Person:William Beckwith (2)

Name	Maj William Beckwith
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	1740	Prince George County, Maryland, USA"in that portion from which was erected Frederick county"
Marriage	1760	to Lucy Watson
Military^[1]	1776	enlisted in the Continental Army
Military^[2]	2 Mar 1778	Oath of Fidelity and Support
Military^[1]	18 Jun 1794	appointed head captain of the 16th Reg., Maryland State troops
Military^[1]	13 Oct 1794	promoted to rank of major
Death`^?`	1801	Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 #158, in Beckwith, Paul (Paul Edmond). The Beckwiths. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977)
38.

William Beckwith, 158, born in Prince George Co.,
Md., in that portion from which was erected Frederick
county; he enlisted in the Continental Army in 1776,
was appointed head captain of the 16th Reg., Mary-
land State troops, June 18th, 1794, and was promoted
to rank of major of the same regiment, October 13th,
1794; he married Lucy Watson of Montgomery Co.,
Maryland.

159. Watson; born in Montgomery Co.; died
there in 1794, unmarried.
160. Altha; born 1770; died 1862.
161. Benedict.
162. Sykes.
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution. Genealogical Research System.

Ancestor #: A131419
Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus. Revolutionary records of Maryland. (Washington, D.C.: R.H. Darby Print., 1924).

Service Source: BRUMBAUGH & HODGES, REV RECS OF MD, P5, #93