Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-07

ers rarely equaled and seldom surpassed-and
they blended with a taste for the arts-her
early deceaSe inspired general sympathy i'm q
wide circle Of friends. She sleeps in the pensivo
grounds of Oak Hill, and for her fine attain.
ments and the meekness with which she bore
her honors may be regarded the Elizabeth
Smith Of town. The biography Of Miss
Smith ought to be read by all young ladies who
aspire to mental improvement, for she was not
only a wonderful algebraist, but she made an
admirable translation of the Book Of Job from
the Hebrew into her vernacular tongue.
ut ought not to be forgotten that Thomas
Beal Of George was one of several who made
additions to Georgetown"
THE Beall, the Magruder and the Orme fauni-
lies mentioned have quite a number Of de-
scendants living in and around Washington and
in 1910 Caleb Clarke Magruder, jr. a descendant
OF the MagruderS and Ninian Beall, prevailed
upon the local Society of Colonial Wars, Of
which he was, and probably still Is, a member,
to erect o memorial boulder to the memory Of
the aforementioned, which today stands in the
churchyard of st. Johns Episcopal Church, O
and Potomac streets northwest. And the fol.
lowing is copied from the beautiful bronze
marker which forms a part of the memorial:
Colonel Ninian Beall
Born Scotland. 1925. Died Maryland, 1T1T.
Patentee of Rock of Dumbarton
Member Of the House of BurgeSses.
Commander-in-Chief of Provincial Forces Of
Maryland.
In Grateful Recognition of His Services Upon
All Incursions and Disturbances of Neigh
boring Indians the Maryland Assembly
Of 1899 Passed An Act Of Gratuity.'
This Memorial Is Erected by the Society Of
Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia,
1910"
Balch the Younger tells lis that Niriay, E.oa1
was probably buried at Fife Largo one of his
farms on the Eastern Branch in sight Of WASH
ington," and further that he survived to the
extreme age Of lot years, but, according to the
Colonial Wars tablet his age at death was
just 90.
c. C. Magruder jr before referred to, in his
interesting account of his ancestor, tells US
that:
"Ninian Beall was born in Largo, Fifeshire
Scotland, in 1925. He was loyal Scot and
cornet under the banner of Leslie, who was
routed by Cromwell and Monk at the battle Of
Dunbar in 1850.
Taken prisoner there, he was transported to
Barbados, and thence to Maryland, where he
settled in Calvert County about 1855, certainly
as early as 1858.
"a victim of the fortunes of war he was
sentenced to five years in bondage-an honor
able servitude-and that he performed its re-
quirements honestly and faithfully is evidenced
by the provincial records of January Is, 1867
reaolng: 'Then came Ninian Beall of Calvert
County planter, and proved right to so acres OF
land for his time service, performed with
Richard Hall of same county,"
SPEAKING of his family, Mr. Magruder
- tells us:
"His wife was Ruth Moore, daughter of Rich
ard and Jane Moore, a barrister of Calvert
County She died between 1899 and 1904.
"Traditionally, Col. Bean was the father of
IL children. He mentions but three of them in
his will, by which he devised about 1880 acres
Of land. Undoubtedly he had previously con-
veyed property to other sons and daughters
upon their reaching age or marrying -
THE most acceptable list of his issue includes
John; Thomas, died, unmarried, in England;
Ninian married Elizabeth --; Capt Charles
married Mary -; Col. George, married
Elizabeth Brooke; Sarah, married Capt. Samuel
Magruder; Hester, married Col. Joseph Belt;
Jane married Col Archibald Edmonstone:
Mary, married Andrew Hambleton; Margery.
married Carstly) Thomas Sprigg, Sd, and tsee-
ondly) Col Joseph Belt her sister HeSteTH