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Thomas Beckett Family, Newfield House, Upper Ballinderry, Barony of Upper Massereene, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 1690-2002
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Notes for THOMAS BECKETT:
According to family tradition, the forefathers of the Beckett Family were Englishmen, and were members of The Church of England from the reformation. It is told that a member of this family came to Ireland under King William III and fought at the Battle of The Boyne in 1690. As a recognition for his services, he was given a tract of land in Ballinderry, County Antrim, Ireland, on which he erected a house of limestone with a tile roof in 1692.
Family tradition has it that Thomas Beckett came from Yorkshire or Somerset and was a Captain in King William's III Army. ( Place of English origin, as per family member)
Villages of Newfield have been found in England as follows:
Newfield, County Durham, England, about two English miles, Northwest of Chester-Le-Street, town center, County Durham.
Newfield, County Durham, England, about one English mile, South of Willington, County Durham.
Decendents of Thomas Beckett are found in Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States.
Should you have any connection or information, please contact me at rjbeckett@aol.com
Thank you,
Ralph J. Beckett
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- Thomas Beckett Family, County Antrim, Ireland (938 KB)
According to family tradition, the forefathers of the Beckett Family were Englishmen, and were members of The Church of England from the reformation. It is told that a member of this family came to Ireland under King William III and fought at the Battle of The Boyne in 1690. As a recognition for his services, he was given a tract of land in Ballinderry, County Antrim, Ireland, on which he erected a house of limestone with a tile roof in 1692.
Family tradition has it that Thomas Beckett came from Yorkshire or Somerset in England.
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