Beardslee-Darling Family Bible in possession of The History Center on Main Street
Purchased from a person who found it in a barn on property he bought in Susquehanna County near Bradford County line.
Transcribed from actual Bible pages by Pat NEWELL Smith 2011
| Date | Comments | |
| Marriages | ||
| John Beardslee & Adaline Darling | 7 July 1833 | |
| Randolph L. Beardslee & Stella A. Graves | 6 June 1860 | |
| John Beardslee & Cordelia Hotchkiss | no date given | |
| Truman Brainard & Addie Beardslee | 12 Jan 1887 | |
| Amzi B. Wycoff & Lizzie M. Beardslee | no date given | |
| Ralph Beardslee & Nellie Russell | no date given | |
| Florence Wells | September 15, 1915 | [Nellie Russell & Florence Wells appear on separate lines but may be one name, or may be two marriages] |
| Sidney A. Pitcher & Kate S. Beardslee | 20 Oct. 1859 | |
| Lorin Pitcher & Henrietta L.C. Coburn | 5 July 1830 | |
| Lorin Pitcher & Emily Coburn | 17 Nov. 1851 | |
| Thomas B. Young & Sarah C. Pitcher | 28 Nov. 1855 | |
| Paul D. Morrow & Harriet K. Pitcher | 2 June 1857 | |
| Rev. Albert True & Thursey M. Pitcher | 16 May no year | |
| Anson Walker & Betsy Pitcher | 16 May 1852 | |
| Births | ||
| John Beardslee | 12 June 1812 | |
| Adaline Darling | 28 May 1811 | |
| R.L. Beardslee | 26 April 1835 | Child of John & Adaline Beardslee |
| Sarah C. Beardslee | 9 Aug. 1839 | Child of John & Adaline Beardslee |
| Sidney A. Pitcher | 20 Oct. 1834 | |
| Stella A. Graves | 24 Apr. no year | |
| Addie E. Beardslee | 19 July 1863 | |
| Lizzie M. Beardslee | 1 Jan. no year | |
| Ralph W. Beardslee | 30 June no year | |
| Truman Brainard | no date | |
| Harry B. Brainard | 7 Nov. 1887 | |
| Marion E. Brainard | 29 July 1889 | |
| Howard R. Brainard | 16 June 1892 | |
| Russell L. Beardslee | March 26, 1902 | Child of Ralph Beardslee |
| Donald R. Beardslee | 30 Apr. 1904 | Child of Ralph Beardslee |
| Sarah C. Pitcher | 1 May 1831 | |
| Betsey C. Pitcher | 23 May 1833 | |
| Harriet K. Pitcher | 19 Oct. 1836 | |
| Thursey M. Pitcher | 17 Dec. 1840 | |
| John B. Pitcher | 11 Nov. 1863 | |
| Henrietta Louisa | 6 Apr 1869 | |
| Deaths | ||
| Adaline Beardslee | 31 Aug. 1879 | |
| John B. Pitcher | 9 Aug. 1887 | |
| John Beardslee | 16 March 1898 | |
| Nellie Beardslee | 11-Jun-15 | |
| Randolph L. Beardslee | 22-Jun-16 | Son of John & Adaline Beardslee |
| Sidney Pitcher | 8 Aug. 1916 | |
| Lorin Pitcher | 21 Apr. 1884 | |
| Mrs. Emily Pitcher | 28 Dec. 1898 | |
| Mrs. Betsy Walker | 12 Aug. 1910 | |
| Mrs. Harriet K. Morrow | 31-Mar-00 | |
| Paul D. Morrow | 14 Dec. 1890 | |
| Mrs. Sarah Young | 1898 | |
| Thomas B. Young | 7 Feb. 1914 | |
| Mrs. Maria T. True | 18 Apr. 1896 | |
| H. Louisa Pitcher | 15-Jun-19 |
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Hand written pages found in the Beardslee-Darling Family Bible
Bible is in possession of Joyce M. Tice
Transcribed by Patricia NEWELL Smith
| Born | Died | Comment | |
| Russell Family Record | |||
| William N. H. Russell | Oct. 1612 | 1664 | Baptized in England Oct. 1612 |
| married Sarah Davis | |||
| Samuel Russell | 16 Feb 1645 | Son of Wm. & Sarah Russell | |
| Hannah Russell | 29 July 1652 | Dau. Of Wm. & Sarah Russell | |
| John Russell | died young | Son of Wm. & Sarah Russell | |
| Noadiah Russell | 22 July 1657 | ||
| married Mary Hamlin | |||
| William Russell | 1690 | Son of Noadiah & Mary Russell | |
| Noahiah Russell | 1692 | Son of Noadiah & Mary Russell | |
| Giles Russell | 1693 | Son of Noadiah & Mary Russell | |
