Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

George Becraft Jr and Elizabeth

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Husband George Becraft Jr [82] ¹

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           Born: Cir 1731 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: Cir 1827
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 2734-SJ2

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         Father: George Becraft Sr [10] (1713-1808)
         Mother: Elizabeth [81] (      -After 1772)

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       Marriage: 

Events

• He appeared on the 1790 Cenus Index census in 1790 in Frederick, Maryland, United States. Becraft, George, 58, Fred Co, 3 males <8, 2 males <16, 6 female.

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Wife Elizabeth [17506] ²

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           Born: Abt 1750 2
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Maryland, United States 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHW9-3WV

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Becraft [169]

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           Born: Abt 1784 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MTP2-5LM

         Spouse: William Blackburn [170] (      -      )
           Marr: 26 Apr 1804 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 4 5

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2 F Catherine Becraft [171]

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           Born: 
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         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZ29-WJ9

         Spouse: George Molesworth [172] (Abt 1785-      )
           Marr: 1 Feb 1806 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 4 5

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3 F Delilah Becraft [173]

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           Born: 1783 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1861 - Mount Pleasant Township, Jefferson, Ohio, United States 6
         Buried: 1861 - Highland Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States 6
FamilySearch ID: L7JM-YSX

         Spouse: Nicodemus Domini Mayhew 7 [174] (      -      )
           Marr: 1 Oct 1817 - Frederick, Maryland, United States

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4 F Rebecca Becraft [175]

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1826
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L7JM-YSJ

         Spouse: David Harris 8 [176] (      -      )
           Marr: Abt 1800 - Maryland, United States 9

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5 M Abraham Becraft [177]

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           Born: 
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FamilySearch ID: LZ64-N5M

         Spouse: Ann Nesbitt [178] (      -      )
           Marr: 24 Nov 1803 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States 10

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6 M John Becraft [179]

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           Born: 1770 - Maryland, British Colonial America 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1846-1850 - Maryland, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MTPK-DJ9

         Spouse: Mary Ann Cugle [180] (Cir 1805-After 1880)
           Marr: 15 Nov 1822 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 5 12 13

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7 F Sophia Becraft [181]

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           Born: 1792 - Maryland, United States 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Apr 1849 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 14
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GJGJ-BH4

         Spouse: John Preston [182] (      -      )
           Marr: 25 May 1802 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 4 5

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8 M Peter Becraft [183]

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           Born: Cir 1775 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Dec 1852 - Maryland, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KHCY-88Y

         Spouse: Sarah Penn [287] (1781-1860)
           Marr: 1 Jan 1806 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 4 5

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Sources

1 Sharf, Sharf's History of Western Maryland (Maryland Historical Society), 126-127. On Saturday, the 2nd of July 1774, eight hundred of the principal inhabitants of the upper part of Frederick Co, MD assembled at Elizabeth Town, and being deeply impressed with a sense of the danger to which that natural ...

specifically the blocking of Baltimore Harbor and passed resolution and collected donations.

George Becrast, 5s. 4d listed as contributor to support poor in Boston (Nov 30, 1774).

Also has J. McDaniel, Sr. 7s 6d.
John Becrast, 4s.
J. McDaniel, Jr, 5s. 8d.
Francis McDaniel, 5s.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Catherine Becraft, person ID LZ29-WJ9.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Elizabeth Becraft, person ID MTP2-5LM.

4 Marriage Licenses of Frederick Co, MD, page 10.

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

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Delilah Becraft, person ID L7JM-YSX.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Nicodemus Mayhugh, person ID L6C4-SGX.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Harris, person ID L6C4-S5Q.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Rebecca Becraft, person ID L7JM-YSJ.

10 Tressie Nash Bowman, Montgomery Co Marriages 1796-1850 (1966), 8.

11 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for John Becraft, person ID MTPK-DJ9.

12 Frederick County Courthouse Records.

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

14 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Sophia Becraft, person ID GJGJ-BH4.