Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.

Frederick married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married on 24 Jan 1676/77 in Dutch Church, Harlem, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Will of Frederick DeVoe (Voor), dated August 8, 1751, Morrisania, Westchester County, New York, proved April 30, 1753. Frederick ordered that all debts and funeral charges were to be well and truly satisfied. To his wife, Mary, Frederick left the use of all of the estate, real and personal during her widowhood, "but if she marries she shall have only ce30." Bequests were made to his eldest son, Frederick, daughter, Abigail Brown, and to daughters, Hester, Sarah, Mary and Leah. The balance of the estate, real and personal, was devised to his sons, Frederick, Daniel, John, Thomas and Abraham. After his wife's decease, all of his estate was ordered to be put up and sold to the highest bidder, giving his executors full power to sell. Frederick's wife Mary, brother Daniel Devour, and his brother-in-law, Andrew Nodine were appointed executors. Witnesses were Joshua Bishop, James Collard and William Moore. "Abstracts of Wills", Vol. IV, p 273.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married on 24 Aug 1720 in Morrisiana, Westchester County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Baptized May 1, 1678 along with her twin brother, Jacob, at the Reformed Dutch Church, New York. Witnsses were Daniel Terneur, Nicholas du Voix, Lydia Van Dyck and Magdalena Terneur.

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Baptized May 8, 1680. Sponsors Daniel Tourneur and Beltje Herox.

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Baptized July 1, 1682. Witnesses were Jany Dyckman and his wife Maria. Reformed Dutch Church,New York.

Will of Susanna (nee De Voe) Nodine dated January 17, 1762, proved November 30, 1762. "I, Susannah Nodine, of Yonkers, in Westchester County. . . I leave to my daughter, Juda Jacobs, 1/2 of my movables, both outdoors and indoors, and to my daughter, Elizabeth Pinckney, the other 1/2. I leave to my grandson, Lewis Jacobs, my gun, and to my son Peter, my Oyster rake. I leave to my granddaughter, Elizabeth, daughter of my son, Peter Nodine, a two-year-old heifer. I make my daughter, Juda Jacobs, executrix Witnesses, Evert Bussing and William Betts. "Abstracts of Wills," Vol I, published by The New York Historical Society.

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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]

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Will of Abel Devoe (Devoue) of New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, dated May 3, 1775, proved August 12, 1775. "To be buried in the burying ground that I have reserved for a burying place for my family, and for any of the Devous of my relations, and the free liberty of a road from the highway to said burying place being 30 feet north and south, and 28 feet east and west." To my wife Mary, the use of all my estate. After her decease, I leave to my son Benjamin, 60 acres of the land in the front joining to he road and extending from said road eastward. I leave to my wife a horse and chair. The rest of my land joining to my bfrother Frederick Devoue is to be sold by my executors with the movables, at public vendue. My wife may sell my negro man "Prime" ,when she pleases. I leave to my son Daniel, 5 pounds and my big gun. To my grandchild, Tamor Barker, 20 pounds. I leave all the rest "with what my wife expects from her father," to all my children, Daniel, Abel and my daughters, Mary Lndrine, Esther Devoue and Susannah Devoue. I leave to my son Abel 40 shillings "soon after my decease." I make my wife Mary and my sons, Daniel and Abel executors. Witnesses Hilead unt, Abigail Ward, Beter Bonnet. "Abstracts of Wills," Vol. VIII, p 299-300, published by The New York Historical Society.

Abel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joshua Bishop. Joshua (son of Living) was born about 1700 in Philips Manor/ Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Evert Brown. Evert was born about 1687 in Westchester County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Also said to have married Peter Gendron.

Leah married Nathaniel Bayley (Pierre Gendron?) in French Church, New Rochelle, New York. Nathaniel died before 1741. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Louis Guion. Louis (son of Louis Guion and Tomaza) was born about 1680 in Eastchester Westchester County; died in 1731 in Westchester County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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After the settlement of his father's estate, Frederick leased a farm at Lower Yonkers on Philips Manor.

Frederick De Voe and his wife are buried in the then existing private burial ground on the farm of a neighbor, Gilbert Valentine, located in the upper west corner just outside the present Woodlawn Cemetery. "Genealogy of the De Veaux Family", Thomas F. De Voe, 1885.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hester married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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No. 20. Sold to Isaac Concklin and Jacob Concklin of Westchester Co., farmers; farm in the Manor of Philipsburgh; bounded W. by Upper Mill River; N. by a run of water which divides it from the farm now or late in possession of Abraham Devoe and the farm now or late in the possession of Ezekiel Leggett; E. by the land now or late in possession of William Furshee and by land now or late in possession of Daniel Requa; S. by land now or late in possession of Mathew Farrington and by land now or late in possession of Sanuel Dean; 305 acres; formerly possessed by David Conklin; frofeited by the attainder of Frederick Philipse. 1786. "Abstracts of Sales by the Commissioners of Forfeitures in the Southern District of New York;, NYGB REC., Vol. 59, p 346.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Isaac Varian. Isaac died in 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cornelius married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Maria Deberlice about 1754. Maria was born on 21 May 1744; died in 1809. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Abel DeVow (De Voe), yeoman, left a will dated April 22, 1774, proved July 29, 1774, New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York in which he devised to his son Abel, "a negro wench and her increase." To his son Frederick he gave a negro man. To his son Andrew, a negro boy. He devised to his daughter Magdalena, wife of Jeremiah Schurman 150 pounds. To his wife Magdalena, Abel devised all the rest of his movable estate. Sons, Abel and Frederick were appointed executors. Witnesses were Gilbert Bloomer, Hezekiah Seaman and Israel Secord. "Abstracts of Wills", Vol. VIII, published by the New York Historical Society.

This could be the will of Abel's father Abel De Voe, who was born about 1688, but would have been age 86 in 1774. The son Abel De Voe, born about 1713, would have been age 61 at the time the above will was written.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Barheyt. John was born about 1702 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]