William Beckwith

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: From The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution, editor Henry P Johnson, 1889, Apr 1775, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. List of the Men who Marched from the Connecticut Towns "for the Relief of Boston in the Lexington Alarm," April, 1775

Page 16
From the Town of Lyme
William Beckwith, Corporal, 8 Days
SECOND REGIMENT-GEN. SPENCER'S-1775.

Page 45, SECOND REGIMENT-GEN. SPENCER'S-1775, Private, May 10 to Oct 17, 1775, 1st Company, Captain Joseph Spencer, East Haddam

Page 601, seaman, CONTINENTAL FRIGATE CONFEDERACY, 1779

• Residence: Joshua Hempstead Diary Records, Connecticut Historical Society, 5 Jun 1749, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Mond 5 June 1749 Joshua & Adam & 4 hands more have wed all the old ground Corn 2 acres & more in Jno Plumb Lot Wm Beckwith Ez Chapman Jos Rogers & Ceaser Capt Hurlbuts man.

• Residence: Joshua Hempstead Diary Records, Connecticut Historical Society, 2 Sep 1749, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Saturday 2 Sept 1749 I Rid out to the Swamp & where Joshua I making wall at his S : E Corner. Will Beckwith at work. & Starting Daniels with him.

• Residence: Joshua Hempstead Diary Records, Connecticut Historical Society, 15 Oct 1751, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Tuesd 15 October 1751 Wm beckwith & Ephm Brown & Mentis gathred Corn for me.

• Occupation: Farmer, 4 Jan 1752, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Joshua Hempstead Diary Records, Connecticut Historical Society

Saturd 4th January 1751/52 I Shelled out a Baskit of Corn in which John's Corn was caryed up ye Garrit after husking & the Baket holds Exactly i bushll 2 quarts & i pint. 1 had 31 baskitts full. Natt caryed them up in the new Garrett, that is 33 Bushells & 13 quarts of Natts Corn that he planted & Wm Beckwiths (half that he planted was io| of my new Basket which holds.

William married Lucy Chappell on 16 Feb 1738 in New London, New London, Connecticut.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Banns: Joshua Hempstead Diary Records, Connecticut Historical Society, 15 Jan 1738, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Sund 15 Jan 1737/38 Wm Beckwith & Lucy Cheapell published.

• Marriage: From Family Search org, 16 Feb 1738, New London, New London, Connecticut. Name: William Beckwith
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Lucy Chappell
Spouse's Sex: Female
Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1738
Marriage Place: New London, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Marriage Place (Original): First Church of Christ, New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
Event Place Note: First Church of Christ
Source Details: 1011944

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Lucy Chappell Wife F

Digital Folder Number: 007608619
Microfilm Number: 1011944
Originating System: EASY
Indexing Batch: M54001-3

Citing this Record
"Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PB-25N : 11 January 2020), William Beckwith, 1738.