Descendants of Matthew Beckwith


Generation No. 1

1.  MATTHEW1 BECKWITH was born Abt. 1610, and died 21 Oct 1680 in Lyme.

Notes for MATTHEW BECKWITH:
--of New London 1652, Hartford 1658, Branford 1668, then Lyme;  sometimes the name Beckwith was referred to as Becket or Bickatt;
	
Children of MATTHEW BECKWITH are:
2.	i.	MATTHEW2 BECKWITH, b. 1637; d. 04 Jun 1727.
	ii.	JOHN BECKWITH.
3.	iii.	JOSEPH BECKWITH.
	iv.	DAUGHTER BECKWITH, m. BENJAMIN GRANT.
	v.	DAUGHTER BECKWITH, m. ROBERT GERARD.
4.	vi.	NATHANIEL? BECKWITH.


Generation No. 2

2.  MATTHEW2 BECKWITH (MATTHEW1) was born 1637, and died 04 Jun 1727.  He married (1) ELIZABETH Abt. 1657 in Guilford, Connecticut.    He married (2) ELIZABETH GRISWOLD 1691, daughter of MATTHEW GRISWOLD and ANNA WOLCOTT.  She was born 1652 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, and died 1727.

Notes for ELIZABETH GRISWOLD:
--divorced John Rogers in 1676;
	
Children of MATTHEW BECKWITH and ELIZABETH are:
	i.	MATTHEW3 BECKWITH, b. 13 Apr 1667, Guilford,  Connecticut; m. HANNAH CHAMPION.
	ii.	JOHN BECKWITH, b. Abt. 1669, Guilford,  Connecticut.
5.	iii.	JAMES BECKWITH, b. 01 Jun 1671, New London, New London, Connecticut; d. Abt. 1756, Farmington.
	iv.	JONAH BECKWITH, b. 27 Dec 1673, New London, New London, Connecticut.
	v.	PRUDENCE BECKWITH, b. 22 Aug 1676, New London, New London, Connecticut; m. ROGER DARTE.
	vi.	ELIZABETH BECKWITH, b. 04 Feb 1679, Lyme, New London, Connecticut.
	vii.	RUTH BECKWITH, b. 14 Mar 1681, Lyme, New London, Connecticut.
	viii.	SARAH BECKWITH, b. Dec 1684, Lyme, New London, Connecticut.

	
Child of MATTHEW BECKWITH and ELIZABETH GRISWOLD is:
6.	ix.	GRISWOLD3 BECKWITH, b. 1691.


3.  JOSEPH2 BECKWITH (MATTHEW1)  He married SUSANNA.  

Notes for JOSEPH BECKWITH:
--of Lyme;
	
Children of JOSEPH BECKWITH and SUSANNA are:
	i.	SARAH3 BECKWITH, b. 14 Apr 1677.
	ii.	JOSEPH BECKWITH, b. 15 Apr 1679.


4.  NATHANIEL?2 BECKWITH (MATTHEW1)
	
Child of NATHANIEL? BECKWITH is:
	i.	NATHANIEL3 BECKWITH, b. 28 May 1679.


Generation No. 3

5.  JAMES3 BECKWITH (MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1) was born 01 Jun 1671 in New London, New London, Connecticut, and died Abt. 1756 in Farmington.  He married SARAH MARVIN 18 Feb 1694, daughter of REINOLD MARVIN and SARAH CLARK.  She was born 1673.

Notes for JAMES BECKWITH:
--the source claims he is the son of Sarah Griswold, I doubt it.  His father, supposedly, married two Elizabeths and an unknown.  The second Elizabeth was Elizabeth Griswold.  I have him a son of Elizabeth Unknown.
	
Children of JAMES BECKWITH and SARAH MARVIN are:
	i.	JAMES4 BECKWITH, b. 01 May 1695; d. 02 Oct 1794, Bristol, Connecticut; m. (1) REBECCA LAMB, 15 Oct 1717, Lyme; m. (2) HANNAH, 19 Jan 1749, Southington; d. 17 Aug 1758; m. (3) MARY, 28 Aug 1760, Southington; d. 16 Mar 1767; m. (4) ABIGAIL CLARK, 14 Feb 1769, Southington; b. 15 Feb 1713; d. 02 Nov 1798.

