This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: samsonthree Surnames: Beckwith, Parkhurst, Parker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.beckwith/221.271.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The book "The Beckwiths" gives the wife of Joshua Beckwith (b.c. 1763) as Bethiah Parkhurst. Her surname was not Parkhurst. It was Parker. Bethiah Parker was b. 19 March 1767 in New Braintree, Worcester Co., MA. She was the daughter of Joseph Parker (b. 9 Oct. 1735, Andover, Essex Co., MA ; d. 27 Jan. 1825, Cornwall, Addison Co., VT) and his second wife, Zerviah Lincoln (b. 31 July 1746, d. 17 July 1825, Hanover, Grafton Co., NH). Joseph and Zerviah were married 6 Feb. 1766, in New Braintree, MA. More information on the Parker family is available online. It is sad to say that the book "The Beckwiths" is an undependable resource. Experienced genealogical librarians and researchers use it with caution. In fact, three pamphlets were issued by Beckwith family members to correct some of the errors in the book. I'll try to get more information on the correction pamphlets and post it online. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.