General Notes

From Fifeshire, near Edinburg, Scotland.  Fought against Cromwell in 1650, at Dunbar.  He was captured and transported to Calvert County, Maryland by way of Barbados.

He was called the "Coventer" whose zeal caused in some way to be mixed up in the killing of a Bishop Montogomery, in an effort to keep Episcopacy out of Scotland.  Captain Beall, in 1689, signed the Declaration of Remonstrance, in which it was declared that "All rumors of an Indian Invasion, supported by the Catholics, were found to be false."

He arrived in Maryland in 1658.  See Liber 5, Folio 416, L.O.Annapolis.  The Land Office Records, Annapolis, show that he owned more than 15,000 acres.  Georgetown now stands on one of his surveys, "Rock of Dumbarton."

Captain of Calvert County, Maryland Militia, 1678, Major before 1688, Colonel in 1694.  Oct 29, 1692, ordered Commander in Chief (Under His Excellency the Captain General) of all their Majestys forces of Militia of Horse & Foot in Calvert Co. High Sherrif of Calvert Co. MD 1692-93.  Per "Index of Ancestors and Decendants, Nat Soc of Colonial Dames of America, MD 1899, Gc. 973.206 N4m1m.FWA Lib.

From "Colonial Families of the U S Decended from the Immigrants" Beall Family: by Lieut-Col Fielder M.M.Beall. (1927)
He was probably named for Saint Ninian, who lived in Scotland, 350-432 AD.  He was charged with holding a commission of Cornet in the Scotch English Army, raised to resist Cromwell.  In the Battle of Dunbar on Sep 3, 1650, against Cromwell, Ninian Beall with many Scotch soldiers were catured, tried & condemed to servitude in the British Plantations.  These Plantations consisted of the six northern colonies of Ireland, the American Colonies and many of the West Indies Islands.

On account of his familiarity with the Irish names and people, after his arrival in MD, it is concluded that Nnian Beall spent part of his eight years of servatude in Ireland, and the remainder in the Province of MD.  His will was probated Feb 28, 1717.