SIr Jonathan Beckwith, Kt.

SIR JONATHAN BECKWITH

         son of Marmaduke and Elizabeth, born 14 Nov 1720 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co. VA, died 9 Dec 1796 Richmond Co. VA. Married 17 May 1753 to Rebecca BARNES, daughter of Sir or Capt. Richard BARNES and Penelope MANLY of MD. A newspaper dated 13 Dec 1796 states that Sir Jonathan BECKWITH died in Richmond Co. last Tuesday at an advanced age.

Grand Pr Roger Beckwith + Elizabeth Jennings William Brockenbrough + Mary Newman Parents Sir Marmaduke Beckwith 1687 -- bef JUL 1790 Elizabeth Brockenbrough abt 1691 -- Richard Barnes 1700 -- 30 SEP 1760 Penelope Manly abt 1715 -- 22 MAY 1768 Spouses
Names

Events Jonathan Beckwith Birth 14 NOV 1720 Location VA, Richmond Co, North Farnham Parish Death 1797 Aged: 76.1 years Rebecca Barnes Birth abt 1748 Location VA, Richmond Co Death 1 MAR 1790 Aged: 42.2 years

         The Beckwiths #324

Wood Co. WV Beckwiths © 1964 by Nancy Stout Beckwith 1964 p7
18th Century Virginia Newspapers p23 VHFFA 13 Dec 1796
Hunter Genealogy(?) p199-200
Marriages of Richomnd Co. VA 1668-1853 ©1964 p244
Marriages of Richmond Co. p13,75
Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock & Essex Cos. VA 1655-1900 ©1976
by E.E. Wilkinson p21
Compendium of American Genealogy by Virkus v2 p356
Letter from Harold Beckwith dated 10 Mar 1988
1790 VA Richmond Co. Upper Dist. of Lunenburg Parish:
Sir Jonathan Beckwith 8 whites and 53 blacks
1810 VA Richmond Co. p348 00010-00000-00 (Jonathan)
1820 VA Richmond Co. p220A 000101-00000-1
* 1. Jennings BECKWITH born 1775. [Sir Jennings BECKWITH- the first born of this
family, so his birth must have been in the 1750s?]
2. Jonathon BECKWITH born 1765-1785, died pre-1830? Never married.
3. Rebecca BECKWITH married to her cousin Marmaduke Brockenbrough
BECKWITH.
4. Elizabeth BECKWITH died 1777 without children. Married 1777(?) to Maj.
Thomas JONES [Thomas ap Thomas JONES].
5. Mary BECKWITH marriage bond 5 Dec 1785 to Maj. John BELFIELD, son of
Capt. John BELFIELD andRuth SNYDOR. He was born 1751, died 1792.
a. Alice Corbin BELFIELD marriage bond 9 Aug 1806 Richmond Co. VA to
Peter Rust GARLAND, probably son of Griffin GARLAND and Mary RUST..
* 6. Richard Marmaduke BECKWITH born 1774.
* 7. Barnes BECKWITH born c1778.
8. Penelope BECKWITH married 1798 to Alexander WALKER.

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via brother Marmaduke Beckwith by SmartCopy: May 23 2015, 22:56:34 UTC

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Sir Jonathan Beckwith, baronet, of Richmond county, Virginia. Father of Elizabeth, who married Maj. Thomas ap Thomas Jones

Jonathan Beckwith BIRTH 17 Nov 1720 Richmond County, Virginia, USA DEATH 9 Dec 1796 (aged 76) Richmond County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Body lost or destroyed

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176304824/jonathan-beckwith

Children

Jennings Beckwith 1763–1835

Richard Marmaduke Beckwith 1774–1820

Barnes Beckwith 1776–1855

Son of Marmaduke Beckwith 1687, Aldborough, Yorkshire, ENG-bef. July 1790, Richmond Co., VA.), son of Sir Roger Beckwith (1637-1700) and Elizazabeth Jennings (1662-1705) and Elizabeth (Brockenbrough) Dickerson, daughter of William Brockenbrough (1650-abt.1701) and Mary Newman (abt. 1668-1735). She was the widow of Thomas Dickerson who died 1714/15.

Married 17 May 1753 to Rebecca Barnes, daughter of Sir or Capt. Richard Barnes and Penelope Manley of MD. A newspaper dated 13 Dec 1796 states that Sir Jonathan Beckwith died in Richmond Co. last Tuesday at an advanced age.

Children:

1. Sir Jennings Beckwith (1763-Nov 13, 1835). Married 2 Apr 1787 to Catherine Miskell, daughter of William Miskell and Elizabeth Samford. The DAR Patriot Index identifies Jennings Beckwith as a Capt. in the Revolutionary War from VA.

2. Jonathon Beckwith born 1765-1785, died pre-1830? Never married.

3. Elizabeth Beckwith died 1777 without children. Married 1777(?) to Maj. Thomas Jones.

4. Rebecca Beckwith married to her cousin Marmaduke Brockenbrough Beckwith.

5. Mary Beckwith marriage bond 5 Dec 1785 to Maj. John Belfield, son of Capt. John Belfield and Ruth Snydor. He was born 1751, died 1792.

6. Richard Marmaduke Beckwith (1774-1820). Married 1798 to Elizabeth Scott Buchanan, daughter of Maj. Andrew Buchanan Esq. of Falmouth. She was born 1780, died 30 Aug 1834 Fredericksburg, VA.

7. Barnes Beckwith (1776-1855). Married Betsey Peyton Martin Beckwith (1786-1826).

8. Penelope Beckwith married 1798 to Alexander Walker.