Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Benjamin Higgins and Matilda Fisher

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Husband Benjamin Higgins [68]

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           Born: 20 Jun 1770 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
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FamilySearch ID: G8H9-5PB

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         Father: James William Higgins [57] (1733-1816)
         Mother: Lurannah Becraft [56] (1744-1819)

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       Marriage: 

Events

• He signed a will James Higgins (father's will) on 18 Jan 1816 in Maryland, United States. Benjamin Higgins - "The Fork" and "Additions to the Fork" where he now lives 200 a.

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Wife Matilda Fisher [69]

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FamilySearch ID: LDTH-WZG

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Children

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1 F Maria Matilda Higgins [267] ¹

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           Born: 25 Jan 1795 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 3 May 1795 - Prince George's Parish, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 2
           Died: 1840 - Darnestown, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L48S-SKM

         Spouse: Asa Clagett [268] (1790-1847)
           Marr: 1 Feb 1816 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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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 20 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Higgins, person ID L48S-SKM.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Maria Matilda Higgins, person ID L48S-SKM.