Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Pieter Merselise and Elizabeth Van Tussenbroeck

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Husband Pieter Merselise [5300]

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           Born: Cir 1622 - Beest, Gelderland, Holland
     Christened:  - Brest, Surden, Holland
           Died: 4 Sep 1682 - Bergen, Jersey City, Hudson Co, NJ
         Buried:  - Dutch Reformed Church, Bergen, NJ
FamilySearch ID: LRFR-Q4S

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         Father: Gabriel Van Merselise [5302] (1582-1643)
         Mother: Anna Ehrmit D'ermitage [5303] (1582-1652)

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       Marriage: Abt 1647 - Beest, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Wife Elizabeth Van Tussenbroeck [5301] ¹

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           Born: 1626 - Beest, Gelderland, Holland
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Aug 1680 - Bergen, Jersey City, Hudson Co, NJ
         Buried: 1 Aug 1680 - Bergen, Bergen, New Jersey, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: LZJ6-8K7

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Children

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1 F Jannetje Peterse Merselise [5187]

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           Born: 1655 - Beest, Gelderland, Holland
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Oct 1729 - Slotterdam, NJ
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LH2Q-FND

         Spouse: Helmigh Roelofse Vanheuten [5186] (1648-1729)
           Marr: 20 Oct 1676 - Bergen, Jersey City, Hudson Co, NJ

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Elizabeth, person ID LZJ6-8K7.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Elizabeth Van Tussenbroeck, person ID LZJ6-8K7.