Jan Lefevre (bef. 1746 - aft. 1810)

Born before 30 Apr 1746 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Eegje (Swart) Lefever — married 31 Jan 1782 in Kingston, Ulster Co., New York

Descendants

Died after 1810 after age 63 in Marcellus, Onondaga, New York

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Biography

John Lefevre is the descendant of a New Netherland settler.

John Lefevre is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Jan (aka John) Lefevre was baptized in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York 30 April 1746, to parents Nathaniel Lefevre and Marietje Lefevre, witnessed by Abraham Lefevre and Maria Bevier.^[1] His parents were first cousins--their fathers were brothers and their mothers were sisters^[2].

Jan's parents:

Nathaniel s/o Jean Lefever and Catherine Blanjean

Marietje d/o Andries Lefever and Cornelia Blanjean

Private, 2nd New Paltz Company, Revolutionary Period. A signer, along with his brothers, of the 1775 anti-British "Articles of Association."^[3]

2nd husband of Eegje Swart Lefever, widow of his cousin Samuel Lefever, s/o of Capt. Matthew Lefever, his mother's brother. ^[1]

Not much is known about Jan and his family: The couple reportedly moved to Owasco NY sometime following their marriage.^[3]

They had at least nine children, two who were baptized in Kingston, Ulster, New York at the Dutch Reformed Church, Adam and Marie (see wife's profile for more information re: children/residences).

1790: censused in Hurley, Ulster County^[4].

1810: censused in Marcellus, Onondaga County^[5].

Died: after 1810. Although no death record has been located, some believe Jan (John) may have died abt. 1813, possibly on the family farm. ^[6]
No burial site or headstone for Jan has yet been discovered.

Research Notes

Identity: Jan is at times confused with his cousin of the same name and birth year. Their fathers were brothers. Both were born just south of Rosendale, on the plains, Jan of this profile in Shawangunk and his cousin Jan in New Paltz.

Residence: While commonly mentioned as Owasco, last known residence was in Marcellus per 1810 census.

Death: Several online trees list death years anywhere from 1812-1817 with no sources.

Name Variations: Lefever, Lefevre Le Fever, Le Fevre. His son, Teunis' tombstone, and those of Teunis' children have last name Le Fever. Find A Grave: Memorial #82225065

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York
2. ↑ The New Paltz Le Fevres. Simon Le Fevre and Elizabeth Deyo married 1660 and their descendants. Donald L. Wright, compiler. New York: LeFevre Family Assoc., n.d.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Le Fevre, Ralph. History of New Paltz, New York and its old families (from 1678 to 1820) : including the Huguenot pioneers and others who settled New Paltz previous to the revolution : with an appendix bringing down the history of certain families and some other matter to 1850. NY: Fort Orange Press, 1909. Internet Archive, n.d. archive.org.p419-420
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK5-7GK : accessed 12 May 2019), John Le Fever, Hurley, Ulster, New York, United States; citing p. 181, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 568,146.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Z-34R : accessed 10 May 2019), Jno Lefevre, Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing p. 53, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 34; FHL microfilm 181,388.
6. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M7XH-8LY : accessed 7 May 2019), entry for John LEFEVRE (1TKW-G89); record merged from multiple submissions.

See also:

Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, and often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660. Roswell Randall Hoes, translator. NY: De Vinne Press, 1891. Internet Archive, nd. archive.org. Booklink. See also:p283 #5853; marriage p644 #1706

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Shirley LaFever for creating this profile
• Kc edited, merged duplicate profiles on 07 May 2019;