William (Wilhelm) Becraft and Sara Hexdyle
Husband William (Wilhelm) Becraft [2486]
Born: 1725 - Loonenburg, Greene Co, NY Christened: 9 Dec 1725 - Athens, Greene, New York, United States Died: 18 Jul 1825 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States Buried: FamilySearch ID: MJ36-N6Y
Father: Thomas Becraft [4466] (1708- ) Mother: Anna [13852] ( - )
Marriage: 1744 - Greene, New York, United StatesEvents
• He died on 18 Jul 1825. NJ Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988
Name:William Becraft
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Death Date:18 Jul 1825
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Age:100
Birth Date:1725
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number:I01154-4
System Origin:New Jersey-EASy
Source Film Number:1543555
Reference Number:.• His obituary was published in the unknown on 10 Jul 1825. Wm Becraft 10 Jul 1825 Schorarie NY age 100, born Suffield.
• His obituary was published in the Providence Gazette on 13 Jul 1825. Becraft, William, at Schoharie, N. Y., aged 100 years, native of Suffield, Ct., and settled in Middletown about eighty years ago where he has since lived; he was very strong up to his 93d year; his eyesight and mental powers held out to the last.
July 13, 1825.• His obituary was published in the New-Hampshire Gazette on 9 Aug 1825. Died
In Schoharie, N. Y. 18th ??? Mr. William Becraft, aged one hundred years.
Wife Sara Hexdyle [2488]
Born: Abt 1717 - Loonenburg, Greene Co, NY Christened: 14 Sep 1718 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America 1 Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: G1NV-79P
Father: Francis Hexdyle [13855] (Abt 1700- ) Mother: Catharina Reesen [13856] (Abt 1700- )
Children
1 M Francis Frantz Becraft [18583] 1
Born: 12 Jun 1760 - Albany, Albany, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1 Christened: 6 Dec 1761 - Albany, Albany, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1 Died: 2 Nov 1852 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States 1 Buried: Nov 1852 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States 1 FamilySearch ID: LJTV-6TS
2 M Moses Becraft [5748]
Born: 1745 Christened: 19 Dec 1745 - Athens Zion Evang Luthern Church, Athens, Greene Co, NY Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: G1NJ-ZXX
3 M George Becraft [4463]
Born: 5 Sep 1746 - Athens, Athens, Greene, New York, United States 2 3 Christened: 14 Sep 1746 - Zion Lutheran Church, Loonenburg, Green, New York, United States 4 Died: 1800 - New York, United States Buried: FamilySearch ID: G1NJ-GJ9Spouse: Elisabeth Lisabet Umphrey [4467] (1750- ) Marr: Abt 1765 - Albany, Albany, New York, United States
4 M Jonathan Beecroft [4336]
Born: Oct 1748 - Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States Christened: 16 Mar 1751 - Reformed Church, Claverack, Columbia, New York Died: 6 Aug 1810 - New York, United States Buried: FamilySearch ID: G1NJ-PQQSpouse: Sarah Reese [4335] (1755- ) Marr: Abt 1771 - Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States
5 F Anna Becraft [4338]
Born: 13 Nov 1750 - Loonenburg, Greene Co, NY Christened: Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: G1NV-4Z9
6 F Sara Becraft [4465]
Born: 21 Jan 1753 - Zion Lutheran Church, Loonenburg, Green, New York, United States Christened: Died: 1830 - Gilboa, Schoharie, New York, United States Buried: FamilySearch ID: 26KF-SCCSpouse: James Berri [13854] ( -Bef 1778) Marr: 1 Apr 1774 - Schoharie, Albany, New York Colony, British Colonial AmericaSpouse: David Ellerson [13978] (1749-1938) Marr: 9 Dec 1780 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States
7 F Elizabeth Becraft [4462]
Born: 10 Oct 1753 - New York, New York Colony, British Colonial America 5 Christened: 12 Nov 1754 - Zion Lutheran Church, Loonenburg, Green, New York, United States 5 Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: G1NJ-YFKSpouse: Francis Martin [13979] (1750- ) Marr: 28 Aug 1772 - Athens, Greene, New York, United States
8 F Margit Becraft [4464]
Born: 10 Mar 1757 - Athens, Greene, New York, United States Christened: 17 Apr 1757 - Zion Lutheran Church, Loonenburg, Green, New York, United States Died: Buried: FamilySearch ID: G1NV-98CSpouse: Michael Brandt [13853] (1749-Bef 1816) Marr: 12 Jun 1775 - Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States
9 M Benjamin Becraft [2859] 6
Born: 13 Sep 1758 - Athens, Greene, New York, British Colonial America. 6 7 Christened: 21 Jan 1760 - Loonenburgh, Albany, New York Colony, British Colonial America 7 Died: 1800 - Gore District, Ancaster Township, Ontario, Canada 8 Buried: FamilySearch ID: G1NV-413Spouse: Elizabeth Westbrook 6 [2860] (1768-1822) Marr: 1777
General Notes: Husband - William (Wilhelm) Becraft
Ancestry.com, William Knox, wknox1@msn.com
General Notes: Wife - Sara Hexdyle
Ancestry.com, William Knox, wknox1@msn.com
1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Sara Hexdyle, person ID G1NV-79P.
2 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).
3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 11 Nov 2025), entry for George Becraft, person ID G1NJ-GJ9.
4 LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org), 11 Sep 1746, Athens Zion Evang Luthern Church, Athens, Greene, New York.
5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Elizabeth Becraft, person ID G1NJ-YFK.
6 dhufft@aol.com, Hufft (rootsweb.com).
7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Benjamin Becraft, person ID G1N2-5MG.
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1260/Beecraft.html.
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