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David Beard
1743 - 1815

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• Birth	1743	Bedford Co., VA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jan 1815
  Buried	Drake's Cem., Sumner Co., Tn
  Person ID	I131	Ancestors of Sarah Mouchet
  Last Modified	09 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	Adam Beard,   b. Abt 1711, Bedford Co., VA ,   d. 2 Dec 1777, Bedford Co., VA
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1715, Bedford Co., VA ,   d. 1777, Bedford Co., VA
  Family ID	F062	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Isabella Carson,   b. 16 Jan 1745/46,   d. 13 Nov 1812, Near Gallatin, Sumner, Tn
  Married	Abt 1765
  Children	1. Adam Beard,   b. 11 Nov 1787, Bedford Co., VA ,   d. 30 Mar 1872, Mason Co., WV
  Family ID	F061	Group Sheet

  
  

• 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) ____________________________________ Note: There is some controversy about whether Isabella Carson was David Beard's wife.