Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Preston and Sophia Becraft

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Husband John Preston [182]

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FamilySearch ID: GJGJ-TK1

       Marriage: 25 May 1802 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 1 2

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Wife Sophia Becraft [181]

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           Born: 1792 - Maryland, United States 3
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           Died: 29 Apr 1849 - Frederick, Maryland, United States 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GJGJ-BH4

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         Father: George Becraft Jr [82] (Cir 1731-Cir 1827) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth [17506] (Abt 1750-      ) 5

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Children

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Sources

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

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

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 Sophia Becraft, person ID GJGJ-BH4.

4 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.

5 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.