Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Sir Thomas Kitson and Elizabeth Cornwallis

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Husband Sir Thomas Kitson [18272] ¹

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           Born: 9 Oct 1540 - Hengrave, Suffolk, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Jan 1602 - Eye, Suffolk, England 1
         Buried: 1602 - Eye, Suffolk, England 1
FamilySearch ID: LBTG-8DY

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         Father: Thomas Kytson [18274] (1485-1540) 2
         Mother: Margaret Donington Countess of Bath [18275] (1509-1561) 2

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       Marriage: 

Events

• He worked as a Sheriff of London between 1533 and 1534.

• He owned built Hengrave Hall in Suffolk, England on an unknown date.

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Wife Elizabeth Cornwallis [18273] ¹

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           Born: Jul 1547 - Broome, Suffolk, England 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Aug 1628 - Suffolk, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 1628 - Saint Peter and Saint Paul Churchyard, Eye, Suffolk, England 1
FamilySearch ID: LBR2-R7M

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Children

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1 M Lionel Kitson [18270] ³

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           Born: Abt 1580 - Calverley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Apr 1641 - Heaton, Yorkshire, England 3
         Buried: 27 Apr 1641 - Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 3
FamilySearch ID: LL3Z-MRF

         Spouse: Prudence Schofield 3 [18271] (1582-1635)
           Marr: 12 Jun 1604 - Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Lionel Kitson, person ID LL3Z-MRF.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Thomas Kitson, person ID LBTG-8DY.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Alice Kitson, person ID LVF3-XFQ.