BRECHT

BRECHT FAMILIES

SCHRIESHEIN GERMANY
TAKEN BY WILLIAM HUFF OF PITTSBURG, PA. ON 3/31/1965
THIS IS THE HOME LAND OF THE BRECHT/BRIGHT FAMILIES.

BRECHT CEMETERY OF PENN TOWNSHIP
TAKEN ON 8-25-1995 THE FOLLOWING PICTURES AND NARRATIVE BY JEAN DILLON OF READING, PA.

12-8-1995

Sara Brecht
1-8-1727 - 1-2-1796
David Brecht
9-8-1719 - 9-22-1783
David Brecht was the son of Stephan Brecht. Johannes (John) was the only son of David Brecht, David and Sara had 7 daughters. Miss Scheidy is the 8th generation from Stephan by her mother Naomi Bright. She has verified all my information and with her help and genealogy research, has helped me discover that I am the 8th decendant of Michael Brecht of Reading, Pa. by my grandmother Elizabeth Bright. Stephen and Michael were brothers.
In December of 1995, I took my daughter Wendy Burns with me to clean and photograph the Brecht Cemetery, and in this way, another generation knows the location of this old and historical private burial ground.

The stone in the front is the foot stone of Anna Maria Brecht. There is a foot stone to the left, and most of it is in the ground, it is the foot stone of John Brecht.Behind the largest foot stone is the marker of,
ANNA MARIA BRECHT JAN/15/1757----MAY/24/1842 AGE---85/4/9
To her left is the marker of her husband, JOHN BRECHT JUNE/2/1747---FEB/9/1834 AGE--86/8/7
In the back row from left to right.
JACOB HIMMELBERGER FEB/26/1780---APRIL/10/1782 AGE--2/2/12 He is the son of Margaret and Philip Himmelberger, and the Grandson of David and Sara Brecht.
Center back SARA BRECHT JAN/8/1727--JAN/2/1796
Right back DAVID BRECHT SEPT/8/1719--SEPT/22/1783

STEPHEN BRECHT
HIS BURIAL IS AT ( GOD'S ACRE ) NORTH HEIDELBERG CEMETERY. HE IS THE SECOND BURIAL.
THE STONE IS IN GERMAN. FROM BETRICE SHEIDY NOTS.
NO 2
G B 1692
D? FEBR
STEPHAN BRECHT
G S D 24SD
ANNO 1747.
I TOOK THE PHOTO ON 8/25/1995

Johannes Brecht Homestead

THE HOMESTEAD OF JOHANN (JOHN) BRECHT

This is the home of John Brecht of Bern Township now Penn township. 1747-1834. John's father was David Brecht, 1719-1783. David's father was Stephen Brecht, 1692-1746.
The house did not have a date stone, the barn to the left of the house had a stone found on the wall with 1796, and the name John Brecht on it.
No Brecht has lived in the house since 1916. Looking at the maps of 1854 and 1876, I don't believe Stephen or David built on this spot. The homestead has its own private burial ground.
You can see the house from the Bright School Raod. The land is not in the Bright family now (1996) and is posted with no trespassing signs.
From Reading, Pa.------183 N. From the traffic light at Upper Van Reed Road, 5.7 miles. On Bright School Road, 1 mile. The farm is on the left side.
I verified my information with Miss Betrice Sheidy of Bernville, Pa. Betrice is the 8th generation of Stephen. I am the 8th generation of Michael Brecht of Reading, Pa.
I photographed the home in the summer of 1995 and again on 1-19-1996. This photograph was taken on April 21, 1996.
Jean Dillon

This is a closer view of the Johannes Brecht Homestead.

GOCKLEY CEMETERY

The Cockley Cemetery is located in Lancaster County, Pa. The following pictures are from the collection of Jean Dillon.
In this cemetery are the parents and grandparents of Sara Brecht/Gockley, wife of David Brecht.

This is the original red sandstone for John Gockley, 1796.

This is the original red sandstone for Magdalena Gockley, 1795.

George, born 10-21-1801-died 5-8-1882, s/o Sebastian & Anna Maria, nee Hoffman. George was single.

Sebastian, born 3-26-1761-died 10-6-1845, s/o John-Jean.

Anna Maria, nee Hoffman, born 8-5-1764-died 2-14-1830, w/o Sebastian.

Johanes, born 12-15-1796-died 2-16-1853, s/o Sabastian & Anna Maria. Johanes was single.

Catharina, born 5-27-1791-died 2-8-1871, d/o Sabastian & Anna Maria. Catharina was single.

Anna Maria, born 8-9-1795-died 4-10-1876, d/o Sabastian & Anna Maria. Anna Maria was single.

Heinrich, born 9-28-1795-died 8-14-1829,s/o Johan., nephew of Sabastian & Anna Maria.

Elizabeth, born 12-29-1827-died 12-2-1828, d/o Heinrich.

John-Jean, born 2-20-1718-died 4-29-1796, Revolutionary War-Imigrant Ancestor.

Magdalena, born 1720-died 1796, nee, Eberly, w/o John-Jean.

Jonas, born 8-10-1805-died 3-31-1854, s/o Sebastian & Anna Maria.

Susanna, born 8-22-1805-died 10-3-1852, nee Dornbach, w/o Johan.

Sarah, born 9-16-1755-died 8-17-1848, nee Walters, w/o Johan.

Johan, born 12-6-1755-died 12-14-1820, s/o John-Jean.

Martha Smith- nee Gockley, born 3-1-1790-died 4-18-1872.

Monday, March 20, 2000 OBITUARIE
Beatrice E. Sheidy, 81, of Bernville R.D. 1, Jefferson Township, died Sunday at 11:23 a.m. in her residence.
Born in Jefferson Township, she was a daughter of the late Calvin T. and Naomi E. (Bright) Sheidy.
Sheidy was a member of St. Thomas United Church of Christ, Bernville, where she was the church's historian.
She was secretary of the Young at Heart Club, Bernville.
Sheidy was a former director of the Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society.
Surviving are several cousins.

The Kirkhoff Funeral Home, Bernville, is in charge of arrangements