Nancy Geil1
F, b. 31 March 1775, d. 9 November 1850
Nancy was born on Friday, 31 March 1775 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Jacob Geil and Anna Clymer. Nancy married Jacob Beery, son of Nicholas Beery II and Mary Elizabeth Keller, circa 1795 in Rockingham County, Virginia. Nancy's husband, Jacob, died on 12 February 1842 in McCutchinsville, Tymochtee Township leaving her a widow. Nancy departed this life on Saturday, 9 November 1850 in McCutchinsville, Tymochtee Township at age 75 years, 7 months and 8 days. She was buried there in Bibler Cemetery.2
Children of Nancy Geil and Jacob Beery
- Nicholas Beery b. c 1796, d. 1848
- Abraham D. Beery b. 29 Jul 1798, d. 23 Jul 1839
- Henry Beery b. 2 Jan 1800, d. 4 Dec 1868
- Mary Beery b. 10 Aug 1803, d. 27 May 1887
- Jacob Beery b. 2 Apr 1806, d. 3 Jul 1885
- Nancy Beery b. 7 Jul 1808, d. 21 Oct 1859
- Catherine Beery b. 6 Feb 1810, d. Oct 1885
- Jonathan Beery+ b. 21 Jan 1813, d. 29 Jul 1880
- William J. Beery b. 30 Apr 1815, d. 18 Jan 1878
- Elizabeth Beery b. 17 Jul 1818, d. 19 Apr 1851
Citations
- [S129] Joseph H. Wenger, History of the Descendants of G. Conrad Geil & His Son Jacob Geil, page 15 - No. 6. Third Generation. 2: Nancy Geil, born in Pennsylvania, in April, 1775, of German ancestry, died Nov. 9, 1850. Jacob Beery, born in Rockingham Co., Va., in 1766, died near McCutchenville, Wyandot Co., Ohio, Feb. 12, 1842; married in 1795. In a few years (1803) after their marriage in Virginia they emigrated to Fairfield Co., Ohio, and settled in the woods near where Berne Station now is; about four miles east of Lancaster, where they opened a fine farm, now owned by Frank Beery, son of Lewis, deceased.
In 1832 this worthy family moved to near McCutchenville, Wyandot Co., Ohio, where they invested largely in government land, and accumulated a large fortune. They were a hearty, robust couple, as evidenced by their posterity, who were a matter-of-fact people. McCutchenville, Ohio.
Children: Nicholas [b. 1796]; Abraham D. [b. July 29, 1798]; Henry [b. Jan. 2, 1800]; Mary [b. Aug. 10, 1803]; Jacob [b. April 2, 1806]; Nancy [b. July 7, 1808; Catharine [b. Feb. 6, 1810]; Jonathan [b. Jan. 21, 1813]; William J. [b. April 30, 1815]; Elizabeth [b. July 17, 1818]. - [S588] Bibler Cemetery, Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County, Ohio - coillection of information noted on tombstone: Nancy Beery died: 9 November 1850 age: 75 years, 7 months, 9 days, wife of Jacob - transcribed by Sandy McGee - www.rootsweb.com/~ohwyan2/w/bibler2.htm.