Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Benjamin Becraft Jr and Nelly Prather

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Husband Benjamin Becraft Jr [200]

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           Born: Cir 1778
     Christened: 
           Died: May 1838
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GJRR-699

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         Father: Benjamin Becraft Sr [85] (      -1833)
         Mother: Unknown [197] (      -Cir 1780/1789)

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       Marriage: 3 May 1798 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States

Events

• He owned land Patent 8735 on 1 Apr 1829 in Decatur, Indiana, United States. 80 acres
W1/2SE, Sec./Block 20/, Township 10-N, Range 10-E, Fract. Section NO, Meridian 2nd PM, State IN, Counties Decatur.

• He had an estate probated Order Bk C, p. 195 on 11 Aug 1838. Benjamin Becraft, Jr., dec'd.; William Evans clerk at sale of personal property.

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Wife Nelly Prather [323]

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           Born: Abt 1773 - Maryland, British Colonial America 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: K2QS-FY1

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Children

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1 F Ann Becraft [324]

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           Born: 
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         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9SB2-BMM

         Spouse: William Evans [436] (      -      )
           Marr: 27 Dec 1837 - Decatur, Indiana, United States

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2 F Nancy J Becraft [325]

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           Born: 30 Apr 1819 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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           Died: 24 Jun 1891 - Boone, Missouri, United States 2
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: M8Y5-YJ4

         Spouse: Thomas Rawlings Rayburn 3 [437] (1819-1894)
           Marr: 25 Jan 1838 - Decatur, Indiana, United States

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Becraft Jr

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Housekeeper was Polly Neal for 45 years. Never married.

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Nelly Prather, person ID K2QS-FY1.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Nancy J Becraft, person ID M8Y5-YJ4.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Thomas R. Rayburn, person ID LJPM-MV3.