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This page and subsequent pages is about the Beaman name and its
history, the people who carried the name and continue its legacy to this
day. Check back often for updates.
history, the people who carried the name and continue its legacy to this
day. Check back often for updates.
This page designed and developed by RD Beaman and Jump Up! Dog Works.
The Beaman Oak
Quercus alba, the White
Oak, is one of the
pre-eminent hardwoods
of eastern North
America. It is a long-lived
oak in the family
Fagaceae, native to
eastern North America,
from southern Quebec
west to eastern
Minnesota, and south to
northern Florida and
eastern Texas. Specimens
are known to have lived
over 600 years.
Although called the white
oak it is very unusual to
find an individual with
white bark; the usual
color is an ashen gray. In
the forest it reaches a
magnificent height. In the
open it develops into a
massive broad-topped
tree with great limbs
striking out at wide angles.
Source: Wikipedia.org
Quercus alba, the White
Oak, is one of the
pre-eminent hardwoods
of eastern North
America. It is a long-lived
oak in the family
Fagaceae, native to
eastern North America,
from southern Quebec
west to eastern
Minnesota, and south to
northern Florida and
eastern Texas. Specimens
are known to have lived
over 600 years.
Although called the white
oak it is very unusual to
find an individual with
white bark; the usual
color is an ashen gray. In
the forest it reaches a
magnificent height. In the
open it develops into a
massive broad-topped
tree with great limbs
striking out at wide angles.
Source: Wikipedia.org
LEAVING ENGLAND FOR NORTH AMERICA IN 1635
Gamaliel Beaman (Beamond, Beaumont) was 12 years old when he left London, England aboard the “Elizabeth and Ann” in
May 1635. It isn’t know if he was under the care of an adult as there were no other passengers listed with the same last
name. On an earlier ship, “Elizabeth”, two of his relatives, Jon and William Beaman (Beomond) had also sailed to New
England in May 1635.
http://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/elizabeth2.htm
To give context to the time period, King Charles I (1600 – 1649) was the ruler at that time.
Charles dismissed his fourth Parliament in March 1629 and decided to make do without either its advice or the taxes which it
alone could grant legally. For much of the 1630s, the King gained most of the income he needed from such measures as
impositions, exploitation of forest laws, forced loans, wardship and, above all, ship money (extended in 1635 from ports to the
whole country). These measures made him very unpopular, alienating many who were the natural supporters of the Crown. At
the same time, there was a crackdown on Puritans and Catholics and many emigrated to America.
This determination to rule without the assistance of Parliament, and the other measures he took, aroused considerable alarm
among his subjects. Many people, particularly the more zealous protestants, or 'puritans', came to fear that Charles was
pursuing a hidden agenda: that he planned to remove his people's rights, or 'liberties', and to restore England to the Catholic
fold.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/choosingsides_02.shtml
So why did 5 of the Beamans leave in 1635? Where they Puritans? Were they afraid for their lives or looking for a better life.
It’s interesting that all of the members of the family – and there’s no definitive answer as to whether they were brothers, cousins
etc – were young men, ranging in age from 12 to 27.
Gamaliel Beaman (Beamond, Beaumont) was 12 years old when he left London, England aboard the “Elizabeth and Ann” in
May 1635. It isn’t know if he was under the care of an adult as there were no other passengers listed with the same last
name. On an earlier ship, “Elizabeth”, two of his relatives, Jon and William Beaman (Beomond) had also sailed to New
England in May 1635.
http://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/elizabeth2.htm
To give context to the time period, King Charles I (1600 – 1649) was the ruler at that time.
Charles dismissed his fourth Parliament in March 1629 and decided to make do without either its advice or the taxes which it
alone could grant legally. For much of the 1630s, the King gained most of the income he needed from such measures as
impositions, exploitation of forest laws, forced loans, wardship and, above all, ship money (extended in 1635 from ports to the
whole country). These measures made him very unpopular, alienating many who were the natural supporters of the Crown. At
the same time, there was a crackdown on Puritans and Catholics and many emigrated to America.
This determination to rule without the assistance of Parliament, and the other measures he took, aroused considerable alarm
among his subjects. Many people, particularly the more zealous protestants, or 'puritans', came to fear that Charles was
pursuing a hidden agenda: that he planned to remove his people's rights, or 'liberties', and to restore England to the Catholic
fold.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/choosingsides_02.shtml
So why did 5 of the Beamans leave in 1635? Where they Puritans? Were they afraid for their lives or looking for a better life.
It’s interesting that all of the members of the family – and there’s no definitive answer as to whether they were brothers, cousins
etc – were young men, ranging in age from 12 to 27.
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