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Jacobus, born April 29, 1716, married 1740, New Paltz. Antje Freer.
Margaret, born June 30, 1717, married June 17, 1737, Bloomingdale. Matthew LeFevre, born April 10, 1710, son of Andries.
Maria, born Oct. 5, 1718, married Abraham LeFevre, born March 25, 1716, son of Jan LeFevre.
Louis S., born Jan. 10, 1720, died young.
Esther, born Jan. 8, 1721, married. Cornelius L. Brink, Shawangunk.
Johannes, born Sept. 9, 1722, married Sept. 2, 1749, Sha- wangunk, died 1796. Magdalena LeFevre, born Oct. II, 1724, daughter of Simon.
Philip, born Feb. 9, 1724, married July 10, 1748, Tryntje Low. 2nd husband Adriance Newkirk, of Hurley.
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3. ABRAHAM BEVIER, MARRIED MARGARET ELTINGE 4TH GENERATION
Sarah, born June 25, 1744, married Oct. 25, 1765. Petrus Hasbrouck, born Aug. 20, 1738, New Paltz.
Jacomyntje, born Sept. 28, 1746, married Dec. 2, 1769. Matthew Bevier, born 1744, son of Samuel, Shawangunk.
Solomon, born Dec. 4, 1748, married, died Nov. 10, 1810. Elenor Griffin, born Dec. 22, 1745, died Aug. 12, 1820.
Katrintje, born Oct. 19, 1750, married Jan. 24, 1762. Ma- thusalem DuBois, born May 23, 1742, son of Ephriam.
Roelof Eltinge, born May 16, 1753, died young.
Maria, born March 18, 1755, married. Isaac Hasbrouck, born April 13, 1746, son of Daniel.
Abraham A., born Oct. 29, 1758, married, Chenango, died 1817. Maria Freer.
Magdalen, married Nov. 9, 1766. Mattheus Decker, Sha- wangunk.
Esther, died young.
3. ISAAC BEVIER, MARRIED ELIZABETH BEVIER
4TH GENERATION
Katrintje, born April 28, 1752, married. Abraham Jansen, Leurenkill.
Solomon, born March 20, 1754.
Josiah, born Aug. 10, 1756.
The two above persons were killed by Indians in 1779.
Magdalena, born June 24, 1759, unmarried.
Eliza, born April 17, 1763, died young.
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3. JOHANNES BEVIER, MARRIED MAGDALENA LEFEVRE
4TH GENERATION
Cornelia, born Aug. 30, 1750, died young.
Jonathan, born Jan. 28, 1752, unmarried.
Magdalena, born Nov. 25, 1753, married 1783. Jan Hoff- man, Shawangunk.
Nathaniel, born April 17, 1756, married, Shawangunk. Catharine Dewitt, daughter of Dr. Andries Dewitt.
Jonas, born July 26, 1758, Shawangunk. Maria Dewitt.
Cornelia, born Jan. 25, 1761, married Nov. 7, 1786. Noah LeFevre, born Oct. 29, 1754, son of Abraham.
3. PHILIP BEVIER, MARRIED TRYNTJE LOW
4TH GENERATION
Catharine, born April 9, 1749, unmarried, New Hurley.
Magdalena, born Jan. 13, 1751, married. Abraham DuBois, born Feb. 15, 1749, son of Benjamin.
Petrus, born April 28, 1753, married. Cornelia Bevier, born 1762, daughter of Johannes.
Sarah, born April 23, 1755.
Elias, born April 25, 1756. Sara, born Jan. 22, 1758.
4. SOLOMON BEVIER, MARRIED ELEANOR GRIFFIN 5TH GENERATION
Abraham Solomon, born June 27, 1774.
Rælof, born Jan. 21, 1776.
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John, born May 8, 1777, married, Ist Hannah Smith on Jan. 22, 1804, 2nd Margaret Anable on March 22, 1826.
Margrietje, born Jan. 15, 1779.
Caty, born Aug. 17, 1780.
Charity, born Jan. 31, 178I.
