History of Mount Beckwith (Beckworth)
FROM FRIENDS OF MOUNT BECKWORTH WEBSITE:
Koori History
Little is known of pre-European settlement in our area. Only a few known relics remain from the Dja Dja Wrung tribe which occupied an area of 15,600 square kilometres that includes Mount Beckworth. One source states that Mount Beckworth was known to aboriginal people as "Korepunbrlite Gudidji" which means "belonging to" and the area around Mount Beckworth and Clunes was known as "Gurabungalid". There were many tribal sub-groups in the district, including the Gul Gul Balug from the Mount Mitchell/Burnbank area.
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Naming Mount Beckworth
Major Mitchell passed through the area in 1836 and named "Mount Beckwith" for Thomas Sidney Beckwith who had served in Mitchell's 95th Regiment; he later became Lieutenant General Sir Sidney Beckwith.
Mount Beckwith, Mount Beckworth and discoveries of gold
Mount Beckwith, a granitic ridge, is about five miles to the West. The gold is found disseminated in several parallel quartz veins or dykes, which pass through this mass of trap, and protrude from it on the steep banks of the valley. There is no tract of auriferous alluvium. The gold is almost entirely derived from the quartz vein itself. Hence the works here would be more properly characterized as mining than digging.
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Sunday, September 28, 2003
Plimpton, Plumpton and Beckwith
Plimpton, Plumpton and BeckwithA Genealogy and Historical Notices of the Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America and of Plumpton in England (on microfiche)
by Levi B. Chase, pub. 1884.
The first 22 pages concerns the family of Plympton in England. The majority of this book contains the descendants of John and Thomas Plympton. John Plympton, the first to come to America, served as an indentured servant to pay for his passage. He later married Jane Dammin at Dedham, Massachusetts in 1644. The stories of new settlements, encounters with the Indians, anecdotes of the first settlers, biographies, along with wills, inventories, passenger and other lists, make this a valuable history. There are 240 pages on 3 microfiche.
Plimptons and Plumptons from the Boyd House genealogy page. Note the Knaresborough reference.
Elizabeth Plumpton (born circa 1424) married Sir William Beckwith also of Yorkshire, England. She was the daughter of either Sir William Plumpton, knight, or Sir Dennis Plumpton.
A personal remembrance of this ancient soul who has just passed from us:
George Plimpton, among other things, was a great fan of pyrotechnics...and it was in this context that I first made my acquaintance with the lofty old soul.
It was in the early 1980s in Boston, and Mr. Plimpton was to host an international fireworks festival. George introduced each country's firework presentation, describing the subtleties and techniques employed. And while the display was taking place, an orchestra would feature that country's music.
The French were really good with pastels; the English were good at causing the fireworks to sort of park themselves in the air, then branch off in different directions, then repeat the process. The Japanese fireworks were most similar to viewing a computer screen, and the fireworks seemed to directed at the stationary viewer. Palimpsests were also quite excellent. The Chinese had perhaps the strangest. A dozen strings of glowing red apples that slowly drifted across the sky, in time with the music. Very subtle. Very different from the American fireworks that finished off the evening...and, by the way, won the competition. To me they merely looked like a battleship had pulled up to the shore and just starting opening fire on the crowd. Huge white fireballs.
Goodness gracious!
For his myriad interests which he shared with the world, George Plimpton will be missed and remembered. I shant expect to have a more scintillating experience of the world of pyrotechnics, literary or otherwise. The world of letters owes him a debt of honor.
Friday, September 26, 2003
George Washington Letters
George Washington Letters
George Washington to William Pearce
George Washington to William Pearce 2
More...
George Washington To THE CITIZENS OF FREDERICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA
Addressed to Gen. Daniel Morgan (the gentleman reputed to have shared the soul of George W. Bush), Charles M. Thornton [Thruston], Robert White, jr., Charles Magill, and Joseph Caldwell, the committee which forwarded the resolution.
See: Clarke County, Virginia
George Washington to William Pearce
George Washington to William Pearce 2
More...
