Johann Stephan Brecht1

b. Feb 17, 1692, d. Sep 24, 1747
FatherJohannes Michael Brecht2
MotherAnna Katharine Hoffman3
     Johann Stephan Brecht was born on Feb 17, 1692 in Schriessheim, Germany.1,4,5
     Johann Stephan Brecht married Elizabeth (?)5
     Johann Stephan Brecht immigrated in circa 1720 to Schoharie, NY.4
     Johann Stephan Brecht was naturalized on Apr 11, 1741 in Lancaster Co, PA.6
     Johann Stephan Brecht was granted land by John, Thomas and Richard Penn, heirs of William Penn, on Nov 27, 1745 in Berks Co, PA.4
     He made a will on Jan 6, 1746.4
     Johann Stephan Brecht died on Sep 24, 1747 in Berks Co, PA, at age 55.4,5 He was buried in God's Acre Cemetery at Union Church, North Heidelberg, PA.4,5 Apr 17, 1754, the final division of Stephen's land between the sons was recorded Reading, Berks Co, PA.4

Family

Elizabeth (?)
Child

Citations

  1. [S627] Myers website, online http://www.ezonline.com/aem/
  2. [S627] Myers website, online http://www.ezonline.com/aem/, citing Historical Sketch of the Bright Family by A. G. Green and Looking on the Bright Side by Ora Bright Cox, privately printed, 1972.
  3. [S627] Myers website, online http://www.ezonline.com/aem/, citing Historical Sketch of the Bright Family by A. G. Green.
  4. [S887] Morton L. Montgomery, Annals of Berks County.
  5. [S888] Burial Records God's Acre, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9263/…
  6. [S889] Pennsylvania Archives, Pennsylvania Naturalizations 1740-1773.
Copyright 2017 Julia Langel. This is a work in progress, so please be patient with errors and omissions!