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JOHN De VOE
Originally published in 1900 |
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JOHN De VOE.-The de Voes of New Jersey are of French lineage.
Nicholas de Voe, of Rochelle, France, went to Mannheim in Germany in
1645, with his parents and brother Frederick. From thence in 1675 Nieholas
emigrated to America and stopped for a while at New Harlem, where
he married Mary See. In 1680 he removed to Bergen, N. J., and thence in
1687 to Hackensack, where he purchased lands from the Indians on the
west side of the Hackensack and settled near David des Marest. Des
Marest claimed title to de Voe's lands, and the latter bought elsewhere.
About 1681, his first wife having died, he married (2), in 1682, Margaret
Fonda, widow of Jaeck Batton. He died about 1715 and his widow married
Henry Karnnega, of Long Island. His children of the second generation
were Abraham, Hester (married, in 1698, Henry Brower), Susanna (born
at Jersey City, October 11, 1680, married (1), in 1696, Thomas Bricker and
(2), in 1695, James Everse Van Gelder), and Mary (married, in 1710, Jacob
Buys, of Jersey City). There must have been other sons. In 1676 Frederick, brother of Nicholas, came over from Mannheim and located at New Harlem, where he settled and resided until his death in 1743. The inventory of his property after his death indicates that he was a man of considerable wealth. His first marriage occurred in 1673, but his first wife died a year or two later, and he married (2), June 24, 1677, Hester Tourneur, daughter of Daniel Tourneur, of Harlem. John de Voe, the subject of this sketch, is descended in the seventh generation from Frederick or Nicholas, the emigrants. He is the son of James de Voe and Alletta Van Bussum and was born in Saddle River Township, Bergen County, November 6, 1821. He received his education in the schools of his native county, and at the age of thirteen went to work on his father's farm, where he remained three years. He then learned the carriage-making trade, receiving twenty-five dollars a year and his board for five years. This apprenticeship was both practical and valuable. He followed the trade for forty years in New York City and Newark, N. J., and afterward settled in Rivervale, Bergen County, where he has since been engaged in farming. He is a member of the Baptist Church, but for some time has attended the Reformed Church, and in every capacity has gained the confidence and respect of his fellowmen. He married Susan A. Haring.
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