George Washington To THE CITIZENS OF FREDERICK COUNTY,
VIRGINIA
Addressed to Gen. Daniel Morgan (the gentleman reputed to have shared the soul of George W. Bush), Charles M. Thornton [Thruston], Robert White, jr., Charles Magill, and Joseph Caldwell, the committee which forwarded the resolution.
See: Clarke County, Virginia
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Yankee Magazine - Yankee Extras for October
Florence Griswold Museum
Old Lyme, Ct
(From Yankee Magazine)
The Flo Gris has a new riverfront gallery to display the 200 paintings it received from the Hartford Steam Boiler Company, securing the museum's place as "the home of American Impressionism" with the country's largest collection.
Friday, September 19, 2003
St. Joseph's Manor (alias Beckwith Manor)
St. Joseph’s Manor, alias Beckwith Manor, St. Mary’s County, Maryland: A Maryland Ghost Story
Other St Joseph links:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdstmary/manors/manorstext2.htm
http://members.aol.com/beccabol/maryland.htm
http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:sk8rVhpkTmwJ:cu.quik.com/clark4/beckwith.htm+%22St.+Joseph%27s+Manor%22+MD&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
other stuff:
http://www.campbellsboatyard.com/marina.html
Silas Beckwith
Other St Joseph links:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdstmary/manors/manorstext2.htm
http://members.aol.com/beccabol/maryland.htm
http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:sk8rVhpkTmwJ:cu.quik.com/clark4/beckwith.htm+%22St.+Joseph%27s+Manor%22+MD&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
other stuff:
http://www.campbellsboatyard.com/marina.html
Silas Beckwith
Saturday, September 13, 2003
Decline and Resistance - Old Virginia - Virginia Historical Society
Decline and Resistance - Old Virginia - Virginia Historical Society
(Including Ripon Hall, home of Edmund Jenings)
Portraits of Byrd, Carter
...of Robert Carter III of Nomini:
In 1772 Carter abruptly retired from Williamsburg to his plantation, Nomini Hall, on the Potomac River. In time he repudiated the major institutions of colonial gentry society: he abandoned politics, he gave up life as a planter, and he deserted the Anglican Church, becoming a Baptist in 1778. Carter was ambivalent about many aspects of Virginia life, including slavery, at times defending it and at others calling it a depravity; he eventually freed his nearly 500 slaves. In the end, he escaped rural Virginia for residence in the city of Baltimore, the family home of his wife, Frances Ann Tasker. There he became a Swedenborgian disciple.
VA/NY Genealogy
VA and NY SurnamesHenry Corbin, Jennings, etc...
(Including Ripon Hall, home of Edmund Jenings)
Portraits of Byrd, Carter
...of Robert Carter III of Nomini:
In 1772 Carter abruptly retired from Williamsburg to his plantation, Nomini Hall, on the Potomac River. In time he repudiated the major institutions of colonial gentry society: he abandoned politics, he gave up life as a planter, and he deserted the Anglican Church, becoming a Baptist in 1778. Carter was ambivalent about many aspects of Virginia life, including slavery, at times defending it and at others calling it a depravity; he eventually freed his nearly 500 slaves. In the end, he escaped rural Virginia for residence in the city of Baltimore, the family home of his wife, Frances Ann Tasker. There he became a Swedenborgian disciple.
VA/NY Genealogy
VA and NY SurnamesHenry Corbin, Jennings, etc...
Friday, September 12, 2003
Anne Ogle Tayloe, wife of Col. John Tayloe III
Benjamin Tayloe & Julia Maria Dickenson
Robert Councillor Carter
Benjamin Tayloe & Julia Maria Dickenson
Robert Councillor Carter
Thursday, September 11, 2003
Sabine Hall
Carter Family Cemetery, Sabine Hall
The Mount Airy Stud Farm of Virginia
From the site:
The estate built by John Tayloe II, in 1747, and later maintained by his son, John Tayloe III, was among the outstanding stud farms of colonial Virginia. The Tayloes owned and raced such important horses as Childers, who was imported in 1751 and proved to be a sire of great mares. Childers returned to racing after six seasons at stud. At the ripe old age of 13, he carried 180 pounds, and finished a five-mile race in 12 minutes 27 seconds to win 500 pounds. Another Mount Airy horse was Leviathan, who was the first champion gelding in American turf history, winning 23 consecutive races. In 1802, he conceded 70 pounds to an opponent, yet won a five-mile "dash." The younger Tayloe bred his imported mare, Castrinira, to the great Diomed, and the resulting foal was Sir Archie, one of the greatest sires in American Thoroughbred history. The eminence of Mount Airy is evidenced by the fact that between 1791 and 1806, the farm's 141 entries won 113 races - a fantastic record.
