Our Family History
David Beard
1743 - 1815 (72 years)-
Name David Beard Born 1743 Bedford Co., VA 
Gender Male Died 16 Jan 1815 Buried Drake's Cem., Sumner Co., Tn Person ID I131 Mouchet-Roberts genealogy Last Modified 26 Jul 2011
Father Adam Beard, b. Abt 1711, Bedford Co., VA , d. 2 Dec 1777, Bedford Co., VA (Age ~ 66 years) Mother Elizabeth, b. Abt 1715, Bedford Co., VA , d. 1777, Bedford Co., VA (Age ~ 62 years) Family ID F2799 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Isabella Carson, b. 16 Jan 1746, d. 13 Nov 1812, Near Gallatin, Sumner, Tn (Age 66 years) Married Abt 1765 Children 1. Adam Beard, b. 11 Nov 1787, Bedford Co., VA , d. 30 Mar 1872, Mason Co., WV (Age 84 years)Last Modified 26 Feb 2021 Family ID F2792 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - The earliest record of the Beard family that can be traced here in the United States is of David Beard, the first one of our family to settle here. Legend tells us that his family were natives of Ayrshire, Scotland, but left there because of religious persecution and went to North Ireland. David Beard apparently came from there to America. No actual facts are known by the write about his early life here, except that he lived in Virginia and was a soldier in the American Revolution. He was in the army of General Greene, serving with him through the Southern Campaign, rising to the rank of captain. He was badly wounded at the battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781, having been shot through the abdomen while leading a charge near the close of the conflict. After his recovery, he again entered the service and was at the surrender of Yorktown. After the war was over, he returned to Virginia and settled in Bedford County.
(Source: "The History of Adam Beard and His Descendants" by Irene Beard, 1952)
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Note: There is some controversy about whether Isabella Carson was David Beard's wife.
- The earliest record of the Beard family that can be traced here in the United States is of David Beard, the first one of our family to settle here. Legend tells us that his family were natives of Ayrshire, Scotland, but left there because of religious persecution and went to North Ireland. David Beard apparently came from there to America. No actual facts are known by the write about his early life here, except that he lived in Virginia and was a soldier in the American Revolution. He was in the army of General Greene, serving with him through the Southern Campaign, rising to the rank of captain. He was badly wounded at the battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781, having been shot through the abdomen while leading a charge near the close of the conflict. After his recovery, he again entered the service and was at the surrender of Yorktown. After the war was over, he returned to Virginia and settled in Bedford County.