Abraham De Vouw

Abraham De Vouw also appeared on records as "Abraham de Vouw." He was born on 11 June 1668 in Mannheim, Germany.¹ He was the son of Nicolas de Vaux and Marie Sy. Abraham De Vouw was baptized on 14 June 1668 at the French Church, Mannheim, Germany; a translation of the church record reads Nicholas de Vaux, and Marie Sy habitant of this city have had Baptized their son Abraham the 14th June born the 11th ditto 1668, and has had for Godfather Philippe Mané, young man and for godmother Marie Petillon young woman.^1,2

Abraham De Vouw presumably immigrated with his parents in 1674 to New York State.

Abraham De Vouw married Mynno Jurckse about 1688.³ The Thomas De Voe genealogy states, probably mistakenly, that the woman Abraham married in 1688 was instead a Mynno de Maree.⁴ Abraham joined the "First Reformed Dutch Church" in Hackensack, the records of which show the name of Abraham De Vouw, registered in 1694.^4,5,6 Abraham De Vouw and Mynno Jurckse settled about 1703 just north of Sheldon Brook, Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York; in later years his farm was occupied by William Hunt.⁷ Thomas De Voe, and Riker, say it was about the year 1705 that Abraham moved to Tarrytown, where his mother's family had gone.^4,5 Abraham De Vouw was a member of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow in 1716; he was elected a deacon, 1708-1710, and an elder, 1724-1726.^4,8 According to the Thos. De Voe genealogy, an old book of records shows that on the 16th August, 1710, "At a meeting of the Consistory, Abraham de Vouw was honourably discharged from his official service as Deacon, after serving two years; his accounts were approved, and were as follows: Paid from receipts to Dominie Bartholf, 29-10 (perhaps Guilders); paid for Communion bread, 10; whole amount, 39-10."⁴