Descendants of John Bewley

Compiled by Stephenie Flora

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Generation No. 1

 

1.  JOHN2 BEWLEY  (UNKNOWN1) died 1704 in Philadelphia, Bucks Co, PA.  He married ISABELLA. 

       

Child of JOHN BEWLEY and ISABELLA is:

2.                   i.    GEORGE ANTHONY3 BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1698, England; d. Abt. 1755.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  GEORGE ANTHONY3 BEWLEY (JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1698 in England, and died Abt. 1755.  He married SARAH UNKNOWN Abt. 1716.  She was born in Germany.

       

Children of GEORGE BEWLEY and SARAH UNKNOWN are:

3.                   i.    NATHAN4 BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1717; d. 02 Apr 1766.

4.                  ii.    JOHN BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1718; d. Abt. 1800.

                    iii.    MARY BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1720; m. HUGH BARR, 18 Jul 1742, First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Bucks Co, PA.

                   iv.    GEORGE BEWLEY JR., b. Abt. 1722; d. 1747.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  NATHAN4 BEWLEY (GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1717, and died 02 Apr 1766.  He married MARY KNIGHT 31 Aug 1737. 

       

Children of NATHAN BEWLEY and MARY KNIGHT are:

5.                   i.    ISAAC5 BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1740; d. Abt. 1773.

6.                  ii.    MARY BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1742; d. Aft. 1801.

                    iii.    GEORGE BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1755; d. 22 Feb 1794, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Bucks Co, PA; m. HANNAH KNIGHT.

                   iv.    REBECCA BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1756; d. 03 Aug 1758.

                    v.    SARAH BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1758; m. MATHEW FITZWATER, 25 Nov 1772, Abington Twp, Montgomery Co, PA.

                   vi.    NATHAN BEWLEY, b. 1760; d. 16 Aug 1761.

 

 

4.  JOHN4 BEWLEY (GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1718, and died Abt. 1800.  He married ANN KIMBLE 29 Mar 1739 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Bucks Co, PA, daughter of ANTHONY KIMBLE and MATILDA MORREY.  She was born Abt. 1720.

       

Children of JOHN BEWLEY and ANN KIMBLE are:

7.                   i.    GEORGE ANTHONY5 BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1745, Philadelphia, Bucks Co, PA; d. 16 Nov 1835, Greene Co, TN.

                     ii.    JOHN GEORGE BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1747.

                    iii.    NATHAN BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1749; d. Abt. 1807.

                   iv.    ISAAC BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1751.

8.                 v.    JOHN BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1753.

                   vi.    JESSE BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1755.

9.               vii.    CHRISTOPHER BEWLEY, b. 06 Apr 1756, Loudon Co, VA; d. 20 Aug 1839, Breckenridge Co, Ky.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

5.  ISAAC5 BEWLEY (NATHAN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1740, and died Abt. 1773.  He married RACHEL CLIFTON 24 Nov 1761 in Philadelphia, Bucks Co, PA. 

       

Children of ISAAC BEWLEY and RACHEL CLIFTON are:

10.                 i.    NATHAN6 BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1763; d. Abt. 1808, Upper Dublin Twp, Montgomery Co, PA.

                     ii.    JOHN BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1765; m. RACHEL TYSON, Bef. 1801.

11.               iii.    ISAAC BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1767.

                   iv.    SARAH BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1768.

                    v.    GEORGE BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1770; d. Bef. 1801.

 

 

6.  MARY5 BEWLEY (NATHAN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1742, and died Aft. 1801.  She married ISAAC KNIGHT 30 Mar 1772. 

       

Child of MARY BEWLEY and ISAAC KNIGHT is:

                      i.    ELIZABETH6 KNIGHT, b. Abt. 1774.

 

 

7.  GEORGE ANTHONY5 BEWLEY (JOHN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1745 in Philadelphia, Bucks Co, PA, and died 16 Nov 1835 in Greene Co, TN.  He married SARAH PHILLIPS Abt. 1767 in Loudon Co, VA, daughter of JOHN PHILLIPS.  She was born Abt. 1747.

