Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Isaac Smith Jr and Phoebe Becraft

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Husband Isaac Smith Jr [9637]

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           Born: 21 Feb 1789 - Highlands, Orange Co, NY
     Christened: 
           Died: 1824 - Conesus, Livingston, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GJ94-XPP

       Marriage: Dec 1807 - Otsego, New York

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Wife Phoebe Becraft [9636] ²

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           Born: 15 Dec 1792 - Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Mar 1886 - Armada, Macomb, Michigan, United States 2 3
         Buried:  - Willow Grove Cemetery, Armada, Macomb, Michigan, United States
FamilySearch ID: LC7X-DGG
Find A Grave ID: 128235465

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         Father: Moses A Becraft [5739] (1769-1832)
         Mother: Margaret Fenton [5740] (1770-Bef 1860)

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   Other Spouse: Daniel Barnes [9638] (1797-1885) - 11 Aug 1824 - Michigan, United States

Events

• Biography: Mrs. Barnes was born in New York, at Augusta, December 15, 1792; was married to ISAAC SMITH, by whom she had 7 children, 2 of whom are living; after her second marriage to Daniel Barnes, 6 children were born, 5 of whom are living (as of 1882).
Phebe Becraft was born December 15, 1792 in Augusta, New York. Her parents were Moses Becroft and Margaret Fenton. Phebe married first Isaiah Smith (1789) of Orange County, New York. They had seven children including Margaret Ann Smith and Charlotte Smith. Margaret Ann was born December 26, 1811 in New York. She married Nathan Adams and they settled in Macomb County, Michigan. They had ten children including Edward, Cynthia, Valina, Henrietta, and Eliza. Margaret died December 27, 1880. Another daughter of Isaiah Smith was Charlotte. She was born September 15, 1815 in Lima, Livingston, New York. She married Russell Willard Day March 1, 1841 in Romeo, Macomb, Michigan and they had eight children: Elizabeth Clarissa, Eliza R., Olive L., Charles R., Phebe W., Daniel Clayton, Francis Leroy, and Ellen. Charlotte died in 1882.
Phebe's second marriage was to Daniel Barnes. He was born July 1, 1797 in Vermont and was the son of Simon and Rachel Shriver Barnes. They had children Allen, Truman, and Curtis and three others. They were married August 11, 1824 in New York. They lived in Conesus, Livingston, New York in 1830 and in Armada, Macomb, Michigan in 1850.
The Becraft family were from Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England. Here one of our ancestors Thomas Becraft married Anne Strapper. They had George Becraft who married Elisabeth Lisabet. They had Moses Becraft who married Margaret Fenton and were the parents of Phebe.
http://dayancestry.blogspot.com/2011/10/phebe-becraft-smith-barnes.html.

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Children

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1 F Margaret Ann Smith [13973]

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           Born: 26 Dec 1811 - New York, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Dec 1880 - Armada, Macomb, Michigan, United States 4
         Buried:  - Willow Grove Cemetery, Macomb, Michigan, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: LCJ8-ZGG
Find A Grave ID: 126422860

         Spouse: Nathan Adams 4 [18546] (1809-1872)
           Marr: 13 Oct 1833 - Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States 4

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2 F Charlotte Smith [13974]

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           Born: 15 Sep 1815 - Lima, Livingston, New York, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1882 - Macomb, Michigan, United States 5
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LCX9-KWZ

         Spouse: Russell Willard Day 5 [18545] (1813-1880)
           Marr: 1 Mar 1841 - Armada, Macomb, Michigan, United States 5

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Isaac Smith, person ID GJ94-XPP.

2 WikiTree.com, database (WikiTree.com).

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Phoebe Becraft, person ID LC7X-DGG.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Margaret A Smith, person ID LCJ8-ZGG.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Charlotte Smith, person ID LCX9-KWZ.