- Jun 1, 2012
- 5,036
- 7,168
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett ADS-7X, Fisher Two Box M-Scope, Mother Lode Locator, Dowsing Model 20 Electroscope, White's TM808, White's TM900, Inground Scanners
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
That is exactly what I have been looking for was the middle initial "J" If he signed all of his letters to Robert Morris with Thomas J. Beale and or TJB. You know he would always sign his name Thomas J. Beale. But no, I have seen no "J". I have also been looking for a death certificate. I found two death certificates out of over 350,000 documents. Strange they are not always under the name of the deceased. Everyone I have found is under names of the Administrator or Executor of the Will. I found one under the letter "P" for the Register of Wills that died before Thomas Beale took over the job. He died on January 30, 1810. And his last name was Jones. Strange being under the letter "P". The first document I found with Thomas Beale on it was around May 31, 1810. The first year was signed by his deputy of wills. TJB most likely was moving from Botetourt County, Virginia to New Orleans. for the job. I wonder if Thomas Beale was doing the same job in Botetourt County?
I have now moved that in a closer to when Thomas Beale died. He worked on September 2, 1820 and then I have on September 15, 1820 the new Register of Wills took over. So somewhere in those two weeks Thomas Beale died, so I believe the New Orleans Gazette was correct on September 11, 1820 when he had Thomas Beale's death on or a couple days before this date. Thomas Beale Sr. died before the Thomas Beale Treasure ended and before the letters were deposited with Robert Morris. End of story.
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