Abraham Van Horne III (1763 - 1840)

Born 31 Dec 1763 in Reading, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Covenhoven) Van Horne — married 13 Oct 1785 in Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1840 at age 76 in Fonda, Montgomery, New York, United States

Biography

Abraham was born 1763 December 31st in Whitehouse, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He became a minister in 1788 by the Synod of Dutch Reformed Churches. From 1789 to 1795 Domine Abraham ministered in the churches of Wawarsing, Marbletown and Rochester. From 1795 to 1833 he ministered at the church in Caughnawga. He died 1840 June 3rd ^[1].His children were baptized at Caunnawaga^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Corwin, Charles E, author. A Manual of the Reformed Church in America 1628-1922 fifth edition, (the Unionist-Gazette Association, New Jersey,1922) p 554.

   Van Horne, A., b. at Whitehouse, N.J., Dec. 31 1793; Q.C. 1787, studied under Livingston, lie, by the Synod of D. R. Chs., 1788: Wawarsing, Marbletown, and Rochester, 1789-95, Caughnawga, 1795-1833, died June 3, 1840.

   His father was a commissary in the American Army. When he resigned in 1783, Abram was appointed in his place. He was a great favorite of young people. He is said to have married 1,500 couples, --:Doc. Hist.," iii 673

2. ↑ Family Search Library, Canawauga Baptisms, Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, Fonda, Montgomery, New York computer printout; births or christenings, 1758-1858, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Manuscript/Manuscript on Film, Computer Printout. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4G-MW9K-J?i=363&cat=281728 .

• Sources From Ancestry

• 1790 United States Federal Census 1 Citation provides evidence for the following: Name, Residence Detail:Year: 1790; Census Place: Rochester, Ulster, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 171; Image: 458; Family History Library Film: 0568146

• Family Data Collection - Births 1 Citation provides evidence for the following: Name, Birth Detail:(No detail information added)

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records 1 Citation provides evidence for the following: Name, Death, Birth, Marriage Detail:Birth year: 1763; Birth city: Readington; Birth state: NJ

• New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection) 1 Citation provides evidence for the following: Name, Death Detail:(No detail information added)

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 2 Citations from this source provides evidence for the following: Name, Birth, Marriage Detail:Source number: 3381.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PHZ Name, Birth, Marriage Detail:Source number: 3096.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Submitter Code: VVH

• David Marion Brenner, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #0617, Date of Import: Jul 10, 1999. (1995), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jul 10, 1999 note: has name Abraham VanHorne.