Benjamin Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: Cir 1741
    Christening: 
          Death: 11 Feb 1806
         Burial: Rock Creek Parish, Montgomery Co, MD
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• 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.

• Property, P 13, 24 Apr 1772

Benjamin Becraft, Jr., and Peter Becraft and wf. Mary of Frederick Co, MD, to Thomas Johns and Thomas Richardson of Frederick Co, MD and John Biddle and Clement Biddle of Philadelphia, PA, 182 pounds, (see O 457).

• Event, Death of negro Jacob, 27 Mar 1785

p. 87, Benjamin Becraft Junior, inquisition March 27, 1785, Jacob, negro froze to death. (He died of exposure in woods after running away.)

• Event, Aug 1785

p. 108, Benjamin Becraft, Aug 1785 Court inquest body Jacob - payment to jurors.

• Bond, Index 59, Annapolis, MD, 1789

1789, Becraft, Benj, Jr witness to bond of Bernard O'Neill, #18 Chan., folio 267.

• Property, D 312, 28 Aug 1789

Richard Thompson of George Town, Montgomery Co, to Benjamin Becraft, Jr. of George Town, Montgomery Co, 75 pounds, part of half lot #1 in George Town, witness Sam W. Magruder.

• Will ¹, 7 Oct 1797

Liber E, folio 331

• Property, K340, 13 Sep 1802

Right Rev. Doctor John Carroll of Baltimore and Robert Brent of Washington, DC, two surviving trustees and devisees and executors of Daniel Carroll late of Montgomery Co, to Benjamin Becraft of Montgomery Co, 980+ pounds, Joseph's Park, 153+ ac.

• Will ¹, Probate, 10 Apr 1806

Liber 2, page 78, lists Ann Purnell, dau of Charlotte and Richard Dixon (Nixon), late of MD
Jonathan Becraft who lived with testator at one time
Children of brother Peter Becraft "by Mary his present wife"
Children of sister Leonora, wife of James Higgins
Wit: Doct. Peter Becraft, James Higgins (appeared at probate)

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Parents

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         Father: Benjamin Becraft
         Mother: Deborah Harriot Oliver

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Notes

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General:

will dated 7 Oct 1797 Muster roll dated 29 Aug 1777 for Colonel John Murdock's Montgomery County Militia Lower Battalion listed Benjamin in the 3rd company (brother Peter listed in 4th company)

Sources

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1. Abstracts of Wills Montgomery County, 1776-1875.

1 Abstracts of Wills Montgomery County, 1776-1875.