'Beckford1'
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Families covered: Beckford of Basing Park, Beckford of Fonthill, Beckford in Jamaica, Beckford of Stapleton
| Commoners reports as follows: "The family of Beckford appears to have been of Saxon origin. It was, at an early period of our history, settled in Gloucestershire; deriving its patronymic from, or giving name to, the parish of Beckford, or Beceford, in that county." Brother of Sir Thomas Beckford was ... | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Beckford | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Peter Beckford, Lt. Governor & CIC of Jamaica (d 1710, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Peter Beckford (d 1735, Speaker of the House of Assembly in Jamaica) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bathshua Hering (dau/coheir of Colonel Julines Hering) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Beckford of Fonthill (Wiltshire), Lord Mayor of London (d 1770, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.06.1756) Maria Hamilton (dau/coheir of George Hamilton (son of James, 6th Earl of Abercorn) by Bridget Coward) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Beckford of Fonthill Abbey (b 29.09.1760) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.05.1783) Margaret Gordon (dau of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne, by Margaret Stewart) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Margaret Maria Elizabeth Beckford (d 1818) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.1811) James Orde (Lt. General) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Susanna Euphemia Beckford (d 27.05.1859) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.04.1810) Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon (b 05.10.1767, d 18.08.1852) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Julines Beckford of Stapleton, Dorset (5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Peter Beckford of Stapleton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.03.1773) Louisa Pitt (dau of George Pitt of Strathfield Saye, 1st Lord Rivers) | |||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BE1883 (Pitt-Rivers (in Addenda)). | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Horace William Beckford, later Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Lord Rivers of Sudley Castle (b 02.12.1777, d 23.01.1831) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.02.1808) Frances Rigby (d 06.09.1860, dau of Col. Francis Hale Rigby of Mistley Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Harriet Beckford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1807) Henry Seymer of Hanford (d 1834) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Francis Beckford of Basing Park, Hampshire (d 1768) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Albinia Bertie (dsp 1754, dau of Peregrine Bertie, Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1755) Susannah Love (d 1803, dau/heir of Richard Love of Basing Park) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Francis Love Beckford of Basing Park (2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1788) Johanna Leigh (d 1814, dau/coheir of John Leigh of Northcourt House, relict of Richard Bennett Lloyd) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Beckford of Hatchford, Surrey (2nd son) had issue (3 daughters) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.1822) Maria Elizabeth Bramston (dau of Rev. John Bramston-Stane of Forest Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Leigh Beckford (Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.1829) Harriette Ward (dau of George Ward of Northwood House) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Charles Douglas Beckford (minister, 5th son) had issue (1 daughter) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Charlotte Maria Middleton (dau of John Middleton of Hildersham House, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | (Ann) Harriett Beckford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1816) Andrew Arcedeckne of Glevering Hall (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (5)+ | other issue - Francis Love, Carleton (d unm 1829), Thomas Henry (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Charlotte Beckford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1793) John Middleton of Hildersham House | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Thomas (b c1757, d unm 1782), Maria | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Anne Beckford | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.11.1726) George Ellis (Chief Justice of Jamaica) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Elizabeth Beckford (d 13.10.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (14.02.1744-5) Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham (b 1714, d 19.11.1763) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir George Howard, Field Marshal | |||||||||||||||
| vi.+ | other issue (d unm) - Peter (d 1737), Richard (MP for Bristol), Nathganiel | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Beckford (b 1682, d 1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Ballard (dau/heir of Thomas Ballard, son of Colonel Thomas, son of Gregory of Oxford) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Ballard Beckford (b 1709, d 1760) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Clarke (dau of George Clarke, Governor of New York) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Ballard Beckford (d 1764) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Buckner (dau of John Buckner) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Mary Beckford | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Johnstone (Secretary to Sir Alured Clarke who was Lt. Governor of Jamaica) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Thomas Beckford (b 1711, d 1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Elizabeth Byndlosse (dau of Pollnitz Byndlosse by Anne, dau of General Edward Morgan (Deputy Governor of Jamaica) by daughter of John George, Baron Pollnitz) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Jane Mary Beckford (dsp 1754) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hay (Deputy Secretary of Jamaica) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Mary Ballard Beckford (d 1797) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Pallmer (son of the Chief Justice of Jamaica) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Edward Long of Aldermaston House | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | 3 sons (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Bridget Beckford (b 1705) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Valentine Mumby in Jamaica | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Bellamira Munbee possibly fits here? dau of Valentine, by Bridget? | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Gore (b c1724, d 1794, Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Mary Beckford (b 1717) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Barnsett | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Wastell Briscoe (son of John of Crofton) | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - Charles (d young), Samuel (d young), Peter (d young), Grace (b 1703), Anne (b 1708) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Commoners (vol I, 'Beckford of Fonthill', p678+), Commoners (vol II, 'Beckford of Basing Park', p599)
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