Abraham Beachey (1793-1850) was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Martin around 1819-1820. They were the parents of seven children. Abraham and his family moved to Lebanon, Ohio in 1835 where he worked as a plasterer. One of Abraham and Elizabth's children was Thomas Beachey (1820-1893) who married Cassie Ann Lewis in 1845 and was the father of four children. One of his grandchildren was Lincoln Beachey (1887-1915) the famous aviator and daredevil stuntman who died in a tragic plane crash while performing over San Francisco Bay. Beachy and Beachy descendants live in Ohio, Maryland and other parts of the United States.