Nelly, born Nov. 27, 1783.
Noah, born April 25, 1785.
Maria, born Oct. 20, 1787.
ABRAHAM A. BEVIER, MARRIED MARIA FREER
5TH GENERATION
Isaac, born Oct. 29, 1784.
Rælof Eltinge, born Dec. 28, 1785.
Abraham, born April 13, 1787.
Thomas, born Nov. 29, 1788. Thomas, born Dec. 29, 1790.
Zacharias, born March 6, 1796.
All the above were born in Broome county, N. Y.
3. JACOBUS BEVIER, MARRIED ANTJE FREER 4TH GENERATION
Samuel, born Nov. 9, 1740, married, settled in Chenango. Rachel Auchmoody.
Jacob, born 1742, died in infancy.
Antje, born June 3, 1745, married. Benjamin Hasbrouck, born Jan. 31, 1748, son of Daniel.
Jacob born Feb. 1, 1747, married New Paltz. Maria York. Matthew, born June 24, 1748.
Magdalena, born Dec. 23, 1749, married Jonas Freer. Simeon, born Jan. 28, 1752.
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Elias, born March 28, 1753, married, New Paltz and Broome county, N. Y. Sarah LeFevre, born June 5, 1763, daughter of Peter LeFevre.
Sarah, born July 30, 1755, married Johannis Freer.
Maria, born Jan. 24, 1758, married, second wife. Benjamin Hasbrouck, born Jan. 31, 1748, son of Daniel.
Jannetje, born Jan. 31, 1761, married. John York, New Paltz.
4. SAMUEL BEVIER, MARRIED RACHEL AUCHMOODY 5TH GENERATION
Maria, born Dec. 7, 1774.
Jacobus, born Sept. 8, 1776.
Antje, born Aug. II, 1778.
Cornelius, born Feb. 6, 1780.
Josiah, born July 12, 1782.
Lydia, born Aug. 25, 1784.
Christian, born Sept. 1, 1786, married March 20, 1810. Magdalena Freer.
All the above were born in Chenango, Broome county.
Maria, born July 3, 1789.
Eliza, born Aug. 27, 1791.
3. JACOB BEVIER, MARRIED MARIA YORK 5TH GENERATION
Maria, born July 2, 1775, died in infancy.
Maria, born Oct. 18, 1776, married. Ambrose Mitchel.
Jacobus, born June 30, 1778, married, New Paltz. Mary Yandel.
Isaac, born March 27, 1780, married Dec. 2, 1802, New Paltz, died Oct. 3, 1820. Mary York, died Aug. 8, 1859. Catharine, born Jan. 23, 1782, married, Luther Sawtell.
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Ezekiel, born July 23, 1784, married March 22, 1810, died April 22, 1869. Helen Van Bumble.
Jonathan, born Aug. 17, 1786, married March 17, 1811. Judith Low.
Jeremiah, born May II, 1789, married April 30, 1812, Esopus. Wyntje Smith.
Henry, born Nov. 25, 1791.
4. ELIAS BEVIER, MARRIED SARAH LEFEVRE
5TH GENERATION
Petrus LeFevre, born 1786.
Elizabeth, born Jan. 18, 1788.
Antje, born Dec. 15, 1789.
Maria, born Sept. 27, 1791, married Dec. 29, 1814. Gerrit Newkirk.
Reuben, born Dec. 4, 1793.
Magdalena, born March 7, 1796.
Jennike, born July 4, 1798.
Lydia, born Jan. 25, 1801.
Johan Vernooy, born March 20, 1804.
Samuel, born July 13, 1806.
4. NATHANIEL BEVIER, MARRIED CATRINA DEWITT 5TH GENERATION
Sarah, born Oct. 21, -.
Helen, born April 28, 1790, married March 30, 1812. Charles Elting, born March 30, 1792.
Jane Vernooy, born Feb. 24, 1792, married. Abraham El- ting, born March 30, 1792.
