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John Beckwith (abt. 1668 - aft. 1757)

John Beckwith
Born about in New London, Connecticut Colonymap [uncertain]
Husband of — married 1688 in New London, New London County, Connecticut Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 89 in New London, Connecticut Colonymap
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Biography

John was a son of Matthew Beckwith, born in (probably) New London, Connecticut, in about 1665. He died in New London 5 December 1757, ae. 92. He married Prudence Manwaring, daughter of Oliver Manwaring of New London, in about 1688.[1][2] John and Prudence resided in the town of New London (New London County, Connecticut). There are no known records for the births or baptisms of their children, but a death notice stated that John Beckwith had 13 children, all of whom were known to have issue.[3][4] They married in about 1688.[5][6]

Two early publications about this family, The Beckwiths, by Paul Beckwith, and Beckwith Notes, by Albert C. and Edward Beckwith, promulgated bad information about this family. Paul Beckwithc said that John Beckwith was born at Lyme, Connecticut, in 1669 and was one of the original Patentees of New London to Waterford Connecticut. This same publication states that In a deposition before the county court in 1740, John Beckwith said that he "had lived at Niantic Ferry for the last seventy years." Beckwith calculated that John would have had to be one hundred and two years old in 1740, suggesting that he was confused about the birth date he had assigned this man.[7] Diebold observes that the authors of Beckwith Notes "correctly identified John’s wife" as Prudence Manwaring and identified most of his children, but they mistakenly interpreted John Beckwith as being two different individuals, a father and son of the same name.[8] These early publications should not be trusted.

Children

Children of John Beckwith and Prudence Manwaring were:[9][10]

  1. Jonathan, born in New London about 1689; baptized as an adult in New London on 14 May 1721; married first Elizabeth Waller, second Mary Warner; died in New London after 18 October 1758.
  2. Oliver, born New London circa 1691; died New London between the date of his will, 26 December 1758, and its proving on 17 May 1759 (Smith, citing New London Probate #378); married first to Martha ___ and second to Elizabeth ___ , who survived him.
  3. Richard, born New London circa 1704; married Hannah Moore; died after 14 December 1759.
  4. John, born New London, perhaps before 1700; married Hannah Brooks; died between June 1752 when he signed a receipt and 28 June 1753 when his son took a bond for administration of his estate.
  5. Joseph, born New London say 1708; married Mary Pember; died in New London between July and 13 December 1773.
  6. Benjamin, born New London, say 1706; married Hannah Pember; died perhaps in New London 1785.
  7. Bathsheba, born New London about 1698; married Nathaniel Daniels; living 12 June 1743 (birth of last child).
  8. Prudence, born New London about 1699; married Roger Dart; living 4 July 1754 when her husband wrote his will.
  9. Hannah, born in New London about 1699; married George Chappell, died in New London in March 1737/8.
  10. Mary, born New London say 1710; likely was the Mary Beckwith, singlewoman, who was presented for fornication at New London County Court on 25 November 1729 and offered John Beckwith as her surety; probably also the Mary who published intentions to marry William Luther on 22 March 1729/30.

Sources

  1. Fox, pages 264-265.
  2. Smith, pages 227-231
  3. Diebold, page 40.
  4. Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. III, p. 129, MANWARING 17, Google Books
  5. Gen. Simeon M Fox. Matthew Beckwith and his Family, The American Genealogist, Vol 21 (1945), pages 259-265, cont. The American Genealogist, Vol 22 (1946), pages 49-52. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) pp. 264-265
  6. Dean Crawford. Smith The Ancestry of Emily Jane Angell, 1844-1910. (Boston 1992) pp. 227-231
  7. Paul Beckwith. The Beckwiths. Published 1891 by J. Munsell's Sons in Albany, N.Y. p.74-6. Available at OpenLibrary.org PBeckwith p. 73-4;81-2
  8. Diebold, page 39.
  9. Fox, page 265.
  10. Smith, pages 232-234.
  • Beckwith, Albert C., and Edward J. Beckwith Notes. Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 1899-1907.
  • Diebold, R. Bruce. "New London Beckwiths in the Records of the East (Or Second) Congregational Society Of Lyme, Connecticut: The John2 Beckwith Family Revisited" (Part 1), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 173, WN 689, Winter 2019, Pages 39-51.
  • Fox, Gen. Simeon M. Matthew Beckwith and his Family, The American Genealogist, Vol 21 (1945), pages 259-265, cont. The American Genealogist, Vol 22 (1946), pages 49-52. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
  • Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Early Settled Families, J.H, Beers & Company, 1905. Beckwith, p. 541.
  • Richardson, Douglas, Kimball G. Everingham, editor, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry Series. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. p. 490-2, Manwaring section (19. Oliver Mainwaring).
  • Smith, Dean Crawford. The Ancestry of Emily Jane Angell, 1844-1910. (Boston 1992) 222-230
  • Torrey, Clarence Almon, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, New England Marriages prior to 1700. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. p. 57.
  • https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LV7B-51N




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Beckwith-1439 and Beckwith-135 appear to represent the same person because: Self-evident duplicate: I have also proposed a merge for duplicate profiles of his wife.
posted by Michael Cayley
I have now completed the merge.
posted by Michael Cayley
Beckwith-1824 and Beckwith-135 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse and death facts
posted by [Living Austin]