Peter
Beckford
Jr.
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Beckford Sr.
and Bridgett Beeston
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Bathshua (Herring) Beckford
— married
1703 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Peter Beckford, William Beckford, Thomas Beckford, Richard Beckford, Nathaniel Beckford, George Beckford, Julines Beckford, Francis Beckford Esq. and Elizabeth (Beckford) Howard
Died
at about age 62
in St. Catherine, Jamaica
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2014
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Biography
He was baptised on 5 April 1673.
He held the office of Speaker of the House of Assembly [Jamaica].
Sources
- "The Peerage" Website
Burke, John. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours, Volume 2. Henry Colburn, London, 1835. Available online: https://books.google.com/books?id=RgpBAQAAMAAJ
LEGHORN MERCHANT NETWORKS
Jamaican connections in Livorno #2: The Beckfords Friday, Oct 8 2010
"Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZDG6-KZW2 : 15 June 2020), Peter Beckford Beckford, 1673.
"Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z4LX-Q36Z : 15 June 2020), Peter Beckford, 1735.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Peter:
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~0.39%
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