       

Children of GEORGE BEWLEY and SARAH PHILLIPS are:

                      i.    GEORGE6 BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1769, Loudon Co, VA; d. 08 Aug 1788, Monroe Co, Tn.

12.                ii.    JOHN G. BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1771, Loudon Co, VA; d. 25 Sep 1830, Lick Creek, Greene Co, TN.

13.               iii.    ANTHONY BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1775, Loudon Co, VA; d. 1847, Warrensburg, Greene Co, TN.

14.              iv.    MAHLON BEWLEY, b. 1776, Henry Co, VA; d. 04 Dec 1831, Boiling Springs, Pope Co, Ark.

15.               v.    LIVI ANN BEWLEY, b. 01 Jan 1778, Henry Co, VA; d. 06 Dec 1850, Bulls Gap, Hawkins Co, TN.

16.              vi.    CALVIN F. BEWLEY, b. 1780, Henry, Franklin Co, VA; d. 19 Jan 1848, Polk Co, MO.

17.             vii.    MATILDA BEWLEY, b. 1781, Greene Co, TN.

18.            viii.    SARAH BEWLEY, b. 1783, Greene Co, TN; d. 10 Dec 1860, Cleveland, Bradley, TN.

19.               ix.    BARBARA BEWLEY, b. 1784, Greene Co, TN.

20.                x.    JACOB MURPHY BEWLEY, SR., b. 07 Feb 1795; d. 19 Feb 1867, Jefferson Co, TN.

21.               xi.    HANNAH BEWLEY, b. 1791, Warrensburg, Greene Co, TN; d. Aft. 1870, Warrensburg, Greene Co, TN.

22.              xii.    POLLY BEWLEY, b. 1793, Greene Co, TN; d. Abt. 1822, Greene Co, TN.

 

 

8.  JOHN5 BEWLEY (JOHN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1753.  He married RACHEL TYSON 08 Jun 1797 in Abington Twp, Montgomery Co, PA. 

       

Children of JOHN BEWLEY and RACHEL TYSON are:

                      i.    ISAAC6 BEWLEY, b. 24 Mar 1798.

                     ii.    SARAH BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1800.

                    iii.    ELIZABETH BEWLEY.

                   iv.    AGNES BEWLEY.

                    v.    ELIZABETH BEWLEY.

 

 

9.  CHRISTOPHER5 BEWLEY (JOHN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 06 Apr 1756 in Loudon Co, VA, and died 20 Aug 1839 in Breckenridge Co, Ky.  He married NANCY AGNES PATTERSON 16 May 1782 in Bedford Co, VA.  She was born 06 Mar 1765 in VA, and died 15 Sep 1822 in Hardin Co, KY.

       

Children of CHRISTOPHER BEWLEY and NANCY PATTERSON are:

                      i.    SARAH6 BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1783.

                     ii.    MATILDA BEWLEY, b. 20 Feb 1785, Bedford Co, VA; d. 02 Jun 1860, Hardin Co, KY; m. JONATHAN MARTIN, 25 Jan 1813, Bedford Co, VA; b. 04 Nov 1790, Bedford Co, VA; d. 02 Jun 1875, Hardin Co, KY.

                    iii.    ESTHER BEWLEY, b. 1789; m. HENRY COFFMAN, 05 Jan 1819.

                   iv.    JOSEPH BEWLEY, b. 1790, Bedford Co, VA; d. Bef. 24 Feb 1865, Hardin Co, KY; m. MARY DOWELL, 29 Apr 1818; b. VA; d. Aft. 1865, Hardin Co, KY.

                    v.    JOHN BEWLEY, b. 19 Feb 1794, VA; d. 21 May 1866; m. ELIZABETH DENT, 13 Mar 1820.

                   vi.    NANCY BEWLEY, b. 1795, Va.

                  vii.    CHRISTOPHER KIMBLE BEWLEY, b. 10 Aug 1799, Va; d. 06 Jul 1855; m. ELLEN DUVALL, 22 Dec 1836.

