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Personal data John Teeter Beam 

• He was born in the year 1732 in Hamburg, Germany.

  Attention: Was older than 65 years (71) when child (AARON BEAM) was born (March 10, 1803).

  Attention: Was older than 65 years (68) when child (Joshua Beam) was born (July 16, 1800).

• He died in the year 1807, he was 75 years old.
• Alternative: He died on November 15, 1807 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, he was 75 years old.
• A child of Michael Beam and Sara Rudolph
• This information was last updated on November 17, 2008.

Household of John Teeter Beam

(1) He is married to Rebecca Raynalds.

They got married in the year 1764 at GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, he was 32 years old.

Child(ren):

1. John Beam  1765-1822 
2. David Beam  1767-1858 
3. Martin Beam  1771-???? 
4. Nancy Anna Beam  1776-???? 
5. Mary (Polly) Beam  1776-????
6. Barbara Beam  1778-< 1805 

(2) He is married to Elizabeth Rudolph.

They got married in the year 1781, he was 49 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Christopher Beam  1784-1849 
2. PETER BEAM  1787-1879 
3. AARON BEAM  1803-1853 
4. Elizabeth Beam  1790-1886 
5. Joshua Beam  1800-1869 
6. Michael Beam  1782-1849
7. Sallie Beam  1797-1892 
8. Teter Beam  1795-1884 
9. Jacob Beam  1792-???? 

Notes about John Teeter Beam

John T. Beam was an Elder in the Lutheran Church at the time of his
death. In 1801 he built a Lutheran Church building where now stands New
Prospect Baptist Church.
John Teeter Beam went from Hamburg, Germany to Geneva, Switzerland to
learn the weaver's trade. There he met Rebecca Raynolds. Two of their
sons, John and David, were born in Geneva. In 1767 they planned to return
to Hamburg but there had been a great overflow of the Elbe River which
caused a famine in that country. John and Rebecca with their two small
children joined the immigration to America. They landed at Charleston, SC
sometimes in November, 1767. Not being able to pay his passage, John
Teeter contracted with Mr. Christy Eaker of Lincoln County to serve him
seven years for paying his passage to the immigration commission. He was
brought by Mr. Eaker to his home in Lincoln County. His faithful work so
pleased Eaker that he was set free at six years and given an outfit for
housekeeping.
When John Teeter Beam came to America in 1767, the area west of Catawba
River was included in Mecklenburg County. One year later, 1768, Tryon
County was formed, including all territories west of the Catawba River up
to the mountains. This county was named in honor of William Tryson,
Governor of North Carolina. In 1779 Tryson County was divided into
Lincoln and Rutherford Counties, with the dividing line three miles easy
of Shelby, but west of the pioneer's second home-site on Buffalo Creek.
In 1841 Cleveland County was formed out of upper Lincoln and lower
Rutherford counties. In 1846 the southern part of Lincoln county became
Gaston County, throwing the original home-site of John Teeter Beam to
Gaston County. Hence, as all legal records show, John Teeter Beam never
moved out of Lincoln County. The two home-sites now in Gaston and
Cleveland counties, respectively.
In 1790 John Teeter Beam (Pioneer of the Beam clan) received Land Grant
No. 72 for 200 acres in Lincoln County on October 9, 1783, Located on
Beaverdam Creek, Southfork of the Catawba, and Land Grant No. 79 for 250
acres in Lincoln County on the same day and same location. Both grants
were entered on February 4, 1780.
In 1790 John Teeter Beam purchased land from William Killian on Buffalo
Creek, Lincoln County. This later became his home-site, about 1794,
according to Aaron Beam. (see "A History of John Teeter Beam Generations"
by L. Carl Beam, page 14).
In 1794, John aquired the property that includes the site of the New
Proapect Church from William Killian.

The Cleveland Star
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VOL. XX. NO. 88 SHELBY, N.C. TUESDAY
NOVEMBER 7, 1911
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BEAMS HAVE A BIG REUNION
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CONGRESSMAN WEBB AND
ANTHONY SPEAK

Descendants of John Teter Beam Who Came From Germany Hold
Reunion at New Prospect Church - Plan to Have Big Annual
Event - Splendid Dinner And Speeches.

