Andries (LeFevre) Lefever (bef. 1679 - bef. 1743)

Born before 1679 in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Cornelia (Blan Jean) Lefever — married 1706 in New Paltz, Ulster, New York

Descendants

Died before 6 Sep 1743 at about age 64 in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York

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Biography

As of the publication of Ralph LeFevre's book in 1903, there were no baptism records found of Andre, but his brother Abraham was baptized in 1679 at Kingston, and brother Isaac was baptized in New Paltz on October 28, 1683. Andre is first mentioned as joining the church in New Paltz in 1700. (410, Le Fevre). LeFevre also says that there isn't a marriage record in either Kingston nor New Paltz for Andre and Cornelia (415, Le Fevre).

Andries (LeFevre) Lefever was a son of a Huguenot emigrant (1540-1790).

While no baptism record has yet surfaced for Andries, he is noted as joining the Dutch Reformed Church in New Paltz 19 June 1700. The recorded transcript states "Andre Le Feve and Sammuel Baivyer were received at the Lord's table in the Paltz, by Mr. Bonrepos, Minister of the Word of God."^[1]

As already noted, vital records for Andries' early life are scarce. This has lead past researchers to shape Andries' history around other available records. His birthplace is not known, but American researchers typically presume him to have been born in New Paltz, although this is unverified. His brother Abram's 1679 birthdate is often ascribed to Andries, resulting in an incorrect genealogy record; however, since Andries had to be of age to join the church on his own behalf, it is more likely he was born prior to his brothers whose births were as follows:

• His brother, Abram, was baptized at Kingston Reformed Church 11 May 1679 to Simon Le Febure, Lysbeth Deojou: witnesses, Abram Haesbroeck, Anna Doejou.^[2]
• His brother, Isaac, was baptized 21 Oct 1683 in New Paltz to Lymon Lefebvre and Lysbet Doieie: witnesses, Isaac Duboys, Maria Hasbrouck.^[1]
• His brother, Jan, was baptized 28 Oct 1685 in New Paltz to Symon Lefebvre and Lysbet Doioie: witnesses, Pierre Doioie and Marie Doioie.^[1]

Andries married Cornelia Blanjean^[3] (Note of interest: Samuel Bevier, with whom Andries joined the New Paltz church in 1700, married Cornelia's sister, Magdelena. Their children, Matthew(s/o Andries) and Margriet(d/o Samuel) would marry and establish the Bloomingdale line of Le Fever's.)

Children's Baptisms: Kingston Reformed Church^[4][2]

• 11 Sept 1709; Simon, to Andries Le Fevere, Cornelia Blansian; witnesses Isaac La Fevere, Magdalena Blansan
• 10 Nov 1710; Mattheus, to Andries Le Fever, Cornelia Blansjan; witnesses Matthys Blansjan & wife Antje
• 28 Sep 1712; Elisabeth, to Andries Le-Feber, Cornelia Blans-Jan; witnesses Jan Le-Feber, Marytjen Le Feber, Elisabet Blans-Jan
• 13 Mar 1715; Margrietjen, to Anderies Le-Feber, Cornelia Blansjan; witnesses Pieter Kanteyn, Elisabeth Blansjan
• 03 Feb 1717; Zara, to Anderies Lefeber, Cornelia Blans-Jan; witnesses Mathys Blans-Jan jr, Zara Rutsz
• 01 Mar 1719; Marytjen, to Anderies LeFeber, Cornelia Blansjan; witnesses, Daniel du Bois, Marytjen LeFeber
• 02 Apr 1721; Catrina, to Andries leFeber, Cornelia Blansjan; witnesses, Jan le-Feber, Catrina Blansjan
• 11 Oct 1724; Magdalena, to Andries le Feber, Cornelia Blansjan; witnesses Daniel Haasbroek, Maria du Bois
• 23 Jun 1728; Rachel, to Andries le-Feeber, Cornela Blans-Jan; witnesses Joel du Bois, Catrina du Bois

Household

Andries raised his family on the original Lefevre patent, his childhood home in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, which he inherited following the deaths of his father and uncle. The combined patentee lands were divided between Simon's children as the only heirs.^[1]

On 20 May 1892, a New Paltz newspaper published a family memorandum authored by Peter Lefever, dated 1830: it concerned patentee land inherited by Simon Lefevre's children, including Andries, in 1703. In a dispute, Peter Cantain, maternal half brother of Andries, believed he should have been granted a division of the Lefevre tract along with his half-siblings, due to the fact that their maternal grandfather, Christian Deyo, patentee, had bequeathed their mother, Elisabeth Deyo, one-fifth of the Deyo patent years earlier. From this dispute arose a resolution which resulted in the 1728 formation of New Paltz's "Duzine" or Twelve Men governance system to protect heirs' rights of patentee descendants to original patentee lands. ^[5]

In 1728 Andries paid £40 in taxes.^[1]

In 1731, Andries Le Fever served as an elected Elder of the New Paltz Reformed Church.^[1]

Will

On 19 Apr 1738, Andries Lefever wrote his will, in which he left his primary estate and investment income to his "Dearly beloved" wife, Cornelae, dividing additional properties between their two sons and seven daughters. Children named in this will are eldest son Simon, Mattys, Elezebet (w/o Joneton Dubois), Sary, Mary, Catrine, Magdelen, Rachel and Margrete. The properties included horses, three bibles (2 French, 1 Dutch), pistols and holsters, farming utensils, sleighs, cows, hogs, orchards, tenements, clothing, money and several "negroe" slaves.

