1692 - 1747 (55 years)
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Name |
Stephen Brecht |
Born |
17 Feb 1692 |
Schriesheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Gender |
Male |
Immigration |
15 Sep 1729 |
Port of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
ship: Allen |
Died |
24 Sep 1747 |
Estate |
17 Nov 1747 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
Bright, Steven
Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
Written: January 6, 1746/7.
Probated: November 17, 1747.
Filed in Philadelphia: H.427.
Children: David, Hans Wendall, Geo. Adam, Eva, Margaretta, Caterina,
Elizabeth, Anna Maria, Magdalina and Geo. Adam. Stepchildren: Jacob
and Christian Fisher.
Exec: brother Michael Bright and brother-in-law John DeHoff.
Witnesses: Frederick Bekel, Conrad Weiser. |
Buried |
North Heidelberg (aka God's Acre) Cemetery, North Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Brecht, Stephen
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Person ID |
I009783 |
Strausstown Roots | KaMaMaBaHe |
Last Modified |
18 May 2014 |
Father |
Michael Brecht, b. 12 Oct 1662, Schriesheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany , d. about 1719 (Age 56 years) |
Mother |
Anna Katharine Hoffman, b. 1664, Germany , d. 1740, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years) |
Family ID |
F03072 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Anna Margaretha Ulrich, b. about 1695, Schriesheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany , d. 29 Jun 1722 (Age ~ 27 years) |
Married |
17 Aug 1717 |
Schriesheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Children |
| 1. Maria Magdelena Brecht, b. 13 Apr 1718, Schriesheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany , d. 15 Jan 1719, Schriesheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Age 0 years) |
+ | 2. David Brecht, b. 08 Sep 1719, Germany , d. 22 Sep 1783, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 64 years) |
+ | 3. Wendell Brecht, b. 21 Jul 1721, Schriesheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany , d. about 1785, Pennsylvania (Age 63 years) |
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Family ID |
F02710 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Anna Praxedia Kremer, b. about 1705, Schriesheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany , d. about 1745 (Age ~ 40 years) |
Married |
23 May 1725 |
Schriesheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Children |
+ | 1. Anna Maria Brecht, b. 1725, Europe , d. about 1793 (Age 68 years) |
| 2. Margaret Brecht, b. about 1726 |
| 3. Catharine Brecht, b. about 1726 |
+ | 4. Adam Brecht, b. 8 Feb 1731, North Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 14 Jun 1804 (Age 73 years) |
| 5. George Brecht, b. estimated 1734 |
+ | 6. Elizabeth Maria Brecht, b. 14 Feb 1738, d. 15 Mar 1795 (Age 57 years) |
| 7. Anna Mary Brecht, b. 1740 |
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Last Modified |
18 May 2014 |
Family ID |
F07329 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S151] Montgomery Bios, Morton L. Montgomery, (. H. Beers & Company of Chicago, 1909), 674 (Reliability: 1).
The ancestor of this old and numerous family of Berks county was Stephen Brecht, a native of Germany, where he was born Feb. 17, 1692. He was one of the emigrants from the Palatinate who landed at New York about 1720. These emigrants first settled at Schoharie, N. Y., but because of the unbearable treatment they received at the hands of Governor Hunter, of the Province of New York, sought refuge elsewhere. Hearing of the justice accorded the settlers in Penn's Province, by the proprietors, and the fertility of the soil, excellent water and other advantages, many of them came into this district. Among them was (I) Stephen Brecht, who desired a tract of good land for himself and three sons. His land was granted him by John, Thomas and Richard Penn, lawful heirs of William Penn, on Nov. 27, 1745 [Recorded in Patent Book A., Vol. 12, page 349]. On this tract he made his home and died Sept. 24, 1747. His remains were interred in the North Heidelberg c
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metery among the Moravians. His grave stone lies flat upon the ground, and is the oldest stone that can be found there. The inscription is in good condition. His will was made Jan. 6, 1746, by which his land was divided among his three sons: David, Hans Wendel and George Adam. To George Adam was given the homestead (now owned by Adam Dundore, of Obold), and the division of land between David and Hans Wendel was made soon after this date, and is recorded at Reading April 17, 1754, in Book A. Vol. 1, page 68.
- [S205] Brecht Families (Pictoral History).
pictures of Shrieshein, Germany
headstone photo for Stephen Brecht
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