Pierre Le Faucheur (bef. 1682 - aft. 1751)

Born before 30 Apr 1682 in London, England

Husband of Abigail DePew — married 1704 in Dutch Church, Philipsburg Manor, Westchester, New York

Descendants

Died after 13 Apr 1751 after age 68 in Philipsburg, Westchester, Province of New York

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Biography

Pierre Le Faucheur was born to Jean Le Faucheur and Judic Enrion and christened on 30, April 1682 at the French Huguenot Church on Threadneedle Street, London, England.^[1][2] The family was likely part of the French Huguenot community which served as a safe haven for french speaking protestants fleeing persecution.^[3]

The family was of the French Reformed Protestant faith, otherwise known as Huguenots. The original French surname for this family was "Le Faucheur" (i.e.,"The Reaper" or "The Mower" as in harvesting wheat) and it is still found in France: primarily in the Cotes du Nord departement of northern Brittany, France. ^[4] The family settled on the Phillipse Manor (aka Phillipsburg Manor) near Yonkers, Westchester County, New York.^[5]

Pierre, his mother and his older brother, Jean LeFaucheur, emigrated to the now-English colony of New York around 1694/95. ^[6]

He died after 13 April 1751, presumably at his home in Philipse Manor (Philipsburg Manor), Sleepy Hollow, Pleasant Township, Westchester, New York.

Marriage & Children

He married Abigail DePew in 1704 in the Sleepy Hollow Dutch Reformed Church, Philipsburg Manor, Mount Pleasant Township, Westchester, New York: 1704 - Pieter Fouseur, j. m., and Abigail, j. d. of Willem de Puw. Both l. on the Mannor of Phillipse.^[7]

The couple had the following children:

1. Jan Fousy (1706-1783) ^[8]
2. Pieter Fousy (1708-)^[9]
3. Elisabeth Fosuur (abt. 1710-bef. 29 Apr 1738), m. Haramanus Gardenier^[10]
4. Judith Fouseur (1713-)^[11]
5. Eva Forsieur (abt. 1714-bef Dec .1775) m. Isaac See or Sie^[12]
6. Sara Cousje or Fosuur (1717-1769) m. John Enters^[13][14]
7. Willem Fuzurs (1721-1784)^[15]
8. Susanna Foseur (1726-1806) m. Joannis Jurkse or Yurks^[16]

Pierre/Peter joined the Sleepy Hollow Reformed Church 2 Apr 1726. Member #173, Peter Foesiur. ^[17][18]

Alternate Names

David Cole, 1822-1903, who researched this family and several others for his 1876 book about the Cole Family, had this to say:

"The original name we think was 'Forsieur.' On the Reformed Church records it is most frequently written 'Forseur.' Other orthographies, which abound, as Fosjeur, Forsheur, Faseur, Fashaw, etc., are blunders of copyists. These are found in almost endless variety. Some of them so disguise the name that none but those familiar with the family connections could possibly detect it. The numerous descendants now write it Vorseur, Forseur, Forshee, Forshay, etc. One, a physician residing in Philadelphia, Pa., writes his name William W. Fouche. But the original, we think, was 'Forsieur.' In pronunciation, it followed the analogy of the familiar French term of address—'Monsieur.' The proverbial difticulty of this combination of letters to one not born to the French is sufficient to account for all the corruptions in spelling and pronunciation which, among a Holland people, grew in back centuries upon the word 'Forsieur.'

Theodore Melvin Banta 1834-1910, author of The Banta Genealogy notes:

:"Magdalena Banta married Jonathan Forseur, who was born January 15, 1733. She died 1776-7, and was buried in the old churchyard at Kakiat, Rockland County, N.Y. The names of their descendants are variously spent Forshay, Foshay, etc."

names

• 1682 Pierre Fauchrues - name variation at christening
• 1682 Pierre Le Faucheurs - name variation at christening
• 1704 Pieter Fouseur - name at marriage
• 1706 Pieter Fousy - name at baptism of son Jan
• 1708 Pieter Fousy - name at baptism of son Pieter (his brother Jan Fousy was a baptismal witness)
• 1721Pieter Fuzurs - name at baptism of son Willem
• 1731 Pieter Fouseur - name at baptism of daughter Judith
• 1726 Peter Foesiur - name variation at joining Sleepy Hollow Church
• 1739 Pieter Cousje - name at baptism of daughter Eva
• Foshay
• Forshay

