Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Jacob "Jackey" Spencer Hitt and Teresa Hughes

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Husband Jacob "Jackey" Spencer Hitt [263]

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           Born: 4 Feb 1781 - Fauquier, Virginia, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Apr 1847 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
         Buried:  - Millersburg Cemetery, Millersburg, Bourbon Co, KY
FamilySearch ID: LDP2-BLC
Find A Grave ID: 8216885

       Marriage: 5 Sep 1803 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

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Wife Teresa Hughes [1834] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1785 - Kentucky, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1813
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 2CYM-2ZY

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Children

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1 F Ann Lee "Nancy" Hitt [262] ¹

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           Born: 24 Aug 1805 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Mar 1880 - Illinois, United States 3
         Buried:  - Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States 3 4
FamilySearch ID: LDQR-YV8
Find A Grave ID: 119267368

         Spouse: Aquila Becraft 5 [124] (1797-1892)
           Marr: 25 Aug 1823 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

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2 M Elisha Bowman Hitt [14007]

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           Born: 24 Sep 1808 - Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Apr 1881 - Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States 6
         Buried:  - Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States 7
FamilySearch ID: L9CN-JLF

         Spouse: Sarah Parker [14008] (1818-1890)

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Sources

1 jmh533quin@yahoo.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Teresa Hughes, person ID 2CYM-2ZY.

3 DIAMOND GROVE CEMETERY
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/morgan/cemetery/diamond_grv/dg_be_ben.html).

4 Findagrave.com.

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

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Elisha Bowman Hitt, person ID L9CN-JLF.

7 Heads of Families, 1790 Cenus Index, Maryland.