Elizabeth Lynot, born Oct. 12, 1795, married May 28, 1814, died Nov. 25, 1835. Henry Deyo, born March 30, 1792.
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1. JONAS BEVIER, MARRIED MARIA DEWITT 5TH GENERATION
Magdalena, born Sept. 15, 1794.
Neeltje, born Sept. 15, 1796, married Feb. 3, 1818. Silas Winfield, Shawangunk.
Johannes Dewitt, born Feb. 28, 1798, died young.
Jonathan, born July 20, 1800, married Dec. 10, 1825, died , 1829. Hannah LeFevre.
Nathaniel, born Feb. 25, 1804.
Stephen, born April 19, 1806.
Lea Dewitt, born Feb. 16, 1808.
Jane Newkirk, born Dec. 5, 1810, married. Annanius Winfield.
4. PETRUS BEVIER, MARRIED CORNELIA BEVIER 5TH GENERATION
Catrintje, born June 12, 1785.
Philippus, born Oct. 31, 1787.
Rachel, born Jan. 8, 1789.
Mattheus, born Nov. 29, 1790, Chenango, N. Y.
2. LOUIS BEVIER, MARRIED ELIZABETH HASBROUCK 3RD GENERATION
Louis, born April 29, 1717, married Oct. 24, 1745, Marble- town, died Sept. 29, 1772. Esther Du Bois, born June 20, 1718, daughter of Philip DuBois, died Oct. 7, 1790.
3. LOUIS BEVIER, MARRIED ESTHER DUBOIS 4TH GENERATION
David, born Nov. 27, 1746, married Jan. 27, 1772, Marble- town, died June 17, 1822. Maria Hasbrouck, born July 7, 1751, daughter of Abraham Hasbrouck, died Nov. 29, 1816.
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Elizabeth, born June 9, 1749, married March 4, 1773. Joseph Hasbrouck, born March 4, 1744, son of Abraham, Guilford, died Feb. 26, 1808.
Philip D. B., born Dec. 28, 1751, married Dec. 29, 1782, Rochester, died April 18, 1802. Ann Dewitt, born Oct. 20, 1762.
Louis, born Aug. 15, 1754, died in infancy.
Esther, born Dec. 23, 1755, died in infancy.
4. DAVID BEVIER, MARRIED MARIA HASBROUCK
5TH GENERATION
Louis, born Feb. 13, 1779, married Jan. 6, 1807, Marble- town, died Oct. 25, 1826. Maria Eltinge, born March 9, 1785, daughter of Cornelius Eltinge.
Abraham Bourbon, born March 30, 1781, died May 5, 1782. Joseph, born Nov. 1, 1703, married, Olive, died 1840. Catharine Hasbrouck, daughter of Jacobus B. Hasbrouck.
Philip, born Dec. II, 1785, died Oct. 25, 1791.
Catharine, born Sept. 29, 1789, married Jan. 18, 1815. Stephen Stilwell, New Paltz.
Esther, born Aug. 6, 1791, died Nov. 20, 1791.
4. PHILIP D. B. BEVIER, MARRIED ANN DEWITT
5TH GENERATION
Esther, born Jan. 8, 1785, married Jan. 30, 1810, died Aug. 30, 1871. Philip Hasbrouck, born Oct. 22, 1783, son of Joseph Hasbrouck, New Paltz.
Hilletje, born Feb. 14, 1788, died July 25, 1788.
Rachel, born Jan. 18, 1786, married April 30, 1809, died
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Feb. 2, 1858. Thomas R. Hardenburgh, Woodburn, Sullivan county, died May 14, 1869.
Elizabeth, born Jan. 18, 1790, unmarried.
Maria Ann, born Feb. 2, 1791, married, Port Jarvis. Rev. Cornelius C. Eltinge, born May 12, 1793, son of Cornelius Eltinge.
Henrietta Cornelia, born Nov. 22, 1792. James Hasbrouck, son of Joseph Hasbrouck, New Paltz.
Louis DuBois, born June 3, 1794, married June, 1839, Roch- ester, died March 31, 1851. Charity Hoornbeck.
