Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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James Becraft and Mary Ann Petts

Husband James Becraft [2848] 1 

           Born: 23 Feb 1794 - Nassau District, Ancaster Township, Wentworth Co, Ontario 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Mar 1853 - Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 3 4



         Buried:  - Glenshee Cemetery, Glenshee, Charlotte Township, Norfolk Co, Ontario, Canada 5 6
FamilySearch ID: K15Q-KGW
Find A Grave ID: 175284779


         Father: Benjamin Becraft [2859] (1758-1800) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Westbrook [2860] (1768-1822) 1


       Marriage:  - Canada 5

Events

• Event: James BEECRAFT settled in the Grand River area of Brantford Twp, Brant County. James was recorded in the 1816 Assesment of the Grand River Tract with 160 acres uncultivated and 40 acres cultivated. James changed his surname to BIGCRAFT in 1818 Assessment in which he had 150 acres uncultivated and 45 cultivated.
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• He owned land on Grand River in Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

• Tax List: Assesment, 1816, Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada. 160 acres uncultivated, 40 acres cultivated.

• Tax List: Assesment, 1818, Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada. 150 acres uncultivated, 45 cultivated.

• He appeared on the Canadian census in 1851. 1851 census Ontario, Norfolk, Charlotteville p 107
James Beecroft Farmer Can Methodist 57
Mary A. All Can 53
William 28
Jedediah 21
James 14
Delilah 17
Previous houshold
Nathan 35.


Wife Mary Ann Petts [2849] 1 

           Born: 13 Nov 1799 - Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 May 1862 - Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 1 3



         Buried:  - Glenshee Cemetery, Glenshee, Charlotte Township, Norfolk Co, Ontario, Canada 5 6
FamilySearch ID: K15Q-KP3
Find A Grave ID: 175285971

Children
1 M Nathan F Becraft [2850] 1 

           Born: 8 Jan 1818 - Gore District, Grand River Tract/Brantford Township, Brant Co, Canada 3 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Nov 1908 - Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 1 3 8
 Cause of Death: Senile decay
         Buried:  - Glenshee Cemetery, Glenshee, Charlotte Township, Norfolk Co, Ontario, Canada 5
FamilySearch ID: K15Q-K5F
Find A Grave ID: 175284296

         Spouse: Mary Ann Wiley 1 [2864] (1818-1904)
           Marr: 23 Jun 1841 - Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada 3

2 F Mary Jane Becraft [2851] 1 

           Born: 6 Jul 1820 - Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: K15Q-LSM






3  M  Benjamin Sage Becraft [2852] 1





           Born: 31 May 1822 - Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada 1 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Oct 1888 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LCRX-BBK



         Spouse: Martha Ann Beebe 1 [2871] (Cir 1827-      )
           Marr: 5 Jan 1847 - Talbot District, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada






4  M  Edmund John Becraft [4208] 3





           Born: 5 Oct 1822 - Ontario, Canada 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Nov 1883 - Mussey, Saint Clair, Michigan, United States 3 10
 Cause of Death: Epileptic stroke







         Buried: 1883 - Capac Cemetery, Capac, St. Clair, Michigan, United States 6 10 11
FamilySearch ID: LH7D-KPY
Find A Grave ID: 78722970



         Spouse: Margaret McConcke 3 [4209] (1827-1909)
           Marr: Abt 1845






5  M  William James Becraft [2853] 1





           Born: 2 Dec 1824 - Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Aug 1888 - Glenshee, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 1 12
         Buried:  - Carholme-Knowles, Walsingham Township, Norfolk Co, Ontario, Canada 5
FamilySearch ID: LWKK-VNH



         Spouse: Mary Margaret Sovereen 1 [2874] (1843-1919)
           Marr: 5 Oct 1862






6  F  Catherine Becraft [2854] 1





           Born: 18 Jan 1827 - Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada 1 13 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Dec 1859 5
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 2V7Q-SRP



         Spouse: William Amos Dutton 5 [5534] (1822-1895)
           Marr: 1 Sep 1845 - Gore District, Ontario, Canada 5






7  M  Oliver R Bigcraft [2840] 1





           Born: 23 Mar 1829 - Simcoe, Woodhouse Township, Norfolk Co, Ontario, Canada 1 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Apr 1877 - Henrietta, Jackson, Michigan, United States 5
 Cause of Death: consumption of lungs
         Buried:  - Nims Cemetery, Jackson, Michigan, United States 6
FamilySearch ID: LWVN-Z53
Find A Grave ID: 18868721



         Spouse: Cynthia Ann Underhill 1 [2841] (1837-1924)
           Marr: 2 Oct 1853 - Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 1






8  M  Jedediah Jackson Becraft [2855] 1





           Born: 14 Aug 1831 - Ontario, Canada 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



         Spouse: Eliza Jane Huyche [13835] (Abt 1831-      )
           Marr: 31 Oct 1854 - Walsingham Township, Norfolk Co, Ontario, Canada 5






9  M  Thomas On Becraft [2856] 1





           Born: 26 Sep 1833 - Canada 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Aug 1846 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 27SG-CR6








10  F  Delilah Loise Becraft [2857] 1 16





           Born: 16 Apr 1835 - Canada 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jan 1919 - Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States 17
         Buried:  - Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
FamilySearch ID: L74B-K6J
Find A Grave ID: 139434490



         Spouse: James L Losie [5522] (1830-1892)
           Marr: 11 Oct 1853 - Talbot District, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada 5






11  M  James Wallace Becraft [2858] 1





           Born: 3 Sep 1838 - Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada 1 18
     Christened: 3 Mar 1845 - Brantford Township, Brant, Ontario, Canada 18
           Died: 14 Aug 1855 - Glenshee Cemetery, Glenshee, Charlotte Township, Norfolk Co, Ontario, Canada 1 12
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHFW-JB5











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Sources




1
dhufft@aol.com, Hufft (rootsweb.com).

2
dhufft@aol.com, Hufft (rootsweb.com), Norfolk, Canada.

3
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1260/Beecraft.html.

4
dhufft@aol.com, Hufft (rootsweb.com), Canada.

5
Janet Bessey [jan.bessey@rogers.com].

6
Findagrave.com.

7
dhufft@aol.com, Hufft (rootsweb.com), Brantford Township, Canada.

8
LDS, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1947.

9
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Benjamin Sage Becraft, person ID LCRX-BBK. 

10
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Edmund John Becraft, person ID LH7D-KPY. 

11
Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net.

12
Janet Bessey [jan.bessey@rogers.com], Glenshee.

13
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 2V7Q-SRP. 

14
Janet Bessey [jan.bessey@rogers.com], Brantford Township.

15
Janet Bessey [jan.bessey@rogers.com], Simcoe.

16
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 L74B-K6J. 

17
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 Loise Bigcraft, person ID L74B-K6J. 

18
Ida Reed, WESLEYAN METHODIST BAPTISMS (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wjmartin/wm-index.htm).







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