Prudence Beckwith

  Noted events in her life were:

• Family: From The Ancestry of Emily Jane Engle, Dean Crawford Smith, 1992, page 232. PRUDENCE, born New London, CT say 1699; living 4 July 1754 when her husband wrote his will (NL Probate #1620); married New London 24 July 1717 (NL First Church 1:164) ROGER DART, born circa 1668 (calculated from age at death), died New London 11 December 1755 "...old Roger Darte ys Day aged 80 odd I Supose 6. or 7" (Hempstead Diary, dated 12 December 1755, p.660- 1).

Children, surname Dart:
1) child, born circa 1718; died 27 January 1724/5 aged about 7 (Hempstead Diary, p.153)
2) child, born circa 1719; died 27 January 1724/5 aged about 5-6 (ibid.)
3) Lucy, born New London 10 May 1722 (NLVR 2:13)
4) Ann, born New London 31 May 1724 (ibid.)
5) Roger, born New London 14 July 1726 (ibid.)
6) Richard, born New London 20 December 1728 (ibid.)
7) William, born New London 12 December 1730 (ibid., 2:14)
8) Prudence, born New London 5 December 1732 (ibid.)
9) Hannah, born New London 25 July 1735 (ibid., 2:46)
10) Margaret, born New London 1 March 1737[/8] (ibid.)
11) Solomon, born New London 10 April 1739 (ibid.)

Prudence married Roger Dart on 24 Jul 1717 in New London, Connecticut. (Roger Dart was born in 1668 in New London, Connecticut and died on 11 Dec 1755 in New London, Connecticut.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Banns: From Joshua Hempstead Diary Records, Connecticut Historical Society, 14 Jul 1717, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Sund 14 July 1717 Rogr Dart & Prudence Beckwith published.