Person:Lewis Beard (2)
Lewis Beard
b.13 Aug 1753 Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
d.11 Dec 1820
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1751
  1. Lewis Beard1753 - 1820
  2. Mary Beard1756 - 1844
  3. Catherine Beard1780 - 1857
  4. Saloma Beard
  5. Valentine Beard
Spouse and Children
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  1. Mary Beard1785 -
  2. Christina BeardAbt 1786 -
  3. Sarah Beard1791 -
  4. John Beard1797 -
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Facts and Events
Name Lewis Beard
Gender Male
Birth? 13 Aug 1753 Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Marriage to Susanna Dunn
Death? 11 Dec 1820

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Notes for LEWIS BEARD: He was a prosperous businessman, owning almost fifteen thousand acres in Rowan, Montgomery, and Burke counties, some containing valuable mineral deposits. He operated a large store in Salisbury, as well as two large plantations on the Yadkin River. As a leading citizen of Salisbury, he served as assessor of town lands, public treasurer of Rowan County, high sheriff of Rowan, director of the Salisbury branch of the Bank of Cape Fear, and member of the North Carolina House of Commons, 1791-1792, and the North Carolina Senate, 1793.

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Among members of the Beard and Fisher families of Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., was Lewis Beard (1754-11 December 1820), who was born in Salisbury, son of John Lewis and Christine Snapp Beard. He was a prosperous businessman, owning almost fifteen thousand acres in Rowan, Montgomery, and Burke counties, some containing valuable mineral deposits. He operated a large store in Salisbury, as well as two large plantations on the Yadkin River. As a leading citizen of Salisbury, he served as assessor of town lands, public treasurer of Rowan County, high sheriff of Rowan, director of the Salisbury branch of the Bank of Cape Fear, and member of the North Carolina House of Commons, 1791-1792, and the North Carolina Senate, 1793.

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