Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Biggs Sr and Johannah Sawyer Norsworthy

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Husband John Biggs Sr [18121] ¹

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           Born: 28 Jan 1606 - Winterbourne Earls, Wiltshire, England 1
     Christened: 29 Jan 1606 - Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, Winterbourne Earls, Wiltshire distrct, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 15 Mar 1696 - Elizabeth River, Nansemond, Virginia, United States 1
         Buried: Mar 1696 - Elizabeth River, Nansemond, Virginia, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LRGC-427

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         Father: Richard William Biggs III [18123] (1583-Between 1625/1626) 2
         Mother: Ann Juxton [18124] (1589-1647) 2

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       Marriage: 

Events

• He worked as an Undersheriff 1658-1659 on an unknown date.

• He was Quaker on an unknown date.

• Immigrated: Ship name- The Increase, 1648, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Wife Johannah Sawyer Norsworthy [18122] ¹

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           Born: 1622 - White Chapel, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom 1
     Christened: 1622 - London, England, United Kingdom 1
           Died: 4 Sep 1694 - Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, British Colonial America 1
         Buried: 5 Sep 1694 - Norfolk, Virginia, British Colonial America 1
FamilySearch ID: LCC7-HS9

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Children

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1 F Dorothy Biggs [18118] ³

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           Born: 1660 - Norfolk, Virginia, British Colonial America 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1706 - Tyrrell, North Carolina, British Colonial America 3
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: L6LP-FHL

         Spouse: John Jennet Sr. 3 [18117] (1663-1748)
           Marr: Abt 1684 - Tyrrell, North Carolina, British Colonial America 1

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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 Dorothy Biggs, person ID L6LP-FHL.

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 Biggs, person ID LRGC-427.

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 John Hezekiah Jennett, person ID MY5D-DMJ.