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| Hello Cousins!
Update 2008! Here are some
statistics... 2007 had 5,755 individuals with 1,630 unique surnames.
2008 now has 8,809 individuals with 1,918 unique surnames. In
2007, the database had 1,466 Becrafts, now has 2,303. It had
790 Beecrofts, now has 1,447. I've been working on making dead
people dead so their info shows up when I publish it, but it appears
I've still got lots of them alive in the database.
In an effort to make
maintaining this database easier I've used a new format for the
pages. It is a format that is used on other sites throughout
the internet and should be familiar to everyone. I also turned
on publishing of every field I can find in the report part of the
database. It added some details to this site that didn't make
it into the updates from last year.
As before, I've been adding
pictures, so if you have any to contribute for these people,
send them in and I'll put them in the next update.
This is intended to be a
collection of genealogical materials to make it available for
everyone doing research on these families. Contributions are
encouraged. No money is made from this collection, no money is
ever asked of anyone. It exists to honor those who have
contributed and worked to uncover everything found here.
So far no one has offered up
any Australian lines to be included here, so one of my upcoming
projects is to add some of those cousins into the mix. They
are showing up more and more around the internet, so this should not
be too big a project. There are some interesting stories in
these lines as well.
Regards,
Robert J Becraft aka castlewrks@aol.com |
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The Entire Database - for
those of you interested in finding someone who may not be linked in an
obvious fashion to one of the lines listed below. The index is
quite nice. |
| The Maryland Lines
The Maryland Becraft line originates with Peter Becraft and Rebecca
(unknown) in 1695 with the birth of their first child Rebekah. The
Maryland line is responsible for the majority of Becraft's living in
Maryland today. In addition, branches of the Maryland line can be
found in VA, KY, and OH. In addition, many other branches in many
other states owe their origins to families in one of these states.
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The NY Lines
One of the first known Becraft genealogists is David Martin
Kendal. He has a mimeographed version of his "Beecrofts"
book in the Library of Congress. It documents Beecrofts in and
around the
Schaghticoke
region of NY.
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Other Lines
Jim Beecroft of Washington has documented his family line's quick entry
into the states and migration west by leaps and bounds. His line
originated with Joseph Beecroft who came into America on June 30
1856. Many Beecrofts in the western states are descended off of this
line.
Another Washington Line, starting with Thomas
Becraft.
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| Maryland II/ Wythe VA Lines Lorrain Plotner Becraft has been trying to connect the Washington
County MD Becraft's to the rest of the MD line, but so far they
elude connection. There is also some evidence that this line
is the source of the elusive Wythe, VA BeCrafts.
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Canadian Lines
There is a Canadian line that originates around 1720 in Ontario and
jumps back and forth across the US/Canada borders.
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England Lines
The line continues in England. The following researchers
have provided their lines to aid in building a comprehensive family
tree of those Becraft's.
Here is what I've put together on
George Skirrow Beecroft, his line owns the
Beecroft Heraldic Device. There are more, look in
the index under Beecroft!
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| New Jersey Line Here is a New Jersey line
that interestingly, came through Baltimore, MD, long enough for one child
to be born there.
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Pennsylvania Lines
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Michigan Lines
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| Iowa
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Germans
Biegraft Biekraft appears to be another version of Becraft that has
shown up in records especially in PA. More study and contributions
are needed to firm up these families.
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Australia
There is also a large group of Becraft families on the Australian
continent. I do not have any composite family trees to
represent these families. Maybe some coming soon, check back
in awhile and see what I've come up with. |
Other Countries
None known, but I'm sure they're out there.
I've seen some Scotland tidbits. |
| Previous Update Notes... |
| Hello Cousins!
Update 2006! The following lines have
been developed from my research and contributions made from other
researchers, either directly or indirectly. As I have done
in earlier updates to the website, I am publishing everything in
my database. This includes all the lines that have sprung up
over the years that people are still trying to either tie back to
England, or into the existing lines. The last update to this
site published just over 2900 family sheets. There are now
more than 4100 family sheets. I've published each family as
a separate sheet to facilitate printing them out for your own use
in reviewing the data that is here, or in comparing it to your own
data sheets.
A note on my philosophy...
what I have established is a working document of Beecroft/Becraft
lines. There are bound to be points of contention with
regard to how this collection fits together. It is the best
I have been able to put together with the data I have. SO, if you
disagree with something I've put together, don't get mad at me,
just send me the data that can be used to make it right.
One of the exciting parts of
putting this collection together is the number of matches you
start to get when you review your collection of raw
data.
Regards,
Robert J Becraft aka
castlewrks@aol.com |
| Hello Cousins!
Update 2007! This is an
exciting update. There are now almost 5300 family pages on
this website. I've started integrating some of the various
English lines that people are putting together in order to possibly
begin to make connections between the American lines or some of the
disconnected English ones. There is a whole new collection of
wonderful researchers over there who are just as willing to share
and provide information as the ones here in the states.
My first comment is "THANK YOU!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!" If it weren't for everyone who is
sharing, this site and this collection would not be possible.
As I always say, please feel
free to set me straight. I don't believe I have the most
correct, or even remotely the best collection of Becraft materials.
My goal is to keep making it better. Here's hoping you find a
tidbit or two that you didn't have before. And if you've sent
me updates, I hope I got them all in the right places.
You will find some photos
mixed in here now. I've been collecting those as well.
Regards,
Robert J Becraft aka castlewrks@aol.com |
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