Saturday the descendants of John Teter Beam held their first annual
reunion at New Prospect church and about 100 or more were present. The
weather was unfavorable but a goodly crowd of those directly and
indirectly descended from John Teter Beam gathered to trace their
lineage, mingle in friendly relation and organize for an annual event to
grow larger and larger in scope year by year. Editor Lee Beam Weathers
had charge of affairs and after a song by the crowd, Miss Mayme Beam read
a sketch of the life of Mr. Beam. Then Mr. H. A. Anthony, one of the
descendants, related some history about the Beam children and told how
they have always been industrious, honest and law-abiding citizens. Mr.
Anthony's talk was highly interesting. He was followed by Congressman E.
Y. Webb who explained the manner in which the Beams got their name.
Being of German extraction, he said that Beam, meant, "bauman," a man who
cut beams from timber in the Black Forest. Mr. Webb gave many
illustrations of modern day inventions to show the wonderful progress
that has been made since John Teter Beam came to this country. The
dinner was spread on the ground. It was a bountiful repast. Next year
another reunion will be held and a committee will be appointed later,
composed of descendants of John Teter's children to work out the plans.
The sketch Miss Mayme Beam read reads as follows:
JOHN TETER BEAM
Two hundred and nine years ago, in Hamburg, Germany, a man by the name of
Michael Beam was born, in the year 1702 and at the age of 28 he married
Sarah Rudoplh, a daughter of the Emperor of Germany, and raised a family
of twelve children, and among them was one named John Teter, and it was
customary in that country that every male child should learn a trade of
some kind. When very young he learned the weavers trade, and after
learning said trade he went to Geneva, Switzerland, and while there he
married a Miss Rebacca Reynolds, and he remained a few years and intended
going back to see his father and mother, but owing to the great floods in
that country at that time on the River Elbe, on which his father's
plantation lay, and washing away principally all the products of the
land. It caused great alarm in so much that a great many people left
that country and came to the United States and he and wife Rebecca and
two children, John and David, and a man by the name of Peter Lutz in
about the year 1675 started on their way to this great country of ours,
the land of liberty and landed at Charleston, South Carolina. Not being
financially able to pay his fare and in a way he had to sell himself and
family to pay the cost of getting across the great deep. After placing
himself on the soil of America he commenced looking around, possibly
inquiring, who would advance the money and let him work out the cost. It
happened that a man by the name of Christopher Eaker from what is now
Lincoln County, and after a little converstation Mr. Eaker agreed with
Mr. J. T. Beam that if he and his family would work for seven years he
would settle the bill. That was agreed upon. Mr. Eaker, immediately
after the contract was signed up, geared up his team and carried them to
his home and H. T. Beam worked faithfully at hid trade for six years, and
then Eaker gave him his freedom, also giving him a fine horse and other
necessaries for housekeeping. Up to this time he had six children, three
sons and three daughters. Not long after this his wife died.
About two years thereafter he married Elizabeth Rudolph, all of German
descent, and raised nine children, which constituted the family of John
T. Beam.

The above text is presented as it appeared in the paper,
no alterations or corrections were made of any kind.
Transcribed by
Larry W. Gardner - Historian, New Prospect Baptist Church

John T. was the first Beam to set foot on U.S. soil. He and his wife and
two sons, John & David landed in Charleston, S.C. sometime in Nov., 1767.
His wife Rebecca died in 1779 after haveing six childern, three sons &
three daughters. He Married his second wife Elizabeth Rudolph in 1781,
she was also from Germany. To this union nine childern were born. He is
buried at New Prospect Church in Cleveland County.

MUCH OF THIS RESEARCH IS FROM MERGED RECORDS.
TO INSURE ACCURACY YOU WILL NEED TO VERIFY THE DATA BUT YOU WILL KNOW WHERE TO START. I HOPE IT IS OF SOME HELP.
DON

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