John Beasley (c1724-1801) was a resident of Chowan County who was in charge of one the the administrative districts within the county. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence. He, along with his cousin John Baptist Beasley, served as majors in the Chowan County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia.