Showing posts with label Silas Beckwith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Silas Beckwith. Show all posts

Thursday, May 26, 2005

Ebenezer Methodist Church graveyard names

Chatham County, NC
Included are:

Beckwith, Lee, Farrar, Goodwin, Truelove, Lee, Sauls, Holt and others, including:

(Some of the dates may be reversed due to odd formatting.)

-Daniel G. Beckwith, M.D.
Born Feb. 7, 1863
Died Jan. 15, 1898

-Needham Beckwith
son of Isaac and half-brother of Silas, Green and Sion
Born Oct. 15, 1818
Died Jan. 5, 1885

-Ann Elizabeth Beckwith
Wife of Needham Beckwith
Born Feb. 23, 1822
Died Jan. 1, 1900

-Pattie Council, wife of W. H. Beckwith
July 26, 1848
Mar. 17, 1916
Tho’ lost to sight, to memory dear

-W. H. Beckwith
(William Henderson Beckwith, I think)
June 10, 1851
June 30, 1934
Tho’ lost to sight,
to memory dear


-Sallie F. wife of J. S. Beckwith
Sept. 14, 1851
June 26, 1921
Gone but not forgotten

-J. S. Beckwith
Probably Josiah, son of Needham
Born Feb. 20, 1851
Died Nov. 14, 1908

-W. S. Beckwith
Maybe Wesley, brother of Josiah, J. Fabius (M.D) and son of Needham, although he would have been born 20 years later. Also maybe a son of Josiah or sibling.
Dec. 16, 1872
Aug. 15, 1942

-Narcissio M. Beckwith
Feb. 12, 1884
Jan. 1, 1958
His memory is blessed Her memory is everlasting

-R. G. Beckwith
July 14, 1892
Jan. 8, 1975

-Laura Upchurch
Wife of R. G. Beckwith
Dec. 27, 1895
May 5, 1970


Saturday, January 03, 2004

Descendants of Sir Hercules

Descendants of Sir Hercules
Now With More Details!

1 - Sir Hercules Beckwith (b. abt 1235) married the daughter of Sir John Ferrers of Tamworth Castle


Tamworth Castle

Paranormal Investigations at Tamworth Castle


2 - Nicholas Beckwith of Clint (b. abt 1260 in Beckwith) m. dau. of Sir John Chaworth

Portrait Miniature of Mary Chaworth by John Hazlitt, 1805
Heiress to Annesley Hall.

She may have been a descendant of Hamon's mother...although much later.


Mary Chaworth and her literary lover


3 - Hamon Beckwith of Clint (b. abt 1294 in Beckwith) m. dau. of Sir Philip Tynley

Clint was a moated manor and early fortification in Yorkshire.
YORKSHIRE FORTIFICATIONS

Clint is in the ancient parish of Ripley

4 - William Beckwith (b. abt 1316 in Beckwithshaw) m. dau. of Sir Gerard Urfleet
NOTE:..Sir GERARD UFFLETE or OUSFLET, Knt., of Ousflet, co. York, England. Arms on a Roll of Knights temp. Edward II.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a fess Azure (blue), three fleurs-de-lis Or (gold).


It appears doubtful whether the Duchess Elizabeth was after all actually ever buried at Hoveringham beside her murdered spouse. At all events, she had a fourth husband, Gerard Ufflete, a Knight, who fought at Agincourt in 1415.


5 - Thomas Beckwith of Clint, Magna Otrigen and Housley( b. abt 1338 in Clint, Yorkshire) m. dau. of John Sawley of Saxton

Sawley Abbey
Founded in 1147 AD, Sawley's Abbey was home to Cistercian monks for almost four hundred years until it was dissolved in 1536.


6 - Adam Beckwith of Clint m. Elizabeth de Malebisse

7 - Sir William Beckwith of Clint (b. abt 1365 in Clint, Yorkshire) m. dau. of Sir John Baskerville. She and Sir John were direct descendants of Lady Godiva.

