Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Blackburn and Elizabeth Becraft

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Husband William Blackburn [170]

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FamilySearch ID: MTP2-52K

       Marriage: 26 Apr 1804 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 1 2

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Wife Elizabeth Becraft [169]

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

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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 Marriage Licenses of Frederick Co, MD, page 10.

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

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 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.