Hylah, born Aug. 3, 1795, New Paltz. Levi Hasbrouck, son of Josiah Hasbrouck, died March 7, 1861.
Sarah Amelia, born March 23, 1797, married, died Oct. 18, 1861. Cornelius Bruyn, born June 16, 1789, died April 23, 1873.
5. LOUIS BEVIER, MARRIED MARIA ELTINGE
6TH GENERATION
Maria, born Sept. 21, 1807, married, died Aug. 1, 1878. Rev. Cornelius L. Van Dyck, born Jan. 5, 1804, died Sept. 13, 1866.
Blandina, born Oct. 1, 1809, unmarried, died June 21, 1889.
Catharine, born Nov. 1I, 1811, married, died March 29, 1868. Oliver G. DuBois, son of Derick DuBois.
Jane, born April 26, 1814, married, died March 29, 1883. Edgar Hasbrouck, born Feb. 25, 1814, son of I. S. Hasbrouck, died July 15, 1854.
Esther Gumaer, born July 6, 1817, died Oct. 15, 1877. G. W. Basten, son of Geo. Basten.
Magdalena DuBois, born Jan. 23, 1820, died Feb., 1897. Willet S. Northrop, died Aug., 1895.
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Louis, born Aug. 21, 1822, married, Marbletown. Catharine Van Dyck, born March 29, 1824, daughter of Lawrence C. Van Dyck, died Jan. 24, 1885.
Elizabeth, born Dec. 10, 1824, married. Peter Van Dyck.
5. JOSEPH BEVIER, MARRIED CATHARINE HASBROUCK
6TH GENERATION
Mary Ann, married. Russell Holmes, Catskill and Olive.
David, born Aug. 10, 1818, married, Olive, died Sept. II, 1866. Deborah Lockwood, born June 28, 1820, died April 2, 1887.
Catharine, unmarried, died 1840.
Eleanor, married, second wife, Russell Holmes.
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CHAPTER XXIII
THE DEYO FAMILY AT NEW PALTZ
Two New Paltz patentees, Christian and Pierre, bore the name of Deyo and were father and son. They were among the last of the twelve to set foot on the soil of the New World, where Anthony Crispell, Louis DuBois and his sons and the two LeFevre brothers had already resided for some years. In 1675 Pierre Deyo was still in the Palatinate as is shown by his certificate of good standing and church membership from the noted pastor Amyot. This precious relic which has come straight down in the Deyo family is now in the possession of Mr. A. D. Brodhead. It is in the German tongue, is in a good state of preservation and a translation is as follows :
This is to certify that Peter Doio and Agatha Nickel both in honor living in Curr Pfaltz, Mutterstadt, circuit of New- * stadt, have been united in marriage, the intent of such mar- riage 'having been announced three times from the pulpit, that they are members of the Reformed church and as far as we know the same are well behaved people. Mutterstadt, Curr Pfaltz, 21 Jan., 1675. Jacob Amyot, Pastor.
Louis DuBois was the man who discovered New Paltz and was the leader in the settlement, but Christian Deyo was called "Grandpere" or grandfather in the old documents and was, in fact, the grandfather of most of the children of the youthful settlement. Christian's son Pierre was a patentee, likewise his four sons-in-law, John and Abraham Hasbrouck, Simon Le- Fevre and Abraham DuBois. The youngest of the patentees,
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Isaac DuBois, married Maria, daughter of Jean Hasbrouck and granddaughter of Christian Deyo. Christian Deyo had grandchildren born on the other side of the Atlantic and one of his granddaughters, Esther Hasbrouck, who was born in the Palatinate, married in 1692, Peter Gumaer, one of the earliest settlers of Minisink, so already at that early date New Paltz became the cradle of the surrounding country.
Before ending his days, Christian Deyo saw his family all settled around him at New Paltz, the three unmarried daugh- ters who came with him to the new world having become the wives of Abraham Hasbrouck, Simon LeFevre and Abraham DuBois.