also:
But Tayloe put a number of his mares to Diomed, and he liked the results. Diomed sired some of the most famous horses in American turf history. Among them were Haynie's Maria, who beat every horse until she lost one race as a nine-year-old. Andrew Jackson declared that Haynie's Maria "can beat any thing in God's whole creation."... Diomed also sired the undefeated Ball's Florizel, Potomac, Duroc, and greatest of all, Sir Archie, who became a singularly important influence in American Thoroughbred history. He sired the line which extended to Timolean, Boston, and Lexington. When Diomed died at the age of 31, one historian reports, "...there was as much mourning over his demise as there was at the death of George Washington."
Carter Family Cemetery, Sabine Hall
The Mount Airy Stud Farm of Virginia
From the site:
The estate built by John Tayloe II, in 1747, and later maintained by his son, John Tayloe III, was among the outstanding stud farms of colonial Virginia. The Tayloes owned and raced such important horses as Childers, who was imported in 1751 and proved to be a sire of great mares. Childers returned to racing after six seasons at stud. At the ripe old age of 13, he carried 180 pounds, and finished a five-mile race in 12 minutes 27 seconds to win 500 pounds. Another Mount Airy horse was Leviathan, who was the first champion gelding in American turf history, winning 23 consecutive races. In 1802, he conceded 70 pounds to an opponent, yet won a five-mile "dash." The younger Tayloe bred his imported mare, Castrinira, to the great Diomed, and the resulting foal was Sir Archie, one of the greatest sires in American Thoroughbred history. The eminence of Mount Airy is evidenced by the fact that between 1791 and 1806, the farm's 141 entries won 113 races - a fantastic record.
also:
But Tayloe put a number of his mares to Diomed, and he liked the results. Diomed sired some of the most famous horses in American turf history. Among them were Haynie's Maria, who beat every horse until she lost one race as a nine-year-old. Andrew Jackson declared that Haynie's Maria "can beat any thing in God's whole creation."... Diomed also sired the undefeated Ball's Florizel, Potomac, Duroc, and greatest of all, Sir Archie, who became a singularly important influence in American Thoroughbred history. He sired the line which extended to Timolean, Boston, and Lexington. When Diomed died at the age of 31, one historian reports, "...there was as much mourning over his demise as there was at the death of George Washington."
Sir Jennings Beckwith's good friend, John Tayloe III of Mt. Airy
George Plater Tayloe of Buena Vista
WYE RIVER PLANTATION - HOME OF THE LLOYDS OF MARYLAND
George Plater Tayloe of Buena Vista
WYE RIVER PLANTATION - HOME OF THE LLOYDS OF MARYLAND
MT AIRY PLANTATION
MT AIRY PLANTATION RIVER FRONT VIEW
STABLES AT MT. AIRY PLANTATION
MT.AIRY PLANTATION
ANCIENT SUNDIAL AT MT. AIRY PLANTATION
John Tayloe I, father of John Tayloe II (builder of Mt Airy) b. 1687
Col. John Tayloe II
REBECCA PLATER TAYLOE & DAUGHTER MARY
John, Rebecca & Mary
Tayloe Family Cemetery
"BUENA VISTA", ROANOKE, VIRGINIA- HOME OF GEORGE PLATER TAYLOE
OCTAGON HOUSE, TREATY OF GHENT ROOM, JOHN TAYLOE'S STUDY
These and many more wondrous links can be found at The Ogle Family of Maryland Website. Sir Jennings Beckwith was most fond of the Tayloes and Mt Airy, where he died.
See more on John Tayloe III's Octagon House in Washington, DC...where the Treaty of Ghent was signed.