DESCENDANTS OF LADY GODIVA



Baskervilles of the Magna Carta baronry
______________________
EXCERPT:
12.
Elizabeth Touchet d' Audley
married Sir John Baskerville of Coome, 1408-1455.
(Collin's Peerage, Vol 6, p.549, Burke's Commoners, Vol. 1. pp 89-91,
Lewis Dwynn, Vol.1, pp 252-315).
son of Sir John Baskerville, and Elizabeth, daughter of
John, son of Sir Baldwin Brugge, of Lexton and Staunton,
and wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Piere Grandison, died 1398
and Blanche, daughter of Roger de Mortimer and
Joane de Geneville: son of Sir William Grandison and Sybill,
daughter of Lord Treges and Mabel, daughter of
Fulk Fitz Warren K.B., and Princess Margaret,
daughter of Griffith ap Wenwynwyn and wife Hawise,
daughter of John le Strange, of Knockyn
(descendant of William d'Albini, Roger de Somerie, Robert de Muscegros, Barons in Arms.)
Fulk Fitz Warren, descendant from Robert de Roos son of
Son of Richard Baskerville of Erdisley

______________________

8 - Thomas Beckwith of Clint (b. abt 1400 in Clint, Yorkshire) m. dau. and heiress of William Heslerton (Filey, Muston, Thorp)



Mulgrave Castle

9 - John Beckwith (b. abt 1435 in Clint, Yorkshire) m. dau. of Thomas Radcliff of Mulgrave

OldPrints
[Images of beautiful homes may be purchased there.]

10 - Robert Beckwith of Broxholm (b. abt 1415 in Broxholm, Yorkshire)
11 - John Beckwith of Clint and Thorp (b. abt 1469 in Clint, Yorkshire)


12 - Robert Beckwith of Clint and Thorp (b. < 1511 in Thorpe, Yorkshire)

Robert Beckwith at Ampleforth, Easingwold
The church contains a mine of historical information about Ampleforth, and possesses a chalice, with hallmarks for the years 1567 and 1568, made by Robert Beckwith of York.


13 - Marmaduke Beckwith of Dacre and Clint (b. Before 1537 in Thorpe, Yorkshire) m. Anne Dyneley of Bramhope

Bramhope is mentioned in the Domesday Book when the Saxon thane Uchill had a great manor here. In 1095 this passed into the hands of the famous Percy family, and in 1165 was sold to Ralph de Bramhope. In the 13th century the monasteries owned much of the land and had granges where sheep were grazed. The monks used tracks, such as Scotland Lane and Staircase Lane, as they travelled from their outlying granges to Kirkstall Abbey. At the dissolution of the monasteries Henry VIII gave the land to the Earl of Cumberland. In the 16th century the Dyneley family moved into the area and acquired Bramhope Hall. In 1649 they built the Puritan Chapel, which was taken over by the Church of England after the Restoration.
http://www.bramhope.org/brhistry.htm

Descendants of William Dyneley

Some descendants of Marmaduke and Anne Dynley
14 - Roger - Matthew
15 - Arthur - Matthew
16 - Roger - Jonah
17 - Marmaduke (Va) - Benjamin
18 - Jonathan - Silas
19 - Jennings - Isaac
20 - James - Silas II

21 - Albert
22 - Alvin
23 - Vernon
24 - Donald
25 - David Harmonious





Stapleton Park near Pontefract


Stapleton Park



Swinton Park

A beautiful scene at Windermere

Thursday, June 12, 2003


Good night, Sweet Prince!

Marriages extracted from Lyme Town Records

Darius Peck & Elizabeth Beckwith m. 19 Apr 1757
Reynold Peck & Deborah Beckwith m. 8 Mar 1764



Descendants of deacon Paul Peck
52. ELIADA5 PECK (BENJAMIN4, PAUL3, PAUL2, DEACON PAUL1) was born July 16, 1770 in Litchfield, CT. He married SALLY BECKWITH October 28, 1798 in Litchfield, CT.
Children of Eliada PECK and Sally Beckwith are:
i. MARIA S.6 PECK, m. JOSEPH WHITTLESEY, Litchfield, CT.
ii. BENJAMIN PECK, b. November 07, 1799, Litchfield, CT; m. ABIGAIL WHITTLESEY, June 04, 1806, Litchfield, CT.
iii. HENRY D. PECK, b. May 23, 1807, Litchfield, CT.
iv. SHELDON PECK, b. August 31, 1809, Litchfield, CT.
v. JAMES PECK, b. February 05, 1812, Litchfield, CT; d. 1813, Litchfield, CT; m. JULIA SHERMAN, May 07, 1826, Litchfield, CT.



