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Descendants of George(Major) Beck, Sr.

3. SUSANNAH⁴ BECK (GEORGE(MAJOR)³, DAVAULT (DAWALT/DABOLT)², UNKNOWN MR.¹) was born 09 September 1790 in Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC, and died 05 November 1840 in Bur. Beck's Cem, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN. She married JOHN DANIEL COLGLAZIER Abt. 1813 in Washington Co., IN, son of DAVID COLGLAZIER and CYNTHIA MAYS. He was born 20 September 1790 in Clarmont Co., OH, and died 29 September 1863 in Bur. Mill Creek Cem., Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN.

Notes for SUSANNAH BECK:
Source: Article in Salem Democrat Wednesday 9 Sep 1925 titled "History of the Oldest Mill in Washington County", submitted by Mrs. Essie Beck Allen.
"George Beck, the founder of the mill, was the father of six boys, John, George, Andrew, William, Jacob and David." This article does not mention Susannah. However, when Susannah's brother, Andrew M. left the Mill Creek Church before leaving for Texas, a Susannah Beck left the church as the same time. Most likely, it was this Susannah.

Source: Beck Cemetery records, Washington Co., IN, p. 5:
Colglazier, Susannah - born 1790; died November 5, 1840; 50y
Father: George Beck, Sr. Mother: Elizabeth Claver

Source:Records and family sheets of a descendant, James B. Robertson, 131 Carlo Drive, Goleta, CA 93117-2050 805-967-1535 robertso@math.ucsb.edu

Source: 1860 Census Salem, Washington Co., IN
Source: Reuben B. Robertson (rbrobertson@worldnet.att.net) who was born in Salem, Indiana and married Madella A. Kuhn. Email correspondence January 25, 1999. He lives in Tampa area.

Notes for JOHN DANIEL COLGLAZIER:
Source:Records and family sheets of a descendant, James B. Robertson, 131 Carlo Drive, Goleta, CA 93117-2050 805-967-1535 robertso@math.ucsb.edu
Source: Reuben B. Robertson (rbrobertson@worldnet.att.net) who was born in Salem, Indiana and married Madella A. Kuhn. Email correspondence January 25, 1999. He lives in Tampa area.

Children of SUSANNAH BECK and JOHN COLGLAZIER are:

Elizabeth⁵ Colglazier, b. 07 February 1815, Washington Co., IN; d. 23 March 1897, Bur. Mill Creek Cem., Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN; m. William Purkhiser, 04 November 1837, Washington Co., IN.

Notes for Elizabeth Colglazier:
Source - May 1999: Tricia & Brian Carothers - bcaroth@jps.net - sent more information on this family.

18.	ii.		Christina Colglazier, b. 23 December 1816, Washington Co., IN; d. 01 June 1905, Bur. Mill Creek Cem., Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN.
	iii.		George Washington Colglazier, b. 15 July 1819, Mill Creek Comm., Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN; d. 12 July 1908, Bur. Mill Creek Cem., Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN; m. (1) Melvina Ann Britt, 01 February 1844, Washington Co., IN; d. Bef. 1870; m. (2) Lucy Martin Roby, 07 August 1870, Washington Co., IN.

Notes for George Washington Colglazier:
Source - May 1999: Tricia & Brian Carothers - bcaroth@jps.net - sent more information on this family.

Notes for Lucy Martin Roby:
Source - May 1999: Tricia & Brian Carothers - bcaroth@jps.net - sent more information on this family.

iv.

Catherine Colglazier, b. 10 May 1822, Salem, Washington Co., IN; d. 24 October 1864, Bur. Mill Creek Cem., Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN; m. Warner Winn, 24 October 1842, Salem, Washington Co., IN.

Notes for Catherine Colglazier:
Source - May 1999: Tricia & Brian Carothers - bcaroth@jps.net - sent more information on this family.

Subj: Re: COLGLAZURE surname
Date: 5/10/1999 10:14:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: gsapp@pacbell.net (George Sapp)
Reply-to: gsapp@pacbell.net
To: INWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com

Mary Catherine COLGLAZURE. b 10 Dec 1780, dau of John COLGLAZURE of
Westmoreland, PA, m Samuel GALBREATH 29 Mar 1799 in Allegheny Co, PA.
His dau Mary GALBREATH m Frederick SAPP, who was b in Clermont Co, OH in
1808.

Frederick's family moved to Washington Co, IN in about 1815, where they
had a COLGLAZIER neighbor.

Any connections to your COLGLAZIERS?

