Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

George Molesworth and Catherine Becraft

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Husband George Molesworth [172]

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           Born: Abt 1785 - Of Maryland, United States 1
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FamilySearch ID: LZ29-WXT

       Marriage: 1 Feb 1806 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 2 3

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Wife Catherine Becraft [171]

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FamilySearch ID: LZ29-WJ9

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         Father: George Becraft Jr [82] (Cir 1731-Cir 1827) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth [17506] (Abt 1750-      ) 5

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Children

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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 22 Nov 2025), entry for George Molesworth, person ID LZ29-WXT.

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

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

4 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.

5 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.