Transcript talk:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v1p144

Defect 1

Assignment of a daughter of Thomas Staples, as the mother of this family, is vigorously disputed. Quoting extensively from remarks by Eugene H. Beach, Jr.:

   "Little is known concerning the marriage of John Beach or the identity of his
   wife. Since his first child, Elizabeth, was born in March, 1652, it is
   generally agreed he married circa 1650. At the birth of his son Benjamin, in
   1674, the name of his spouse is given as Mary, Jacobus, HISTORY AND GENEALOGY
   OF THE FAMILIES OF OLD FAIRFIELD, Vol. I, p. 41. With respect to her maiden
   name and origins, however, there is once more much confusion. McClaughry,
   GENEALOGY OF THE BEACH FAMILY OF CONNECTICUT, p. 36, declares John Beach "was
   married in 1650 (about) to Mary (?) a Danish lady." The so-called "Anjou
   Typescript" [reprinted in BEACH FAMILY JOURNAL, Vol. I, No. 4, pp. 85-94],
   states he married June 3, 1651, Elizabeth Peck, daughter of Nathaniel Peck.
   Savage, however, in his GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW
   ENGLAND, Vol. I, p. 144, claims he "m. a d. of Thomas Staples, of Fairfield,"
   a view shared by Deacon Lewis Norton in his notes on early Beach history,
   BEACH FAMILY MAGAZINE, Vol. I, No. 1, p. 9. This, in turn, has led most
   genealogists since that time [with the significant exclusion, however, of
   Jacobus] to identify the wife of John Beach as "Mary Staples", supposed
   daughter of Thomas Staples of Fairfield. It is unclear, however, whether
   Staples - himself a contemporary of John Beach - would have had a daughter
   old enough to have married circa 1650. Even more compelling, however, is the
   fact John Beach2, John1 is on record as marrying first, at Stratford, Hannah
   Staples of Fairfield, the daughter of Thomas Staples. Had John Beach1
   likewise married a daughter of Thomas Staples, then John Beach2 John1 would
   have wed his own mother's sister, i.e., his maternal aunt. Since this is
   clearly impossible, the identity of John Beach's wife must remain an open
   question unless and until new information is forthcoming. Whomever she was,
   however, she is not mentioned in the administration of her husband's estate
   and is therefore believed to have died prior to 1677, possibly soon after the
   birth of Benjamin in 1674.

   P.S. - son JOHN(2) John(1), who is mentioned above, was b. Apr, 1654; d. 1712
   at Stratford, Connecticut; m. 1st, Dec 18, 1679, Hannah Staples of Fairfield,
   Connecticut, dau. of Thomas Staples, b.c. 1659; m. 2nd, Phebe Wilcoxson, widow
   of John Birdsey and dau. of William Wilcoxson, b.c. 1651, d. Sep 20, 1743, at
   age 93."

Defect 2

WeRelate tree holds assignment as brother of Richard, not son.