Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Becraft and Mary Ann Cugle

Husband John Becraft [179]
           Born: 1770 - Maryland, British Colonial America ¹
     Christened: 
           Died: 1846-1850 - Maryland, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MTPK-DJ9
         Father: George Becraft Jr [82] (Cir 1731-Cir 1827) ²
         Mother: Elizabeth [17506] (Abt 1750-      ) ³
       Marriage: 15 Nov 1822 - Frederick, Maryland, United States ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Wife Mary Ann Cugle [180]
           Born: Cir 1805
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1880
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MTPK-DJC
Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1850 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. NameMary A Becraft
SexFemale
Age45
Birth Year (Estimated)1805
BirthplaceMaryland
RaceWhite
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1850
Event PlaceAnne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Event Place (Original)Anne Arundel county, part of, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Household Identifier1185
House Number1174
Line Number3
Schedule Type1850 Population
Affiliate Publication NumberM432
Affiliate NameThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Other People on This Record
Jane BecraftF26Maryland
George R BecraftM20Maryland
James C BecraftM14Maryland
John L BecraftM10Maryland
Wm H F BecraftM7Maryland
Margaret C BecraftF3Maryland.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Lisbon, Howard Co, MD. NameAnn Becraft
SexFemale
Age54
Birth Year (Estimated)1806
BirthplaceMaryland
RaceWhite
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1860
Event PlaceLisbon 4th Election Dist, Howard, Maryland, United States
Event Place (Original)Lisbon 4th E Dist, Howard, Maryland, United States
Page Number39
Affiliate Publication NumberM653
Affiliate NameThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Other People on This Record
George BecraftM30Maryland
John BecraftM21Maryland
William BecraftM18Maryland.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Carroll, Missouri, United States. NameMary Becraft
SexFemale
Age66 years
Birth Year (Estimated)1804
BirthplaceMaryland, United States
RaceWhite
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1870
Event PlaceDistrict 9 Franklin, Carroll, Maryland, United States
Event Place (Original)District 9, Carroll, Maryland, United States
Household Identifier123
Line Number40
Page Number17
Affiliate Publication NumberM593
Affiliate NameThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Other People on This Record
George A BecraftM37 yearsMaryland.
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Ridgeville, Frederick Co, MD. NameMary A. Becraft
SexFemale
Age75 years
Birth Year (Estimated)1805
BirthplaceMaryland, United States
Marital StatusWidowed
RaceWhite
Relationship to Head of HouseholdMother
Father's BirthplaceMaryland, United States
Mother's BirthplaceMaryland, United States
Event TypeCensus
Event Date1880
Event PlaceDistrict 9 Franklin, Carroll, Maryland, United States
Event Place (Original)Franklin, ED 61, Carroll, MD, United States
Household Identifier9115164
Person Number2
Sheet LetterA
Sheet Number537
Volume1
Affiliate Film Number0507
Affiliate Publication NumberT9
Affiliate NameThe U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Mary A. Becraft's Spouses and Children
George R. BecraftSonM50 yearsMaryland, United States

Other People on This Record
Ellen BecraftF19 yearsMaryland, United States
Mary C. BecraftF2 yearsMaryland, United States
Mary F. BecraftF16 yearsMaryland, United States.

Children
1 F Jane Becraft [281]
           Born: Cir 1824
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GWCN-PGT
         Spouse: Joseph Hopwood [397] (Cir 1795-      )
           Marr: 26 Feb 1857 - Frederick, Maryland, United States ⁷
2 M George R. Becraft [282]
           Born: Cir 1830
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LVJP-4DH
         Spouse: Ellen Jane Roberts [408] (1862-1938)
           Marr: 19 Oct 1876 - Frederick, Maryland, United States
3 M James Christopher Becraft [283]
           Born: Cir 1836 - Cedar Grove, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1894 - Cedar Grove, Montgomery, Maryland, United States ⁸
         Buried:  - Salem United Methodist Church, Cedar Grove, Montgomery, Maryland, United States ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
FamilySearch ID: LZ64-L5Y
Find A Grave ID: 83098039
         Spouse: Mary Ann Golden [411] (Cir 1840-1884)
           Marr: 17 Dec 1859 - Frederick, Maryland, United States ⁶ ⁷
         Spouse: Annie Elizabeth Phelps [11143] (1868-1917)
           Marr: 13 Jun 1886 - Sykesville, Carroll, Maryland, United States
4 M John Louis Becraft [284]
           Born: Jul 1840 - Howard, Maryland, United States ¹¹
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Sep 1914 - Ridgeville, Frederick Co, MD ¹²
         Buried: Sep 1914 - Mt. Airy Prospect Cemetery, Mt. Airy, Frederick, Maryland, United States ¹⁰ ¹¹
FamilySearch ID: LZ64-LRF
Find A Grave ID: 94619113
         Spouse: Francis Elizabeth Herrington [418] (1845-1921)
           Marr: 3 Mar 1862 - Frederick, Maryland, United States ⁶ ¹³
5 M William Henry Becraft [285]
           Born: Feb 1844 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Apr 1918 - Woodlawn, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
         Buried:  - Mount Olive Cemetery, Randallstown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States ¹⁰
FamilySearch ID: LZ64-GTB
Find A Grave ID: 199721966
         Spouse: Anna / Mary Eliza King [430] (Cir 1848-1914)
           Marr: 22 Apr 1863 - Frederick, Maryland, United States ⁶ ⁷
         Spouse: Rhoda V Bennett [13562] (1857-1927)
6 F Margaret E. Becraft [286]
           Born: Cir 1847
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZ64-PM5
General Notes: Wife - Mary Ann Cugle

1880 census with George R. Becraft

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for John Becraft, person ID MTPK-DJ9.

2 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.

3 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.

4 Frederick County Courthouse Records.

5 Marriage Licenses of Frederick Co, MD, page 15.

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

7 Marriage Licenses of Frederick Co, MD, Page 16.

8 Cemetery Transcription Library, interment.net.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for James Christopher Becraft, person ID LZ64-L5Y.

10 Findagrave.com.

11 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for John Louis Becraft, person ID LZ64-LRF.

12 Holdcraft, Names in Stone 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions.

13 Marriage Licenses of Frederick Co, MD, page 16.

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