After the break with England, Georgia Parishes were abolished and divisions became counties.  Burke County made up a large part of the former Parish of St George.  In 1796, sections of Burke and Warren Counties became Jefferson.

Among early emigrants to St. George Parish were the Beaty and Peel families.  (Beaty was originally spelled with two "t's" one was later dropped.)  This information was published in the Ancestoring Through Weekly Newspaper Columns book on the Beaty and Peel families, by C. W. Stephen.

Beaty and Gambles in Georgia - published "Some Early Settlers of State of Georgia - Beatys, Peel and Stapleton's," mentions :

Only the Peels and Stapleton's who are directly connected with Beatys will be mentioned in this chapter 11, p6.  The Revolutionary soldier, George Lawson Stapleton, married Margaret Downer in Florida in 1783; in 1784 they moved to the Scotch-Irish community in Jefferson County,  Among those receiving land grants before the Revolution in St. George's Parish were Joseph Beaty, John Gamble, Isabella Irwin, Richard Peel, John Peel, and Jesse Purvis.  (Thomas, Z.V., History of Jefferson County, Burke Co., 1927, p. 33)

After the Revolution members of these three families intermarried . Joseph Beaty we know came from Ireland.  He, Thomas Beaty, and James Beaty all desired and received land in the Irish tract in Jefferson County. Their wills are in the ordinary's office in Louisville, Jefferson County, and also on microfilm in Georgia Archives and Records, Atlanta, Georgia.  These Beatys were probably closely related as well as kinsmen of Henry Beaty.

Henry Beaty, born in Ireland and died in Preston, Georgia, married in County Downs, Ireland to Margaret Culbirth.  Margaret was born in Ireland and died in Preston, Georgia. Both are buried in Preston, Georgia, but no marker designates the graves. Henry Beaty lived to be 101 years old.  (a true statement handed down by his granddaughter, Nancy Beaty Stapleton, to her children) After the birth of their first child , they too left Ireland and came to the Irish reserve in Georgia.  Six of their seven children were born in that region.  Their children:

(1) James Beaty, born in Ireland and died in Georgia, married on January 16, 1828 by William Taylor, JP to Sarah Vincent.

(2) John Beaty, born and died in Georgia, married October 20, 1825 by Robert Beaty, JP to Charlotte Newton.

(3) Robin (Robert) Beaty born on April 11, 1793 in Georgia died on August 11, 1877 in Georgia.  He married on April 10, 1817, by Daniel Connell, JP to Sarah Peel. Sarah was born on March 26, 1793 in Burke County, Georgia and died December 24, 1876 in Preston, Georgia.  Both are buried in Preston, Georgia.

(4) Hugh Beaty died in childhood.

(5) Henry Beaty, born and died in Georgia. He married first to Margaret Thompson on November 17, 1825 by Isaac Brinson, MG,  After his wife's death he married Martha Lott on November 24, 1831, by James Stapleton, JP.

(6) Nancy Beaty, born and died in Georgia, married Henry Young in 1829.

(7) Mary Beaty, born and died in Georgia, married on February 10, 1825 by Robert Beaty, JP to Thomas Young. 

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In pioneer days when a family migrated to another section of the country, usually three or more would go along with them.  Descendants of Beatys, Peels and Stapletons, moved to Hudson County, Georgia. After a sojourn there they continued on southwest Georgia became Stewart County in 1830.  A division of the latter was called Kinchafoonee County (name of a large creek flowing through it).  That name in 1853 was changed to the present Webster County,  Some of the descendants happened to locate in each of the three named counties.  Their records are there.

Their marriage records are in the ordinary's office in Louisville, Jefferson County, and also on microfilm in Georgia Archives and Records, Atlanta, Georgia. Author has not record of the children these Beaty families but there were descendants.  Marriages of other Beatys, but author is not positive of the family.

Source: Some Early Settlers of State of Georgia: Beatys, Peel, Stapleton, by, Nancy Fletcher, Atlanta, Ga, published in 1967.

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