Hi,

My name is Joan Ledenbach Ward. My mother was Pauline Beam. She was the great-granddaughter off Ezekiel Beam. I am in his great-great granddaughter. I am trying to sort out whether Ezekiel Beam was born in Scotland or in the US. My mother had been told that he had come over from Scotland. Also, she had been told that he had married Rosanna(h) and she was a full-blooded Indian. My mother and all of her children grew up believing that we were part Cherokee Indian.
Well, I just did a DNA test through Ancestry.com. I have zero, zip, nada, Indian(Native American)blood.
I am therefore wondering if the info regarding the Native American descent is incorrect, maybe the Scotland birth of Ezekiel is also incorrect. Does anyone have any information or proof regarding Ezekiel's birthplace? I would be so appreciative of any information anyone is willing to share. I am happy to do the same.

As an aside, Peter Kile Beam is the son of Ezekiel. It is Peter Kile, not Peter Kelly.

Thank you in advance,
Joan L. Ward