Children of Samuel PECK (b1729) and wife Hannah BECKWITH, all b Lyme, CT:
1- Richard PECK b Aug 1753, mar 1st Sarah TENNANT in 1775 and mar. #2 Elizabeth CHAMBERLIN. Removed from Lyme, CT in 1783 and settled in Lexington, NY (Green Co.) He died in Durham, NY 24Oct1837
2- Samuel b ?, mar #1 Lucretia INGRAHM 18Oct1781, mar #2 Elizabeth CONKLIN - d Lyme, CT in fall of 1837
3- Eliff b abt 1757, mar William FELLOWS, d in Watertown, NY
4- Hannah b 27May1759, mar Silas ROBBINS 13Dec1782, d Lyme, CT 1Jan1840
5- Abner b 4May1761, mar Hannah TINKER 30Nov1786; He died in Shelburne, Mass. 4Jun1842. He was a soldier in the Rev War and one of the guards around the gallows at the execution of Major ANDRE.
6- Phebe b Sep1764, mar Solomon FELLOWS, died in Albion, NY
7- Jason b 5Jun1769, mar Rhoda WHITCOMB 27Nov1794, died in Reading, NY 2 Oct1845 He had settled in Reading in 1808. [Reading was part of Steuben co. before 1854, then part of Schuyler co. from 1855.)
8-Doras b 5Jan1772, mar Benjamin FARNSWORTH, d 23Oct1858 in Charlemont, Mass.


Children of Darius PECK (b 11Sep1733) & wife Elizabeth BECKWITH b Lyme, CT:
1-Martin PECK b 8Oct1759, mar #1 Lucy SENNET who d 19Aug1805; mar #2 Frances SOBURN she d 7Apr1853 and he died at Hector, NY 30Sept1808 where he had settled abt 1800
2- Elizabeth b 10Dec1781, mar Simeon HOLTON of Montague, Mass.
3-Darius b 2Feb1764, mar Lydia MACK 20Jul1786, d in Phelps, NY 31Jul1814. He removed from Lyme, CT to Conway, Mass. in 1789, & to Phelps, NY in 1804.
4-Simeon b 3Jan1766, said to have married ----- LAMPHERE and to have lived & died in Deerfield, Mass.
5- Andrew b 2Feb1768, said to have been mar & to have died in one of the western States
6-John Moore b 1Feb1770, mar Abigail PRATT abt 1797, d in Bethany, NY in Sep1831 where he had gone in 1830.
7-Huldah b 31Aug1772, mar Elisha RICE & had daus Phebe & Betsy
8-William b 18Jul1774, d in Lyme, CT abt 1794
9-Elisha b 16May1777 - died abt 1820 in Lyme, CT, unmarried.
10-Timothy PECK b 15Aug1779, mar #1 Catharine SMITH 18Sep1805 who d 30Apr1833; mar #2 Mehitable SMITH who d 19Mar1843; mar #3 Betsy BROCKWAY who d 6Nov1845. He was for 30 or 40 years a Deacon of the Church of Lyme, CT & d there 14Mar1851.







Monday, May 12, 2003

High Strangeness: When Flesh and Blood Fell from the Sky

When Flesh and Blood Fell from the Sky

by John Hairr*


The fall of flesh and blood from the sky would generate no small amount of curiosity, even in our technologically advanced society acquainted with air travel. We can only imagine the consternation that such events had upon people in the days before powered flight. Falls of blood, and in some cases even flesh, have been chronicled throughout history from all over the world. Understandably, these events sometimes caused consternation among the people, and were often seen as portents of ill luck or doom.

In North Carolina in the nineteenth century, two different incidents of blood and flesh falling from the sky were recorded. The episodes, one in Sampson County and the other in Chatham County, occurred 34 years apart.

The first flesh fall recorded in North Carolina occurred on 15 February 1850 on the farm of Thomas Clarkson, thirteen miles southwest of the county seat of Clinton. His account of the incident, and a sample of the material, was taken to Fayetteville by a Mr. Holland.