STABLES AT MT. AIRY PLANTATION
MT.AIRY PLANTATION
ANCIENT SUNDIAL AT MT. AIRY PLANTATION
John Tayloe I, father of John Tayloe II (builder of Mt Airy) b. 1687
Col. John Tayloe II
REBECCA PLATER TAYLOE & DAUGHTER MARY
John, Rebecca & Mary
Tayloe Family Cemetery
"BUENA VISTA", ROANOKE, VIRGINIA- HOME OF GEORGE PLATER TAYLOE
OCTAGON HOUSE, TREATY OF GHENT ROOM, JOHN TAYLOE'S STUDY
These and many more wondrous links can be found at The Ogle Family of Maryland Website. Sir Jennings Beckwith was most fond of the Tayloes and Mt Airy, where he died.
See more on John Tayloe III's Octagon House in Washington, DC...where the Treaty of Ghent was signed.
Tuesday, September 02, 2003
Sunday, August 24, 2003
Castles with Ghosts
Castles with Ghosts
Caerphilly Castle, nr Cardiff
A green lady flits from turret to turret so fearlessly that on one occasion some of the town boys almost caught her.
Ghostly soldiers also patrol the battlements.
Modern day security personnel will not venture up to the flag tower because they can smell perfume at all times.
Bramber Castle, Sussex
William De Braose angered King John. He escaped to Ireland with his children, only to to captured. The king ordered that his children be held hostage for William's future good behavior at Windsor Castle. The children were starved to death. Their ghosts returned to Bramber Castle and have been seen.
Featherstone Castle, Northumberland
The castle is associated with a ghostly bridal party. Baron Featherstonehaugh had arranged for his daughter to marry a relative of his choice, even though the daughter was in love with someone else. The wedding party left for the "traditional hunt" after the wedding, leaving the baron behind to make arrangements for the banquet. When the party failed to return by midnight, the baron began to fear the worst. Sitting alone at the table, he heard horses crossing the drawbridge. The door opened and the party entered. But, they made no sound and passed through furniture.
The wedding party had been ambushed and killed. On the anniversary of the wedding, the party can still be seen heading towards the castle.
Rochester Castle, Kent
The ghost of Lady Blanche de Warenne has been seen walking the castle battlements.
Caerphilly Castle, nr Cardiff
A green lady flits from turret to turret so fearlessly that on one occasion some of the town boys almost caught her.
Ghostly soldiers also patrol the battlements.
Modern day security personnel will not venture up to the flag tower because they can smell perfume at all times.
Bramber Castle, Sussex
William De Braose angered King John. He escaped to Ireland with his children, only to to captured. The king ordered that his children be held hostage for William's future good behavior at Windsor Castle. The children were starved to death. Their ghosts returned to Bramber Castle and have been seen.
Featherstone Castle, Northumberland
The castle is associated with a ghostly bridal party. Baron Featherstonehaugh had arranged for his daughter to marry a relative of his choice, even though the daughter was in love with someone else. The wedding party left for the "traditional hunt" after the wedding, leaving the baron behind to make arrangements for the banquet. When the party failed to return by midnight, the baron began to fear the worst. Sitting alone at the table, he heard horses crossing the drawbridge. The door opened and the party entered. But, they made no sound and passed through furniture.
The wedding party had been ambushed and killed. On the anniversary of the wedding, the party can still be seen heading towards the castle.
Rochester Castle, Kent
The ghost of Lady Blanche de Warenne has been seen walking the castle battlements.
Levi Beckwith, Jr. and his wife, Lucy Markham Beckwith, remained in White Pigeon and built this beautiful brick home which still stands today and has been renovated into the Indian Prairie Inn Bed and Breakfast, located at 15501 Indian Prairie Road in White Pigeon, Michigan.
Wonderful page created by Denise Frederick.
Wonderful page created by Denise Frederick.