| Mary Russell | 1695 | Dau. Of Noadiah & Mary Russell | |
| John Russell | 1697 | Son of Noadiah & Mary Russell | |
| Esther Russell | 1699 | Dau. Of Noadiah & Mary Russell | |
| Daniel Russell | 1702 | Son of Noadiah & Mary Russell | |
| Mahitable Russell | 1704 | Dau. Of Noadiah & Mary Russell | |
| Hannah Russell | 1705 | Dau. Of Noadiah & Mary Russell | |
| John in his will, made 6 Jan. 1745, mentioned John, Johnathan, Stephen married Abigal. In the distribution of his estate mentions Thomas, Stephen, Johnathan, John, Mary Ruth. | |||
| John Russell | 1756 | Sep. 1820 | |
| married Polly Woodruff | |||
| Edmund Russell | 1779 | 21 Feb 1840 | Son of John & Polly Russell |
| married Clarissa Grant | |||
| Barzilla Russell | 2 Oct. 1781 | Hartford, CT | Son of John & Polly Russell |
| married Esther Spencer | |||
| Sally Russell | 15 Feb. 1870,age 86 | Dau of John & Polly Russell | |
| married Theron Darling | |||
| Samuel Russell | 1786 | 1832 | Son of John & Polly Russell |
| married Lucy Dickenson | |||
| Polly Russell | 1786 | 17 Feb. 1868 | Dau of John & Polly Russell |
| married Samuel Anthony & James Bush | |||
| Henry Russell | 1788 | 1871 | Son of John & Polly Russell |
| married Lydia Smith | |||
| Julius Russell | 1792 | 1868 | Son of John & Polly Russell |
| married Eliza Seymour | |||
| Wm. M. Russell | 1794 | 1858 | Son of John & Polly Russell |
| married Eliza Creamer | |||
| John Russell | Died in Wis., age 65 | Son of John & Polly Russell | |
| married Martha Wadsworth & Lydia Wadsworth | |||
| George Russell | 1799 | 1870 | Son of John & Polly Russell |
| married Susan Bear | |||
| Betsy Russell | 1884; Died in Winslow, Ill. | Dau of John & Polly Russell | |
| married Ivers Baker & Philip Rogers |
| Children of Barzilla Russell & Esther Spencer | ||
| Mary Ann Russell | ||
| John Barzilla Russell | ||
| Eliza Russell | ||
| Children of John Russell & Martha Wadsworth | ||
| Gurdon Wadsworth Russell | 10 Apr. 1815 | |
| Harriet Russell | 13 Feb. 1817 | |
| James Woodruff Russell | 19 Apr 1824 | |
| Martha Jane Russell | 28 July 1829 | |
| Children of Addie Evelyn Beardslee & Thurman Braninard | ||
| Harry Beardslee Brainard | 7 Nov. 1887 | |
| Marion Elizabeth Brainard | 29 July 1889 | |
| Howard Randolph Brainard | 16 June 1892 | |
| Children of Adeline Hannah Darling & John Beardslee | ||
| Randolph Leet Beardslee | 25 Apr. 1835 | |
| married Estella Graves | 6 June 1860 | |
| Sarah Catharine Beardslee | 9 Aug 1839 | |
| married Sidney Pitcher | 20 Oct 1859 | |
| Sidney Pitcher | 20 Oct 1834 | |
| Children of Randolph Beardslee & Stella Graves | ||
| Addie E. Beardslee | 19 July 1863 | |
| married Truman Brainerd | 12 Jan 1887 | |
| Children of Addie Beardslee & Truman Brainerd | ||
| Elisebeth Mary Brainerd | 1 Jan 1868 | |
| Ralph Wells Brainerd | 30 June 1873 | |
| Children of Sarah Catharine Beardslee & Sidney Pitcher | ||
| John Beardslee Pitcher | 11 Nov 1863 | 9 Aug 1887 |
| Henrietta Louisa Pitcher | 6 Apr 1869 | |
| Darling Family Record | ||
| Theron Darling & Sally Russell | 25 July 1802; married by Moses Coolbaugh | See Darling Cemetery Listing on site |
| Children of Theron Darling & Sally Russell | ||
| Abel Patterson Darling | 12 Feb 1804 | 16 Mar 1866 |
| married Laura Ellis | died 5 Mar 1881 | 5 Mar 1881 |
| Edwin Woodruff Darling | 18 Feb 1805 | 25 Feb 1805 |
| Wm. Nelson Darling | 22 Dec 1806 | 31 Dec 1841 |
| married Betsy Lovett | 22 Nov 1875 | |
| Dennis Russell Darling | 16 Mar 1808 | 11 Dec 1855 |
