Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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James William Higgins and Lurannah Becraft



Husband James William Higgins [57]

           Born: 17 Nov 1733 - Leeland, Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jan 1816 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States 2 3
         Buried:  - Spring Lake Park Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery Co, MD 4
FamilySearch ID: LC5L-JTL


         Father: John Higgins [1586] (Abt 1697-1782)
         Mother: Johannah Sarah Magruder [1587] (1710-1786) 5


       Marriage: 11 Nov 1760 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States

Events

• Military: 5th Company, Lower Battalion, Militia, private, Aug 1777.

• Military: 2nd Company, Lower Battalion, private, 1780.

• He signed a will James Higgins Will on 18 Jan 1816 in Maryland, United States. Liber I, folio 437 30 Feb 1808
Liber 2, page 480 18 Jan 1816
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Wife Lurannah Becraft [56]

           Born: 20 Jul 1744 - Prince George's, Maryland, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1819 - Mongtomery Co, MD 7
         Buried:  - Higgins Family Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland 8
FamilySearch ID: 4TMD-17L


         Father: Benjamin Becraft [9] (1710-Cir 1800)
         Mother: Deborah Harriot Oliver [52] (Cir 1718-Between 1776/1790)




Children
1 F Sarah Jane Higgins [58]

           Born: 29 Aug 1761 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jan 1844 - Kentucky Co, VA (Now Fayette Co, KY)


         Buried: Jan 1844 - Prather Family Cemetery, Fayette, Kentucky, United States 9
FamilySearch ID: LHBR-GFH
         Spouse: Baruch William "Pete" Prather [59] (1742-1810)
           Marr: 16 Nov 1775 - Rock Creek Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, British Colonial America


2 F Mary Higgins [60]

           Born: 13 Mar 1763 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1808
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHTQ-PQ4
         Spouse: Eli O'Carroll [1583] (Abt 1760-      )
           Marr: 7 May 1791


3 F Ann Nancy Higgins [61]

           Born: 1 Jul 1764 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jun 1816
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LC5L-JYP
         Spouse: Walter Prather [62] (1751-After 1830)
           Marr: 9 Apr 1778 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States


4 F Rebeckah Higgins [63]

           Born: 20 Dec 1765 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Dec 1836 10
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LC5L-VJK
         Spouse: John Soper [64] (1762-1812)


5 F Susanna Higgins [65]

           Born: Jun 1767 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: 1818 - Shepherdsville, Bullitt, Kentucky, USA 11
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: MT5L-D1B
         Spouse: Elemelech Swearingen [66] (      -      )
           Marr: 1780 - Maryland, United States 11


6 M John Becraft Higgins [67]

           Born: 27 Mar 1769 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1776
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L6CP-QKB
         Spouse: Elizabeth Fisher [1584] (1776-1823)
           Marr: 4 Jan 1798 - Prince George Parish, Montgomery, Maryland, United States


7 M Benjamin Higgins [68]

           Born: 20 Jun 1770 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G8H9-5PB
         Spouse: Matilda Fisher [69] (      -      )


8 M James Becraft Higgins [70]

           Born: 10 Feb 1772 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Aug 1848
         Buried:  - Higgins Family Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland 12
FamilySearch ID: MT5J-J2D
         Spouse: Verlinda Wilcoxen [71] (1781-1798)
           Marr: 3 Aug 1797 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States
         Spouse: Mary Ellenor Wilcoxen [72] (1784-1845)
           Marr: 10 Jun 1801 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States


9 F Luraner Higgins [73]

           Born: 23 Dec 1773 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jul 1840 - Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States 13


         Buried:  - Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States 13
FamilySearch ID: LC5L-V71
Find A Grave ID: 100062784
         Spouse: William Orme [1585] (      -      )
         Spouse: Unknown [1658] (      -      )
         Spouse: Jonathan Nixon Becraft [122] (1776-1840)
           Marr: 10 Jun 1800 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States


10 F Elizabeth Higgins [75]

           Born: 4 Jul 1775 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Oct 1861 - Spencer, Owen, Indiana, United States 14
         Buried: 13 Oct 1861 - Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Owen, Indiana, United States 14
FamilySearch ID: GSRV-22V
         Spouse: John Burch Allison [76] (1765-1826)
           Marr: 20 Apr 1797 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States


11 M John Higgins [77]

           Born: 4 Jul 1776 - Rock Creek Parish, Frederick Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 11 Aug 1818 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States 15
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LC5L-VZ2
         Spouse: Elizabeth Fisher [80] (1776-1823)
           Marr: 4 Jan 1798 - Prince George Parish, Montgomery, Maryland, United States


12 F Eleanor Higgins [78]

           Born: 5 Dec 1778 - Rock Creek Parish, Montgomery Co, MD
     Christened: 
           Died: 1818 16
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LCP4-NRN
         Spouse: William Garrett [79] (      -      )
           Marr: 8 Oct 1801 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States



General Notes: Husband - James William Higgins

Will probated 18 Jan 1816, son John Higgins 202 acres of the "Lost Coat" and part of "Joseph's Park" whre he now lives, which was obtained from Benjamin Becraft. Daughter is Luranah Becraft. (Clue 263)


Birth Notes: Wife - Lurannah Becraft

http://www.ronulrich.com/rfuged/fam09807.htm

date as 20 Jul 1729 (?)

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com, 12 Sep 1733, Prince George's Co, MD.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for James William Higgins, person ID LC5L-JTL.

3 Findagrave.com, Jan 1816, Prince George's Co, MD.

4 Findagrave.com, Higgins Family Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery Co, MD.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Sarah Magruder, person ID GQ23-9M9.

6 Findagrave.com, 20 Jul 1744, Frederick Co, MD.

7 Findagrave.com, 1819, Montgomery Co, MD.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Lurannah Becraft, person ID 4TMD-17L.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Sarah Jane Higgins, person ID LHBR-GFH.

10 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Rebeckah Higgins, person ID LC5L-VJK.

11 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Susanna Higgins, person ID MT5L-D1B.

12 Findagrave.com.

13 DIAMOND GROVE CEMETERY
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
(http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilmaga/morgan/cemetery/diamond_grv/dg_be_ben.html).

14 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Elizabeth Higgins, person ID GSRV-22V.

15 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for John Higgins, person ID LC5L-VZ2.

16 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Eleanor Higgins, person ID LCP4-NRN.


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