Christian Deyo was quite certainly an old man at the time of the settlement of New Paltz and lived only about ten years afterwards. His will, which is recorded in Book A, in the County Clerk's office at Kingston, is as follows :
In ye name of God, amen. Ye first day of February, Anno Dom., 1686-7 (the fractional form showing the date according to the Old and New Style), Christian Doyou, of ye New Paltz, in ye County of Ulster, being sick in body and of good and perfect memory, thanks be to Almighty God, and calling to remembrance the uncertain state of this transitory life and that all flesh must yield to death when it shall please God to call, I do make, constitute, ordain and declare this my last will and testament in manner following, revoking and annulling by these presents all and every testament in manner following :
I will, first, that all my just debts be paid within convenient time after my decease by my executors, as named. I give to my son Peter Doyou fifty rix dollars, that my son was indebted to me and then to share equally with all of the rest of my children of my estate and further I do give to my son's son,
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Christian Doyou, forty pieces of eight and a small gun and then I do hereby give unto my five children all ye rest of my estate of lands, housings, chattels and movable goods, to them, their heirs, executors and assigns forever, as witness my hand and seal, in Kingston, ye day and year above written and I do desire that my corpse may be buried at ye New Paltz.
Ye markof
CHRISTIAN DOYAU.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Nicator Depew, William DuMont, Jno. David, Humphrey Davenol.
It will be noticed that the will does not mention any executor, and perhaps it was owing to this singular omission that the estate was settled by the heirs as appears by a writing in French of which the following literal translation was made by Frank Hasbrouck of Poughkeepsie.
The twenty-fourth October 1687 we the undersigned have agreed that which follows, that is, that to terminate the dif- ference which we might have for the inheritance of our father me abraham assebroucg will receive thirty pieces of eight [dollars] from Mr. Bekman upon that which he owes to our father christian doyeau and me abraham dubois will receive also from said bekman twenty-eight pieces of eight and from my brother-in-law pierre doyeau fifty-five bushels of good win- ter wheat because of what comes to me of my part of the negro of our father from the said pierre doyau and me Jean assebroucg should receive from Abraham assebroucg ten bushels and from abraham dubois eleven bushels and we
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Pierre doyau Jean assebroucg and Simon le fevre will receive from said bekman the surplus of said thirty pieces of eight and of said twenty pieces of eight which are due [ word oblite- rated] the abraham assebrouc and habraham dubois the sur- plus say I which the said bekman owes to our father christian doyau we the under-named pierre doyau ian assebrouc and Simon le febvre will share it equally as also the twenty-five pieces of eight which vallerem dumont owes to our father chris- tian doyau and that which is due for the rest by the other debtors of our said father except that the said abraham asse- brouc and abraham dubois should be able to claim nothing in the said debts and it is agreed that if there are any complaints from any of those interested in the inheritance of our father because of what things have been done or what could be done each of us five heirs will pay our part of it and if the said repayments arise from the complaint of any one of us that one alone shall pay the said penalty.
pierre doyo
Marque de
Simon lefebvre
Abraham hasbrouck
Jean assebrouc
Abraham duboi
PIERRE THE PATENTEE
There is an old tradition that Pierre Deyo the Patentee, only son of Christian Deyo, died while on an expedition to find a route from New Paltz to the River, and that long afterwards a buckle of a truss that he had worn was found at the foot of a tree and that this was the only clue to his mysterious fate. This story is told by Josiah R. Elting in his genealogical record, but it is probable that the Pierre who died on the way to the
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River was Pierre, son of the Patentee of the same name. This Pierre grew to man's estate but left no children, as Josiah R. Elting says concerning the Pierre who died looking for a route to the River.
Pierre the Patentee left four sons, Abraham, born at Hur- ley in 1676; Christian baptized at Brooklyn in 1681 ; Pierre, baptized at New Paltz in 1683 and Hendricus baptized at New Paltz in 1690; also two daughters, Mary and Margaret; the first born in 1679, married Jacob Clearwater, settled at Bonte- coe and had a son, Abraham, christened at New Paltz in 1699.
