Samuel Beachcroft, Clothworker (1673 – 1733)

Samuel was baptised on 13 August 1673 in Lavenham, Suffolk, the son of the Reverend Samuel Beachcroft and his wife Susanna.  His father was the Rector of Semer and Great Cornard in Suffolk and his mother was the daughter of well-known Puritan Minister William Gurnall of Lavenham.  William Gurnall was the author of a popular… Continue reading Samuel Beachcroft, Clothworker (1673 – 1733)