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Alexander Beall

Largo weaver

1565 – 1612 · 9th great-grandfather

Alexander Beall, born in 1565 and died in 1612, is identified in family-tree notes as a resident of Largo, Fife, Scotland, and as a braboner, described there as a Scottish term for a weaver. He reportedly married Margaret Ramsey in Largo in 1593.

At a glance

Name: Alexander Beall.
Birth: Reportedly born in 1565 in Largo, Fife, Scotland.
Father: William Beall, reportedly born 1535 and died 1600.
Mother: Margaret Patterson, reportedly born 1534 and died 1600.
Marriage: Reportedly married Margaret Ramsey in Largo, Fife, Scotland, in 1593.
Wife: Margaret Ramsey, reportedly born 1569 and died 1605.
Father-in-law: John Pearce Ramsey, reportedly born 1530 and died 1620.
Mother-in-law: Unnamed in the supplied material.
Occupation: Braboner, described in the supplied notes as a Scottish term for weaver.
Children: Alexander Beall.
Children: James Beall.
Children: Andrew Beall.
Children: William Beall.
Children: Robert Beall.
Children: Ruth Beall.
Children: John Beall.
Children: Ninian Beall.
Death: Reportedly died in 1612 in Largo, Fife, Scotland.
Relationship: Identified in the supplied relationship path as David’s ninth great-grandfather.

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Alexander Beall was reportedly born in 1565 in Largo, Fife, Scotland, the son of William Beall and Margaret Patterson.

Family-tree notes state that he married Margaret Ramsey in Largo in 1593. Margaret was reportedly born in 1569 and died in 1605; she is identified as the daughter of John Pearce Ramsey and an unnamed mother.

Alexander was described as a braboner, a term identified in the notes as meaning a weaver. Alexander and Margaret Beall were reportedly the parents of Alexander, James, Andrew, William, Robert, Ruth, John, and Ninian Beall.

He reportedly died in 1612 in Largo, Fife, Scotland. In the supplied relationship path, he is identified as the father of James Beall and as David’s ninth great-grandfather.

Historical context

The supplied material places Alexander Beall in Largo, Fife, Scotland, where he was described as a weaver.

Sources & research

Find a Grave memorial for Alexander Beall: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132236028/alexander-beall

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