Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Nicodemus Domini Mayhew and Delilah Becraft

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Husband Nicodemus Domini Mayhew [174] ¹

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FamilySearch ID: L6C4-SGX

       Marriage: 1 Oct 1817 - Frederick, Maryland, United States

Events

• He was baptized on 20 Jun 1785 in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.

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Wife Delilah Becraft [173]

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           Born: 1783 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 2
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           Died: 1861 - Mount Pleasant Township, Jefferson, Ohio, United States 2
         Buried: 1861 - Highland Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: L7JM-YSX

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         Father: George Becraft Jr [82] (Cir 1731-Cir 1827) 3
         Mother: Elizabeth [17506] (Abt 1750-      ) 4

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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 7 Nov 2025), entry for Nicodemus Mayhugh, person ID L6C4-SGX.

2 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.

3 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.

4 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.