Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Jerimiah Watkins and Susanna Moxley

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Husband Jerimiah Watkins [1110]

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           Born: 26 Nov 1787 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States
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           Died: 15 Sep 1857 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZXH-TFC

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         Father: Nicholas Watkins Sr. [3281] (1763-1848)
         Mother: Rachel Lewis [3280] (      -1814)

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       Marriage: 9 Mar 1811 - Federick, Maryland, United States

Events

• He signed a will Jeremiah of N, Watkins on 15 Sep 1857. Liber WT of R-2 folio 349, 16 Feb 1855; 15 Sep 1857.

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Wife Susanna Moxley [1111] ¹

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           Born: 1795 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States 1
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KN1J-YHW

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Children

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1 F Mary Ann Watkins [1113]

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           Born: 
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FamilySearch ID: KN1J-YG1

         Spouse: Lorenzo Dow Watkins [1116] (1807-      )
           Marr: 8 Jul 1837 - Frederick, Maryland, United States

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2 M Richard Jefferson Watkins [1114] ²

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           Born: Between 1812 and 1814 - Clarksburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 3
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           Died: Jun 1880 - Damascus, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LK6J-VMN

         Spouse: Jane Elizabeth Thompson 3 [18588] (1822-1869)
           Marr: 30 Jan 1837 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States 3

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3 F Margaret Watkins [289]

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           Born: 13 Oct 1819 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States 4
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           Died: 17 Oct 1885 - Howard, Maryland, United States 4 5

         Buried: Oct 1885 - Howard Chapel Cemetery, Mt. Airy, Howard, Maryland, United States 6 7
FamilySearch ID: KD37-1HJ
Find A Grave ID: 88992556

         Spouse: James Becraft [288] (1815-1902)
           Marr: 30 Dec 1835 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 8 9

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4 M Grafton Watkins [1115]

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           Born: 1824 - Maryland, United States
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           Died: 31 Dec 1881 - Carroll, Maryland, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KN1J-YJS

         Spouse: Rhoda Ann Mullinix [1910] (1829-1890)
           Marr: 7 Jan 1849 - Frederick, Maryland, United States

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5 M Caleb H Watkins [5360]

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           Born: 1816 - Maryland, United States
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FamilySearch ID: KLLG-L3X

         Spouse: Sally [5361] (      -      )

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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 21 Nov 2025), entry for Susana Moxley, person ID KN1J-YHW.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Richard Watkins, person ID LK6J-VMN.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Richard Jefferson Watkins, person ID LK6J-VMN.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Margaret Watkins, person ID KD37-1HJ.

5 Holdcraft, Names in Stone 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions.

6 Findagrave.com.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Margaret Watkins, person ID KD37-1HJ.

8 Marriage Licenses of Frederick Co, MD, page 15.

9 Ancestry.com (Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899.).