Slaves

Slaves listed in his will are:^[6]

• Charles*, "my negromen," to "my beloved wife."^[7]
• Judy, to daughter Elezebet, "for which she is to pay £12..."
• Suesan, "Unto my Daughter Margrete."
• Tom, along with
• Seaser, "shall be sold and the Money devided..."
• Jack and
• James, to my two sons...to be equally devided, Share and Share alike.

Death

While there is no death record for Andries, he is mentioned as deceased in the will of his son Simon, written 06 Sept 1743.^[6]

Namesake: Paternal uncle, Andre Lefevre, New Paltz patentee.

Research Notes

Surname Variations: Lefever(signed will); Le Fevere(son Simon's baptism); Le Fever(son Mattheus' baptism; 1730/1 Church Consistory Record); LeFevre(1728 New Paltz tax list); Lefeber/LeFeber/leFeber/le-Feeber(daughters baptisms); Le Feve(1700 church membership).

LNAB: French Spelling Conventions: Note that French conventions do not include mid-consonant capitalizations, so LNAB was probably never LeFevre, but more likely Le Fevre, Lefebvre, or Lefever. While his father's LNAB is reportedly Lefevre, Andries himself signed his will Lefever.

Andries' brother Jan (aka Jean/John) married Cornelia's sister Catheryne.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Records of the Reformed Dutch church of New Paltz, N.Y., containing an account of the organization of the church and the registers of consistories, members, marriages, and baptisms. New Paltz, NY: Reformed Dutch Church, 1896. archive.org. bros baptisms,p61[1]; 1700 Joined Church, 1730/1 Elder, p65 [2]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Kingston Baptisms. Extracted Records. ancestralcurios.com. [3]; Lefeber [4]
3. ↑ Bevier, Katherine. The Bevier Family: A history of the descendants of Louis Bevier, who came from France to America in 1675 after a sojourn of ten years in the Palatinate and settled in New Paltz, New York. NY: Tobias A. Wright Publishing, 1916. p246, mentioned as "Andries LeFevre": it appears the author standardized all Lefever surnames as LeFevre regardless of existing records.
4. ↑ Hoes, Roswell Randal, Baptismal and marriage registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston : Ulster County, New York, 1660-1809 (New York: De Vinne press, 1891), p. 86, # 1774 Simon[5] mentions Andries Le Fevere ; p. 91, #1875 Mattheus. [6] mentions Andries Le Fever .
5. ↑ Independent, The. "A Fragment of New Paltz History," 20 May 1892. fultonhistory.com. [7]
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Ulster County, N.Y. probate records in the office of the surrogate, and in the county clerk's office at Kingston, N.Y. : a careful abstract and translation of the Dutch and english wills, letters of administration after intestates, and inventories from 1665, with genealogical and historical notes. Gustave Anjou, editor. New York: Anjou, 1906. archive.org. "La Fever, Simon, of New Paltz, yeoman." Will transcript. p 140. [8] "Lefever, Andries, of the New Paltz." Will transcript. p 153-54.[9] mentions Andries Lefever while variations are applied to family members therein by the county recorder.
7. ↑ Five years after Andries' will, his son Simon Lefever's 1743 will bequeaths a slave named Charles to Simon's wife, Petronella. It is likely this reference is to the same man.

• Bevier, Katherine. The Bevier Family: A history of the descendants of Louis Bevier, who came from France to America in 1675 after a sojourn of ten years in the Palatinate and settled in New Paltz, New York. NY: Tobias A. Wright Publishing, 1916. p. 246. [10]
• FamilySearch: Lefever Tree: mixed reliability, verify sourcing [11]
• Hoes, Roswell Randal, Baptismal and marriage registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston : Ulster County, New York, 1660-1809 (New York: De Vinne press, 1891), p. 86, # 1774 Simon[12]; p. 91, #1875 Mattheus. [13].
• Independent, The. "A Fragment of New Paltz History," 20 May 1892. fultonhistory.com. [14]
• Kingston Baptisms. Extracted Records. ancestralcurios.com. [15]; Lefeber [16]
• Le Fevre, Ralph. History of New Paltz, New York and Its Old Families (from 1678 to 1820). Albany, NY: Front Orange Press, 1903. Web. archive.org. p 51[17] ; 1728 tax list, p92 [18]; 110-11, quoting 1703 record & 1712 tax list [19]; Joined church, p410 [20]; elected church elder, p 163 [21]
• Records of the Reformed Dutch church of New Paltz, N.Y., containing an account of the organization of the church and the registers of consistories, members, marriages, and baptisms. New Paltz, NY: Reformed Dutch Church, 1896. archive.org. bros baptisms, p61[22]; 1700 Joined church, 1730/1 Elder, p65 [23]
• Ulster County, N.Y. probate records in the office of the surrogate, and in the county clerk's office at Kingston, N.Y. : a careful abstract and translation of the Dutch and english wills, letters of administration after intestates, and inventories from 1665, with genealogical and historical notes. Gustave Anjou, editor. New York: Anjou, 1906. archive.org. "La Fever, Simon, of New Paltz, yeoman." Will transcript. p 140. [24] "Lefever, Andries, of the New Paltz." Will transcript. p 153-54.[25]

Acknowlegments

• Profile created by Scott Bilyou, 2014
• Profile created by Shirley Lafever, 2014
• Profile-740 created and biography with sources written by Kc, 2018: Biography revised and edited for mergers; profiles merged by Kc, 14 May 2019.