Peregrine Beckwith (abt. 1748 - abt. 1768)

Born about 1748 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Died about 1768 at about age 20 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Married Lydia UNKNOWN -- Family papers and various trees in Ancestry tend toward the name of Chapman. Beckwiths and Chapmans in Lyme intermarried for generations.

The 7 May 1787 Division of the Estate of Peregrine (aka Perry Green) Beckwith names Elijah Beckwith (abt 1763 - aft 1791) as his "eldest son." Peregrine Beckwith also named in his will his other son, Peregrine Beckwith. He references "Lydia Beckwith, widow, of said Lyme" in a land boundary description. ^[1]

Peregrine pre-deceased his mother Lydia (Smith) Beckwith Miller (abt. 1730 - 1816), and in her 28 Oct 1787 will she left her estate to her "my eldest grandson, Elijah Beckwith" and "my youngest grandson, Perrygreen Beckwith," with no other heirs named. ^[2]

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1. ↑ Peregrine Beckwith Division of Estate - May 7, 1787 part1 Source: "Waterford, New London, Connecticut, United States Records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92Y-LV92 : July 28, 2021), image 277 of 849; Connecticut. Probate Court (New London District). https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=1&place=3779376&rmsId=TH-1971-45831-14872-38&imageIndex=276&singleView=true
2. ↑ Will of Lydia Beckwith, 28 Oct 1787 "Waterford, New London, Connecticut, United States Records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92Y-LFH8 : July 28, 2021), image 621 of 853; Connecticut. Probate Court (New London District). Volume v. 3 (p.361-end)-6 https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=1&place=3779376&rmsId=TH-1971-45831-13291-31&imageIndex=620&singleView=true

Beckwith/Beaumont family papers (which indicate that researchers were frustrated with the lack of background information that they could dig up in 1980-1990), supplemented with documentation found online

Ancestry.com

• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
• His Will - which lists his wife as Lydia