BENNETT & BECKWITH LINES continued

INDEX

THIRTEENTH GENERATION

4648. Edward Bennett

"BENNETT, ...(4648) EDWARD, Weymouth, freem. 25 May 1636, rem. to Rehoboth 1643, perhaps was that Edward of Providence 1676, wh. resid. there thro. Philip's war."

-- James Savage, "A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692" c/o http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/

4649. Elizabeth (not Eginton)

"Rev. George S. Bennett of Boston, who has made a thorough search of the old records, states that (4649i) Samuel was the son of (4648) Edward, who came from Weymouth, England, and settled in Weymouth, Mass., and was there made a Freeman in 1636 [sic], after seven years' residence. He also states that the children of Edward were Samuel, (2324) John, (4649iii) Priscilla, Edmond, and Richard." --`The Bennett Family 1628-1910'

"...The direct ancestral relationship of Edward and Elizabeth has not been confirmed."

-- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=glencoe&id=I5921 c/o Larry Overmire overmac@comcast.net

This line would be a good candidate for a DNA study. Unfortunately, I have seen none to date.

4652. Matthew Beckwith

"BECKWITH, ...(4652) MATTHEW, New London 1652, Hartford 1658, then a freem., and had first liv. there 1639, rem. to Branford, there in 1668 was one of the founders of ch., thence to Lyme, there d. 21 Oct. 1680, aged a. 70, by fall in a dark night down a ledge of rocks. See Rev. Mr. Bradstreet's journal in Geneal. Reg. IX. 50. He had two ds. beside s. (4653iii) Matthew, (4653viii) John, and (2326) Joseph. His wid. m. (4653[2]) Samuel Buckland; and of the ds. one m. (4653ii[1]) Benjamin Grant; the other, (4653iv) Robert [[vol. 1, p. 152]] Gerard; but the name of either is not seen."

-- James Savage, op. cit.

4653. Mary unknown

"That our (4652) Mathew Beckwith was born in Pontefract in 1610 was disproved at least 70 years ago (~1931). There is no proof who is wife, Mary, is...

"Best to forget Marmaduke as he is not the father of Mathew Beckwith of New London & Lyme, CT. This connection was disproved back in the 1920s by some of the best genealogists in the country...

"Apparently the first public record of (Mathew Beckwith, Immigrant, in CT is AUGUST 1, 1639 when he is fined 10 shillings for immoderate & unseasonable drinking at the pinnace. A pinnace was a light, small schooner-rigged boat with oars...

"I have no information about Mathew earlier than 1639 & if any other person found when he came to America it has not been published... I have often wondered if Mathew came to Hartford with some Dutch sea-captain. When Caspar Varlet died in Hartford Mathew had some valuables in New London, CT which belonged to him.

"Mathew was not poor as he owned land in Hartford... (he) was not a mariner and never owned a vessel... (he) was left a small legacy, I believe, by a Capt. Sybado who I understand left a will in London, England...

"Why Mathew Beckwith is considered a founder of Saybrook is a puzzle to me. There are no vital records concerning him there. And to the best of my recollection there are no deeds for him there. He was early in Hartford, CT before he sold out in about 1652/3 and removed to New London, CT. Beckwith is a very old Yorkshire, England family.

"Found another book about the Founders of Saybrook 1635-1985 and in regard to Mathew it quotes Paul Beckwith, saying Mathew, Jr. was probably born at Saybrook Point in 1637. We now know from legal documents Mathew, Jr. was not born until 1645. His mother, Mary, would have only been 12 years old in 1637..."

-- http://genforum.genealogy.com/beckwith/messages/1223.html c/o Virgil Huntley virgil.huntley@snet.net

4654. Peter Tallman

4655. Ann Hill

"Thomas Durfee when about 21 had an affair with Ann Hill (about 33), who was married to Peter Tallman, (about 42.) After Tallman divorced Ann in 1665, she and Tom continued their relationship. While she was very likely the mother of his eldest son Robert Durfee, born around the time of the divorce trial, she may or may not have been the mother of his subsequent five children. They very likely never married."

-- http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?tallman::durfee::788.html c/o Rick Durfey Balmer rdbalmer@yahoo.com

"In 1664, Peter Tallman brought suit against Thomas Durfee, complaining that Durfee's attitude toward Tallman's wife, Ann, was disrespectful. Tallman said that Durfee's insolent carriage placed him in danger. The court sent for Durfee and advised him to behave. They were too discreet to reveal whether Durfee was gossiping about Ann Tallman, saying rude things to her or courting her attention. The last is doubtful as Peter's son Benjamin married Patience Durfee, Tom Durfee's daughter, in 1708. Tallman would never have permitted the marriage of his son to the daughter of a man who seduced his wife. Of course, that was the year that Peter Tallman dies so the possibility cannot be ruled out completely. The reason the situation with Durfee seems significant is that about seven months later, in May 1665, Peter filed for divorce from his wife , accusing her of adultery. In the Puritan colonies, adultery was a capital offense, though seldom punished to the full degree of the law. In Rhode Island, as well, adultery was a serious offense, but it was not punishable by death. According to the testimony in court, Ann Tallman wrote a letter to Peter Tallman informing his that her youngest daughter was not his. After hearing the letter read to her, Ann confessed to adultery. The court sentenced her to a fine of ten pounds and ordered that she be whipped. She was to receive fifteen lashes in Portsmouth, and the following week, fifteen lashes in Newport. She requested mercy of the court. In considering her petition, the Assembly asked if she was willing to reconcile with her husband, 'to which her answer was, that she would rather cast herselfe on the mercy of God if he take away her life, than to returne' That certainly makes Tallman sound as though he were hard to live with. With Tallman's frequent travel to New Amsterdam for business and the other host cities of colonial government, Newport, Warwick and Providence; it is clear that Ann Tallman was home alone a good portion of the year. This may have loosened her marriage bonds enough to risk the significant dangers of adultery. Ann Tallman was sent to jail to await the carrying out of her sentence, but she escaped and fled to her brother in Virginia. In 1667, she returned to the colony and a warrant was issued for her arrest. Rather than being punished for her escape, she was rewarded. Her fine was forgiven and her sentence was cut in half. Instead of fifteen lashes in Portsmouth and Newport, she would only be whipped in Newport..."

-- http://clintcam.com/family/pafn13.htm

FOURTEENTH GENERATION

9308. Heinrich Taelmon

9309. Anna unknown

9310. Phillip Hill

9311. Ann unknown

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