Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Acres and Elizabeth Newberry

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Husband John Acres [19093] ¹

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           Born: 1690 - Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1741 - Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GS5T-Z7Y

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         Father: Richard Acres [19095] (1672-1730) 2
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 11 Aug 1717 - Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom 2

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Wife Elizabeth Newberry [19094] ¹

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           Born: 1700 - Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 1 Dec 1700 - St. John The Baptist, Croydon, Surrey, England 1
           Died: 1748 - Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: GSDZ-ZPJ

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         Father: William Newberry [19096] (1673-      ) 3
         Mother: Mary Finch [19097] (1672-1750) 3

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Children

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1 F Lydia Akers [17755] ⁴

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           Born: 1714 - Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom 4
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           Died: 1802 - York, South Carolina, United States 4
         Buried: 1802 - The Old Shearer, Sherer Home, South Carolina, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: MV7K-ZH4

         Spouse: Hugh Shearer 4 [17754] (1713-1792)
           Marr: Abt 1734 - Virginia, British Colonial America

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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 28 Nov 2025), entry for Lydia Akers, person ID MV7K-ZH4.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 28 Nov 2025), entry for John Acres, person ID GS5T-Z7Y.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 28 Nov 2025), entry for Elizabeth Newberry, person ID GSDZ-ZPJ.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for William Christian Shearer, person ID LXSR-FDD.