[1] He was the son of Peter Beckford of Maidenhead and was baptised in St Katherine Coleman.
He married the sister of Sir William Thomas and the widow of John Eversfield.
Following the restoration he became a prominent Tory politician in the City of London.
[3] In 1672 he was granted £5,000 by the Royal Navy in payment for cloth supplied to them.
[6] He was buried at St Mary at Hill 27 Aug 1685 Parish Register [7] London Metropolitan Archives