Clarkson's description of the event was taken down by Mr. Holland and printed in the North Carolinian, a newspaper published in Fayetteville. He noted, "On the 15th Feb'y, 1850, there fell within 100 yards of the residence of Thos. M. Clarkson in Sampson county, a shower of Flesh and Blood, about 250 or 300 yards in length. The pieces appeared to be flesh, liver, lights, brains and blood. Some of the blood ran on the leaves, apparently very fresh. Three of his (T.M.C.'s) children were in it, and ran to their mother exclaiming, "Mother there is meat falling!" Their mother went immediately to see, but the shower was over; but there lay the flesh, &c. Neill Campbell, Esq. living close by, was on the spot shortly after it fell, and pronounced it as above. One of his children was about 150 yards from the shower and came running to the rest saying he smelt something like blood. During the time it was falling there was a cloud overhead, having a red appearance like a wind cloud. There was no rain." (1)

The writer for the North Carolinian went on to note that the materials brought in by Mr. Holland was examined "with two of the best microscopes in the place." All who looked at the samples agreed that it was flesh and blood, but from what was unknown. (2)

The second flesh fall recorded in North Carolina occurred on 25 February 1884. Mrs. Kit Lasater, wife of a black tenant farmer who lived on the farm of Silas Beckworth in New Hope Township in Chatham County on the north side of the Pittsboro-Raleigh Road, was standing in a freshly plowed field near a barn a short distance from her family's one room cabin when blood fell from a clear sky upon the ground, bushes and fence all around her.

As word spread of the event, curious people dropped in to investigate the site. At first it was neighbors and friends, but as the news spread, curiosity seekers from further afield came by. Soon, the event was chronicled in the local newspaper, the Chatham Record. Of the event, the paper reported, "Many of the neighbors, after hearing of her statement, visited the spot and they all say that the ground--embracing an area of about 60 feet in circumference--was covered with splotches of something like blood: and an examination of the trees in this place showed blood on the branches. We are informed that a reputable physician of the neighborhood visited the spot and said it was blood." (3)

S.A. Holleman was one of the first people to visit the site. He reported the following particulars. "The space covered was about fifty by seventy feet, and nearly in a rectangular form. The drops were of sizes varying from that of a small pea to that of a man's finger and averaged about one to the square foot. Smaller drops were instantly absorbed, larger ones, with those on the wood, coagulated. Some fell in the bushes and coagulated upon the limbs."

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery (Partial)

Webster, William S. Born June 22, 1857 Died July 25, 1934
Webster, Nannie Born Nov. 29, 1859 Died April 29, 1911


Goodwin, Jesse L. Born Apr. 22, 1883
Goodwin, Bettie J. Born Apr. 12, 1873 Died Apr. 30, 1957


Goodwin, Edward H. Born May 22, 1858 Died Feb. 15, 1928 In God's Care
Roberson, Dora A. Born Feb. 18, 1870 Died Apr. 17, 1950 His Wife


Goodwin, Royster Born June The 1, 1904 Died Jan. The 5, 1905 At Rest


Goodwin, Georgetta Born Apr. 21 1917 Died Jan 25, 1924
Dau. of J.L. & S.B. Goodwin


Goodwin, E. W. Born Nov. 14, 1854 Died Mar. 5, 1924 Our Loved Ones
Sturdivant Elizabeth C. Born Nov. 17, 1962 Died Feb. 13, 1944 His Wife


Goodwin, Annie Ruth Born Mar. 6. 1902 Died May 30, 1903
Daughter of E.W & E.C. Goodwin


Goodwin, James Born Oct. 14, 1846 Died (unreadable)


Goodwin, Bettie Born Oct. 13, 1856 Died May 10, 1936 Wife of James
Goodwin
Faithful To Her Trust Even Unto Death
MOTHER


Buckner, Rennie Webster Born Oct 31, 1908 Died Dec. 24, 1998


Goodwin, Johnson P. Born Dec. 16, 1863 Died June 4, 1917
Gone But Not Forgotten

Goodwin, Eudora G. Born Dec. 28, 1861 Died Apr. 14, 1886
Daughter of Dr. W.G. & Caroline Council
Sleep On Dear Daughter and ???? Rest
God Called Thee Home Thought Best


Goodwin, Annie V. Born June 6, 1879 Died June 24, 1932
Wife of R.J.Seagroves
I Am Not Alone, But I And The Father That Sent Me.


Mathews, Julia Goodwin Born Apr. 1, 1842 Died Feb. 18, 1925
Mathews, Joseph Born June 10, 1836 Died Dec. 15, 1912
His Record Is On High.


