William Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 1 Oct 1794 - Mongtomery Co, KY 1
    Christening: 
          Death: 2 Jan 1838 - Decatur Co, IN 1
         Burial: in Sand Creek Cemetery, Near Greensburg, Decatur Co, IN
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Census ², Federal, 1820 in Montgomery Co, KY

1820 census Montgomery Co., KY: William Becraft 200100-10200

• Land, Document # 13569, 26 Sep 1831 in Crawfordsville, Putnam Co, IN

80 Acres
W1/2NW, 25/, 16-N, 3-W, No, 2nd PM, IN, Putnam

• Land, Document # 15403, 10 Jul 1832 in Crawfordsville, Putnam Co, IN

160 acres
SE, 28/, 16-N, 3-W, No, 2nd PM, IN, Putnam

• Event ², Appraised estate, 16 May 1834

William BECRAFT appraised an estate 16 May 1834, also 1836

• Probate ², 22 Jan 1838

Bk. C. p. 145: Harrison BECRAFT and Jacob TUCKER appointed administrators of estate of William BECRAFT; 22 Jan 1838 widow relinquishes right to administer

• Probate ², 13 Aug 1838

Order Bk. C, p. 200, claims of William BECRAFT, Jr., Benjamin BECRAFT Sr. and others against estate of William BECRAFT, dec'd., 13 Aug 1838

• Probate ², 14 Nov 1838

Probate Order Bk. C, p. 240, Harrison BECRAFT and Jacob L. TUCKER administrators of estate of William BECRAFT dec'd. vs. Nancy BECRAFT widow of William, William, Sarah, Thomas, Lucinda, Rebecca, Polly (or Mary - see p. 522), Samuel, Franklin, Jackson, and Nancy BECRAFT heirs of William dec'd.; 14 Nov 1838, petition to sell the real estate of the deceased

• Land ², 14 May 1839

14 May 1839: admr. of estate of William BECRAFT sells 40 ac. of land to William BECRAFT Jr.

• Probate ², 1840-1841

Order Book C, p. 522, 577 William listed as heir of William BECRAFT 1840, 1841; Sarah, Thomas, Lucinda, Rebecca, Mary, Samuel, Franklin, Jackson, Nancy listed as minor heirs

• Probate ², 10 Aug 1841

Order Bk. D, p. 11 William listed as heir 10 Aug 1841, and as a minor heir of William BECRAFT, dec'd.

• Land ², 17 Feb 1842

Had sold real estate of William BECRAFT to William BECRAFT Jr. 17 Feb 1842

• Probate ², 17 Aug 1843

Book D., p. 370 William again listed as minor heir of William BECRAFT; mentions that Benjamin BECRAFT dec'd. was grandfather of above children (see Bk. C, p. 240), James ELDER admr. of Benjamin BECRAFT estate, 17 Aug 1843

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Parents

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         Father: Benjamin Becraft Sr
         Mother: Elizabeth McDaniel

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Nancy Casseldine
       Marriage: BY 1817 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery Co, KY
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. John Harrison Becraft
                2. William Franklin Becraft
                3. Sarah Elizabeth Becraft
                4. Thomas Becraft
                5. Lucinda Becraft
                6. Samuel Becraft
                7. Rebecca Becraft
                8. Mary Becraft
                9. Patrick Franklin Becraft
                10. Jackson Becraft
                11. Nancy Becraft

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Notes

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General:

Many land records to pull at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov (12/31/2005)

Sources

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1. dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.)

2. Nelson, Louise, Allison-Becraft-Higgins (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=lounelson14).

1 dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.)

2 Nelson, Louise, Allison-Becraft-Higgins (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=lounelson14).