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Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith 1610–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1610

Birth Location: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 13 Dec 1681

Death Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Roger Beckwith

Mother: Elizabeth GGM

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lynde

Children(s): Joseph Beckwith, Elizabeth Beckwith, Jonathan Beckwith, Mary Beckwith, Ruth Beckwith, John Beckwith, Catherine Beckwith, ii Jr., vi Sr., iv Grant, iii Mariner, Martha Beckwith, James Beckwith

In 1610, Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith entered the world in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, born to Roger Beckwith And Elizabeth Jennings Beckwith 10 Ggm. Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith married Elizabeth Mary Lynde, and had children including Catherine Beckwith, Elizabeth Beckwith, Ii Captain Matthew Beckwith Jr, Iii Benjamin Beckwith Mariner, Iv Sarah Beckwith Grant, James Beckwith, John Beckwith, Jonathan Beckwith, Joseph Beckwith, Martha Beckwith, Mary Beckwith, Ruth Beckwith, Vi Nathaniel Beckwith Sr. Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith passed away in 1681 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1610, Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith entered the world in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, born to Roger Beckwith And Elizabeth Jennings Beckwith 10 Ggm.
  • Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith married Elizabeth Mary Lynde, and had children including Catherine Beckwith, Elizabeth Beckwith, Ii Captain Matthew Beckwith Jr, Iii Benjamin Beckwith Mariner, Iv Sarah Beckwith Grant, James Beckwith, John Beckwith, Jonathan Beckwith, Joseph Beckwith, Martha Beckwith, Mary Beckwith, Ruth Beckwith, Vi Nathaniel Beckwith Sr.
  • Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith passed away in 1681 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Beckwith
1587–1634
Birth Location: Featherstone Castle, Clint, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth GGM
1587–1670
Birth Location: Ripon, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lynde
1620–1694
Birth Location: London, England or Dunstble, Bedfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Beckwith
1640–1707
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Beckwith
1647–1665
Birth Location: –
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Jonathan Beckwith
1673–1732
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Beckwith
1643–1693
Birth Location: New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Ruth Beckwith
1680–1747
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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John Beckwith
1639–1723
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Catherine Beckwith
1649–1719
Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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ii Jr.
1637–1727
Birth Location: Saybrook Point, Middlesex Co., Connecticut
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vi Sr.
1656–1725
Birth Location: New London, New London Co, Connecticut
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iv Grant
1650–1676
Birth Location: Guilford,New Haven,CT
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iii Mariner
1643–1681
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Martha Beckwith
1644–1725
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
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James Beckwith
1646–1690
Birth Location: New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Captain Beckwith's Ancestors

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Captain Beckwith
1610–1681
Birth Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Roger Beckwith
1587–1634
Featherstone Castle, Clint, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Jennings (Beckwith) - 10) GGM
1587–1670
Ripon, Kent, England
Grandparents
Marmaduke (Thomas) Beckwith
1531–1597
Dacre, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Anne Dyneley
1537–1615
Bramhope, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Beckwith
1511–1537
Jennet 13th
1505–1579
William Dynly
1508–1586
Margaret Ellis
1508–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth 14th
1460–1523
Rev. Dyneley
1474–1541
Agnes Kighley
1479–1574

Captain Beckwith's Descendants

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Captain (Matthew Becket \ Becqet \) Beckwith (22 Sep 1610–13 Dec 1681) m. Elizabeth ("Mary") Lynde (17 November 1620–30 June 1694)
  1. 1. Joseph Beckwith 1640–1707 m. Susanna Way 1642–1679
    1. 1. Sarah Beckwith 1684–1721 m. Joseph (Leonard) II 1681–1737
      1. 1. Joseph (Leonard) III 1705–1747 m. Elizabeth Bagg 1704–1747
        1. 1. Hannah Leonard 1732–1790 m. William Miller 1730–1757 m. David Ashley 1727–1813
        2. 2. George Leonard 1735–1809
        3. 3. Thankful Leonard 1729–1815
        4. 4. Joseph Leonard 1727–
        5. 5. Fellows Leonard 1729–1747
        6. 6. Eleanor Leonard 1740–1821
        7. 7. Lucy Leonard 1746–1802
        8. 8. Fellows Leonard 1730–1747
      2. 2. Moses Leonard 1711–1788
      3. 3. Daughter Leonard 1716–1716
      4. 4. Mary Leonard 1719–1736
      5. 5. Penelope Leonard 1717–1752
      6. 6. Sarah Leonard 1707–1739
      7. 7. Elizabeth Leonard 1709–
      8. 8. Deborah Leonard 1713–1781
      9. 9. Phineas Leonard 1729–1750
      10. 10. Noah Leonard 1734–
      11. 11. Stephen Leonard 1731–
      12. 12. Lucy Leonard 1723–1760
      13. 13. Dinah LEONARD 1721–
      14. 14. Fellows Leonard 1730–1747
    2. 2. 'Capt (Joseph Berket) Beckwith 1679–1741
  2. 2. Elizabeth Beckwith 1647–1665
  3. 3. Jonathan Beckwith 1673–1732
  4. 4. Mary Beckwith 1643–1693
  5. 5. Ruth Beckwith 1680–1747
  6. 6. John Beckwith 1639–1723
  7. 7. Catherine Beckwith 1649–1719
  8. 8. ii (Captain Matthew Beckwith) Jr. 1637–1727
  9. 9. vi (Nathaniel Beckwith) Sr. 1656–1725
  10. 10. iv (Sarah (Beckwith)) Grant 1650–1676
  11. 11. iii (Benjamin Beckwith ,) Mariner 1643–1681
  12. 12. Martha Beckwith 1644–1725
  13. 13. James Beckwith 1646–1690

Captain Beckwith's Timeline

4 Records

1610
(02) 22 September 1610 (12)
Birth of Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith in Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
1610
22 Sep 1610
Birth of Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
1681
13 December 1681
Age 71
Death of Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut
Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut
1681
13 Dec 1681
Age 71
Death of Captain Matthew Becket \ Becqet \ Beckwith in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: (02) 22 September 1610 (12)
    Event Place: Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1610
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1681
    Event Place: Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1681
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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