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Nicholas Deveaux (b. 1620, d. date unknown)

Nicholas Deveaux¹⁰ was born 1620 in Festubert, Artois, France¹⁰, and died date unknown in Manheim, Germany¹⁰. He married Susann Francois on 1640 in France¹⁰.

Notes for Nicholas Deveaux:
[Devore2.FTW]

Nicholas And his wife stayed in Germany Hoping to have their lands restored.While their Children were escaping to England and migrating to the US with David Demarest Sr., being French Huguenot, had the ambition to from a French Colony and they were able to purchase about 2000 acres of land 2miles wide and six miles long.lying between the Hachensack and the Hudson River, called the French Patent. The land was granted with the understanding that David Demarest was to settle 45 families on the site. He failed to secure this nuber, but he brought with him several groups, including the Children of Nicholas De Vaux and Susann Francois.Children of NICHOLAS DEVEAUX and SUSANNE FRANCOIS are:
i. NICHOLAS2 DEVEAUX, b. 1642, Festubert,Artois,Pas-de-calais,FRA; d. 1711, Hackensack,Bergen,NJ; m. (1) MARIE SEE, July 10, 1667, French Church of Mannheim,Germany; b. Abt. 1640, Mannheim,GER; d. Bef. 1706, Hackensack,Bergen,NJ; m. (2) MARGARET JANS, 1706, Westchester,NY.
Notes for NICHOLAS DEVEAUX: From excerpts of Betty Mann's book "Devore/DeVore Families" :
1. Genealogy of the DeVeaux Family (1885) (Thomas F. DeVoe)
2. New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 110 pg. 101
3.LDS Microfiche-1984 NY
4.LDS Microfiche-1984 NJ

NICHOLAS DE VEAUX, hiswife, Marie, their oldest child, Abraham, ans C1. DANIEL DE VEAUX/DE VOE/ DEVOOR, his younger brother, "came in the company with several other French refugeefamilies, many of whom had, at an earlier period, fled to Manheim, Germany. When this place (Manheim) was invaded by Louis XVI, the family of NICHOLAS and others escaped to England. In 1674, they accompanied Sir Edmund Andros, the second Governor of New York, across the ocean.

" In 1675, NICHOLAS was found in the 'Night Watch', in Ha(a)rlem, having been called upon by the govenor to assist in protecting the inhabitants against the attack from Indians. Two years after, he was again enrolled by the Governor to assist in cutting 5,000 trees to erect a 'Palisade Wall' on the line of the present 'Wall Street' (New York), to guard against an expected attack of the Indians. This fact gave this prominent business street its name.

"NICHOLAS had previously obtained some land at Ha(a)rlem, as he was taxed for property therein 1677. He remained here but for a few years, when he removed to New Jersey, where he and his wife joined the churchat Bergen in 1679. It appeared afterwards, that several of his wife's relatives had moved to Hackensack, which induced him to change his residence to that place. Here they erected 'The French Church', near where still remains 'The Old French Burying-ground', in which he and his first wife were buried.

" When NICHOLAS arrived in Ha(a)rlem, he found that A1. DAVID DU FOUR/DEVOOR, was already there. The surnames of each being so much alike, they probably came to the conclusion that they were kinsmen. This no doubt led to DAVID DU FOUR changing the letter 'F' in his name to 'V', and afterwards his generations altered it to DeVoor/DeVore and DeVoe".

[note : NICHOLAS' descendants used DeVaux and DeVoe]
[ NICHOLAS : born at Picardy on Walloon soil in France, a native of Festuber, country of Artois]
NICHOLAS DEVEAUX:Burial: Hackensack,Bergen,NJCemetery: Old French Burying-ground

More About MARIE SEE: Burial: Hackensack,Bergen,NJ Old French Burying-ground
Marriage Notes for NICHOLAS DEVEAUX and MARIE:Marriedin the Palatinate, Mannheim,Germany
Posted by: Peter McManus Date: January 27, 2001 at 14:51:28
In Reply to: De Veaux of Annis and Mannheim by Jillaine Smith of 346
Check out article in NYG&B Record: Jan. 1997, p49-54 on the origins of this family and church records from Mannhein. Came to Mannheim from Festubert in the department of Pas-de-Calais.
1.Nicolas Devaux born ca 1620, married(1) Susanne François, married (2) 25 Apr 1677, in Mannheim, Germany, Susanne Planq. Children, order uncertain, probably all by Susanne François:
+2.i Frederick Devaux born ca 1648.
3.ii Nicolas Devaux.
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More About Nicholas Deveaux and Susann Francois:
Marriage: 1640, France.¹⁰

Children of Nicholas Deveaux and Susann Francois are:

+Daniel Deveaux, b. Abt. 1655, Picardy, Walloon Soil, France¹⁰, d. 1729, Hunterdon Co, N.J.¹⁰.