Descendants of Matthew Beckwith

Descendants of Matthew Beckwith

 

Generation No. 1

1.

 MATTHEW1 BECKWITH was born about 1612 in England, and died between 1680 - 1682 in Connecticut. He married MARY ?. She was born 1625.

Children of M

ATTHEW BECKWITH and MARY are:

2. i. JOHN2BECKWITH, born about 1665, Connecticut; died 05 December 1757, Connecticut.

3. ii. NATHANIEL BECKWITH, born June 1656, New London, Connecticut; died about 1725.

4. iii. JOSEPH BECKWITH, born 1653, East Lyme, Connecticut; died 1707, Lyme, Connecticut.

5. iv. MATTHEW BECKWITH, born 1645, Guilford, Connecticut; died 04 June 1727, Lyme, Connecticut.

 

 

 

Generation No. 2

2.

 JOHN2 BECKWITH (MATTHEW1) was born about 1665 in Connecticut, and died 05 December 1757 in Connecticut. He married PRUDENCE MAINWARING, daughter of OLIVER MAINWARING and HANNAH RAYMOND. She was born 10 September 1671 in New London, Connecticut, and died 17 November 1740 in New London, Connecticut.

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RUDENCE MAINWARING:

Ancestral File Number: 8LG5-ZM

Christening: 10 September 1671, New London, New London, CT

Children of J

OHN BECKWITH and PRUDENCE MAINWARING are:

6. i. JONATHAN3BECKWITH, born about 1689, Connecticut; died about 1759.

ii. HANNAH BECKWITH, died 05 March 1737/38; married GEORGE CHAPPELL, 1718.

 

3.

 NATHANIEL2 BECKWITH (MATTHEW1) was born June 1656 in New London, Connecticut, and died about 1725. He married MARTHA ?.

Children of NATHANIEL BECKWITH and MARTHA are:

i. NATHANIEL3BECKWITH, born 28 May 1671, Lyme, Connecticut; died 1717, Haddam, Connecticut; married SARAH BROCKWAY, 20 January 1702/03.

ii. JOHN BECKWITH

iii. JOSEPH BECKWITH

iv. MARY BECKWITH

v. ELIZABETH BECKWITH

vi. MARTHA BECKWITH

vii. SUSANNAH BECKWITH

 

4.

 JOSEPH2 BECKWITH (MATTHEW1) was born 1653 in East Lyme, Connecticut, and died 1707 in Lyme, Connecticut. He married SUSANNA TALLMAN about 1675. She was born before 1665, and died after 1711.

Children of J

OSEPH BECKWITH and SUSANNA TALLMAN are:

i. SARAH3BECKWITH, born 14 April 1678.

ii. JOSEPH BECKWITH, born 15 April 1679.

 

5.

MATTHEW2 BECKWITH (MATTHEW1) was born 1645 in Guilford, Connecticut, and died 04 June 1727 in Lyme, Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH about 1666.

Children of M

ATTHEW BECKWITH and ELIZABETH are:

i. MATTHEW3BECKWITH, born 13 April 1667.

ii. JOHN BECKWITH, born 1669.

iii. JAMES BECKWITH, born 01 June 1671.

iv. JONAH BECKWITH, born 27 December 1673.

v. PRUDENCE BECKWITH, born 22 August 1676.

vi. ELIZABETH BECKWITH, born 04 February 1678/79.

vii. RUTH BECKWITH, born 14 March 1680/81.

viii. SARAH BECKWITH, born 15 December 1684.

 

 

 

Generation No. 3

6.

 JONATHAN3 BECKWITH (JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born about 1689 in Connecticut, and died about 1759. He married ELIZABETH WALLER. She was born about 1691, and died 11 April 1763 in Connecticut.

Child of J

ONATHAN BECKWITH and ELIZABETH WALLER is:

7. i. JONATHAN4BECKWITH, born About 1710, Newark, Wayne County, New York; died 1807.

 

 

 

Generation No. 4

7.

 JONATHAN4 BECKWITH (JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born about 1710 in Newark, Wayne County, New York, and died 1807. He married GRACE STRICKLAND 22 November 1741 in Of New London, New London, Conn., daughter of SAMUEL STRICKLAND. She was born about 1720, and died 1817.

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ONATHAN BECKWITH:

Ancestral File Number: 9PG3-7S

Christening: 14 May 1721, New London, CT

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RACE STRICKLAND:

Ancestral File Number: 9PG2-GV

Children of J

ONATHAN BECKWITH and GRACE STRICKLAND are:

i. MARY5BECKWITH, born 1741, New London, CT.

More About MARY BECKWITH:

Ancestral File Number: 19SD-1C7

8. ii. STEPHEN BECKWITH, born About 1768, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; died 30 August 1830, Washtenaw County, Michigan.

 

 

 

Generation No. 5

8.