Rev Dr Michael Beckwith, Founder Agape International Spiritual Center and Co-Founder of the Association for Global New Thought
Rev Dr Michael Beckwith, Founder Agape International Spiritual Center and Co-Founder of the Association for Global New Thought, convening organization of A Season for Nonviolence
Saturday, August 23, 2003
Wednesday, August 20, 2003
PROFESSORS BECKWITH
R. Sterling Beckwith - AB, AM (Harvard), Ph.D. (Cornell)
Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar: Musicology and Conducting
Department of Music, York University
Jon Beckwith - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Harvard Medical School
Sarah Beckwith - Professor, Medieval Literature, Duke University
Ph.D., King's College, London University
Stacy Beckwith, Professor, Carleton College
Fulbright scholar. She specializes in contemporary Israeli literature and society, drawing on a combined background in Comparative Literature (Israeli and Spanish), Hebrew language, and International Relations.
Robert K. Beckwith, distinguished Professor of Music at Bowdoin College from 1953-1989.
Edward J. Beckwith - Professor, Georgetown Law
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; J.D., LL.M.(Taxation), Georgetown.
James P. Beckwith, Jr. - Professor NCCU
A.B., University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill; J.D., University of Chicago
Karen Beckwith - Professor, Department of Political Science,
The College of Wooster
University of Kentucky, M.A. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University
R. Sterling Beckwith - AB, AM (Harvard), Ph.D. (Cornell)
Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar: Musicology and Conducting
Department of Music, York University
Jon Beckwith - Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Harvard Medical School
Sarah Beckwith - Professor, Medieval Literature, Duke University
Ph.D., King's College, London University
Stacy Beckwith, Professor, Carleton College
Fulbright scholar. She specializes in contemporary Israeli literature and society, drawing on a combined background in Comparative Literature (Israeli and Spanish), Hebrew language, and International Relations.
Robert K. Beckwith, distinguished Professor of Music at Bowdoin College from 1953-1989.
Edward J. Beckwith - Professor, Georgetown Law
B.S., Pennsylvania State University; J.D., LL.M.(Taxation), Georgetown.
James P. Beckwith, Jr. - Professor NCCU
A.B., University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill; J.D., University of Chicago
Karen Beckwith - Professor, Department of Political Science,
The College of Wooster
University of Kentucky, M.A. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University
Beckwith Circle
(An almost exact double of my humble abode (while attending Harvard) on Oxford Street, Cambridge. Coincidence?)
Beckwith Circle
Harvard Student Housing
While I'm thinking about it...
Beckwith Lab @ Harvard Medical School...named after the great Jonathan Beckwith.
Political Graveyard
Beckwith, Abijah Member of New York state senate 5th District, 1835-38. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Cecile of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
Beckwith, Charles of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1894. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Charles Dyer (1838-1921) -- also known as Charles D. Beckwith -- of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Born near Coveville, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 22, 1838. Republican. Mayor of Paterson, N.J., 1887-88; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1889-91. Died near Chatham Center, Columbia County, N.Y., March 27, 1921. Interment at Chatham Center Rural Cemetery, Chatham Center, N.Y. See also: congressional biography.
Beckwith, Clinton Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Corydon Justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1864. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Cyrus G. of New London, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1887-88. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Elmer F. Democrat. Secretary of state of Colorado, 1899-1901. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Ernest of Kanawha County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Frank of Jefferson County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1881, 1887; member of West Virginia state senate 15th District, 1915-17. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Frank R. Republican. Candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Beckwith, Fred A. of Niantic, East Lyme, New London County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Lyme, 1907, 1927-29, 1939-40; member of Connecticut state senate, 1925. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Gladys of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1977. Female. Still living as of 1977.
Beckwith, Louise Taylor (b. 1882) -- also known as Louise Beckwith -- of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., August 15, 1882. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944. Female. Episcopalian. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Sandra Shank (b. 1943) Born in Norfolk, Va., February 4, 1943. Lawyer; municipal judge, 1977-79, 1982-87; common pleas court judge, 1987-89; Judge of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1992-. Female. Still living as of 2000. See also: federal judicial profile.
Beckwith, Sutherland of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Abijah Member of New York state senate 5th District, 1835-38. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Cecile of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
Beckwith, Charles of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1894. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Charles Dyer (1838-1921) -- also known as Charles D. Beckwith -- of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Born near Coveville, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 22, 1838. Republican. Mayor of Paterson, N.J., 1887-88; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1889-91. Died near Chatham Center, Columbia County, N.Y., March 27, 1921. Interment at Chatham Center Rural Cemetery, Chatham Center, N.Y. See also: congressional biography.
