Samuel BEEBE, Jr.

Abt 1660 - 1741  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Samuel BEEBE  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	Abt 1660	, New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	Samuel Beebe, Jr. was the richest man in New London after GovernorWinthop. He opposed Infant Baptism. Samuel became a prominent Landownerand lived on Plum Island off the Connecticut coast of which he owned athird. He was called 'King Beebe' and 'Lord of the Isles.' A rock inthe sea nearby was called 'Beebe's Throne.' A deed is on record at Lyme,7th book, page 384, dated 20 July 1738 in which he distributed to hischildren and grandchildren a tract of land about 8 miles square. Also adeed of 4,000 additional acres which he purchased of 'Awonneco' with theconsent of Captain John Mason. In 1685 Samuel Beebe, Jr. was whipped forprofaning the Sabbath by servile work. About 1692, he with othersattacked the government and colony, accusing them of persecution ofdissenters, etc., compelling people to pay Presbyterian ministers, asagainst the laws of England Samuel was buried on Plum Island.Additional information on Samuel is recorded in the Monograph of theBeebe family by Clarence Beebe printed in the early 1900's. This account is compiled by Alan D. Henry, 1199 Ashland Dr., Temperance,MI. 48182. E-Mail - adhenry@@worldnet.att.net
  Death	Jul 1741	, Plumb Island, Suffolk County, New York, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I53344	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel BEEBE, Sr.,   b. 23 Jun 1633, , Broughton, Northamptonshire, England d. 1712, , Plum Island, Suffolk County, New York, USA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary KEENEY,   b. Abt 1639   d. 9 May 1725, , New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	1660	, New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F10944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1188] New England Families, 1188. [S1190] Notes on the Beebe Family, 1190. [S1203] Compendium of American Genealogy, 1203.