Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Richard Beecroft and Jane Wigglesworth

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Husband Richard Beecroft [8514] ¹

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           Born: 25 Nov 1621 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 25 Nov 1621 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 2
           Died: 29 Oct 1697
         Buried: 29 Oct 1697 - St. Michael and St. Lawrence Churchyard, Fewston, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England 3 4
FamilySearch ID: L63R-FHQ
Find A Grave ID: 268868468

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         Father: Richard Beecroft [7329] (1564/1584-1640) 5
         Mother: Janet / Jennet Peart [7330] (1569/1589-      ) 5

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       Marriage: 16 Oct 1666 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1 6

Events

• He was baptized on 25 Nov 1621 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Richard Becroft
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name:Richard Becroft
Event Type:Christening
Event Date:25 Nov 1621
Event Place:Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Event Place (Original):Fewston, York, England
Sex:Male
Father's Name:Richard Becroft.

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Wife Jane Wigglesworth [8519] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1645 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 14 Sep 1645 - Kildwick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 7
           Died: 
         Buried: 9 Jul 1696 1
FamilySearch ID: KHM3-SBZ

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Children

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1 F Sarah Beecroft [8520] ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 21 Mar 1677 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1 8
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: K8LF-XD9

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2 M George Beecroft [8521] ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 14 Jan 1680 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: Sep 1728 - Gills Beck, Blubberhouses, Fewston, West Yorkshire, England
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZ2M-T1C

         Spouse: Margat Skaife [8536] (Abt 1683-1729)
           Marr: 13 Jan 1711 - Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 9

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3 F Martha Beecroft [8522] ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 1 Jun 1682 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: K8JG-BHW

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4 F Mary Beecroft [8523] ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 16 Nov 1687 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KHV1-G2F

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5 F Elizabeth Beecroft [8524] ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 22 Jul 1694 - Fewston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: KH9D-G5X

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Death Notes: Husband - Richard Beecroft

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[RJB LDS lists 29 Oct 1967, assume a typographical error and made it 1697]

Sources

1 LDS.

2 Register of the Parish Church (St. Micheal and Angels) (http://books.google.com/books?id=Po8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9&dq=fewston+%22Vol+I%22&ei=7oU5SIDeMpXEyQTr1vSNDw&client=firefox-a#PPA175,M1).

3 Register of the Parish Church (St. Micheal and Angels) (http://books.google.com/books?id=Po8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9&dq=fewston+%22Vol+I%22&ei=7oU5SIDeMpXEyQTr1vSNDw&client=firefox-a#PPA175,M1), Richard Beecroft buried 29th day. October, 1697. page 144.

4 Findagrave.com.

5 westwoodcraig@hotmail.com (ancestry.com).

6 Register of the Parish Church (St. Micheal and Angels) (http://books.google.com/books?id=Po8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9&dq=fewston+%22Vol+I%22&ei=7oU5SIDeMpXEyQTr1vSNDw&client=firefox-a#PPA175,M1), Richard Beecroft & Jane Wigglesworth married 6th day. October 1666. Page 92.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Jane Wigglesworth, person ID KHM3-SBZ.

8 Register of the Parish Church (St. Micheal and Angels) (http://books.google.com/books?id=Po8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP9&dq=fewston+%22Vol+I%22&ei=7oU5SIDeMpXEyQTr1vSNDw&client=firefox-a#PPA175,M1), Sara daughter of Richard Beecroft baptized 21st day. March, 1677/78, page 109.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for George Beecroft, person ID LZ2M-T1C.