John Beckett arrived in Virginia in 1654. Pg. 28.

Margarett arrived in Virginia in 1639. Pg. 28.

Tytus arrived in Virginia in 1652. Pg. 28.

Thomas Beckett arrived in Virginia in 1727. Pg. 13.

John Beckett, age 30, arrived in Virginia in 1699. Pg. 5.

John Beckett, age 24, arrived in Virginia in 1684. Pg. 477.

John arrived in America in 1755. Pg. 20.

John Beckett arrived in the New World in 1755. Pg. 20.

Robert Beckett arrived in Maryland in 1723. Pg. 20.

Virginia

Frederick County

Children of JOHN and SARAH BECKETT were:

NAME

* Sarah L. Beckett's will 1769, Frederick County Wills, 4-505

John Samuel Beckett

THE BECKETT FAMILY

First generation in Kentucky

  Maysville

Simon Kenton was born in 1755, in the Bull Run Mountains of Prince William County, Virginia. In 1775, he and a companion landed their craft at what was to become Limestone (now Maysville) and headed inland. Kenton was a key figure in opening up and keeping the frontier safer for all of north and central Kentucky. (Insert from Kenton Web Page, Kenton Family Genealogy)

In 1785, Arthur Fox and William Wood acquired 400 acres of land from Kenton and established the town of Washington in honor of the Revolutionary War hero who would later become president of the United States.

Early settlers forged much of the history in this village.

Daniel Boone often stopped on his travels. Harriet Beecher Stowe, while visiting one of her pupils at the Col. Marshal Key Home, witnessed a slave auction in front of the courthouse, and her novel, ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' reflected that experience.

Washington continued to flourish well into the 1800s. The invention of the steamboat, however, stimulated river trade and Limestone, later renamed Maysville, became a booming riverfront town. Despite opposition from residents in Washington, the county seat was moved to Maysville in 1848. From this early boom in Maysville, French, Irish and German cultural influences can be seen in the architecture throughout the historic district in the downtown area.

Maysville

THE BECKETT FAMILY

First generation in Kentucky

John Beckett

Samuel Beckett

SAMUEL BECKETT, born October 15, 1781 and died July 11, 1839. In the 1790's, he migrated from Virginia to Kentucky with his parents and married in Kentucky to PRUDENCE WALLINGFORD. They were married in Mason county and later they move to a farm near Mount Gilead, Kentucky in Lewis/Fleming County. This farm was a few miles north of Mount Carmel, Kentucky and here he farmed for the remainder of his life.

On September 21, 1804, SAMUEL BECKETT was married to PRUDENCE WALLINGFORD, a daughter of NICHOLAS WALLINGFORD and ALICE HAYES WALLINGFORD.

Most of these sons and daughters reared their families in Fleming, Harrison, Lewis and Mason Counties in Kentucky.

SAMUEL and PRUDENCE BECKETT were the parents of a large family of sons and daughters most are as follows:

Second generation in Kentucky

Warren Beckett

WARREN BECKETT, the oldest sons of SAMUEL and PRUDENCE WALLINGFORD BECKETT, soon after his marriage to LUCINDA FRENCH of Maysville, Kentucky, migrated to Harrison County, Kentucky and settled in the vicinity of the county seat, Cynthiana. There he reared a large family of sons and daughters.

*This, of course, was were John Beckett had moved in the 1790's and Joseph Beckett could of moved when he and his family migrated to Kentucky, 1775-1797.   Because some of each one of the above had children of the same name, you will need additional information to tell who was who in the family tree.  Please, if you have additional information, share it with us, DonCarlosV .

ALEXANDER and SARAH BECKETT's child was:

Sandford Beckett

SANDFORD BECKETT, a child of SAMUEL and PRUDENCE WALLINGFORD BECKETT, was born February 20, 1824 and died March 21, 1891. He married SAREPTA COOPER, daughter of ISAAC COOPER and MARY VALENTINE COOPER on January 22, 1847.

SANDFORD and SAREPTA BECKETT settled on a farm in Lewis county, KENTUCKY and farmed there until the early 1860's. Some time during the period between 1861 and 1865 SANDFORD and SAREPTA sold their farm in Lewis county and bought a beautiful farm about three miles north of MT. CARMEL, KENTUCKY. Here they farmed until SANDFORD'S death in 1891. 