George Sapp...

19.	v.		William Morton Colglazier, b. 21 November 1826, Mill Creek Comm., Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN; d. 28 October 1912, Bur. Mill Creek Cem., Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN.
	vi.		David B. Colglazier, b. 14 July 1829, Pierce Twp., Washington Co., IN; d. 05 December 1863, Bur. Richmond, VA National Cemetery; m. Rebecca "Polly" Claver, 17 September 1852, Washington Co., IN.

Notes for David B. Colglazier:
Source - May 1999: Tricia & Brian Carothers - bcaroth@jps.net - sent more information on this family.

Notes for Rebecca "Polly" Claver:
Source - May 1999: Tricia & Brian Carothers - bcaroth@jps.net - sent more information on this family.

vii.

Martha Ann Colglazier, b. 16 September 1832, Colglazier Farm, Mill Creek, Washington Co., IN; d. 09 May 1916, Bur. Mill Creek Cem., Washington Twp., Washington Co., IN; m. Thomas A. Mitchell, 23 December 1856, Washington Co., IN.

Notes for Martha Ann Colglazier:
Source - May 1999: Tricia & Brian Carothers - bcaroth@jps.net - sent more information on this family.

Notes for Thomas A. Mitchell:
Source - May 1999: Tricia & Brian Carothers - bcaroth@jps.net - sent more information on this family.

4. GEORGE⁴ BECK, JR. (GEORGE(MAJOR)³, DAVAULT (DAWALT/DABOLT)², UNKNOWN MR.¹) was born 04 July 1792 in Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC, and died 21 September 1876 in Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; Bur. Beck's Cemetery. He married ELIZABETH MASTERS Abt. 1818 in Washington Co., Indiana. She was born Abt. 1795 in North Carolina, and died 03 April 1876 in Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; Bur. Beck's Cemetery.

Notes for GEORGE BECK, JR.:
Source: 1850 Jackson Twp., Washington Co., IN Census
Source: History of Washington Co., Indiana, John Hay Memorial Library, Salem, IN; "Beck & Tittle Footprints" researched and compiled by J. Nell Beck LaGrone Truitt now in publication - 1998
Source: Family sheets from Jacqueline Sue Huff, 4409 S. Kirkman Road, Apt 206, Orlando FL 32811 - FRoots1@aol.com, a descendant of John Alfred Beck - 1998)
War of 1812: Major, was in the battle of Tippecanoe, where he ranked as Major, and his bravery in that fight was highly commended. (Hist. of Wash. Co., IN, p. 576)

George Beck, Jr., at the age of 16, came to Indiana Territory with his father and brother, John Jacob, age 23, in about 1807. They had previously lived in Rowan (now Davidson) County, North Carolina. John Jacob and George Jr. located Mill Creek, and after their father, George, approved the location, it was decided it would be an excellent location for a gristmill. The next year, the remainder of the family and others traveling in their wagon train, including Elizabeth Claver Beck's sister, Susannah Claver Elliott, and her nine children, along with the brother, John Claver, moved there from where they had stayed the winter in Bear Grass (now Louisville, KY.) They began their life in Washington County, Indiana Territory in 1807 where the family founded "Beck's Mill".

George was an excellent bear hunter. He and his brother, John, had some harried experiences getting bears out of caves; but they were fearless.

Written in the histories of George Beck, Jr. it is stated that he and Elizabeth Masters had eleven children. There are several Infant Beck children buried in Beck's Cemetery, high on the hill at Beck's Mill, just south of Salem, Indiana.

Source: Historical stories of the Beck family written in the local newspaper, Salem Democrat and republished in "Pioneer Pickings: by Heffren and also "Recollections from the Past".

Source: Military records from National Archives: George, Jr. was a private in Frederick Guiger's Company of Mounted Riflemen from Oct 23, to Nov 18, 1811 and fouth at the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Date:      9/20/1999 4:45:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:      pinky@blueriver.net (Donna & Ronnie Williams)
To:      Texas1933@aol.com (J. Nell Beck Truitt)
Subject: Family Files as researched and documented by Donna K. Huff Williams and given to J. Nell Beck Truitt on 13 September 1999 and are herein entered

Source: Salem-Democrat (unknown date) THE FORTS AND BLOCK-HOUSES, page 3
During Indian attacks, the settlers of the county flee for protection to the few blockhouses that have been erected. (In all, numbering about fifteen). These are located as follows: two called Beck's Fort near John Becks; one called Lick Fort at Royce's Lick; one at Samuel Catlins three miles north of Fredericksburg; one known as Logan's Fort near Kossuth in Monroe Township; one called the Hattabaugh Fort near Hattsburg; one at Salem where John Manley lives; one near Harristown; one, three miles southwest of Salem; one near Livonia; one near the Quaker Church; one known as Brock's Fort on the land of W. L. Reyman; one on Section 7 in the northwest part of Franklin Township; and one called the Fleenor Fort near Wesley Jones.

