This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wilssearch Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.beckwith/39.41.43.47.48.50.139.146.191.196.208.209.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I can highly recommend the biography of James Pierson Beckworth by Elinor Wilson. In does give his parents information. His mother was name is not proven but is listed as Misskill and his father is Sir Jennings Beckwith. I believe she was an African slave and he was a younger son of an aristocratic family. They lived in the Upper Neck (?) of Virginia and moved to St. Louis, MO about 1800. I believe that is where they married. 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.