John Beach

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He came to New Haven with brothers Richard and Thomas, perhaps in 1639, but is first mentioned in 1643 and took the oath of fidelity the following years. He moved to Stratford in 1652, and was an original proprietor of Wallingford in 1670, but retained his Stratford residence.

He was called "John Beach Sr. of Stratford" in the probate records. The inventory of his estate included property at Stratford and Wallingford, amounting to about £344. On November 6, 1677, an agreement of his heirs was signed by sons John and Thomas Beach, and daughters Elizabeth Preston and Mary Beach; they appointed Capt. William Curtis, Israel Chauncey, and Jehiel Preston as overseers of the estate and minor children in Stratford, and John Moss and Eliasaph Preston for those in Wallingford. Names and birth dates of the ten children were given in his will. His wife was called Mary at the birth of their last child; nothing else is known about her.

The land grant records for King Philip's War for New Haven, Conn., includes "Beach, John ( –1677), (B); he was from Stratford, and returned thither." This was listed in the Wallingford, Conn., list of those in civilian service. The "(B)" stands for "lower garrison".

Note, however, that Jacobus, later states: "Further study of the Wallingford Rrecords leads t the belief that it was not the elder John Beach (d 1677) who served with the lower garrison, this man having removed to Stratford, but rather his nephew John (s. of Thomas) who was certainly then living in Wallingford." From this we know that John had a brother, Thomas.

John married Mary in 1650 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. Mary was born about 1633 in England; died on 21 Nov 1712 in Waterbury, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]

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They had 10 children.

1. Thomas Beach was born in May 1659 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; died on 13 May 1741 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.