SANDFORD and SAREPTA BECKETT were the parents of the following sons and daughters:

Third generation in Kentucky

James Duvall Beckett

JAMES DUVALL BECKETT, born February 22, 1851, first son of SANDFORD and SAREPTA BECKETT. Died on the 7 of April 1920. He married ANNA ELIZABETH COOPER, daughter of MARY WALLINGFORD and NELSON COOPER. She was born in MASON county, KENTUCKY on December 13, 1849 and died May 28, 1929. On December 3, 1874 she married JAMES DUVALL BECKETT. ANNA and JAMES DUVALL BECKETT acquired an excellent farm one mile south of ORANGEBURG, KENTUCKY and about nine miles south of MAYSVILLE, KENTUCKY Here they carried on general farming; raising tobacco, corn, small grains and much livestock, especially fine short horn cattle. The best of the short horn cattle were sold for the export trade with England.

During their early married life, ANNA and JAMES lived for fourteen years on the OLD SAMUEL WALLINGFORD(1) homestead. This homestead was located about two miles north of MT. CARMEL, KENTUCKY in Fleming county. Here they carried on general farming and livestock raising. Five of their seven children were born on the old homestead.

ANNA ELIZABETH and JAMES DUVALL BECKETT are buried in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery, MT. CARMEL, KENTUCKY.

On April 11, 1993, Charles W. Beckett went to the MT. CARMEL Cemetery and was unable to locate the graves of ANNA and JAMES D. BECKETT.

(*1) The present owners of the OLD SAMUEL WALLINGFORD homestead are: {This cemetery is now on the property of Steven W. Humphries, R#3, Box 152, Flemingsburg, Ky 41041, (606)-845-7021. His father-in-law, Charles N. Gardner, R#3, Box 146, Flemingsburg, Ky 41041, (606)-849-3334, presently lives on the property. Re- DonCarlosV - May/1994}. It is located on the east side of Mt. Carmel, just as you leave town, on the south side of the road.

JAMES AND ANNA ELIZABETH BECKET's children were as follows:

Fourth generation in Kentucky

Thomas Waller Beckett

THOMAS WALLER and DAISY W. TOLLE child was:

THOMAS left his son DEWARD with his father and THOMAS moved to the Champaign-Urbana area, in central Illinois.

DAISY W. TOLLE was probably the daughter of S. A. TOLLE and ANN ELIZA SERMART. S. A. and ANN ELIZA where married in Fleming County on September 10, 1867. Charles W. Beckett, "DonCarlosV", is searching for additional information and the location of DAISY W. TOLLE's grave.

First generation in Illinois

Thomas Beckett

He married the second time to JONELLA HUTCHINSON in Urbana, Illinois on the 5 of September 1905. They had six children, the first and second being born in URBANA, ILLINOIS and the other four being born on the farm in PHILO, ILLINOIS.

THOMAS WALLER BECKETT served on the URBANA Police Force as Chief of Police from 1907 to 1909. He moved to a farm around PHILO, ILLINOIS were they lived and farmed until he excepted a position on the CHAMPAIGN Police Force on September 15, 1921. He was the first sergeant appointed on the CHAMPAIGN Police Force; however, he refused the promotion and stayed a patrolman until he retired from the force on October 1, 1941 after 20 years of services.

THOMAS moved his family to 1615 Glen Park Drive, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS in 1921 and lived there until 1948. THOMAS and ELLA moved to a farm 5 miles south west of BONDFIELD, IL., two miles west of the SAINT BONIFACE Catholic Church, were they lived for two years. In 1950, they purchased a home in MANSFIELD, IL. where he lived out the rest of his life. THOMAS WALLER BECKETT died on February 9, 1960 at their home in MANSFIELD, IL. After his death JONELLA HUTCHINSON BECKETT lived in MANSFIELD, IL. until 1964. JOHN and ICHONA FERN CREOLA retired from work in CHICAGO, IL. and moved to MOHOMENT, IL. JONELLA moved into a trailer with her daughter and son-in-law, ICHONA FERN and JOHN CREOLA, until her death, January 23, 1970.

THOMAS WALLER and JONELLA HUTCHINSON BECKETT are buried side by side in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, RR3, Champaign, Ill. This cemetery is on the north side of Route 150 half way between CHAMPAIGN and MOHOMENT.

THOMAS WALLER and JONELLA HUTCHINSON BECKETT six children were as follows:

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