Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Peter Becraft and Sarah Penn

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Husband Peter Becraft [183]

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           Born: Cir 1775 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Dec 1852 - Maryland, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KHCY-88Y

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         Father: George Becraft Jr [82] (Cir 1731-Cir 1827) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth [17506] (Abt 1750-      ) 2

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       Marriage: 1 Jan 1806 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 3 4

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1850. 1850, MD, Anne Arundel, 493/1183, Howard District
BECRAFT, James, 35 m, MD, farmer, planter/ $700
Margaret, 30 f, MD
Susan S., 13 f, MD
Milton L., 12 m, MD
Grafton, 10 m, MD
Lorenzo, 9 m, MD
Sarah A., 7 f, MD
Richard H., 5 m, MD
Rufus E., 5/12 m,MD
Peter, 75 m,MD
Sarah, 64 f,MD.

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Wife Sarah Penn [287]

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           Born: 5 Jun 1781 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1860 - Howard, Maryland, United States 5
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LTVT-7GG

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1850. 1850, MD, Anne Arundel, 493/1183, Howard District
BECRAFT, James, 35 m, MD, farmer, planter/ $700
Margaret, 30 f, MD
Susan S., 13 f, MD
Milton L., 12 m, MD
Grafton, 10 m, MD
Lorenzo, 9 m, MD
Sarah A., 7 f, MD
Richard H., 5 m, MD
Rufus E., 5/12 m,MD
Peter, 75 m,MD
Sarah, 64 f,MD.

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Children

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1 M James Becraft [288]

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           Born: 5 Aug 1815 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jun 1902 6

         Buried: 6 Jun 1902 - Howard Chapel Cemetery, Mt. Airy, Howard, Maryland, United States 7 8
FamilySearch ID: K4RG-X6P
Find A Grave ID: 88992531

         Spouse: Margaret Watkins [289] (1819-1885)
           Marr: 30 Dec 1835 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 4 9

         Spouse: Martha E. Watkins [302] (1847-1894)
           Marr: 20 Apr 1886 - Howard, Maryland, United States 10

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Sources

1 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.

2 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.

3 Marriage Licenses of Frederick Co, MD, page 10.

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

5 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 Penn, person ID LTVT-7GG.

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

7 Findagrave.com.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for James Becraft, person ID K4RG-X6P.

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

10 Howard County Marriage Records.