The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-08-06
Whitcraft Family.

The following letter has been received
from gentleman in Camden. 1t explains
itself Anyone having the desired in
formation may address John r. Whit
craft, 219 North Front street, Camden.
He writes:
Editor of the Mount Holly Nesos:-Dear
Sir:-I am trying to gain some knowledge
of the Whitcraft and Flitcraft family in
order to write a short sketch of them. AS
they seem to have settled about Mount
Holly, l thought some of your readers
might give me some additional informa-
ton. The earliest record we have of the
family is in the early records of Chester
field township, where in ITO a certain
sum was allowed one Curtis to keep poor
old Mary Wheatcraft.
In 1882 we find record of the marriage
of Samuel and Edward Wheatcraft. The
next information we have of them is that
the tradition is that three brothers came
from Wales by the name of Flitcraft and
settled in or near Mount Holly These
brothers, tradition says, had fuss and
changed the name to Witcraft, at least
two of them did. What the names of
these brothers were do not know to a
certainty. do find that Joseph Fit
craft married Mary Meredith in 1862; that
among other children were Abraham, who
assumed the name of Witcraft; Levi who
kept the name Flitcraft and went west;
also two sisters, Hannah and Rebecca.
Can any of your readers inform me if
there was a Henry Flitcraft, about 1866
who married Rhoda johnson ? Can any
one give me their children2 In ITO
find William Flitcraft married Mary
Boyer. Among their children were Will
liam, Samuel, Richard, Naomi, Esther
and Lydia In 1878 Isaiah Flitcraft mar
ried Lucretia RakestraW, and in 1884
Francis Flitcraft married Jemima Leeds.
Whether these Flitcrafts were related to
the aforesaid Wheatcrafts am not able
to state
There was also an Abram Witcraft who
married Martha Stewart and had children
Theodore, Charles and Caleb-that
cannot place. Also an Isaiah Witcraft
whose wife was Elizabeth and whose
children were Henry, Lavina, George,
Jeremiah, William and John. Also a
Sarah Witcraft who married man named
Heritage. Can anyone give me his first
name or tell me whose daughter she was
1t is said Joseph Flitcraft owned con-
siderable land in or about Mount Holly
and owned the iron works at Iron Hill,
opposite st. Andrews burying ground.
The early Witcrafts are buried in the
old Wood Lane burying ground. Can
any reader tell me what part of Wales the
tlitcrafts came from and the vessel they
came over in, also if Francis was any re-
lation to the three mentioned7
Abraham Witcraft married Mary Rob
inson. Children: Charles, John, Jacob,
Joseph, Rhoda Rebecca, Elizabeth and
Mary Ann. Of William and Mary Boger's
William married Lydia Ever
hart; Samuel married - first and Mary
Buckler, second; Richard married Theo-
dosia MARBLE; Naomi married Abraham
Wells, first; Isaiah Kindle, second; Joseph
Rickett, third; Esther married Benz. Girls
pin; Lydia married Chas. Gardner
Henry, son of Isaiah, married Ruth Par
ker. Lavina married Caleb Cross. Jere-
miah married Ellen Suits. George mar
ried Amelia Golden. Charles, son of
Abram and Martha Stewart, married a
woman also named Martha Stewart.
Theodore married Sarah Allen, first; Mar
tina Greves, second Caleb married Ly-
dia Ann Read. Levi, who went west,
married Alcada Ashton. Rebecca, sister
Of Levi, married man named Allen.
sister of Levi, married Samuel
Sailor