“Richard Edward Beazley son of the above [Richard Beazley and Polly his wife] was born the 29th of september 1828” [Armstrong family Bible at the Virginia State Archives, Acc. 27094]

A case file identifies this family. In Essex County, Virginia, Chancery Box No. 54, 1849-50, item 54-F-27, Jones C. Clopton, late sheriff of Essex County and admistrator of Ellis Armstrong deceased, the following family is listed:
Polly Beazley
Ellis A. Beazley, infant son
Richard E. Beazley, infant son
James B. Beazley, infant son
John T. Walsh and Eliza, a daughter of Polly
Warner A. Dyke and Mary, a daughter of Polly
The case is dated 29 October 1844; a decree was entered 16 May 1849.

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 87A
Dwelling 268, Family 268
Beazley, Mary, 54, female, $1,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Beazley, Richard, 18, male, laborer, born in Virginia
Beazley, James, 16, male, born in Virginia