Rebecca Beckwith

Rebecca BARNES, daughter of Sir or Capt. Richard BARNES and Penelope MANLY of MD. Rebecca Barnes Birth abt 1748 Location VA, Richmond Co Death 1 MAR 1790 Aged: 42.2 years

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.

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.