Barcroft Family Records By:"Emma Ten Broeck Runk" Published on 1910 by Ambrose Barcroft (d.1724) was a descendant of Gilbert de Berecroft (ca.1060) who owned estates in Lancashire. For centuries the various branches of the Barcroft family owned estates in Lancashire. Ambrose immigrated to America in the early 1700s. His numerous descendants live throughout the United States. This Book was ranked 27 by Google Books for keyword records.