Jonathan Devereaux 3rd (1755 - abt. 1803)

Born 28 Aug 1755 in Goshen, Litchfield Co., Connecticut

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Died about 1803 at about age 47 in Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Born: Jonathan was born on August 28, 1755 in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut.^{[1] [2]}

Married: Jonathan married Lydia Williams about 1780.^[2]

Private Jonathan Devereaux 3rd served with 4th Regiment, Albany County Militia, New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Jonathan Devereaux 3rd is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A032158.

Military Service: Jonathan served as a Private in the Revolutionary War. He was a member of Captain Townsend's company (Tourrandz Company) and Colonel Kilian Van Rensselaer's Fourth Regiment (Schemerhorn's Company), NY State Militia. ^{[2][3][4][5] [6]}

Leases: In the History of Rensselaer Co., New York it is alleged that in the year 1795 Stephen Van Rensselaer executed a Deed conveying lands in Nassau to Jonathan Devereaux.^[7] The Deed does not appear in the Rensselaer or Albany County Deed Books, but other records show a "[l]ease of farm in Stephentown, 21 3/10 acres. April 7, 1795" ^[8] The same records show as "[l]ease of farm in Rensselaerwyck, 70 acres. September 7, 1790." and "[l]ease of farm in Rensselaerwyck, 33 8/10 acres. December 29, 1791. Exchanged for new lease with 16 additional acres."^[8]

Died: Jonathan died about 1803 in North Nassau, Rensselaer Co., New York.^[9] The DAR has the death information as before May 15, 1804, in Schodack, Renseelaer, New York.^[5]

Purported Last Will and Testament: Herrick and Haight assert in their book A Genealogy of the Family Devereaux of the Line of Jonathan Devereaux, Born in Wethersfield, Conn. November 7, 1716 that Jonathan Devereaux executed his Last Will and Testament on September 29, 1802, leaving to his wife Lydia, among other things, 'my lame mare, with a good new saddle and bridle'. The Will reportedly includes legacies to all ten of Jonathan's children except Hosea who may have received his share before Jonathan's death.^[2] An independent record of the Will has not been located.

1827 Deed In Rensselaer County Arising from Jonathan Devereaux' Estate:

By Instrument dated April 17, 1827, Seymour Devereaux; Elijah Devereaux; and Epaphroditus Devereaux and his wife Mitty, assigned several leases from Stephen Van Rensselaer to "our father Jonathan Devereaux, Junior", including a September 7, 1790 lease of 20 ac; a February 17, 1794 lease of 60 acres, and any other leases or rights "our father Jonathan Devereaux, died seized or possessed", whether real of personal, to Stephen Devereaux of Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, subject to a one-third interest in land owned and occupied by "our mother Lydia Devereaux ."^[10]

Research Notes

Herrick and Haight write: "The year before he died, Jonathan purchased land in Oswego County, N. Y., for his sons Erastus and John, who soon removed thither as did their sister Lydia, wife of John Clemons. Other children remained for some years longer in Nassau. Gradually Stephen and Hosea bought out the shares of their brothers and sister. There is an old survey map still in existence showing the property in this period before 1820. One half is marked off to Stephen and one half to Hosea. Finally Stephen too sold to Hosea who then remained in sole possession."^[2]

1790 US Census:^[11]

Name: Jonathan Deverix

Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Stephen Town, Albany, New York

Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1

Free White Persons - Females: 1

Number of Household Members: 2

1800 US Census:^[12]

Name: Jonathan Deverix

Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Schodack. Rensselaer, New York

Males under 10: 3

Males 10-16: 1

Males over 45: 1

Females 10-16: 1

Females over 45: 1

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Goshen Vital Records p. 21 Available on Ancestry here
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Herrick, C.A., Haight, C.F, A Genealogy of the Family Devereaux of the Line of Jonathan Devereaux, Born in Wethersfield, Conn. November 7, 1716, Edited and Published by Charles F. Haight, Lansing, Michigan (July 1929), pp 10-12. Available on Archive.org here
3. ↑ NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921 p. 107 Available on Ancestry here
4. ↑ U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, Willett´s Regiment of Levies, New York 1781-1783 (Folder 173) Available on Ancestry here
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} DAR Ancestor #A032158 DAR Ancestor Search available here
6. ↑ Roster list of Colonel Kilian Van Rensselaer's Regt, Vanion, New York.Available here
7. ↑ Sylvester, S.B. History of Rensselaer Co., New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, p. 421 [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/579994-history-of-rensselaer-co-new-york-with-illustrations-and-biographical-sketches-of-its-prominent-men-and-pioneers?viewer=1&offset=0#page=1&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=history Available here
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Rensselaerwyck Manor Papers, Index to Leases Available here
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #202351402
10. ↑ New York, Rensselaer, Deed Book 20, p. 36 Available here
11. ↑ United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKP-VH1 : accessed 13 September 2021), Jonathan Deverix, Stephen Town, Albany, New York
12. ↑ 1800 US Federal Census, Town of SchodackAvailable here