Sources

1. ↑ Christening of Pierre Lefaucheurs, Father: Jean Lefaucheurs, Mother: Judic Enrion, 30 Apr 1682, Threadneedle Street French Huguenot, London, London, England, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", , FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5LK-P2F, Pierre Lefaucheurs, 1682.
2. ↑ Christening of Pierre Fauchrues, 30 Apr 1682, Spitalfields, London, Father: Jean Fauchrues, Mother: Judith Fauchrues, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWG5-B52, citing p. 186, Spitalfields, London, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
3. ↑ The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland, https://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/blog/the-french-protestant-church-of-london-soho-square
4. ↑ Jean Le Faucheur, m. Judith and died 1694. Religion: French Huguenot Church Du Saint Esprit, New York City. Children: Jean Le Faucheur (Foshay) b. ca 1674 and m. Eva Franse and Pierre Le Faucheur (Foshay) b.1683 and m. Abigail DePew, Early New Netherlands Settlers, Robert Clarke, https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rclarke/genealogy/page1/lefauche.htm
5. ↑ Phillipsburg Manor Article on Wikipedia
6. ↑ per "Foshay Family of Philipse Manor", Westchester, New York. Genealogical and Biographical Record, v.188, n.3 (July 1987), pp.158-159. Arrived in NY circa 1695.
7. ↑ Sleepy Hollow Dutch Church Marriage Register 1704
8. ↑ 'First Record Book of the "Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow", Organized in 1697 and Now the First Reformed Church of Tarrytown, N.Y'., Yonkers, N. Y., 1901, p. 30, 25 Mar 1706, christening of Jan Fousy son of Pieter Fousy and Abigail, witnesses: Joseph and Margriet Escot, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu54304792&view=1up&seq=58
9. ↑ Dutch Reformed Church Records from New York and New Jersey. Holland Society of New York, New York, New York, Ancestry.com. "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States", 1639-1989 First Reform Church of Tarrytown, p, 32, Pieter Fousy 1706 birth
10. ↑ 1732 Jan 08 Haramanus Gardenier, widower of Maritie Storm, and Eliezabeth Fosuur, j.d. Both b. and l. in Phillips Burgh. David Cole. First Record Book of the "Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow", Organized in 1697 and Now the First Reformed Church of Tarrytown, N.Y. : An Original Translation of Its Brief Historical Matter, and a Copy, Faithful to the Letter, of Every Personal and Local Name, of Its Four Registers of Members, Consistorymen, Baptisms, and Marriages, from Its Organization to 1791. Yonkers, NY: Yonkers Historical and Library Association, 1901, p. 160, entry 99, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu54304792&view=1up&seq=64
11. ↑ First Record Book of the "Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow"...An original translation...by Rev. David Cole. Yonkers Historical and Library Association, 1901. p. 36, Register of Baptisms: March 24, 1713. 259. Pieter Fouseur, Abigail his wife: Judith; https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu54304792&view=1up&seq=64
12. ↑ Oct. 5, 1734, Isaac Zie, young man, and Eva Forseur, young daughter, both b. and live in Phillips Burgh, First Record Book of the "Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow", Organized in 1697 and Now the First Reformed Church of Tarrytown, N.Y. : An Original Translation of Its Brief Historical Matter, and a Copy, Faithful to the Letter, of Every Personal and Local Name, of Its Four Registers of Members, Consistorymen, Baptisms, and Marriages, from Its Organization to 1791. Yonkers, NY: Yonkers Historical and Library Association, 1901, p. 161, entry 118, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu54304792&view=1up&seq=189
13. ↑ Baptism of Sara Cousje, Father: Pieter Cousje, Mother: Abigael De Pue, 23 Oct 1717, Reformed Dutch Church, New York, New York, New York, United States, "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HB-9RR , Sara Cousje, 1717.
14. ↑ Cole, page 162, #140: Mar 15 1745/6 -- Johannes Jurckse j. m. b. at Haverstroo and l. in Philfsburgh and Susanna Foseur j. d. b. in Philfsburgh, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu54304792&view=1up&seq=190
15. ↑ First Record Book of the "Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow"...An original translation...by Rev. David Cole. Yonkers Historical and Library Association, 1901. p.44, The Register of Baptisms, April 18, 1721. 417. Pieter Fuzurs, Ebbegel his wife: Willem,https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu54304792&view=1up&seq=72
16. ↑ Cole, page 165, #193: Mar 15 1745/6 -- Johannes Jurckse j. m. b. at Haverstroo and l. in Philfsburgh and Susanna Foseur j. d. b. in Philfsburgh, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu54304792&view=1up&seq=193
17. ↑ Old Dutch Church Member record, Peter Foesiur
18. ↑ Church membership date 2 April, 1726, Peter Foesiur, "First record book of the "Old Dutch church of Sleepy Hollow," orgainized in 1697 and now the First Reformed church of Tarrytown, N.Y. ... by Rev. David Cole ..., p. 12, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cu54304792&view=1up&seq=38
19. ↑ Isaac Kool (Cool or Cole) and Catherine Severn : married Oct. 15, 1764, at Tappan, Rockland (then part of Orange) Co., N.Y. ; their descendants complete to May 1, 1876 ; also their American ancestors from the settlement of New York City, by Cole, David, 1822-1903, Published 1876, p. 86, Isaac Kool book link
20. ↑ A Frisian family, the Banta genealogy : descendants of Epke Jacobse, who came from Friesland, Netherlands, to New Amsterdam, February, 1659 by Banta, Theodore Melvin, 1834-1910, Published 1893, New York, p. 47, Banta book link

• Glenna See Hill, “The Foshay family of Philipse Manor,” New York Gen. Biog. Reg., 118 (1987): 76-81, 156-161, 222-228.
• Additional info. from Pane-Joyce Genealogy.
• Lefauche on Early New Netherlands Settlers Freepages RootsWeb

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Foshay-22 was created through the import of bhamilt.ged on Jul 10, 2011 by Bruce Hamilton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bruce and others.
• WikiTree profile ?? was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010.
• WikiTree profile Forshay-13 was created through the import of RYER.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Lawrence Schliessmann. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lawrence and others.