Peter Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 5 Nov 1740
    Christening: 
          Death: 5 Nov 1806
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Occupation, Doctor
• Property, O 457, 12 Jul 1771

Benjamin Becraft Jr. and Peter Becraft from Richard Beall and wf. Sarah of Frederick Co, son of Samuel the merchant.

• Deposition ¹, On tract of land called "Prevention", 17 Nov 1778 in MD

Land Commissions and Depositions, august 14, 1779-november 17, 1778. At the request of John Wilcoxen, the Court appointed Andrew Heugh, Aaron Lanham, Edward Wheeler and Moses Orme, Gentlemen to determine boundaries of a tract called "Prevention." Depositions were taken from 1. Peter Becraft, age 38. He mentions that Thomas Cleland owned a mill 23 years ago. (Now called Newport Mill.) 2. Captain Elias Harding, age 50. 3. Captain Samuel Swearingen, age 37. 4. Nan swearingen, age 32. 5. Lawrence Oneall, age 40. 6. Charles Clagett. Land Records of Montgomery County, Maryland, Liber A, Folio 327 Sween Library, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland

• Land ², Deed, 12 Aug 1780 in MD

James Wilcoxon to Peter Becraft, tract of land called "Tobacco Bed Bottom", 2 1/2 a. for 5 shillings and love and affection. Wit: Samuel W. Magruder, Henry Gaither. (Folio 544).

• Census, Federal, 1800 in Montgomery Co, MD

===|=================================|===================|================|====|====|======|===============
| Free White Persons |
| Male | Female |
| 0 10 16 16 26 45 | 0 10 16 26 45 | Not|
LN| Firstname Lastname | 10 16 18 26 45 + | 10 16 26 45 + | Oth| Slv| SNDX | Remarks
===|=================================|===================|================|====|====|======|===============
13| Peter Becraft | 1 0 0 0 1 | 1 1 1 0 1 | 0 | 13 | B261 |

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Parents

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         Father: Benjamin Becraft
         Mother: Deborah Harriot Oliver

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Mary Nixon
       Marriage: 1768
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elizabeth Becraft
                2. Mary Becraft
                3. Jonathan Nixon Becraft
                4. Ann Becraft
                5. Aquila Becraft 3
                6. Harriet Becraft

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Notes

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Marriage Notes (Mary Nixon)

Dar Lineage Books, 128-100.

Sources

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1. Abstracts of Land Records, Montgomery Co, Maryland 1777-1781 Lbier A, page 31.

2. Abstracts of Land Records, Montgomery Co, Maryland 1777-1781 Lbier A, page ?.

3. jmh533quin@yahoo.com, Aquila, Latin for eagle.

1 Abstracts of Land Records, Montgomery Co, Maryland 1777-1781 Lbier A, page 31.

2 Abstracts of Land Records, Montgomery Co, Maryland 1777-1781 Lbier A, page ?.

3 jmh533quin@yahoo.com, Aquila, Latin for eagle.