Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Jonathan Nixon and Mary Bentley Searitt

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Husband Jonathan Nixon [150]

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           Born: 1708 - Leek, Staffordshire, England 1
     Christened: 29 Oct 1708 - Leek, Staffordshire, England 1
           Died: 7 Mar 1799 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LCZD-ML6

       Marriage: 29 Jul 1738 - Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Events

• He signed a will Jonathan Nixon's will on 7 Mar 1799 in Maryland, United States. Liber D, folio 136 - 22 Oct 1794
Liber 1, page 422 - 7 Mar 1799
witnesses Josha W. Selby, Andrew Scholfield, John Needham.

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Wife Mary Bentley Searitt [151]

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           Born: 1730 - Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L68B-G3Y

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Children

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1 M Hugh Nixon [152]

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           Born: 8 May 1745 - Saint Johns Parish, Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Between 1812 and 1814 - Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LCZD-MKD

         Spouse: Elizabeth Belt [157] (      -      )

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2 M James Nixon [153]

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           Born: 1 Sep 1747
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1806
         Buried: 

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3 F Mary Nixon [121]

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           Born: 25 May 1750 - Stratfordshire, England
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1827
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHBR-LXG

         Spouse: Peter Becraft [53] (1740-1806)
           Marr: 1768

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4 M Richard Nixon [154]

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           Born: 6 Mar 1752 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1826 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KH9N-HVP

         Spouse: Charlotte Becraft [55] (Cir 1743-      )

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5 M Jonathan Nixon [155]

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           Born: 6 May 1754
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1806
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L6DG-285

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6 F Elizabeth Nixon [156]

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           Born: 10 Apr 1756
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Sep 1804
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L6D8-8D2

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7 F Amey Nixon [149]

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           Born: 9 May 1763 - St John's Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1806
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L6D8-D35

         Spouse: Thomas Worthington Howard [129] (      -      )
           Marr: 2 Mar 1802

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General Notes: Husband - Jonathan Nixon

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Lib D f 136 22 Oct 1794 Lib 1 f 422 7 Mar 1799

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Jonathan Nixon, person ID LCZD-ML6.

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 Hugh Nixon, person ID LCZD-MKD.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Richard Nixon, person ID KH9N-HVP.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Amey Nixon, person ID L6D8-D35.