David Beckwith Sr. (1742 - 1834)

Born 1742 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Died 1834 at about age 92 in Attica, Wyoming, New York, United States

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Biography

Private David Beckwith Sr. served with 15th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

David Beckwith Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-112029
Rank: Private

Per Beckwith: Enlisted in Continental Army, 1776-9, Captain Jeremiah Miller's Co., DeVoos' reg., Mass Line; wounded during war.

David Beckwith, a private in the Pension list as of 30 June 1818. Allowed $8 per month. ^[1]

David Beckwith Rank: Private Age: 81 Birth Year: abt 1737 Pension Enrollment Date: 23 Apr 1818. Allowed $96 annum Residence Place: Cayuga, New York, USA Service Description: Massachusetts line. ^[2]

Research Note: there is also a DAR record for this man in MA serving with Col John Patterson listing wife Abigail Whitney and two sons. Refer Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 18 June 2022), "Record of David Beckwith", Ancestor # A008366.

Children:

1. David JR (1785–1870) m. Sybil Hodges
2. Richard (1787–1803)
3. Mary "Polly" (1789-1880) - married Noah Bowker (her death record)
4. Jonathan (1790–?)
5. William Whitney (1793–1860) - m. Anna Herrick
6. Perry Green SR (1795–1874) - m. Delia Springstead
7. Warren (1799–1863) - m. Mary Tyrell
8. Huldah (1802–?) - m. Unknown Brown

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/51071:1116
2. ↑ 1835 Pension Roll https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/27626:60514

Ancestry.com, including

• Daughters of the American Revolution - Lineage Book, Volume 118, 1915, page 279 - DAR#117889
• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications
• The Beckwiths, page 209