Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Beam was born about 1735, in Camden District, South Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Jurrian Georg Boehm, was 42 and her mother, Elizabeth Hertel, was 41. She married John Moberly in 1769, in Camden District, South Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States.
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- Mary in entry for William Moberly, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary in entry for John Moberly, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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1739 · Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion on September 9, 1739, is a slave revolt led by Angolan slave Jemmy. They end up killing around 30 white people. This is one of three revolts that happen in 1739, that led to more regulation over the Blacks
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English bem ‘tree; beam, post, piece of timber’ (Old English bēam), a term with various applications. It denoted the beam of a loom and was therefore in some cases a metonymic occupational name for a weaver. In others it was a topographic name denoting someone who lived by a post or tree, or by a footbridge made from a tree trunk, as in Beam Bridge in Dagenham, Essex.
Americanized form of German Boehm , or sometimes of Baum .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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