Daniel De Voe

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Will of Daniel De Voe, yeoman, dated October 27, 1773, proved November 8, 1774, Borough Town of Westchester, Westchester County, New York. Daniel named his eldest son Daniel, who already had a considerable share of his father's estate, was devised 5 pounds and his father's large chair. The mortgage, on the lands of his son Levi, was canceled and Levi was given 20 shillings. "To my son John, all my real estate, two houses, a cow, 2/3 of all grain, and the whole of grain sowed on a little lot by Charles Doughtys, and 1/2 of all leather in my vats. To my daughter, Mary " De Voo", wife of my son Johannes, and to her daughter, Elizabeth, a cow and my small psalm book and two Negroes. To my son John, my share in the Periauger." (Corruption of the word Pirogue, the Indian word adopted by the French and Spanish, as well as the English, which is a large canoe carrying a mast and sail.) "Daughter Mapes to have a room in my house while unmarried. To my granddaughter, Margaret Mapes, a bed and teakettle. To Rev. Mr. Shoemaker, my large Psalm Book. All apparel to four sons, Daniel, Cornelius, Levi and John. All the rest to son Cornelius, and my daughters, MAGDALENA ODELL, Mary Vanderburgh and Abigail Odell, and to my granddaughters, Margaret Rudder and Margaret Mapes" Sons Levi and John, and son-in-law, Richard Odell were appointed executors. Witnessed by Henry Oblenus, Edward Harris and Robert Gilmore, Schoolmaster. "Abstracts of Wills" Vol VII, p 358-9, published by New York Historical Society.

Wife not named. The clue that this may be the correct Daniel De Voe, is that he named his daughter, Magdalena Odell.

Daniel married Margaret Colyer on 24 Aug 1714 in Bushwick, Kings County, New York. Margaret was born in 1690; died on 27 Oct 1773. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth De Voe was born in 1715.
2. Hester De Voe was born in 1717.
3. Daniel De Voe was born in 1720.
4. Cornelius De Voe was born in 1722 in Westchester County, New York; died in 1794.
5. Lena De Voe was born in 1724.
6. Mary De Voe was born in 1726.
7. Maria De Voe was born in 1728 in Fordham Manor, Westchester County, New York.
8. Lavina De Voe was born in 1730 in Fordham, Westchester County, New York.
9. Magdalena De Voe was born in 1732.
10. John (Johannes) De Voe was born in 1734 in Westchester County, New York; died in 1809 in Westchester County, New York.
11. Margaret De Voe was born in 1736 in Fordham, Westchester County, New York.
12. Abigail De Voe was born in 1738; died in 1809.
13. David De Voe was born in 1739.
14. Levi De Voe was born in 1740.

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"De Vaux" has been spelled variously in old records as De Voix, De Voorse, De Voe, De Voese, De Vou and De Vose.

"Frederick De Voe, said to have been born near La Rochelle in 1645, left with his parents and brothers Nicholas and David for Manheim. From there the brothers left for New York and New Harlem."

"Frederick De Vos, his brothers, Nicholas, Daniel and Jacob, fled the province of Annis, France around 1645 during the Huguenot persecution. They were pursued by troops as they fled through the forests during the day and on bypaths at night. They found shelter with an old woman one night, who hid and fed them. From there they went on to Manheim, Germany, where Frederick grew and married his first wife. She died childless."

"In 1675 Frederick De Voe and his family left Manheim, Germany for England then decided to follow his brothers and other relatives who preceded him to New York, and settled in Harlem. Frederick's German passport, dated February 23, 1675, indicated that he was a widower. He married his second wife at Harlem where he lived until about 1683. During the year of 1683 Frederick moved to Fordham Manor, Westchester County, on the Harlem River, a location that became known as Devoe's Point,"

"Frederick purchased 200 acres of land at New Rochelle in 1718. In 1719 he purchased land there from Susanna Coutant, and died in 1845 at the home of his son, Daniel De Voe."

"1698. Frederick was one of the French Huguenots in Westchester County, New York to sign a document against "these heretical acts" when there was an attempted assassination of King William. He signed as "Frederick Devou".

"Genealogy of the De Veaux Family", Thomas F. De Voe.
"Revised History of Harlem (City of New York), Its Origin and Early Annals", James Riker, originally printed 1904.
"Ship Passenger Lists, Huguenot Settlers of New Rochelle", Carl Boyer, 3rd., 1978.

Frederick and Hester's children, Rachel and Jacob De Voe, were baptized as twins at the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, New York. The parents were listed as "Fredrick du Voix" and "Hester Te Neur." Witnesses were Daniel Terneur, Nicholas de Voix, Lydia Van Dyck and Magdalena TerNeur.
Reformed Dutch Church, New York, New York Baptisms, published in the "New York Genealogical and Biographical Record".

1705. Frederick De Voe purchased land in Morrisania, Westchester County, New York.
1715. Frederick De Voe took the Oath of Allegiance.
1718. Frederick purchased 200 acres of land in New Rochelle from his daughter, Lea Gendron, who was left a widow by her husband's death. The following year he purchased an adjoining 100 acres of land and signed his name, "Frederick De Vose".

1721, June 13. Frederick deeded his farm to his eldest son, Frederick, which he received from his wife as a marriage portion, after his first wife died in 1721. For several years Fredrick lived off and on with his children, including his daughter Susannah Nodine at Yonkers, and died in the home of his son, Frederick De Voe, Jr.

Frederick De Voe left a will dated January 23, 1741, proved December 8, 1743, as follows: "I, Frederick De Voorse, Sr., of Westchester. My executors are to pay all debts, and I leave to each of them 5 pounds. I leave to my eldest son Frederick, 10 pounds. To my son Joseph, 15 pounds, to be paid by my son Abel. I leave to my grandson John De Voorse, 20 pounds to be paid by my son Abel. I leave to my son Abel, all that my 100 acres of land at New Rochelle, and he is to pay to my executors 135 pounds. I leave to my daughter Judith, my French Psalm Book. All the rest of my personal estate I leave to my daughters, Rachel, wife of Johannes Dyckman, Susanah, wife of Andrew Nodine, Esther, wife of Laury Vincent, Leah, widow of Nathaniel Bayley, Dinah, late wife of Tobias Conckling (and to the children she had by her former husband, viz., Leah, wife of John O'Brien, and Esther, wife of Charles Vincent, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Sarah), Judith, wife of Johannes Barhite, And to the children of my daughter Mary, wife of Joshua Bishop (by her former husband Evert Brown, viz., Evert, David, Benjamin, Asia, and Elizabeth.) I make my sons Frederick and Daniel, and my friend Abraham Morthing, executors." Witnesses were Gerradus Wilse, James Collard, and Roger Barton. "Abstracts of Wills", Vol. III, p 418, published by The New York Historical Society.

Frederick was buried on the farm of his son, Abel De Voe.

Nicolas married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]