Jane Sheppard Beall

Female1808–5 April 1855

Brief Life History of Jane Sheppard

Jane Sheppard Beall was born in 1808, in Georgia, United States as the daughter of Martha Beall. She had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Edward Janes. She died on 5 April 1855, in Lee, Georgia, United States, at the age of 47.

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Family Time Line

Edward Janes
1802–1872
Jane Sheppard Beall
1808–1855
Martha Ann Eliza Janes
1824–1866
Selah Janes
1829–
Lovicia V Janes
1842–1880
James E Janes
1843–
John P Janes
1851–

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  • Jane Janes in household of Edward Janes, "United States Census, 1850"

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Children (5)

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World Events (7)

1808

Age 0

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1811 · The Savannah Riots

Age 3

A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

Age 13

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (Fife): variant of Beal or Beale .

History: Ninian Beall, a Scottish Royalist, emigrated to Calvert County, MD, c. 1650, after King Charles I was beheaded.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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