I just made contact with this lady who is an ex-member of the Behymer list. I will be ordering the will of John Beckett and adding it to my web page in the near future. John Charles Tippet JohnDoeTippet@csi.com ---------- > From: Bev Thomas <bev@access.mountain.net> > To: John Tippet <johndoetippet@csi.com> > Subject: Re: Daniel/John Beckett > Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 10:23 AM > > Hi John, > > John Beckett and Anna Becklesimer were my gggggrandparents. John's will is > in Floyd County, recorded in Book A, page 64. > > He mentions, daughters; Elizabeth TERRY, Anna WALTERS, sons; John Beckett, > Samuel Beckett and William Beckett. Wife, Anna, and son, John are the > executors of his will, written 27 August 1835. Witnesses: Lewis Payne, > Thomas Gearhart and Hannah Phares. > > My ggggrandparents were, John Beckett and Rachel Phares, dau/o Amariah > Phares and Elizabeth Beheler. John d. 17 May 1890 and Rachel d. 10 April > 1892 in Raleigh County, WV, where they are both buried at the Mt. Tabor > Cemetary, Beckley, WV. > > My gggrandmother was their daughter, Mary Beckett b. 1830 d. 12 June 1895. > Mary was married to Hamilton Harper. Mary's sister, Octavia Beckett was the > grandmother of the 23rd Governor of WV, Clarence Meadows. He was elected to > office in 1944. > > John Beckett, Sr. was the son of Richard Beckett and Susannah ___. I have > not been able to trace back on Richard, I have found Becketts in Frederick > Co., Virginia and do not know if there is a connection to Richard. I have > info on Anna Becklesimer as I did subscribe to the Becklesimer/Behymer group > for awhile. > > Hope I was helpful to you regarding John and Anna Beckett. > > Bev >