Lookup request: "Adventures of Purse and Person", Vol. 1

Question

Dorman, J.F.. Adventures of Purse and Person, Vol. I, pp. 198-203.

I would be most grateful if someone with access to this book could please share with me what is said on Sir Marmaduke Beckwith. Thanks! 

Answer 1

I believe this link for the 2004 ed will work:  https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX4111200033/GENVRL?u=txshrpub100185&sid=bookmark-GENVRL&xid=a2edaa46.  If not, let me know and I can also provide the citations if needed.  The 1956 ed is also available on FS here.

36. SIR MARMADUKE⁵ BECKWITH

(Elizabeth⁴ Jenings, Margaret³ Barkham, Sir Edward², Sir Edward¹), born Jan. 1687, died 1780, was clerk of Richmond County, 1709-80. He married Elizabeth (Brockenbrough) Dickenson, daughter of William and Mary (Newman) Brockenbrough.48

Issue: [BECKWITH]49 49. Tarpley⁶, born 2 Oct. 1718, died 7 Nov. 1748; 50. Sir Jonathan⁶, born 14 Nov. 1720, died 6 Dec. 1796, Richmond County,50 married, 27 May 1753,51 Rebecca Barnes; 51. Betty⁶, born 15 Aug. 1723, died 7 April 1726; 52. Margaret⁶, born 29 July 1725, married, as his (2) wife, Joseph Morton, born 1715, died 1759, of James City County, member of the House of Burgesses, 1756-58,52 left will dated 18 May 1758;53 53. Mary⁶, born 12 June 1727, died 3 Dec. 1755 in her 27th year,54 married, as his (1) wife, Lawrence Butler of Westmoreland County, who left will 18 Nov. 1773-29 July 1777;55 54. Marmaduke⁶, named in will of William Hodgkinson, 20 March 1746/7-5 Dec. 1748,56 married Sybil Elsie;57 55. (probably) Roger⁶, married, (bond 6) Jan. 1762, Winifred Miskell;58 56. Penelope⁶, married Alexander Walker but died shortly after marriage.59

Comments

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU, Kerry! I really appreciate the quick response! I had no clue this was available online (I'm fairly clueless about colonial Virginia sourcing).

Do you know if there's a way to view The Dictionary of Virginia Biography online? There's supposed to be something on Marmaduke in Vol. 1, pp. 431-432.

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Sorry, I only see bits and pieces of Dictionary of Virginia Biography available online and not Marmaduke's pages.  Hopefully someone else has access or can find it.

I did find a couple of other secondary sources online for him that I didn't see on the well done profile:

• https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi01tyle/page/184/mode/2up?q=marmaduke
• https://archive.org/details/fluvannacountyit00ance/page/n11/mode/2up?q=marmaduke

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Thanks again Kerry! You're the best!

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I'm glad I could help Traci.

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Thank you, Kerry.  I too had no idea Purse and Person was available.