                 viii.    MARY BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1800, Va; d. 25 Oct 1873, Hardin Co, KY; m. HIRAM M. TABER, 26 Mar 1829, Hardin Co, KY; b. 06 Nov 1808, Hardin Co, KY; d. 12 Nov 1881, Hardin Co, KY.

                    ix.    PHOEBE BEWLEY, b. 1804, VA; m. TURNER ROBERTS, 15 Mar 1830.

                     x.    KIMBLE BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1808, VA; d. Bef. 1847; m. SUSAN LAWSON, 09 Oct 1832.

                    xi.    WILLIAM BERRYMAN CAIN BEWLEY, b. 1813, VA; m. MARY RICHMOND HUMPHREY, 17 Dec 1835.

                   xii.    SARAH BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1783.

                  xiii.    JOHN BEWLEY, b. 19 Feb 1794, VA; d. 21 May 1866; m. ELIZABETH DENT, 13 Mar 1820.

                  xiv.    MARY BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1800, Va; d. 25 Oct 1873, Hardin Co, KY; m. HIRAM M. TABER, 26 Mar 1829, Hardin Co, KY; b. 06 Nov 1808, Hardin Co, KY; d. 12 Nov 1881, Hardin Co, KY.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

10.  NATHAN6 BEWLEY (ISAAC5, NATHAN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1763, and died Abt. 1808 in Upper Dublin Twp, Montgomery Co, PA.  He married HANNAH. 

       

Children of NATHAN BEWLEY and HANNAH are:

                      i.    MARY7 BEWLEY.

                     ii.    ISAAC BEWLEY.

                    iii.    HANNAH BEWLEY.

                   iv.    JOHN BEWLEY.

                    v.    MARY BEWLEY.

                   vi.    ISAAC BEWLEY.

                  vii.    HANNAH BEWLEY.

                 viii.    JOHN BEWLEY.

 

 

11.  ISAAC6 BEWLEY (ISAAC5, NATHAN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1767.  He married ANN DANCE. 

       

Children of ISAAC BEWLEY and ANN DANCE are:

                      i.    CLIFFTON7 BEWLEY.

                     ii.    RACHEL BEWLEY.

                    iii.    WILLIAM BEWLEY.

                   iv.    MARY BEWLEY, b. 24 Sep 1794.

                    v.    GEORGE BEWLEY, b. 25 Jan 1797.

                   vi.    ISAAC BEWLEY, b. 01 Jul 1799.

                  vii.    GILBERT BEWLEY, b. 1813; d. 12 Nov 1836.

                 viii.    MARY BEWLEY, b. 24 Sep 1794.

 

 

12.  JOHN G.6 BEWLEY (GEORGE ANTHONY5, JOHN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1771 in Loudon Co, VA, and died 25 Sep 1830 in Lick Creek, Greene Co, TN.  He married CATHARINE HUNTER Abt. 1793 in Cherokee Creek, Washington Co, TN, daughter of JOHN HUNTER and BARBARA BOWMAN.  She was born 27 Oct 1776 in Rockham Co, VA, and died 11 Mar 1858 in Brighton, Polk Co, MO.

       

Children of JOHN BEWLEY and CATHARINE HUNTER are:

                      i.    REBECCA7 BEWLEY, b. 12 Oct 1795, Cherokee Creek, Washington Co, Tn; m. (1) THOMAS SMITH, 12 Dec 1816, Washington Co, TN; m. (2) THOMAS SMITH, 12 Dec 1816, Washington Co, TN.

23.                ii.    GEORGE BEWLEY, b. 01 Apr 1797, Cherokee Creek, Washington Co, Tn; d. 06 Aug 1847, Russellville, Hamblen Co, TN.

24.               iii.    JOHN WILLIAM BEWLEY, b. 05 Apr 1799, Cherokee Creek, Washington Co, Tn; d. 15 Dec 1847, Sandy River on Oregon Trail, OR.

                   iv.    MARY BEWLEY, b. 28 Aug 1802, Cherokee Creek, Washington Co, TN; d. 30 Aug 1843, Brighton, Polk Co, MO.

25.               v.    ANTHONY BEWLEY, b. 22 May 1804, Cherokee Creek, Washington Co, TN; d. 13 Sep 1860, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX.

