John Beekman Family Bible
John Beekman (1765-1843)

Holy Bible in English; lacking title, date not known.

Contains the records of John Beekman and Mary Elizabeth Goad Bedlow, his
wife, with their descendants.  The later entries giving the descent to the
present day have been omitted at the request of the family.  The Bible is now
in the possession of Mrs. William Bedlow Beekman of New York, whose
husband was a descendant of John Beekman.

Marriages
1792 Nov. 3: On Saturday evening was married by the bishop Samuel
Provoost, John Beekman, son of James Beekman and Jane Keteltas to Mary
Elizabeth Goad Bedlow, daughter of William Bedlow and Catherine Rutgers all
of New York.

1819 Jan. 5th was married by Rev. Philip Milledolar, Catherine Bedlow
daughter of John Beekman & Mary E. G. Bedlow to Abraham K. Fish son of
John Fish & Sarah Keteltas, all of New York.

1822 Oct. 18 was married by Rev. Dr. McMurray, Mary, daughter of John
Beekman & Mary E. G. Bedlow to Wm. A. de Peyster, son of Abraham de
Peyster & Catherine Augusta Livingston, all of New York.

1833 Nov. 6th was married by the Rev. F. L. Hawkes, Jane daughter of Jno
Beekman & M. E. G. Bedlow to Jacob Hallet Borrowe, son of Samuel Borrowe &
Sarah Hallett, all of this city.

1832 Jan. 12th was married, by Rev. Dr. Brownley, Lydia, daughter of Jno.
Beekman & Mary E. G. Bedlow to joseph Foulke, son of Joseph Foulke &
Charlotte Brion, all of New York.

1841 June 1st was married Wm Fenwick son of Jno Beekman and Mary E. G.
Bedlow to Catherine Alexander, daughter of Wm. Neilson & Hannah Coles by
the Rev. F. L. Hawks, all of this city.

Births
Saturday 1794 Feb 1st This Morning at ½ past 9 o'clock was born our first son
& On the 21st Inst. he was baptised in the house by the name of William, by
the Rev. Dr. Wm. Linn, Godfather, uncle Wm. Beekman, with myself & wife ,
sponsors.

1796 May 8th, on Sunday afternoon ½ past 4 o'clock was born our second, &
on Sunday afternoon 29th, inst he was baptised in the house, by the name of
James by the Rev. Dr. John H. Livingston, after my father, my wife & self
sponsors.

1798. Sept 1111 on Tuesday afternoon ¼ after 1 oclock was born our first
daughter on Sunday Nov. 4th she was baptised in the New Dutch Church, by
the name of Catherine Bedlow by the Rev. Dr. Wm Linn. After her Grandma
Bedlow, my wife & self sponsors.

1800 Sept. 15th On Monday afternoon a ½ past 3 o'clock was born our second
daughter & on Sunday Oct. 26th was baptised in the New Dutch Church, by
the name of Mary by the Rev. Jno. Abeel, my wife & self sponsors.

1802 Sept 21st On Tuesday afternoon ½ after 5 oclock was born our third son
& on Wednesday Nov. 4th was baptised, in the house, by the name of John
Crosby, by the Rev. Jno. Abeel, my wife & self sponsors.

1805 Feb'y 10th On Sunday morning at ½ after 4 o'clock was born our third
daughter, & on Saturday March 9th was baptised in the house, by the name of
Jane, after her Grandmother Beekman, my wife & self sponsors (by Rev. Jon.
Abeel.)

1807 June 28th On Sunday afternoon at 1.06 oclock was born our 4th
daughter & on Sunday July 26th 1807 was baptised in the Presbyterian church
on Henry Rutgers estate, by the Rev. Philip Milledoler, by the name of Sarah
Ralston (after our cousin wife of Robert Ralston of Philadelphia my wife & self
sponsors.

1809 Aug. 4th, On Friday afternoon at 20 min. after 2 oclock was born our
fourth son & on Sunday Sept. 3rd, 1809 was baptised in the Presbyterian
Church in Rutgers st, by the Rev. Philip Milledolar, by the name of William
Fenwick, myself & wife sponsors.

1811 July 12th On Friday evening at 10 minutes after 10 o'clock, was born our
fifth daughter & on Sunday August 18th 1811 was baptised in the
Presbyterian Church Rutgers St. by the Rev. Philip Milledolar, by the name of
Lydia, (after her aunt Lydia wife of James Beekman wife & myself sponsors.

1814 Jan'y 12th on Wednesday morning at 10 minutes after 7 o'clock was
born our 5th son & on Sunday 22nd of May 1814 was baptised in the Dutch
Church at Bloomingdale by the name of James, by the Rev. Alexander Gunn,
my wife & self sponsors.

Deaths
1797. Aug. 21st On Monday evening at 6 o'clock died our son James aged 15
months & 13 days, and was interred in our family vault in the new dutch
church graveyard.

1805 Oct. 24th on Thurday morning at the Wallabout (Long Island), died our
eldest son Wm aged 11 years 8 months & 23 days, after a severe illness of
three days & was interred in the new burying ground of the dutch church.

1816 May 12th On Sunday afternoon at ½ past seven o'clock died our fifth son
James aged 2 yrs & 4 months with dropsy of the brain & was interred in our
family vault in the New Dutch churchyard.

1832 Aug. 16th, on Thursday morning died our fourth daughter Sarah Ralston
aged 25 years & 1 month of consumption & was interred in the tomb of her
brother William, in the new burying ground of the Dutch Church.

1843 Dec. 8th on Friday afternoon a quarter before 5 o'clock died John
Beekman, aged 76 years & 8 months, & was buried in the family vault in the
New Dutch churchyard in Nassau Street.

1848 April 5th on Wednesday afternoon about 6 oclock died Mary E. G.
Beekman, aged 76 years, 8 mos. & 3 days & was buried in St. Thomas
churchyard corner of Broadway and Houston St. New York.
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