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Early Origins of the Morecraft family

The surname Morecraft was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Morecraft family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morecraft research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1528, 1548, 1559 and 1634 are included under the topic Early Morecraft History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morecraft Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moorcroft, Moorecroft, Morecroft, Morecrofte and others.

Early Notables of the Morecraft family

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United States Morecraft migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morecraft Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • James Morecraft, who arrived in Virginia in 1663 1
Morecraft Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Thomas Morecraft, who landed in Virginia in 1705 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Morecraft (post 1700) +

  • Katy Morecraft, American stylist and seamstress, known for her work on Salem (2014), Duck Dynasty (2012) and Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)
  • Christian Morecraft (b. 1986), American mixed martial artist
  • Joe Morecraft, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1986 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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