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Becker family roots and early settlers traced to Virginia and North Carolina
The passage outlines the Becker surname origin from Baker, notes John Becker’s poverty and 400 acre pine land grant circa 1798, and mentions his brother David and sisters. It recounts the Bakers migrating from Virginia to North Carolina regions Edgecombe Bore and Warren, with prominent members like Blake Baker, an attorney general, and a judge, all of English descent per colonial records.
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Becker
Baker
John Becker
Newton
Catawba College
Nicholas Fry
Joan Baker
Catharine Yeder
Pine Ridge
Cow Pranchard
John
Catharine Yoder
David
North Carolinkers
Ersville
David Beck
Pakers
America
Virginia
North Carolina
Edgecombe
Merton
Bore
Warren
Blake Baker
Supreme Court
G. M. Yori
John Baker
Hickory Democrat
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J. H. Shuford
Pennsylvania
Cathrine Yoder
Granny Becker
David Becker
Solomon