The very oldest paper in the Theodore Deyo collection is a bond given by Pierre Deyo the Patentee, in 1681, and is in English as follows :
Kingestowne, 26th April, 1681.
I under written Peter dolliaw of ye New Palse doe owne to stand indebted unto mee Thomas Dellavoll ye sum of fifty two Sch. wheatte, wch I doe oblige my self to pay this next year now cominge on, whereunto I have sett my hand to be de- livered at ye water syde. Pierre doyo.
On the back of this paper is indorsed,
Kingstowne, 26th April 1681 Peter doliou of ye New Palse his obligation for 52 Sch. wheatte to be paid this winter coming on.
There is also the further indorsement.
Kingstowne 23d Jan. 168}. 1
Recd of ye sed Peter Doliaw ye contents of this bond, say recd by mee John Fontaine for my master.
Thomas Delavoll.
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lingstowne : 26 th April: 168 Sunder writer Peter Folliaw of y new. (Palse Doc nome to stand intette) with the mis momas Delavall & list of fitter we th whenthe sau werd die blige my selfe to. Is years now comingcon sie tell my hand to be-
quittance
ANCIENT DOCUMENT WITH SIGNATURE OF PIERRE DEYO, THE PATENTEE
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CHRISTIAN, SON OF PIERRE THE PATENTEE
Christian settled without doubt in the Springtown neighbor- hood, where his descendants have since lived and where his descendants James E. and Matthew Deyo now reside. In the will of his grandfather Christian is specially remembered by the bequest of a small gun. Christian was married at New Paltz in 1702 to Marytje DeGraff (in French LeConte). It is somewhat singular that the marriage is recorded on the church books both at New Paltz and Kingston. On the New Paltz church book the quaint record is as follows: "Christian Doyo and Mary LeConte were married in this town of Paltz (Pals, sometimes also called Le Palle)."
Christian's name appears in the list of taxpayers in 1712, in the list of soldiers in Capt. Hoffman's company in 1716, in the list of those who built the first stone church in 1720, in the list of freeholders in 1728 and in the list of slaveholders in 1755. His name appears as deacon in the church at New Paltz in 1733 and in 1765 as an elder.
Christian left only two sons of whom we have any record, Moses and Jacobus; also a daughter Mary, who in 1731 mar- ried Jeems Ackmoidi, a Scotchman and ancestor of the Auch- moody family.
Christian's son Jacobus moved to Kingston and we shall give his history hereafter. Moses who was born in 1706 married in 1728 Clarissa Stokhard and lived in a frame house, torn down about 1820 about a mile north of Springtown. Moses' name appears in the list of New Paltz soldiers in 1738. He and his wife Clarissa Stokhard joined the church at New Paltz in 1752. In the tax list of 1765 we find the names of Moses and his sons, Christian, Jr., and Johannis, Jr., all residing in the Springtown neighborhood. (On the same list we find the names of Johannis and Christopher Deyo, sons of Hendricus
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and cousins of Moses, as residing in the same locality.) Chris- tian, Jr., who was born in 1732, married Elidia Terwilliger in 1762. We have no account of his brother Johannis. The sons of Christian, Jr., and Elidia Terwilliger were Josiah, born in 1763; Jonathan (in Dutch Yoane), born in 1766; Moses, born in 1768, and Matthew, born in 1777. Jonathan and Matthew married and resided in the neighborhood. We have no account of Moses, and none of Josiah except that he mar- ried Catharine Blanshan and had a daughter Maria, who mar- ried Martinas Freer and moved with him to western New York. Romeo H. Freer, attorney general of the State of + West Virginia, is their grandson.
Jonathan married Catharine Ean of Bontecoe, a sister of Peter Ean. From Jonathan the homestead descended to his son Christian, who occupied it during his life and was the last to bear the honored name of the eldest of the New Paltz Patentees.
From Christian the farm descended to his sons, James E. and Matthew, who now till the land that has been in the family so many generations.
