Oliver Beckwith

  Noted events in his life were:

• Family: From The Ancestry of Emily Jane Engle, Dean Crawford Smith, 1992, page 232. OLIVER, born New London circa 1691; died New London between date of will 26 December 1758 and its proving 17 May 1759 (NL Probate #378); intention published New London 7 November 1714 to MARTHA (Hempstead Diary, p.39); married second ELIZABETH , Who survived him.

Children named in father's will, order and mothers uncertain, surname Beckwith:
1) Absalom
2) William
3) Jesse, born circa 1718
4) Martha
5) Mary
6) Lucretia
7) Love
8) Ichabod
9) Oliver

• Family: From Diebold, page 46. Oliver Beckwith b. ca. 1691; m. (1) Martha ______, (2) Mary Moore, (3) Elizabeth Clark.

New London Beckwiths in the Records of the East (or Second) Congregational Society of Lyme, Connecticut: The John Beckwith Family Revisited, R. Bruce Diebold, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 173 (Winter 2019) 39-51 (Part 1)

• Property: Joshua Hempstead Diary Records, Connecticut Historical Society, 25 Apr 1728, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Thursd 25 April 1728 I was with Capt Lattimer Capt Stephn Prenttis & Thomas. Wee mett at Jno Champlins & Joyned with Capt Marvin Capt Colt Messrs Thos Lee & Jno Griswold Selectmen of Lyme to Renew the Town Bounds between us. wee began att the ditch by Champlins & Ran a Ransom Line North Six degrees West in ordr to find a true between the Sd ditch & a line Tree at ye Road by Minors, wee Ran 78 Rod to a pond & Suposed itt to be 52 Rod a Cross & yn up the hill 30 Rod to a Stake yn Same Course 80 Rod to a Stake near a brook where a Tree is blown up & thn 58 Rod to a Cheesnut Tree Standing by the path from Oliver Beckwiths on the East Side the brook.

• Will: From HeritageQuest com, 28 Dec 1758, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Estate of Oliver Beckwith, Lyme, 1759, No. 378, New London District

Lists his wife as Elizabeth and his children in the following order:

Absalom Beckwith
William Beckwith
Jesse Beckwith
Martha Waterhouse
Lucretia Minor
Love Beebe
Ichabod Beckwith
Oliver Beckwith

Oliver married Martha in 1714 in New London, Connecticut.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Banns: From Joshua Hempstead Diary Records, Connecticut Historical Society, 7 Nov 1714, New London, New London, Connecticut. Sunday 7 November 1714 Oliver Beckwith & Martha Published.

Oliver next married Mary Moore on 11 Jul 1728 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage: From East Lyme Society Records, 11 Jul 1728, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. July 11, 1728, Oliver Beckwith and Mary More were joined together in a marriage state (pg. 22)

Source Citation
[East Lyme Society]. Record of baptisms, marriages, and persons who owned the covenant, 1737-1761, MS 83382, Connecticut Historical Society (CHS), Hartford, Connecticut. Transcribed by Julia Morrow, CHS Collections Associate, February 2022.

Oliver next married Elizabeth Clark on 25 Dec 1752 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage: From East Lyme Society Records, 25 Dec 1752, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. December 25, 1752, Oliver Beckwith and Elizabeth Clark both of Lyme were married (pg. 48)

Source Citation
[East Lyme Society]. Record of baptisms, marriages, and persons who owned the covenant, 1737-1761, MS 83382, Connecticut Historical Society (CHS), Hartford, Connecticut. Transcribed by Julia Morrow, CHS Collections Associate, February 2022.