These "Forts" are usually heavy log cabins provided with port holes from which to shoot, and furnished to accomodate several families. In some instances, real forts are built, as at Hattabaugh's inclosure in Monroe Township, whre a row of log cabins provided with port holes is built together with a high block-house at each end. All this is then surrounded by a high fence o fheavy slabs planted firmly in the ground, so as to leave a space of about a rod around the cabins. Several of these block-houses or forts were built before the general uprising. Others have been hastily erected and occupied by the families of the settlers since the uprising.

Notes for ELIZABETH MASTERS:
Source: 1850 Jackson Twp., Washington Co., IN Census
Source: Biographical Data Colglazier Relatives; Richard B. Colglazier, 3121 Huntleigh Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604-3307; 919-876-0159 (1997)
Ref on Grave Marker Inscription "Aged about 82Y"

Date:      9/20/1999 4:45:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:      pinky@blueriver.net (Donna & Ronnie Williams)
To:      Texas1933@aol.com (J. Nell Beck Truitt)
Subject: Family Files as researched and documented by Donna K. Huff Williams and given to J. Nell Beck Truitt on 13 September 1999 and are herein entered
            On 13 September 1999, Donna and I (Joyce Nell Beck Truitt) walked the Beck's Cemetery and viewed the tall monument placed there for George and Elizabeth Masters Beck

Children of GEORGE BECK and ELIZABETH MASTERS are:

20.	i.	David⁵ Beck, b. 18 December 1818, Beck's Mill, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; d. 07 January 1901, Beck's Mill, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN.
	ii.	Sarah (Sally) Beck, b. Abt. 1820, Beck's Mill, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. Isaac Shirrill, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown.
21.	iii.	Rebecca Beck, b. 15 January 1823, Beck's Mill, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; d. 14 February 1862, Washington Co., IN.
	iv.	Infant 1 Beck, b. Abt. 1824.
	v.	Infant 2 Beck, b. Abt. 1826.
22.	vi.	Julia Ann Beck, b. 05 June 1828, Davidson Co., NC; d. 14 December 1906, Bur. Beck's Cem, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN.
	vii.	George Beck, b. Abt. 1831.

Notes for George Beck:
Source: Washington County, Indiana Bios Forum http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/WashingtonBios?read=31
George W. Beck

Posted by Jerry Mounts <jmounts@indy.net> on Wed, 13 May 1998
Surname: BECK, MASTERS

GEORGE W. BECK, A prominent citizen of Howard Township, was born January 25, 1832, being the sixth child in a family of thirteen born to George and Elizabeth (Masters) Beck. His people were natives of North Carolina, from whence they removed to Indiana in the early spring of 1807, settling on Mill Creek in the early spring of 1808. His schooling was very limited owing to the poor facilities at that early period. By his energy, however, he secured a fair practical education, enough to enable him to perform any business transactions. He stayed with his parents while they lived, the death of the father occurring on the 22d of September, 1876;; that of the mother in April, 1877. Mr. Beck has never been married, and is not a member of any church. In politics he is a Democrat, and is one of the successful farmers of the Township.
Source:
History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana copyright 1884 Goodspeed Brothers and Company, Chicago

23.	viii.	George W. Beck, b. 25 January 1832, Beck's Mill, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; d. 03 April 1908, Washington Co., IN.
	ix.	Infant 3 Beck, b. Abt. 1834.
24.	x.	Mahala Beck, b. 03 December 1835, Beck's Mill, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; d. 14 August 1884, Bur. Beck's Cem., Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN.
25.	xi.	John Alfred Beck, b. 28 March 1838, Beck's Mill, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; d. 05 February 1930, Bur. Beck's Cem, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN.
	xii.	Infant 4 Beck, b. Abt. 1839.
	xiii.	Perlina Beck, b. 24 October 1840, Beck's Mill, Howard Twp., Washington Co., IN; d. 15 October 1877, Washington Co., IN.

Notes for Perlina Beck:
Source: 1850 Jackson Twp., Washington Co., IN Census

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