Beckwith, Clinton Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Corydon Justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1864. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Cyrus G. of New London, New London County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 9th District, 1887-88. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Elmer F. Democrat. Secretary of state of Colorado, 1899-1901. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Ernest of Kanawha County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1934. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Frank of Jefferson County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1881, 1887; member of West Virginia state senate 15th District, 1915-17. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Frank R. Republican. Candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Beckwith, Fred A. of Niantic, East Lyme, New London County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Lyme, 1907, 1927-29, 1939-40; member of Connecticut state senate, 1925. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Gladys of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1977. Female. Still living as of 1977.
Beckwith, Louise Taylor (b. 1882) -- also known as Louise Beckwith -- of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., August 15, 1882. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944. Female. Episcopalian. Burial location unknown.
Beckwith, Sandra Shank (b. 1943) Born in Norfolk, Va., February 4, 1943. Lawyer; municipal judge, 1977-79, 1982-87; common pleas court judge, 1987-89; Judge of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 1992-. Female. Still living as of 2000. See also: federal judicial profile.
Beckwith, Sutherland of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Thursday, August 14, 2003
Monday, August 11, 2003
Historic New Harmony, Indiana
New Harmony, Indiana is an experience like no other. A community that began almost two hundred years ahead of its time, New Harmony was first a spiritual sanctuary that later became a haven for international scientists, scholars and educators who sought equality in communal living.
Robert Owen's children who resided in New Harmony and contributed to social reform, education, and geology, were
Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877) social reformer
William Owen (1802-1842) citizen of New Harmony
David Dale Owen (1807-1860) geologist, artist
Jane Dale Owen Fauntleroy (1806-1861) educator
Richard Owen (1810-1890) geologist, first president of Purdue University
Robert Henry Fauntleroy (1806-1849) civil engineer
(see portrait below)
Interred in the Paul Tillich Park in New Harmony are the ashes of the renowned 20th century religious writer and professor,
Paul Johannas Tillich (1886-1965) theologian
Sunday, August 10, 2003
Beckford of Fonthill
Few men attained greater celebrity during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries than William Beckford (1760—1844), the wealthiest man in England. With enormous wealth as his Aladdin's lamp, he decided to make his Arabian dreams come true. By the time he died at the venerable age of 84, he had built the loftiest domestic residence in the world, had assembled a virtual harem of boys, had his own militia to protect his Fonthill estate of 6,000 acres, had written the first Oriental-Gothic horror novel in English literature, and had become the most scandalous connoisseur of hedonism in the modern world. His society bemusedly tolerated most eccentrics — even nouveau riche ones — but they chose to ostracize this remarkable personality, dubbing him "The Fool of Fonthill."
Beckford's father, twice Lord Mayor of London, was the richest man in England, with extensive holdings in the cloth industry, property, government bonds, and sugar plantations. As a result, Beckford received a brilliant education, and was widely learned in French, Latin, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, philosophy, law, literature and physics by the age of 17. His private piano teacher was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — at least that is the legend, too romantic to be discouraged. He was being brought up as an empire builder, but his father died when Beckford was only ten, leaving him with no political ambition, and a millionaire's taste for pleasure.