26.              vi.    WELLS C. BEWLEY, b. 17 Oct 1806, Cherokee Creek, Washington Co, TN; d. Bef. 1860, Gordon, GA.

27.             vii.    SARAH ELIZABETH BEWLEY, b. 30 Jul 1810, Cherokee Creek, Greene Co, TN; d. 08 Jan 1891, Yamhill Co, OR.

                 viii.    WESLEY BEWLEY, b. 19 Feb 1814, Cherokee Creek, Greene Co, TN; d. 04 Nov 1834, TN.

28.               ix.    FRANCIS ASBURY BEWLEY, b. 07 Jul 1816, Cherokee Creek, Greene Co, TN; d. 01 Aug 1845, Fanin Co, TX.

29.                x.    CATHARINE AXLEY BEWLEY, b. 15 Nov 1818, Warrensburg, Greene Co, TN; d. 05 Jul 1918, Topeka, KS.

                    xi.    MANERVA D. BEWLEY, b. 10 May 1821, Cherokee Creek, Greene Co, TN; d. 31 Oct 1835.

30.              xii.    ISAAC WILKINSON BEWLEY, b. 19 Jun 1808, Cherokee Creek, Greene Co, TN; d. 11 May 1880, Sheridan, Yamhill Co, OR.

 

 

13.  ANTHONY6 BEWLEY (GEORGE ANTHONY5, JOHN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1775 in Loudon Co, VA, and died 1847 in Warrensburg, Greene Co, TN.  He married SARAH FINCH 22 May 1804 in Greene Co, TN.  She was born Abt. 1779 in Jonesboro, Washington Co, TN, and died Abt. 1820 in Greene Co, TN.

       

Children of ANTHONY BEWLEY and SARAH FINCH are:

                      i.    MATILDA7 BEWLEY, b. 1806, Greene Co, TN; d. 12 Apr 1861, IL; m. SOLOMON HARRISON, 03 Jun 1829, Greene Co, TN; b. Abt. 1807, VA.

                     ii.    JOHN ANTHONY GEORGE BEWLEY, b. 13 Aug 1808, Jefferson Co, TN; d. 18 Feb 1850, Russellville, Hamblen Co, TN; m. MARINA HARRELL, 08 Nov 1837, Hawkins Co, TN; b. 14 Jul 1820, TN; d. Aft. 1880.

                    iii.    CALVIN P. BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1810, Greene Co, TN.

                   iv.    ELIZABETH E. BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1812.

                    v.    MARTHA J. BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1812.

                   vi.    MARY L. BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1814, Greene Co, TN.

                  vii.    SARAH MOORE BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1814; m. WILLIAM FARRIS, 02 Jun 1846, Greene Co, TN.

                 viii.    JACOB M. BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1815.

                    ix.    SINAI BEWLEY, b. 1816, Greene Co, TN; m. WILLIAM WALKER, 21 Mar 1839, Greene Co, TN.

31.                x.    WILLIAM CARTER BEWLEY, b. 16 Jul 1820, Greene Co, TN; d. 06 May 1868, Anderson Co, SC.

 

 

14.  MAHLON6 BEWLEY (GEORGE ANTHONY5, JOHN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1776 in Henry Co, VA, and died 04 Dec 1831 in Boiling Springs, Pope Co, Ark.  He married JANE REED Abt. 1801 in Boiling Springs, Pope Co, Ark, daughter of NELSON REED.  She was born 1779 in MD, and died 1838 in Boiling Springs, Pope Co, Ark.

