Ninian Beall

1620 - 1710  (90 years)

• Name	Ninian Beall
  Birth	cir 1620	Fifeshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	cir 1710	Maryland, USA
  Notes	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.
  Person ID	I640	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Gordon   d. cir 1690, Scotland
  Children	1. John Beall,   b. cir 1650   2. Thomas Beall,   b. cir 1650
  Family ID	F245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth Moore,   b. cir 1640
  Marriage	1664
  Children	1. Sarah Beall   d. 1734
  Family ID	F246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - cir 1620 - Fifeshire, Scotland Death - cir 1710 - Maryland, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show	2 Documents
  	Colonial War Service Address by Zebina Moses to the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia on 11 April 1906
  	Colonel Ninian Beall "Historical Address on the Occasion of the Dedication of a Memorial Boulder to Colonet Ninian Beall Delivered by Caleb Clarke Magruder, Jr. in St. John's Church, Georgetown, D.C., Sunday, October 30, 1910."