Sibyl Sybill Beckwith

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Sibyl Sybill Beckwith (Ellzey)

Also Known As: "Syble Elsie"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Death: June 1825 (87)
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Captain Lewis Lewis Ellzey and Mary Ellzey
Wife of Sir Marmaduke Beckwith, JP
Mother of Lucy Harrington; Newman Beckwith; Marmaduke Brockenbrough Beckwith; Tapley Beckwith, War of 1812 veteran; Lewis Beckwith and 3 others
Sister of Elizabeth Hancock; Anastatia Grayson; Sarah Turner; Patience Byrd; Thomasin Ellzey and 4 others
Half sister of Lewis Ellzey; John Ellzey; Mary West; Colonel William Thomas Ellzey; Walter Griffin, Jr. and 1 other

Managed by: Eugene Thomas
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About Sibyl Sybill Beckwith

Sibyl Ellzey was the daughter of Capt. Lewis Ellzey and wife Mary. She was born September 16, 1737 in Virginia and died about 1826 in Fairfax County, Virginia. She married Marmaduke Beckwith, son of Sir Marmaduke Beckwith and Elizabeth Brockenbrough. Sibyl's name appears several times in the Fairfax County Will Book between 1826 and 1829 as her estate was settled.

Marmaduke Beckwith (1734-1810) was a planter with many holding in Fairfax County Virginia. He also served as Justice of the Peace,

Children of Marmaduke Beckwtih and Sibyl Ellzey:

  • Marmaduke Brockinborough Beckwith (1775-1816) married Rebecca Beckwith on May 15, 1795, in Westmoreland County, VA.
  • Tapley Beckwith (1778-1841)
  • Elizabeth Beckwith (1779-1829) married John Bronaugh
  • Newman Beckwith (1780-1869) married Judith Ann Neale
  • Lewis Beckwith (1789-1827)
  • Lucy Beckwith Harrington
  • William Beckwith, who died while died young
  • Jennings Beckwith
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Sibyl Sybill Beckwith's Timeline

1737
September 16, 1737
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1747
1747
1756
1756
1767
October 14, 1767
Richmond, Virginia
1775
1775
Richmond, Virginia
1778
1778
Virginia
1778
Richmond, Virginia
1785
1785
Virginia
1789
1789
Prince William County, Virginia, United States