Notes for ABIGAIL CLARK:
--supposedly she married Unknown Sperry and Jonathan Bronson and James Beckwith;
--perhaps the Abigail Clark who married James Bronson is the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Browne) Clark.  But, the one who married James Beckwith and  John Sperry was the daughter of George and Sarah Clark.

	ii.	MARTHA BECKWITH, b. 08 Aug 1697; d. 1782.

Notes for MARTHA BECKWITH:
--unmarried;

	iii.	DANIEL BECKWITH, b. 13 Oct 1699; d. Feb 1700.
	iv.	SARAH BECKWITH, b. 23 Dec 1701.
7.	v.	DANIEL BECKWITH, b. 26 Oct 1704.
8.	vi.	REINOLD BECKWITH, b. 15 Feb 1707; d. 27 Dec 1796, Meriden, Connecticut.
9.	vii.	SAMUEL BECKWITH, b. 24 May 1709.
10.	viii.	ELIZABETH BECKWITH, b. 30 May 1712; d. 10 May 1755.
	ix.	JOHN BECKWITH, b. 10 Oct 1713; m. JANE WORDEN, 20 Apr 1737, Norwich.
11.	x.	MARY BECKWITH, b. 25 Jan 1716.


6.  GRISWOLD3 BECKWITH (MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1) was born 1691.  She married ELIAKIM COOLEY.  

Notes for GRISWOLD BECKWITH:
--Griswold,Grissell

	
Child of GRISWOLD BECKWITH and ELIAKIM COOLEY is:
12.	i.	ESTHER4 COOLEY.


Generation No. 4

7.  DANIEL4 BECKWITH (JAMES3, MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1) was born 26 Oct 1704.  He married RUTH RICE 1728 in Lyme.  She died 30 Jun 1757.
	
Child of DANIEL BECKWITH and RUTH RICE is:
	i.	SIX CHILDREN5 BECKWITH.


8.  REINOLD4 BECKWITH (JAMES3, MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1) was born 15 Feb 1707, and died 27 Dec 1796 in Meriden, Connecticut.  He married (1) MARTHA MARVIN 04 Apr 1732 in Lyme, daughter of REYNOLD MARVIN and MARTHA WATERMAN.  She was born 03 Apr 1710, and died 26 Jul 1742 in Bolton.  He married (2) DOROTHY SAWYER 03 Mar 1743 in Bolton.  She died 26 Jun 1790.

Notes for REINOLD BECKWITH:
--Reginold;

Notes for DOROTHY SAWYER:
--of Hebron;
	
Children of REINOLD BECKWITH and MARTHA MARVIN are:
	i.	MERCY5 BECKWITH, m. OZEE WEBSTER.
	ii.	SILAS BECKWITH, m. KEZIAH ROYCE; b. 12 May 1742.
	iii.	MARVIN BECKWITH, m. ABIGAIL CLARK, 15 Nov 1759, Southington; b. Abt. 1739, Farmington.
	iv.	REINOLD BECKWITH, b. 03 Jul 1742, Bolton; d. 27 Jul 1742, Bolton.


9.  SAMUEL4 BECKWITH (JAMES3, MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1) was born 24 May 1709.  He married MIRIAM MARVIN 01 Feb 1739, daughter of REYNOLD MARVIN and MARTHA WATERMAN.  She was born Mar 1720.

Notes for SAMUEL BECKWITH:
--about 1761 moved to Cornwallis, N.S.
	
Children of SAMUEL BECKWITH and MIRIAM MARVIN are:
	i.	CAROLINE5 BECKWITH, b. Abt. 1752; d. 1849; m. JOHN MARVIN.

Notes for CAROLINE BECKWITH:
--may not belong here;

Notes for JOHN MARVIN:
--may have been the son of James and Sarah (Marvin) Beckwith;

	ii.	SEVEN CHILDREN BECKWITH.
	iii.	MARTHA BECKWITH, m. BARNABAS TUTHILL LORD; b. 31 Mar 1744; d. Nova Scotia.
	iv.	MARY BECKWITH, b. 17 Aug 1740; m. CALEB GILLETT; b. 03 Sep 1739.
	v.	SAMUEL BECKWITH, m. REBECCA CHIPMAN.
13.	vi.	ELISHA BECKWITH.
14.	vii.	ASA BECKWITH.
	viii.	DAVID BECKWITH, b. 22 Jun 1752; d. 1787.
	ix.	NEHEMIAH BECKWITH, m. JULIA LEBRUN; b. Montreal, Canada.


