3 ELIZABETH HESS, ... was married to Samuel Beidelman, also of Springfield Twp., born October 9, 1750; he was a son of Elias Beitelman, one of the early settlers. Elias was born in the Palatinate, Germany, September 27, 1707, came to America on the ship "Thistle," landing at Philadelphia, August 29, 1730, and settled in Springfield Township about the year 1748, where he became the possessor of a tract of 607 acres of land on Squooks (Cooks) Creek, near Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pa. In the year 1759, he erected a grist mill with a residence attached, all under one roof, known for many years as Hawk's Mill, which is still standing. Elias Beitelman died October 25, 1781, and lies buried in Springfield Church burying-ground by the side of his wife Anna Maria ______, who died February 15, 1795, aged 80 years. On the same ship with Elias Beitelman, came also Dietrich and Felte Beitelman, evidently three brothers.
