Nathaniel Beckwith

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: From his father's obituary in History of New London, Francis M Caulkins, 1895: Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Joseph and Nathaniel Beckwith, sons of Matthew, Sen., settled in Lyme;

• Family: From The Ancestry of Emily Jane Engle, Dean Crawford Smith, 1992, page 229. NATHANIEL, born say 1656; died between 25 December 1725 and 10 January 1725/6 (date of writing and proving of will, NL Probate C:110-112); married before 1679 MARTHA Children (all but #1 named in father's will), perhaps some with an unseen first wife, surname Beckwith:

1) Nathaniel, born Lyme 28 May 1679
2) John
3) Joseph
4) Mary
5) Elizabeth
6) Susanna
7) Martha

Note: Nathaniel (#1) is identified in his will.

• Family: From Beckwith Note 6, by Albert C. & Edward S. Beckwith, 1907, Page 2. NATHANIEL had wife MARTHA; lived and died at Lyme. In 1717 he administered his eldest son's estate. In his will, made Dec. 25, 1725, he named his wife, seven children, and a part of his grandchildren; will filed at New London, Jan'y 10, 1725-6. (Book C, pp. 110 - 112.)

21. NATHANIEL.
22. JOHN.
23. JOSEPH.
24. Mary, (Mrs. Miller), dec'd; children: Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth, Noah, John,
25. Elizabeth, dec'd ; married Sept. 25, 1704 to John More, of New London; left children.
26. Susannah, married to William Wood.
27. Martha, deceased ; left children.

• Occupation: Farmer, 3 Dec 1715, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. From Joshua Hempstead Diary Records, Connecticut Historical Society

Saturd 3 Dec 1715 aftern Killing a Hieffer yt I bought of Nathanael Beckwith for £3-15s-od. Shee weighed 368.

• Will. Identifies his wife Martha.

Identifies his son Nathaniel, deceased, and his grandsons, Job, Nathaniel, and Joseph. States that he already gave Nathaniel land in Moodus or East Haddam.

Identifies his son John and gives him land in Moodus or East Haddam as well as two acres of bog meadow lying near cousin Joseph Beckwith.

Identifies his son Joseph and gives him a house and land in Lyme.

Identifies his daughter, Mary Miller, deceased, and her five children, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth, Noah, and John.

Identifies his daughter Elizabeth Moore as deceased.

Identifies his daughter Susanna Wood and her husband William.

Identifies his daughter Martha as deceased. Also indicates she had children as he references her heirs.

Name
Nathaniel Beckwith
Probate Date
25 Dec 1725
Probate Place
New London, Connecticut, USA
Inferred Death Year
Abt 1725
Inferred Death Place
Connecticut, USA


Source Citation
Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (New London District); Probate Place: New London, Connecticut

Description
Notes: Probate Records, Vol C-D, 1725-1742

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data:Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.

Nathaniel married Martha about 1678 in Connecticut.