Ninian Beall (1625-1717). Founder of Georgetown.
Born in Largo, Fifeshire, Scotland, he fought in the battle of Dunbar (3 Sept. 1650) against Cromwell, but he was made prisoner and sentenced to five years' servitude. He was sent with 150 other Scottish men to Barbadoes, West Indies.
In 1652, Beall entered into another indentured servant arrangement and migrated to Maryland. After his term was over, he ended up with a large stretch of land and began to gain power and influence. He became a member of the Maryland House of Burgesses and held a high position in Maryland’s Provincial Forces. He also was one of the first settlers of the area now known as Georgetown, owning nearly 800 acres of land, which he named the Rock of Dumbarton in homage to his home country.
At 42, Beall married 16-year-old Ruth Moore and fathered twelve children.
- "Ninian lived well into his 90s and his grave was exhumed sometime during the 1970s and they found that he stood at 6 foot 7 inches tall and there was evidence that he had red hair." https://dunaganfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2014/07/asa-griggs-candler-founder-of-coke.html
- "When his body was removed, his skeleton was found to be perfect, and measured six feet seven inches and his hair had grown long and retained its youthful color of red." https://it.findagrave.com/memorial/25527218/ninian-beall
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