Nathan BEERS

  General Notes:

He purchased a dwelling house on one-half acre in Limestone from Mary
Thorpe of Ridgefield in Dec. 1774 and sold the same property to Stephen
Bradley 15 Jan. 1776. (Rdgfld.Deeds, Vol.5, p.227). On 4 May 1779, Nathan
Beers and Marth, his wife of Ridgefield, sold to William Ressiguire of
Ridgefield for 100 pounds, two pieces of land in Ridgefield. One was
described by Nathan as "the land whereon my dwelling house standeth and 2
1/2 acres." The other was a 5 acre piece, and none of the adjacent land
owners were named Beers. (Ibid.,Vol.6,p.34)

The names and birthdates of his children are recorded in the Ridgefield
VR in one group, but all other information on him comes from land and
probate records. When he died his father's estate was still unsettled,
and his estate included his claim on that of his father. On 6 Aug. 1793
Martha Beers, his widow, declined to be administrator of his estate, and
her son Jabez was appointed such that day with Avery Boughton standing
his bond. Appointed as distributors of the estate were David Olmstead,
Danial Lee and Elijah Lee; they set off the following as the widow
Martha's portion of the estate 3 Apr. 1794. One-third part of the house
namly the Southwest room and the Chamber over said room also one third of
the seller on the East side thereof with a privilege of Baking in the
Oven two days Each week. Also the Land adjoining said house being 37
rods. Also one third part of some undivided land under the widow Sturges
Improvement during her life said land is bounded North and East by the
highway; South by the land of Stephen Smith; West by land of Nehemiah
Banks and the part of that belonged to said Beers is 2 parts of 49 acres.
(Total value of the above was given as L 9/10/8). Jabez Beers,
administrator, filed the following account of the estate of Nathan Beers
5 Apr. 1794: The land to be improved by the Wife of Elnathan Sturges
during her live, L 18/10/0; The house and land adjoining, 3/17/0;
Movables except what is allow widow, 7/12/0; [total] L 29/19/0. The
appraisers later added to this inventory, "one Pew in Ridgefield Church
at L 1/0/0." The records of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church in
Ridgefield include a plot of the pews in May 1792; Nathan Beers owned pew
number 8. The above probate is filed at the State Library in Hartford and
labeled, "Nathan-1793-Ridgefield-#580."

The early records of baptism, marriage and death for the church where
Nathan belonged are not in existence, according to Rockwell's 'History of
Ridgefield'. The widow of Elnathan Sturges referred to in the records
above is assumed to have been Nathan's mother.