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From: Sutliff <>
Subject: Re: [CTNEWLON-L] Dorothy BECKWITH, wife of Simon SMITH
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 21:34:28 -0700
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"Robert L. Ward" wrote:

> <snipped for brevity>
>
> The will of Joseph BECKWITH of Lyme, dated 3 Dec 1735, mentions his wife Mary,
> sons Joseph, Elijah, Nathan, Stephen, Joseph, Thomas, and Hezekiah, and
> daughters Susannah, Mary, Lydia, and *Dorothy*. Witnesses were Ebenezer
> Darrow, Joseph Beckwith, and Clement Minor. [New London Probate Records,
> Book D, p. 609].
>
> In the Lyme, CT, Land Records, vol. 2, p. 200, appear the marriage of Joseph
> Beckwith and Mary Lee, 18 May 1699, followed by the births of their children:
> 1. Joseph, b. 1 Jun 1700.
> 2. Thomas, b. 1 Jul 1702.
> 3. Hezekiah, b. 5 Sep 1704.
> 4. Mary, b. 20 Aug 1706.
> 5. Susannah, b. 14 May 1708.
> 6. Mary [again], b. 3 Apr 1710.
> 7. Lydia, b. 16 Feb 1712/3.
> 8. Elijah, b. 15 Dec 1715.
> 9. Nathan, b. 22 Feb 1717/8.
> 10. Dorothy, b. 19 Sep 1720.
> 11. Stephen, b. 6 Mar 1722.
>
> Joseph was, indeed, the son of Joseph and Susanna (TALLMAN) BECKWITH, his
> birth being recorded on 15 Apr 1679 in Lyme Land Records, vol. 1, p. 50.
> He died 9 Aug 1741 in his 64th year (gravestone, Old Stone Church Cemetery,
> East Lyme, CT). Mary m.(2) 16 May 1745, Lyme (Vital Records 1:10), Capt.
> Daniel STERLING, who d. 30 Jun 1747, Lyme (VR 1:10). She m.(3) date and
> place unknown, Capt. John RIGGS of Derby, CT. He d. 24 Sep 1755 aged 78
> years, Derby, CT. Mary left a will dated 18 Jun 1759, in Colchester, which
> I haven't seen. Allegedly she d. 2 Apr 1761, but again, I haven't seen any
> credible source for this. Probably Mary's will would give the surname of
> her daughter Dorothy. Allegedly Dorothy's brother Elijah married Simon's
> sister Lydia SMITH.
>
> The tombstone of Dorothy (BECKWITH) SMITH stands in the Old Stone Church
> Cemetery, East Lyme, CT. It says she d. 12 Oct 1787 aged 68, which does
> agree fairly closely with her birth record.
>
> I hope this helps. If you need more, feel free to write again.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
> Robert L. Ward
>
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>

An interesting aside to this ancestry is Susanna Tallman. Her seccond husband was
George Way, Jr.. By his first wife Sarah Neast, Way was ancestor to Winston
Churchill and John Wayne. His brother Thomas Way was ancestor to the famous
painter George Catlin.

Best regards,

Henry Sutliff

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