Person:Mary Beard (32)
Mary Beard
b.Abt 1774 Augusta County, Virginia
d.19 Sep 1856 Carroll County, Missouri
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m. 1 Aug 1794
  1. John Trotter1795 - 1874
  2. William Trotter1798 - 1854
  3. Jane Trotter1800 - 1822
  4. Mary Trotter1803 - 1883
  5. James Trotter1805 - 1893
  6. Alexander Trotter1807 - Est 1809
  7. Nancy Agnes Trotter1809 - 1884
  8. Clarissa Trotter1811 - 1884
  9. Margaret Trotter1813 - Aft 1847
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Name Mary Beard
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1774 Augusta County, Virginia
Marriage 1 Aug 1794 Augusta County, Virginiato James Trotter
Death? 19 Sep 1856 Carroll County, Missouri

This Mary Beard is the daughter of William Beard and Jean/Jane unknown. NOT the daughter of Mary Steele who married a different William Beard circa 1807. Also known by name of Nancy Trotter.

Mentioned in will of her father, along with siblings. Cumberland County KY: Know all men by these presents that I John Beard & Jean Sproul wife of Alexander Sproul, deceased, each of the County of Cumberland and state of Kentucky for diven consideration we thereunto ?moving have ordined constituted and appointed and by these presents do ordain constitute and appoint William Beard of Washington County and state of Virginia our true and lawful attornney in fact for us and in our names and for our use and benefit to adjust settle and receive a certain legacy left us heirs at law of William Beard, deceased, of Augusta County and state of Virginia granting and by these presents vestingour said attorney with full and completer powers to ask and demand and for receive and receipt for and do or cause to be done all other things which may be necessary to be done in regard to said legacy or which might or could do ?war we personally present hereby ratifying and confirming whatsever --- said attorney shall do in our names and for our use relating to said legacy by virture of these presents as witnessed our hands and seals this 15th day of May 1819. [signed/sealed] John Beard, Jane Sproul, Mary Trotter.

I do certify that I heard the within named John Beard, Jane Sproul and Mary Trotter acknowledge to the withing Letter of attorney Given under my hand this 15th day of May 1819. C. Daugherty J. P. CC
Kentucky Cumberland County..I Milton King the assistant Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid, Do certify that I have recorded the within Letter of attorney from John Beard, Jane Sproul and Mary trotter to William Beard together with the Justices certificate thereon endorse in my office And I further certify that the aforesaid C. Daugherty attestation is in due form of law and regularly appointed andlegally qualified and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official action such. In Testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the County to be hereunto affixed at my said office in Deed Book D p. 48 in the Town of Burkesville, this fifteenth day of May 1819 and of the Commonwealth aforesaid the xxvii [signed] Milton King
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