References:
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 361.
Historical Notes:
(1) Mary Hite was highly cultured, especially in music, following the death of her first husband, she found herself in narrow means. She returned to
Charlestown and opened a select boarding school for young ladies, which was
patronized by the elite of Virginia and Maryland. Among those entrusted to her care was Mrs. Harriett Lane Johnson, niece of President Buchanan, who was said to be one of the most accomplished hostesses who ever presided at the White House.
Richard Marmaduke Barnes BECKWITH
References;
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 361.
Historical Notes:
(1) Richard Beckwith belonged to the United States Army, what rank, is not
known. In 1818 he was ordered to join his father in the trans-Mississippi; en route he died at St. Louis, Missouri, leaving a young widow and two sons.References;
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 361.
References;
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 361.
Richard Marmaduke Barnes BECKWITH
References;
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 361.
Historical Notes:
(1) Richard Beckwith belonged to the United States Army, what rank, is not
known. In 1818 he was ordered to join his father in the trans-Mississippi; en route he died at St. Louis, Missouri, leaving a young widow and two sons.References;
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 361.
References:
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 361.
Historical Notes:
(1) In 1765, Sir Jennings Beckwith gave up his title of Sir by signing the
"Northern Neck Declaration," thereby declaring himself to be on the side of the
democratic patriots, who ignored all titles and class distinctions.
Nevertheless, he was always addressed by his friends as "Sir Jennings" as long
as he lived. He inherited from his uncle-in-law, Major Laurence Butler, "The
Retreat," a beautiful plantation on the Shenandoah River, which fell to Richard
Marmaduke Barnes Beckwith, his son.
References:
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 361.
References:
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 361.
References:
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 362.References:
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 362.
References:
(1) Some Prominent Virginia Families, page 361.
Historical Notes:
(1) Laurence Ranson Beckwith was Captain in the "Hampton Legion," of the
Confederate Army, in the Civil War.