Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Shearer and Margaret Adam

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Husband John Shearer [17758] ¹

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           Born: 2 Feb 1667 - Stirlingshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 9 Feb 1667 - Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
           Died: Feb 1730 - Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 97PF-Y5V

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         Father: John Shearer [17760] (1635-      ) 2
         Mother: Anna Bowie [17761] (1638-1680) 2

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       Marriage: 1692 - Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Wife Margaret Adam [17759] ¹

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           Born: 1668 - Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland 1
     Christened: 20 Feb 1669 - Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 1708 - Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: G65P-B1B

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         Father: James Adam [17903] (1634-      ) 3
         Mother: Janet Smith [17904] (Abt 1638-      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Mathew Shearer [17756] ⁴

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           Born: Bef 14 May 1693 - Scotland 4
     Christened: 14 May 1693 - Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland 4
           Died: 1770 - Beaufort, South Carolina, British Colonial America 4
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9KPD-T5T

         Spouse: Sarah McCafferty 4 [17757] (Abt 1693-Abt 1786)
           Marr: 1712 - Diocese of Armagh, Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom 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 13 Nov 2025), entry for Mathew Shearer, person ID 9KPD-T5T.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for John Shearer, person ID 97PF-Y5V.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Margaret Adam, person ID G65P-B1B.

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 Hugh Shearer, person ID L6LM-Q7W.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Nov 2025), entry for Sarah McCafferty, person ID 9SFF-871.