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Early Origins of the Beats family

The surname Beats was first found in Edinburghshire, a former county, now part of the Midlothian council area where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Beats family

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Beats Spelling Variations

The name Beats, appeared in many references, and from time to time, the surname was spelt Beats, Beatts, Beat, Beet, Beatt, Bet, Bett and many more.

Early Notables of the Beats family

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United States Beats migration to the United States +

The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Beats family, or who bore a variation of the surname Beats were

Beats Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Henry Beats, who arrived in Virginia in 1639 1
Beats Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Adam Beats, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Cathrina Beats, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Jerich Beats, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Magdalena Beats, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
  • Maria Beats, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
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Beats Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mary Beats, who settled in Norfolk Virginia in 1823


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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