       

Children of MAHLON BEWLEY and JANE REED are:

32.                 i.    JOHN MAHLON7 BEWLEY, b. Abt. 1802, Washington, D.C.; d. 1880, Griffin, Pope Co, AR.

                     ii.    ROBERT SANDERS BEWLEY, b. 1804, Washington, D.C.; d. 1883; m. (1) SARAH BUNFIELD, Abt. 1824, Pope Co, AR; m. (2) EVELINA LANGFORD, 1829, Scottsville, Greenville Co, SC; b. 1807, Greenville Co, SC; d. Abt. Jan 1910, Pope Co, AR; m. (3) ELIZABETH JANE DAVIS, 20 Mar 1864, Pope Co, AR; b. 1837; d. 1879.

                    iii.    NELSON R. BEWLEY, b. 1806, VA; d. 13 Apr 1836, Warren, MO; m. SILVIA JANE MILLINGTON, 16 Jan 1835, Warren, MO; b. Abt. 1808, Warren Co, MO.

                   iv.    JANE BEWLEY, b. 1810, Jackson, Ark; m. THOMAS MOSS, 01 Feb 1832, Pope Co, AR; b. 1808.

                    v.    GEORGE WASHINGTON BEWLEY, b. 02 May 1810, Fairfax, VA; d. 05 Nov 1846; m. EMILY A., Abt. 1830.

                   vi.    SARAH ANN BEWLEY, b. 1811, Jackson, Ark; d. 1848, Pope Co, AR; m. LEWIS POTTER, 04 Nov 1830, Pope Co, AR; b. 1804, KY.

                  vii.    REBECCA BEWLEY, b. 1813, Jackson, Ark; d. 11 Jun 1894, Calaveras, CA; m. HENRY LANGFORD, 12 Oct 1835, Russellville, Hamblen Co, TN; b. Abt. 1803, VA; d. Aft. 1850, Russellville, Hamblen Co, TN.

                 viii.    ANTHONY B. BEWLEY, b. 09 Feb 1814, Jackson, Ark; d. 20 Feb 1898, Scottsville, Pope Co, AR; m. MARY ANN WALKER, 10 Dec 1840, Pope Co, AR; b. 1825, TN; d. Aft. 1860, Scottsville, Pope Co, AR.

                    ix.    BENJAMIN VANPELT BEWLEY, b. 1817, Jackson, AL; d. 09 Mar 1897, Dover, Pope Co, AR; m. EMELINE WEBB, 17 Jan 1843, Liberty Twp, Pope Co, AR; b. 1825, Maury Co, TN; d. 1885, Dover, Pope Co, AR.

                     x.    ELMIRA BEWLEY, b. 1821, Jackson, Ark; m. DALLAS MASON, 24 Jun 1841, Pope Co, AR; b. Abt. 1818, Jackson, Ark.

                    xi.    MARTHA P. BEWLEY, b. 1827, Jackson,  AL; m. JOHN COWLES, 17 Nov 1845, Pope Co, AR; b. Abt. 1825, England.

 

 

15.  LIVI ANN6 BEWLEY (GEORGE ANTHONY5, JOHN4, GEORGE ANTHONY3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 01 Jan 1778 in Henry Co, VA, and died 06 Dec 1850 in Bulls Gap, Hawkins Co, TN.  She married WILLIAM M. KEELE 08 Jul 1793 in Washington, Washington Co, TN, son of ARTHUR KEELE and SARAH MONNOTE.  He was born 20 Apr 1770 in Henry, Wythe Co, VA, and died 02 Dec 1847 in Bulls Gap, Hawkins Co, TN.

       

Children of LIVI BEWLEY and WILLIAM KEELE are:

33.                 i.    HENRIETTA7 KEELE, b. 15 Oct 1802, Washington Co, TN; d. 10 Mar 1888, Baileytown, Greene Co, TN.

34.                ii.    HANNAH KEELE, b. 06 Nov 1803.

35.               iii.    MATILDA KEELE, b. 14 Nov 1804, Washington Co, TN; d. 02 Dec 1863, Carter's Station, Greene Co, TN.

36.              iv.    JESSE KEELE, b. Abt. 1808; d. Abt. 1861, TN.

37.               v.    ANTHONY BEWLEY KEELE, b. Abt. 1811; d. Bet. 10 Mar - 07 Apr 1884, Hawkins Co, Tn.

                   vi.    SARAH ANN KEELE.

                  vii.    ELIZABETH KEELE, m. UNKNOWN COFFMAN.

                 viii.    LIVEY ANN KEELE.

                    ix.    RACHEL KEELE, m. UNKNOWN DER