Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Becraft and Martha Bush

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Husband John Becraft [3971] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1770 - Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Oct 1851 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1

         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: LWF8-BNM
Find A Grave ID: 183607727

       Marriage: 

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Wife Martha Bush [3972] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1774 - New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jul 1858 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1

         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: LWCR-6FB
Find A Grave ID: 183607771

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Children

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1 M Henry Becraft [3973] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 17 Oct 1796 - Sloatsburg, Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jun 1879 - Randolph, Morris Co, NJ 1
 Cause of Death: Pneumonia of the brain

         Buried:  - Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 4
FamilySearch ID: M535-XR6
Find A Grave ID: 178635711

         Spouse: Amy [4018] (1803-1868)
           Marr: 1831

         Spouse: Adelia 1 6 [4170] (1806-      )
           Marr: Abt 1869 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Sloatsburg, Rockland Co, NY 1

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2 F Elizabeth Becraft [6138] ¹

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           Born: Abt 1798 - Rockland, New York, United States 1 7
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1870 - Orange, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9HFB-PLY

         Spouse: Solomon Gannon Sr 1 [6139] (1796-Bef 1870)
           Marr: 1815-1820 1

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3 M John Lewis Becraft [3974] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 9 Sep 1800 - New York, United States 1 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Feb 1885 - Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 8
         Buried:  - Becraft burial ground, Seven Lakes Drive, Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: 27D9-VG1
Find A Grave ID: 175567979

         Spouse: Cornelia Barbarow 1 [4016] (1801-1868)
           Marr: 1821 1

         Spouse: Sarah Prudence Valentine 1 9 [4017] (1801-1882)
           Marr: 2 Dec 1869 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Sloatsburg, Rockland Co, NY

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4 M William J. Becraft [3975] ^{1 10}

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           Born: 7 May 1811 - Haverstraw, Rockland, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Dec 1876 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 27D9-K85

         Spouse: Jane Irene Kelley 1 11 [3976] (1812-1901)
           Marr: 1835 - Wesley Chapel 1

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Sources

1 davidmw00@yahoo.com (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com).

2 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 7.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2025), entry for John Becraft, person ID LWF8-BNM.

4 Findagrave.com.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2025), entry for Henry Becraft, person ID M535-XR6.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Adelia Titsworth, person ID LWDM-K8B.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2025), entry for Elizabeth Becraft, person ID 9HFB-PLY.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2025), entry for John Lewis Becraft, person ID 27D9-VG1.

9 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 8.

10 Majorie Smeltzor-Stevenot, Families of the Ramapos: Becraft, Call, Charleston, Hogencamp, Pitt, Starr and related families (N.p.: FamilySearch International, n.d.), 7,8.

11 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Jane Kelley, person ID LF4K-D6Y.