Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Mathew Shearer and Sarah McCafferty

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Husband Mathew Shearer [17756] ¹

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           Born: Bef 14 May 1693 - Scotland 1
     Christened: 14 May 1693 - Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
           Died: 1770 - Beaufort, South Carolina, British Colonial America 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9KPD-T5T

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         Father: John Shearer [17758] (1667-1730) 2
         Mother: Margaret Adam [17759] (1668-1708) 2

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       Marriage: 1712 - Diocese of Armagh, Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom 3

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Wife Sarah McCafferty [17757] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1693 - Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 26 Nov 1786 - Lincoln, North Carolina, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9SFF-871

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Children

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1 M Hugh Shearer [17754] ⁴

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           Born: 1713 - County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Jul 1792 - Bullock Creek, York, South Carolina, United States 4
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L6LM-Q7W

         Spouse: Lydia Akers 4 [17755] (1714-1802)
           Marr: Abt 1734 - Virginia, British Colonial America

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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 Hugh Shearer, person ID L6LM-Q7W.

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 Mathew Shearer, person ID 9KPD-T5T.

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 Sarah McCafferty, person ID 9SFF-871.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for William Christian Shearer, person ID LXSR-FDD.