Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Henry Leonard Carter and Priscilla Marie Becraft

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Husband Henry Leonard Carter [2735]

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           Born: 30 Oct 1843 - Clay, Onondaga, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Dec 1917 - Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States 1
         Buried: 20 Dec 1917 - Pine Plains Cemetery, Clay, Onondaga, New York, United States of America
FamilySearch ID: LHQZ-5F3
Find A Grave ID: 60380929

       Marriage: 10 Jun 1866 - Clay, Onondaga, New York, United States

Events

• Military: Enlisted from Onondaga County, NY 4 November 1863. Mustered in at Camp Stoneman, DC on 30 November 1863 as a private of Capt. Joseph Herron's Co. I, 15th reg. NY Vol. Calvery. Col. Robert M. Richardson commanding.

Henry L. Carter was transferred to the second Provisionall Calvary on 17 June 1865. He was absent from his company for some time on account of sickness at City Point, VA., but at all other times was with his company. He received an honorable discharge at Louisville, KY on 9 August 1865 at the close of the war.

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Wife Priscilla Marie Becraft [2576]

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           Born: 10 Feb 1846 - Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Jan 1933 - Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States 1
         Buried:  - Pine Plains Cemetery, Clay, Onondaga, New York, United States of America 2
FamilySearch ID: L7F6-99N
Find A Grave ID: 60381099

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         Father: Jacob Henry Becraft [4520] (1821-Between 1856/1860)
         Mother: Serena Rickart [2565] (1828-1903)

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Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1850 in Hamilton Co, NY. 340, 349
Becraft, Jacob H, age 27, M, farmer, 400, NY
Sirena, age 21, F, , , NY
Elias, age 5, M,,,NY
Sarah M, age 3, F,,,NY
Peter H, age 19, , Laborer, , NY
Peter, age 1,,, NY
Miller, Katherine, age 86, F ,,, NY.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1860 in Morehouse, Hamilton, New York, United States. Hobert Osborn, age 27, gentleman, 200, 11760, born NY; Syrena, age 31, born NY; Prusellia, age 1, born NY.
Becraft, Preselia, age 13, born NY; Nathaniel, age 9, born NY; Angeline age 7, born NY; Jacob H, age 3, born NY.
Rickard, Margaret, age 65, born NY; William age 46, farm laborer, born NY.

Assume Pruselia above is Sarah M.

• Her obituary was published in the Syracuse Herald on 31 Jan 1933. Syracuse Herald. Tuesday Evening, 31 Jan 1933, Death record, pg. 17, col. 5
"Mrs. Priscilla Beecraft Carter, 87, a native of Morehouseville and a resident of Syracuse for 50 years died yeasterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Yates, 125 Hillsdale Ave. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Yates and Mrs. C.C. Born of Westbury; by two sons, Ray L. Carter of Phoenix and the Rev. F.E. Carter of Fulton, 15 grandchildren and 13 great grand children. The funeral will be conducted at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Yates home, The Rev. W.D. Golightly, officiating. The Traugett Co., undertakers will take the body to Pine Plains for burial."
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Children

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Burial Notes: Husband - Henry Leonard Carter

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Sec 2, Lot 32

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Burial Notes: Wife - Priscilla Marie Becraft

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space 12, lot 32, section II

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General Notes: Wife - Priscilla Marie Becraft

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http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyhamilt/census/1850more.html

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Notes: Marriage (Priscilla Marie Becraft):

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"In Henry Carter's pension papers there is an affidavit stating the only record of his marriage is in a Bible and that the marriage took place in the home of Pricilla's father. As it was in Clay, I can only assume it was the home of her stepfather" [Hobart Osborn].

Married by Rev. G.T. Jones.

"Henry Leonard and Priecilla Marire (Becraft) Carter had 6 children."

Sources

1 Joanne Murray (lajkam@gmail.com), The Becraft Family of Morehouse (http://hamilton.nygenweb.net/bios/Becraft1.html).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Priscilla Marie Becraft, person ID L7F6-99N.