| married Ruby Goodwin | 22 Mar 1880 | |
| Polly Ann Darling | 8 Mar 1810 | 14 June 1867 |
| Adeline Hannah Darling | 28 May 1811 | 31 Aug 1879 |
| married John Beardslee | 12 June 1812 | 18 Mar 1898 |
| Major Darling | 6 Feb 1814 | 31 Aug 1881 |
| married Mary Jane Beckwith | 21 Dec 1863 | |
| Lyman Merrill Darling | 11 Dec 1815 | |
| George Barzilla Darling | 21 Sep 1818 | 20 Mar 1819 |
| Elisebeth Darling | 1 Mar 1821 | 29 Dec 1878 |
| married Wm. Morgan | ||
| Cullen Randolph Darling | 22 Apr 1822 | 13 Jan 1882 |
| married Juliette Beebe | ||
| Nancy Ellen Darling | 25 Aug 1826 | 2 Jan 1894 |
| Children of Major Darling & Mary Jane Beckwith | ||
| Augusta Thirza Darling | 12 Aug 1844 | |
| Frances Ella Darling | 2 Mar 1847 | |
| Theron Humphrey Darling | 28 Feb 1849 | |
| George Brazilla Darling | 24 Feb 1882 | |
| Theron Hubert Darling |
Beardslee-Darling Bible – Comments
Researched by Pat Newell Smith
John Beardslee & Adaline Darling – 1st marriage of John Beardslee; 1840-1880
Warren Twp, Bradford County PA; John [1813-1898] & Adaline [1811-1879] - both
buried in Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp., Susquehanna County, PA
John Beardslee & Cordelia Hotchkiss – 2nd marriage of John Beardslee.
Randolph L. Beardslee & Stella A. Graves – 1860-1910 Warren Twp., Bradford
County, PA; Randolph [1835-1916] & Estella [1839-1919]- both are buried in
Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp., Susquehanna County, PA.
Truman Brainard & Addie Beardslee – Truman born in PA July 1852; 1900
Manhattan, NY.
Amzi B. Wyckoff & Elizabeth Beardslee – 1910 Stroudsburg, Monroe County, PA;
Amzi & Elizabeth married less than one year; 2nd marriage for Amzi & 1st
marriage for Elizabeth. Passport issued for Elizabeth Beardslee Wyckoff on May
14, 1924 – born 1 Jan. 1868 Warrenham, Bradford County, PA, married 21 July 1909
to Amzi Wyckoff, widowed Sept 1912, legal address 7 Gramercy Park, NYC, NY,
occupation missionary.
Ralph Beardslee & Nellie Russell – 29 Dec 1897 – Marriages Bradford County
1891-1899; Buried Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp. Susquehanna County, PA;
Nellie [1871-1914], Ralph [1873-1968]
Florence Wells – 2nd wife of Ralph Beardslee; [1871-1939] – Buried Little
Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp. Susquehanna County, PA.
Sidney A. Pitcher & Kate S. Beardslee – Sidney with father Lorin Pitcher –
1850 Henrietta, Monroe County, NY; Sidney & Kate – 1860 & 1870 Warren Twp.
Bradford County, PA; 1880-1910 Little Meadows, Apolacon, Susquehanna County, PA;
Sidney [1834-1916] & Kate [1839-?] – buried Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon
Twp. Susquehanna County, PA.
Lorin Pitcher & Henrietta L.C. Coburn – 1st wife of Lorin Pitcher; Lorin
[1808-1884] & Henrietta [1812-1847] – buried Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon
Twp. Susquehanna County, PA.
Lorin Pitcher & Emily Coburn – 2nd wife of Lorin Pitcher; Emily [1823-1898]
– buried Little Meadows Cemetery, Apolacon Twp. Susquehanna County, PA; 1870
Warren Twp. Bradford County, PA; 1880 Little Meadows, Susquehanna County, PA.
Paul D. Morrow & Harriet K. Pitcher – Paul [17 Feb 1828-14 Dec 1890] &
Harriet [19 Oct 1836-31 Mar 1900] – buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Bradford
County, PA; http://www.joycetice.com/bradsby/bradc16.htm – Paul’s life story;
resided in Towanda, Bradford County, PA.
Anson Walker & Betsey Pitcher – 1860-1880 Owego, Tioga County NY; 1900
Little Meadows, Apolacon Twp. Susquehanna County PA.