 STEPHEN5 BECKWITH (JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born about 1768 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, and died 30 August 1830 in Washtenaw County, Michigan. He married HANNAH YORK, daughter of AMOS YORK. She was born 22 April 1772, and died March 1863.

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TEPHEN BECKWITH:

Ancestral File Number: 1XVS-HCS

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ANNAH YORK:

Ancestral File Number: LR5T-3N

Children of S

TEPHEN BECKWITH and HANNAH YORK are:

9. i. DAN W.6BECKWITH, born 1795, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died 25 December 1835, Danville, Illinois.

10. ii. GEORGE M. BECKWITH, born about 1816, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; Welsey Township, Will County, Illinois.

iii. HIRAM BECKWITH

iv. NORTON BECKWITH

More About NORTON BECKWITH:

Occupation: Doctor

 

 

 

Generation No. 6

9.

 DAN W.6 BECKWITH (STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born 1795 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and died 25 December 1835 in Danville, Illinois. He married MARY WILLIAMS 11 March 1828.

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AN W. BECKWITH:

Military service: Major, Black Hawk War

Children of D

AN BECKWITH and MARY WILLIAMS are:

i. HIRAM WILLIAM7BECKWITH, born 1833; died 1903.

ii. MELISSA BECKWITH, born 1831.

 

10.

 GEORGE M.6 BECKWITH (STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born about 1816 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and died in Welsey Township, Will County, Illinois. He married (1) CHARLOTTE GILBERT 27 June 1827. She died 10 February 1831. He married (2) PHOEBE S. BARDEN 30 July 1835 in Vermilion County, Illinois. She was born 26 January 1812 in Ware, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and died 17 May 1872 in Will County, Illinois.

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EORGE MARRIED BECKWITH:

Military service: Captain, Black Hawk War

Occupation: Farmer

Residence: About 1816, moved with parents to Newark, Wayne County, New York.

Child of G

EORGE BECKWITH and CHARLOTTE GILBERT is:

i. LUCY ELIZA7BECKWITH married OLIVER PERRY TIDBALL.

Children of G

EORGE BECKWITH and PHOEBE BARDEN are:

ii. HARRIET A.7BECKWITH, born 1839; married THOMAS M. KELLY.

11. iii. GUY M. BECKWITH, born 12 September 1840, Welsey Township, Will County, Illinois; died September 1917, Welsey Township, Will County, Illinois.

iv. HANNAH M. BECKWITH, born 1844; married JAMES EDWARD ACKERMAN.

 

 

 

Generation No. 7

11.

 GUY M.7 BECKWITH (GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born 12 September 1840 in Welsey Township, Will County, Illinois, and died September 1917 in Welsey Township, Will County, Illinois. He married ORCELIA E. PAYNE 1868. She was born 12 January 1846 in Michigan, and died 28 January 1941 in Welsey Township, Will County, Illinois.

More About GUY M. BECKWITH:

Elected: 1873, Supervisor of Wesley Township

Military service: Between August 1862 - June 1865, Private Co. A, 100th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Civil War

Occupation: Farmer, owned 228 acres

Child of GUY BECKWITH and ORCELIA PAYNE is:

12. i. GEORGE M.8BECKWITH, born 13 June 1871, Illinois; died 02 September 1941.

 

 

 

Generation No. 8

12.

 GEORGE M.8 BECKWITH (GUY M.7, GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born 13 June 1871 in Illinois, and died 02 September 1941. He married MARY A. JOHNSTON. She was born 06 November 1871, and died 21 November 1949.

Children of G

EORGE BECKWITH and MARY JOHNSTON are:

i. GUY M.9BECKWITH, born 13 April 1897; died 29 January 1966; married MIMI ?.

13. ii. RUTH BECKWITH, born 08 October 1898.

14. iii. NORMAN WILLIAM BECKWITH, born 28 September 1900; died May 1976.

iv. HARRIET JEANNETTE BECKWITH, born 07 December 1902; died 17 November 1995.

15. v. IDA BECKWITH, born 26 November 1904; died 04 January 1998.

16. vi. HELEN MARIE BECKWITH, born 28 November 1905, Illinois; died 27 June 1999, Norfolk, Virginia.

17. vii. GEORGE WILLARD BECKWITH, born 08 September 1909, Wilmington, Illinois; South Bend, Indiana.

 

 

 

Generation No. 9

13.

 RUTH9 BECKWITH (GEORGE M.8, GUY M.7, GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born 08 October 1898. She married HJALMER HARSTEDT. He was born 07 April 1891 in Germany, and died 28 May 1953.

Children of R

UTH BECKWITH and HJALMER HARSTEDT are:

18. i. LLOYD EUGENE10HARSTEDT.

ii. EULA JEAN HARSTEDT, born 13 December 1929; died 10 July 1964.

iii. ROBERT EUGENE HARSTEDT, born 06 December 1930; died 11 March 1939.

 

14.