Fonthill Abbey
William Beckford, 1760-1844: An Eye for the Magnificent
Fonthill Abbey
More on William Beckford
Beckford Links
Beckford's Tower and Museum
TOUCHET / TUCHET
LORD AUDLEY GENEALOGY
http://www.archives.gov/nixon/audiovisual/main_video_finding_aid.html
Title/Event: "45/85"
File/ID Number: 006 Format: 3/4"
Participants: Peter Jennings, ted Koppel, Cyrus Vance, Andrew Young, Moorehead Kennedy, Col. Charles Beckwith, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Dale Dye, Jeane Kirkpatick, former presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, President Ronald Reagan
Exact Date: 9/18/1985
Topic/Subject: Jennings and Koppel review the 1976-85 decade with emphasis on the foreign policy of the Carter and Reagan Administration. Included is an interview with President Reagan on U.S.-Soviet relations
Producer: ABC News
Restriction(s): COPYRIGHT
Provenance: Nixon Presidential Materials Staff, National Archives
Program Time: 0:45:00
Title/Event: "45/85"
File/ID Number: 006 Format: 3/4"
Participants: Peter Jennings, ted Koppel, Cyrus Vance, Andrew Young, Moorehead Kennedy, Col. Charles Beckwith, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Dale Dye, Jeane Kirkpatick, former presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, President Ronald Reagan
Exact Date: 9/18/1985
Topic/Subject: Jennings and Koppel review the 1976-85 decade with emphasis on the foreign policy of the Carter and Reagan Administration. Included is an interview with President Reagan on U.S.-Soviet relations
Producer: ABC News
Restriction(s): COPYRIGHT
Provenance: Nixon Presidential Materials Staff, National Archives
Program Time: 0:45:00
YORKSHIRE:
Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for the year 1379
Claro wapentake, Ripley parish:
Clint (Villa de Clynt)Johannes de Bekwyth' & vxor ejus
Adam de Bekwith' & vxor ejus
Claro wapentake, Ripley parish:
Killinghall (a. KYLYNGALE)
Ricardus de Bekwith' & vxor ejus
THE AINSTY WAPENTAKE:
Subsidy Rolls
WAPENTAGIU' DE LE AINSTY QUOD EST LIBERTAS PRENOMINATE CIVITATIS EBOR'.
VILLATA DE ACASTRESELBY.
John Bekwith in goods 40s 12d.
YORK:
Subsidy Rolls
WARDURA DE BOWTHUM EBOR.
PAROCHIA SC~I MICH~IS IN LE BELFRAY & BM~.
PAROCHIA SC~I MARTINI IN CONYNGSTRETE
Robert Bekwith in wages 20s
YORKSHIRE:
Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for the year 1379
Skyrack wapentake, Otley parish:
Otley (OTTELAY)
Willelmus Bekwyt & uxor
Willelmus de Bekwyth' & uxor
Johannes de Bekwyth' & uxor
YORKSHIRE:
Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for the year 1379
Morley wapentake, Calverley parish:
Idle (IDYLL)
Johannes Bekwyth' & uxor
YORKSHIRE:
Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for the year 1379
Claro wapentake, Aldborough parish:
Minskip:
VILLA DE MYNSKYPP'.
Robertus de Bekwyth' & vxor ejus
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades"
for LEEDS in White's Directory of 1837
Royal Standard, Henry Beckith, 106 Kirkgate
Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for the year 1379
Claro wapentake, Ripley parish:
Clint (Villa de Clynt)Johannes de Bekwyth' & vxor ejus
Adam de Bekwith' & vxor ejus
Claro wapentake, Ripley parish:
Killinghall (a. KYLYNGALE)
Ricardus de Bekwith' & vxor ejus
THE AINSTY WAPENTAKE:
Subsidy Rolls
WAPENTAGIU' DE LE AINSTY QUOD EST LIBERTAS PRENOMINATE CIVITATIS EBOR'.
VILLATA DE ACASTRESELBY.
John Bekwith in goods 40s 12d.
YORK:
Subsidy Rolls
WARDURA DE BOWTHUM EBOR.
PAROCHIA SC~I MICH~IS IN LE BELFRAY & BM~.
PAROCHIA SC~I MARTINI IN CONYNGSTRETE
Robert Bekwith in wages 20s
YORKSHIRE:
Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for the year 1379
Skyrack wapentake, Otley parish:
Otley (OTTELAY)
Willelmus Bekwyt & uxor
Willelmus de Bekwyth' & uxor
Johannes de Bekwyth' & uxor
YORKSHIRE:
Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for the year 1379
Morley wapentake, Calverley parish:
Idle (IDYLL)
Johannes Bekwyth' & uxor
YORKSHIRE:
Subsidy Rolls (Poll Tax) for the year 1379
Claro wapentake, Aldborough parish:
Minskip:
VILLA DE MYNSKYPP'.
Robertus de Bekwyth' & vxor ejus
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades"
for LEEDS in White's Directory of 1837
Royal Standard, Henry Beckith, 106 Kirkgate
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