Person:William Beverly (2)

  In January, 1880 William Beverly wrote the following: "My father John Beverly, was born in Virginia in 1743 and died August 23, 1829. He was a captain in the Revolutionary War... My son, John Beverly, was born in Roane County, Tennessee on July 6, 1829, and came to Texas with me." 
  William Beverly was born in Virginia, November 28, 1806. His twin sister was named Nancy and married Joseph Klepper who had a land grant from Peter's Colony. William was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee. March 24, 1828, in Roane County, Tennessee, he married Nancy DeLozier (b. March 10, 1806).

They lived in Tennessee and came to Texas in 1846. He arrived on his 40th birthday, November 28, 1846. He received a land grant from Peter's Colony of 640 acres west of Plano.

  William and Nancy Beverly had nine children, seven boys and two girls. Five of their boys were killed in 1864 as they fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Sorrow and sadness reigned over the Beverly household and community each time a message arrived. Twice word came from returning soldiers who had know two of their sons on the battlefield. The Beverlys had two sons left, John, who became a Methodist minister, and James, who followed his father as a farmer. Each of them had a half section, a land grant from Peter's Colony.
  There were two daughters, (Louisa) Pernina, who married Fountain Jordan Vance, and Mary who married James Vance. Each Vance owned a half section east of the Beverlys. Thus, William Beverly had his twin sister, Nancy Klepper and his two daughters and a son James each owning one half section of land near by. 
  His minister son, John lived about two miles north and within a mile or more of Josesph Russell, his father-in-law. Joseph also had a land grant from Peter's Colony.
  Captain William Beverly's wife, Nancy DeLozier died June 16, 1851, and was buried on a plot that would later, in November, become the Jacob Routh Cemetary. The grave of a child who belonged to a migrant family, was near by. This cemetary is east and on land adjoining Highway 74, about a mile or more south of Plano. His second wife, was Rebecca Crownover, and to this union was born five children. 
  Captain Beverly was a county commissioner from Plano precinct in 1852, '54 and '56. He also assisted in the development of the courthouse square.
  On April 11, 1849, Reverend John Beverly married Isabel Wilburn Russel, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Russell. John was a circuit rider of the Methodist Conference and also served as minister in many North Texas churches in this area. Among them, First Church in Dallas, then located on Allen Street, and McKinney church in 1866-67. The John Beverly's had twelve children.
  References:

Annie Gray Powers Carrell, Federal Census of Collin Co., Texas, Marriage Records of Roane Co. Va. Collin County c 1975 History of Collin County, Texas by Stambaugh c 1958

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Capt William Beverly, in Find A Grave.