Beckwith, R. G. Born Jul. 14, 1892 Died Jan. 8, 1975
Upchurch, Laura Born Dec. 27, 1895 Died May 5, 1970


Beckwith, William R. Born May 4, 1923 Died Feb. 4, 1924
Son of R.G. & L.E. Beckwith


Lasater, Hilda Born Oct. 16, 1904 Died June 11, 1974
Mann, Silas Exum Born Sept. 20, 1893 Died 1966


Council, John D. Born Feb. 7. 1866 Died Sept. 26, 1910 Council
"A light from our household is gone. A voice we loved is silent. A
place is vacant in our hearts. Which never can be filled."

Council, T. J. Born Nov. 24, 1852 Died Feb. 24, 1937 "At Rest"

Council, Alice Born March 12, 1869 Died Oct. 4, 1919
Wife of T.J. Council "Gone but not forgotten"

Children of T.J. & Alice Council
Council, Humey Born May 1889 Died July 1895
Council, Charley Born June 1899 Died Oct. 1905


Council, J. B. Died Feb 25, 1910?? Lived 55 years "A Faithful Brother"


Council, Eugenia Died Jan. 6, 1906 Lived 66 years Wife of James Council
"She Was A Faithful Mother"


Horton, Mequary Born Feb. 1, 1857 Died August 17, 1922 "At Rest"
Wife of J.T. Horton

Goodwin, Wiley Born Nov. 18, 1837 Died Mar. 11, 1921
"A Confederate Soldier and a Mason"

Goodwin, Isley Born Oct. 8, 1839 Died Jan. 19, 1918 Wife of Wiley
Goodwin


Beckwith, Ava A. Born July 30, 1873 Died Mar. 31, 1943 J.A. Adcock

Beckwith, W. D. Born Oct. 8, 1868 Died July 19, 1936
"His memory is blessed"

Beckwith, Burlena Sears Born Dec. 2, 1874 Died May 6, 1940 "A Peaceful
Sole"

Beckwith, Silas Born Feb. 19, 1815 Died Aug. 16, 1882
"A Good Husband And A Kind Father"

Beckwith, Matildia Born April 20th 1820 Died June 11th 1875
"A Devoted Wife A Kind Mother" Wife of Silas Beckwith

Beckwith, Lorna J. June 20, 1848?? Daughter of S & M Beckwith


Beckwith, S. M. Born Nov 1, 1841 Died Aug. 21, 1907
Beckwith, Mary Born Feb.28, 1841 Died Feb. 11, 1927
Beckwith Cemetery - Chatham County, North Carolina

Beckwith, Avie A., b. 30 Jul 1873, d. 31 Mar 1943, w/o J. A. Adcock
Beckwith, Burlena Sears, b. 2 Dec 1874, d. 6 May 1940
Beckwith, Lorina J., b. 20 Jun 1848, d. ????, dau. o. Silas & Matildia Beckwith (broken stone)
Beckwith, Mary, b. 28 Feb 1841, d. 11 Feb 1927
Beckwith, Matildia, b. 20 Apr 1820, d. 11 Jun 1875, w/o Silas Beckwith
Beckwith, S. M., b. 1 Nov 1841, d. 21 Aug 1907
Beckwith, Silas, b. 19 Feb 1815, d. 16 Aug 1882
Beckwith, W. D., b. 8 Oct 1868, d. 19 Jul 1936, mason
Council, Alice, b. 12 Feb 1869, d. 14 Oct 1919, w/o T. J. Council
Council, Charlie, b. Oct 1899, d. Oct 1895, child of T. J. & Alice Council
Council, Eugenia, Age 66, 6 Jan 1906, w/o James Council
Council, Humey, b. May 1888, d. Jul 1895, child of T. J. & Alice Council
Council, J. B., Age 58, 27 Feb 1919
Council, John D., b. 17 Feb 1866, d. 28 Sep 1910, mason
Council, T. J., b. 24 Nov 1852, d. 24 Feb 1937
Goodwin, Isley, b. 8 Oct 1839, d. 19 Jun 1918, w/o Wiley Goodwin
Goodwin, Wiley, b. 18 Nov 1832, d. 14 Mar 1921
Horton, Meouary, b. 1 Feb 1857, d. 8 Aug 1922, w/o J. T. Horton