10.  ELIZABETH4 BECKWITH (JAMES3, MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1) was born 30 May 1712, and died 10 May 1755.  She married JOSEPH ANDREWS 31 Jan 1738, son of JOSEPH ANDREWS and SUSANNAH HOUGH.  He was born 18 Apr 1709 in Southington.

Notes for ELIZABETH BECKWITH:
--of Norwich

	
Children of ELIZABETH BECKWITH and JOSEPH ANDREWS are:
	i.	HANNAH5 ANDREWS, b. 22 Mar 1740.
	ii.	OBADIAH ANDREWS, b. 04 May 1741.
	iii.	SARAH ANDREWS, b. Abt. 1743; m. TIMOTHY MARSH, 27 Oct 1765.
15.	iv.	LEMUEL ANDREWS, b. 09 Apr 1747.
	v.	ELIZABETH ANDREWS, b. 02 Apr 1749.
	vi.	SUSANNA ANDREWS, b. Abt. 1750.


11.  MARY4 BECKWITH (JAMES3, MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1) was born 25 Jan 1716.  She married EBENEZER ANDREWS 04 Nov 1742, son of JOSEPH ANDREWS and SUSANNAH HOUGH.  He was born 27 Oct 1718 in Southington.
	
Children of MARY BECKWITH and EBENEZER ANDREWS are:
	i.	REUBEN5 ANDREWS, b. 16 Nov 1743; m. MARY ALLING, 05 Feb 1770.
	ii.	JUDAH ANDREWS, b. 19 Mar 1746; m. DORCAS HINE, 28 Mar 1771; b. Abt. 1750.

Notes for DORCAS HINE:
--of Woodbridge


	iii.	ISAAC ANDREWS, b. 30 Jan 1748; m. SUBMIT FRANKLIN.
	iv.	EBENEZER ANDREWS, b. 08 May 1750; m. ABIGAIL SPERRY.
	v.	LEVI ANDREWS, b. 15 Jul 1753; m. MARY JUDD.
	vi.	MARY ANDREWS, b. 24 Mar 1755; m. DANIEL CURTISS.
	vii.	SIMEON ANDREWS, b. 08 Jul 1758; m. ANNA NORTHRUP.
	viii.	ANNE ANDREWS, b. 08 Jan 1764.


12.  ESTHER4 COOLEY (GRISWOLD3 BECKWITH, MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1)  She married ABIAL PEASE 12 May 1757, son of ROBERT PEASE and ELIZABETH EMERY.  He was born 24 Jan 1736 in Somers, Connecticut, and died 1806 in Somers, Connecticut.
	
Child of ESTHER COOLEY and ABIAL PEASE is:
	i.	ESTHER5 PEASE, b. 06 Feb 1758, Somers, Connecticut; m. SETH DWIGHT.


Generation No. 5

13.  ELISHA5 BECKWITH (SAMUEL4, JAMES3, MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1)  He married SUSANNA.  
	
Child of ELISHA BECKWITH and SUSANNA is:
	i.	REINOLD6 BECKWITH.


14.  ASA5 BECKWITH (SAMUEL4, JAMES3, MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1)  He married MARY.  
	
Child of ASA BECKWITH and MARY is:
	i.	MARY6 BECKWITH, b. 06 Feb 1781; m. WILLIAM FORSYTH; d. 1840, Cornwallis.


15.  LEMUEL5 ANDREWS (ELIZABETH4 BECKWITH, JAMES3, MATTHEW2, MATTHEW1) was born 09 Apr 1747.  He married (1) SARAH NEWELL 1779, daughter of ISAAC NEWELL and RACHEL POMEROY.  She was born 1751, and died 03 Sep 1807.  He married (2) ABIGAIL Abt. 1808.  
	
Children of LEMUEL ANDREWS and SARAH NEWELL are:
	i.	SYLVESTER6 ANDREWS, b. May 1780; m. ELIZABETH CLARK, 24 Nov 1803.
	ii.	SARAH ANDREWS, b. 1783; d. 15 Oct 1805.
	iii.	AROMA ANDREWS, b. 1787; m. LUCY WALKER, 16 Dec 1816.
	iv.	LEMUEL ANDREWS, b. 15 Nov 1790; d. 01 May 1864; m. (1) LAURA CURTISS, 01 Jan 1821; d. 22 Dec 1822; m. (2) EMMA LEWIS, 03 Nov 1824; d. 06 Nov 1826; m. (3) MARYANN LEWIS, 23 Jan 1843.