Martha

  Noted events in her life were:

• Church: From East Lyme Society Records, 16 May 1725, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. May 16, 1725, Martha Beckwith ye wife of Oliver Beckwith of New London owned ye covenant and were taken under watch of ye church (pg. 11)

Source Citation
[East Lyme Society]. Record of baptisms, marriages, and persons who owned the covenant, 1737-1761, MS 83382, Connecticut Historical Society (CHS), Hartford, Connecticut. Transcribed by Julia Morrow, CHS Collections Associate, February 2022.

• Baptism: From East Lyme Society Records, 16 May 1725, East Lyme, New London, Connecticuit. May 16, 1725, Martha ye daughter of Oliver Beckwith of New London was baptized (pg. 4)

Transscription on 11 October 2023 differes as follows: May 16, 1725, Martha ye wife of Oliver Beckwith of New London was baptized (pg. 4)
This record is added to Martha's events as there are two baptism records for a Martha.

Source Citation
[East Lyme Society]. Record of baptisms, marriages, and persons who owned the covenant, 1737-1761, MS 83382, Connecticut Historical Society (CHS), Hartford, Connecticut. Transcribed by Julia Morrow, CHS Collections Associate, February 2022.

Martha married Oliver Beckwith, son of John Beckwith and Prudence Manwaring, in 1714 in New London, Connecticut. (Oliver Beckwith was born in 1691 in New London, Connecticut and died about 1759 in New London, Connecticut.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Banns: From Joshua Hempstead Diary Records, Connecticut Historical Society, 7 Nov 1714, New London, New London, Connecticut. Sunday 7 November 1714 Oliver Beckwith & Martha Published.