Thomas BECKWITH

                   GEN DIC OF NE: SAVAGE: pg151; BECKWITH, Matthew, New London 1652, Hartford 1658, then a freeman., and had first liv. there 1639, rem. to Branford, there in1668 was one of the founders og 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.BRADSTREETS journal in Geneal. Reg. IX. 50. He had 2 daus beside s Matthew,John & Joseph. His wid. m Samuel BUCKLAND; and of his ds. one m BenjaminGRANT; the other, Robert GERARD; but the name of either is not seen.NE MGS prior to 1700: TORREY: pg 57;(1)BECKWITH, Matthew (1) (?1610-1680)& 1/wf ?Mary/?Elizabeth [?LYNDE] (?1682+), m/2 Samuel BUCKLEND; b 1637, b 1643;Hartford/Lyme, CT.