 NORMAN WILLIAM9 BECKWITH (GEORGE M.8, GUY M.7, GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born 28 September 1900, and died May 1976. He married FERN ?. She was born 23 April 1910, and died 31 March 1988.

Child of N

ORMAN BECKWITH and FERN is:

19. i. LAWRENCE10 BECKWITH.

 

15.

 IDA9 BECKWITH (GEORGE M.8, GUY M.7, GEORGE M., STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born 26 November 1904, and died 04 January 1998. She married (1) EL BAUMGARTNER. He was born 22 November, and died 1987. She married (2) PAUL STEELE FLEETWOOD. He was born 06 September 1895, and died 28 July 1947.

Child of I

DA BECKWITH and PAUL FLEETWOOD is:

i. PAUL10FLEETWOOD, JR

 

16.

 HELEN MARIE9 BECKWITH (GEORGE M.8, GUY M., GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born 28 November 1905 in Illinois, and died 27 June 1999 in Norfolk, Virginia. She married FRANCIS JAMES O'CONNOR, son of MARTIN O'CONNOR and CATHERINE FITZGERALD/O'FARRELL. He was born 30 December 1905 in New York, and died 02 February 1964 in Gary, Lake County, Indiana.

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ELEN MARIE BECKWITH:

Burial: Illinois

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RANCIS MARTIN O'CONNOR:

Burial: Unknown, Calvery Cemetery, Portage, Indiana

Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage due to Arteriosclerosis

Children of H

ELEN BECKWITH and FRANCIS O'CONNOR are:

20. i. PATRICIA ANN10O'CONNOR

21. ii. MARTIN FRANCIS O'CONNOR

22. iii. LAURENCE RICHARD O'CONNOR

 

17.

 GEORGE WILLARD9 BECKWITH (GEORGE M.8, GUY M.7, GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) was born 08 September 1909 in Wilmington, Illinois, and died in South Bend, Indiana. He married LUCILLE FEREE. She was born 22 August 1909, and died February 1996 in South Bend, Indiana.

Children of G

EORGE BECKWITH and LUCILLE FEREE are:

23. i. NEIL10BECKWITH

24. ii. MARY LYNN BECKWITH

 

 

 

Generation No. 10

 

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    2. LOYD EUGENE10 HARSTEDT     (RUTH9 BECKWITH, GEORGE M.8, GUY M.7, GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) married INGEBORG ?.

    Child of LLOYD HARSTEDT and INGEBORG is:

    i. SUSAN JEAN11HARSTEDT married ROGER BROWN.

     

    19.

     LAWRENCE10 BECKWITH (NORMAN WILLIAM9, GEORGE M.8, GUY M.7, GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) married SANDRA ?.

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    AWRENCE BECKWITH and SANDRA is:

    i. SON11BECKWITH

     

    20.

     PATRICIA ANN10 O'CONNOR (HELEN MARIE9 BECKWITH, GEORGE M.8, GUY M., GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) married JAMES KENNETH KIRBY. He was born 03 May 1931, and died 01 March 1993 in Norfolk, Virginia.

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    ATRICIA O'CONNOR and JAMES KIRBY are:

    i. JENNINE ELOISE11KIRBY married MATTHEW TARRAN.

    ii. KENNETH LEE KIRBY married SUZANNE PARKER.

    iii. JOHANNA EMILY KIRBY

    iv. CECILEE ANN KIRBY married WILLIAM COLLINS.

     

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      2. ARTIN FRANCIS10 O'CONNOR       (HELEN MARIE9 BECKWITH, GEORGE M.8, GUY M.7, GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) married CAROLE VERCUSKY.

      Children of M

      ARTIN O'CONNOR and CAROLE VERCUSKY are:

      i. ELIZABETH MARIE11O'CONNOR

      ii. BRIAN O'CONNOR

      iii. CRAIG O'CONNOR

       

      22.

       LAURENCE RICHARD10 O'CONNOR (HELEN MARIE9 BECKWITH, GEORGE M.8, GUY M.7, GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) married HARRIETT ANN HOOK, daughter of OMER HOOK and MARY MILLER.

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      AURENCE O'CONNOR and HARRIETT HOOK are:

      i. ERIN KATHLEEN11O'CONNOR

      ii. COLIN FRANCIS O'CONNOR

       

      23.

       NEIL10 BECKWITH (GEORGE WILLARD9, GEORGE M.8, GUY M.7, GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) married SHARON.

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      EIL BECKWITH and SHARON is:

      i. BRUCE ALAN11BECKWITH

       

      24.

       MARY LYNN10 BECKWITH (GEORGE WILLARD9, GEORGE M.8, GUY M.7, GEORGE M.6, STEPHEN5, JONATHAN4, JONATHAN3, JOHN2, MATTHEW1) married (1) PETER ALEXANDER. She married (2) LARRY PRESCOTT.

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      ARY BECKWITH and PETER ALEXANDER are:
      1. MICHAEL EVAN11ALEXANDER

        2. ii. IVAN ALEXANDER