Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Phillean Barns and Nancy Becraft

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Husband Phillean Barns [327]

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           Born: Cir 1800
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Mar 1828 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 1
 Cause of Death: Shot in KY
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHQ5-YLG

       Marriage: 1820 - Kentucky, United States

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Wife Nancy Becraft [202]

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           Born: 1790 - Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jun 1891 - Decatur, Indiana, United States
         Buried: 25 Jun 1891 - South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States 2 3
FamilySearch ID: LZFS-PLS

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         Father: Benjamin Becraft Sr [85] (      -1833)
         Mother: Elizabeth McDaniel [93] (1757-1848)

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   Other Spouse: Thomas D. Fortune 4 [326] (1804-      ) - Abt 1819 - Kentucky, United States 5

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   Other Spouse: William "Old Billy" Fiscus [333] (1801-1887) - 19 Jan 1832 - Decatur, Indiana, United States 2

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Children

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1 M Thomas Barns [328]

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           Born: 6 Apr 1820 - Kentucky, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Sep 1893 - Decatur, Indiana, United States 6
         Buried: 1893 - South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States 6
FamilySearch ID: LZXP-2RX

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2 M John Barns [329]

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           Born: 22 Feb 1823
     Christened: 
           Died: Cir 1905
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHQ5-DW9

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3 M Greenberry Barns [330]

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           Born: 1 Jun 1826
     Christened: 
           Died: Cir 1896
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LH3H-FBF

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Burial Notes: Wife - Nancy Becraft

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Title: International Genealogical index
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Note: Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.
Search performed using PAF Insight on 6/16/2007
Text: Nancy BECRAFT; Female; Birth: 1800 , , Kentucky; Death: 24 JUN 1891 Of, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana; Burial: 25 JUN 1891 South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana; Spouse: William FISCUS; Marriage: 19 JAN 1832 , Decatur, Indiana

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Phillean Barns, person ID LHQ5-YLG.

2 Nelson, Louise, Allison-Becraft-Higgins (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=lounelson14).

3 Findagrave.com.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Thomas Fortune, person ID K64F-V97.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Thomas D. Fortune, person ID K64F-V97.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Thomas Barns, person ID LZXP-2RX.