Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Lewis Becraft and Sarah Prudence Valentine

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Husband John Lewis Becraft [3974] ^{1 2}

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           Born: 9 Sep 1800 - New York, United States 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Feb 1885 - Sloatsburg, Rockland, New York, United States 1 3
         Buried:  - Becraft burial ground, Seven Lakes Drive, Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: 27D9-VG1
Find A Grave ID: 175567979

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         Father: John Becraft [3971] (1770-1851) 1 2
         Mother: Martha Bush [3972] (1774-1858) 1 2

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       Marriage: 2 Dec 1869 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Sloatsburg, Rockland Co, NY

Events

• He worked as a Farmer.

• He owned land 75 acres on Johnsontown Road bought from Henry C. Wanamaker in 1855.

• He sold 55 acres to Andrew & Susan Hill in 1864.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. page 115
John age 69, farmer, real property value $3000, personal property value $200, born NY; Sarah age 66, keeping house, born NY.

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Wife Sarah Prudence Valentine [4017] ^{1 5}

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           Born: 1 Jan 1801 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Nov 1882 - Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States 1
 Cause of Death: pneumonia
         Buried: 17 Nov 1882 - Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
FamilySearch ID: LWV2-WFV

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         Father: John Valentine [12268] (Abt 1755-      )
         Mother: Anna Fosdick [12267] (1764-1827)

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   Other Spouse: Rev. Lorenzo Dow Stansbury [7013] (Abt 1799-1852) - 1826 - Flushing, Queens, New York, United States

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1850 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. name: Sarah Stansbery
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Brooklyn, ward 7, Kings, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 45
marital status:
race (original):
race (standardized):
birthplace: New York
estimated birth year: 1805
dwelling house number: 233
family number: 306
line number: 42
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 519
film number: 17095
digital folder number: 004197492
image number: 00323
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Stansbery M 43 New York
Sarah Stansbery F 45 New York
Theadore Stansberry M 21 New York
Rachael Stansberry M 17 New York
Cornelia Stansberry F 13 New York
James Stansberry M 8 New York
Maria L Stansberry F 6 New York
Davis Hodgison M 16 New York.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. name: Sarah P Stansbury
residence: , Kings, New York
ward: 1st Dist 8th Ward Brooklyn
age: 55 years
estimated birth year: 1805
birthplace: New York
gender: Female
page: 66
family number: 470
film number: 803767
dgs number: 4235935
image number: 00376
nara number: M653.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1870 in Ramapo, Rockland, New York, United States. page 115
John age 69, farmer, real property value $3000, personal property value $200, born NY; Sarah age 66, keeping house, born NY.
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• Biography: 1891. http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/lewis-l-fosdick/fosdick-family-the-oyster-bay-branch-1583-1891--a-record-of-the-ancestry-and--dso/page-5-fosdick-family-the-oyster-bay-branch-1583-1891--a-record-of-the-ancestry-and--dso.shtml

Lewis L Fosdick.
Fosdick family, the Oyster Bay branch, 1583-1891 : a record of the ancestry and descendants of Samuel Fosdick 3d. of Oyster Bay, L.I
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7. SARAH PRUDENCE VALENTINE, b. Janu-
ary 1, 1801 ; m. 1, Rev. Lorenzo Stansbury, in 1826,
and lived in Flushing in 1827, when her mother died ;
m. 2, John Becraft, in 1871, and lived at Sloatsburgh,

1. Queensbury Letter, 1812.



94 ANNA FOSDICK VALENTINE AND HEE DESCENDANTS.

New York, where slie died November 14, 1882, buried
in Greenwood. She was a devout Christian and a
zealous member of the Methodist Church, and had
more than ordinary energy and vivacity. In 1880, she
visited her cousin, Fanny H. Craft, at Eockaway,
whom she had not seen for a great many years. The
meeting between them was regarded by both as the
last, and was deeply interesting to both, and touching
to those who were present. She had six chn. \emdash 1,
John H. Stansbury (Kev.), b. October 16, 1827 ; m.
Mary Jane Barber ; is a clergyman of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, now at Bay Shore, Long Island ;
four chn.; 1, John Henry Jr.; 2, Joseph Lorenzo, m.
Emielie Fisher, Brooklyn ; 3, Eobert Pettit, b. 1860,
and 4, Cecelia, m. George M. Burr, of Camac, Long
Island \emdash 2, Charles Theodore Stansbury, b. October
31, 1829 ; m. 1, Sarah Barber, s. d. July 28, 1882, in
Brooklyn, buried Hempstead, Long Island ; m. 2,
Mrs. Alma La Kosa; four chn.; 1, Edmond G., carpen-
ter, Jamaica, Long Island ; 2, James, m. Mary Strick-
land, of Lawrence, Long Island ; 3, Chauncey Smith,
and 4, Mary Jane, m. Isaac U. Hyatt, Jamaica \emdash 3,
Eachel Ann Stansbury, b. April 14, 1833, m. William
K. Smith, 1. Monroe, New York, three chn.; 1, Sarah
E., m. Jeremiah T. Earl, h. d. April 18, 1891 ; (five
chn.; 1, WilUam S., b. December 3, 1875, at Port
Jervis; 2, Theodore C, b. September 22, 1877, at Port
Jervis ; 3, Frank G., b. April 1, 1879, at Goshen ; 4,
Floyd, b. November 10, 1883, and 5, Ethel, b. March
16, 1891) ; 2, Fannie C, m. Theodore Weygant, Jr., of
Highland MiUs, May 9, 1883, (three chn.; 1, WiUard
B., b. October 4, 1884 ; 2, Ealph, b. July 13, 1888,
and 3, Eoxana, b. July 30, 1891); 3, Flora M.\emdash 4,
Cornelia Amanda Stansbury, b. August 6, 1836, m.
Benjamin Sanford Bedell, Brooklyn, two chn.; 1,



ANNA FOSDICK VALENTINE AND HER DESCENDANTS. 95

Francis Warren, and 2, Mary Emma \emdash 5, James Y.

Stansbuky, b. October 18, 1840, m. Eliza , s. b.

February 19, 1839, h. d. May 10, 1888, at North Attle-
boro, Massachusetts, bur. there, widow 1. there, four
chn.; 1, Julia E., b. November 4, 1861; 2, Sandford L.,
b. March 31, 1877 ; 3, Carrie L., b. September 21,
1879, and 4, Gracie F., b. April 8, 1882, d. April 17,
1885\emdash 6, Makia L. Stansbuky, b. July 8, 1844, m.
Jacob Provost Cooke, Brooklyn, four chn.: 1, Carrie
Louisa, b. May 18, 1866 ; 2, George Lansing, b. Octo-
ber 4, 1867 ; 3, Freddie Stansbury, d., and 4, Jennie
Parker, d.

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Children

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Burial Notes: Wife - Sarah Prudence Valentine

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Lot 14058 Sec 124

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 Lewis Becraft, person ID 27D9-VG1.

4 Findagrave.com.

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