"James Beard, bp. Epping 8 Oct. 1626; d. without children bef. 9 Nov. 1681, when he was not mentioned among the heirs of his brother Jeremiah (see below)."
[footnote] "According to Ruth Beard, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Widow Martha Beard of Milford, Conn. (Ansonia, Conn., 1915), … he 'died 1642, unmarried. His estate was settled by Captain Astwood, Judge, and was the first estate administered upon in Milford.' It is not clear where Beard derived this information from, but it is unlikely that a 15- or 16-year-old would leave an estate to be administered."
NOTE: Might it possibly have been the estate of the father, James1 Beard?