Years ago the house burned and the family papers were lost. It is, therefore, not possible to give as full a history of the family as could otherwise be done.
JACOBUS DEYO
We will now go back to Jacobus, son of Christian and brother of Moses, who left his home at Springtown and went to Kingston. In 1724 he married, at Kingston, Janitje Freer. Both are set down at that time as residing at New Paltz. They had several daughters and one son Jacobus, born in 1732; also a son Peter. Jacobus' name does not appear on the records at New Paltz, but in 1738 it is found in the list of foot soldiers
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of Kingston, from which it is evident that he moved to that place. Afterwards he or his widow moved to Dutchess county and in the Poughkeepsie church records appears the following entry : "Janitje Freer, widow of Jacobus DeJoo, born at New Paltz, married April 22, 1754, to Richard Gryn, born at Os- wego." The son Jacobus was 22 years old when his mother married again. Jacobus the younger is thought to have resided at Nine Partners, Dutchess county. His son William, who was born about 1775, lived at Ghent, Columbia county and so did William's son Richard. Jacobus has a number of de- scendants at Saratoga Springs, Binghamton and elsewhere; among others, Hon. Israel T. Deyo, of Binghamton; Prof. M. L. Deyo, of Albany, and Mr. E. J. Taylor, of Saratoga Springs.
ABRAHAM DEYO, SON OF PIERRE THE PATENTEE
Abraham, the eldest son of Pierre the Patentee, was born at Hurley, October 16, 1676, as shown by a slip from an old family record in French, in an old Dutch Bible in the posses- sion of Mr. Abm. Deyo of this village. Abraham married Elsie Clearwater in 1702 and occupied the homestead in this village. He died in 1725, leaving one son, Abraham (2) and two daugh- ters, Marytje and Wyntje. Marytje married Isaac Freer and Wyntje married Daniel Hasbrouck. Abraham (2) being the only son, kept the homestead in this village. It is uncertain whether it was he or his father who built the stone house which is still standing and which has come down from one Abraham to another almost to the present time, though remodeled a generation ago and altogether transformed in 1894 by its present owner and occupant, Mr. Abm. Deyo Brodhead.
The name of Abraham Deyo (2) appears in an agreement with twenty-seven other owners of land, authorizing the Duzine to fix title to lands. In another paper in the Patentees' trunk
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THE OLD DEYO HOUSE IN THIS VILLAGE
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HISTORY OF NEW PALTZ
appears the statement that at the time of signing the agreement Abraham was under age but acknowledged the signature as his voluntary act. Abraham married Elizabeth DuBois, daugh- ter of Isaac, the Patentee. In a tax list of 1765 we find his name as one of the largest property owners in the precinct. He left a family of five sons-Abraham, Daniel, Simeon, Jona- than and Philip ; also one daughter, Mary, who married Na- thaniel LeFevre of Kettleborough. Four of Abraham's sons married LeFevres. All five of the brothers have descendants living in Ulster county. It is related by the old people that Abraham was a weakly man and that his wife, Elizabeth, who is called in Dutch Batche, was a woman of masculine strength and spirit and for this reason was called "Captain Batche."
It is stated that on one occasion one of their slaves, having been guilty of impudence, she struck him a blow which broke his arm, and there being no doctor in the place she sent him to Kingston to have his arm set. Another instance of Captain Batche's spirit and physical endurance is the fact that she stood in the mow and pitched hay the day before her son Daniel was born. From 1751 to 1766 Abraham represented the family name of Pierre Deyo in the deliberations of the Duzine. It appears that Abraham owned a tract of land on the south side of the Paltz patent all the way from the top of the mountain to the Hudson river. The houses of three of his sons, Philip, Jonathan and Simeon, were built on this tract, Jonathan taking land on the west side of the Wallkill, Philip living on the Paltz Plains and Simeon locating a short distance south of Highland. Jonathan's son Daniel afterwards located on this tract likewise, his house being located on South street in the present town of Lloyd.
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