694, and a member of the Governor's Council.

Henry + Sarah Warner. Sarah (daughter of James Warner and Elizabeth Harris) was born in cir 1635. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Alexander McGruder was born at Craignech, Muthill Parish, Perthshire, Scotland. He was Chamberlain to John Drummond, Lord Commendator of Inchaffray Abbey, and acted as his procurator or attorney.

Alexander married Margaret Campbell in cir 25 May 1605. Margaret (daughter of Nicol Campbell and Katherine Drummond) was born in cir 1580. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Richard Moore, a barrister from London, emigrated to Calvert County, Maryland, before 1650.

Richard + Jane ?. Jane was born in cir 1610. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James Warner was Church Warden at Elizabeth River Church, Sewell's Point, Virginia, in 1649. In 1651 he was settled in Maryland on Round Bay, Severn River.

James + Elizabeth Harris. Elizabeth (daughter of William Harris and Elizabeth ?) died in cir 1675. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]