Van Keuren, Elizabeth (b. 29 JUL 1726, d. 20 JUN 1812)

Note: The original Bevier genealogy by Katharine Bevier states her date of birth was Jul 29, 1726 and date of death as Jun 20, 1817.

Source: (Death)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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Note: This Benjamin Bevier may have been called Junior. According to DAR records he served as a private and sergeant in Col. John Cantine's 3rd Ulster County Regiment of Militia. He took part in the War of 1812 and was always called Colonel Benjamin though he later received a commission as General. He was Lt. Colonel in Bevier's Battalion (presumably named after him), New York Militia in war of 1812.
He was an elder in the Napanoch Church in 1788 and school trustee in 1798. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1800-01 and again from 1802-10. He would appear to be a man of strong opinions, for in his will, dated 1822 and probated in Kingston in 1829, he provided that if his son Moses should build a grist or saw mill on a certain creek, he would forfeit his inheritance. This mill had evidently been a bone of contention in the family. An impartial fate decreed that Moses should die within a few years of his father and he did not long enjoy his inheritance. Benjamin is buried in Wawarsing Cemetery. His house, a substantial building of particular dignity, and in an excellent state of preservation in the early 1900s, resembled in some respects an antebellum plantation house of the south. It was a low rambling building with extensive porticoes.
Another source indicates his date of birth was January 19, 1762.

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Source: (Birth)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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Source: (Birth)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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Note: The couple resided at Shawangunk.

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Source: (Birth)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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Note: Solomon Bevier lived at New Paltz and signified his sanction of the government of the Duzine by signing the document of approval in 1774. In 1772 he gave 2 pounds toward the building of the new stone church in New Paltz. In the following year he signed the Articles of Association. He served in the Revolutionary War. He is listed as a Revolutionary War soldier from Chemung County, New York. On August 13, 1783, he and his wife deeded some land to Esaias Hasbrouck. The deed was signed with his mark. This was probably about the time of their removal to Southport, Chemung County, New York. He and his wife were among the first settlers of South Creek Township, probably before 1804. Both Solomon and his wife are buried at Southport. He was a civil engineer, assisted in laying out the land in Chemung County. He used the name of Bovier in later years, reasons for this change are unknown. Most (possibly all) of his children changed their surname to Bovier. DAR records indicate he died in Elmira, New York and was buried in Old Pioneer Cemetery in Elmira, New York.

Source: (Death)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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Source: (Birth)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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Note: LDS records state he was born May 16, 1753 in Butterville, New York.

Source: (Birth)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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Source: (Birth)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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Note: Abraham was baptized in the Kingston Dutch Reformed Church. Abraham seems to have been a favorite in the family for he was witness for several baptisms in his family. After he married Maria Freer, they removed later to Chenango in Broome County where Binghamton stands today. They were among the earliest settlers of the area of Chenango. There he bought land and gave to each of his five sons a farm. Abraham is listed as owning seven slaves in the census of 1790.

Source: (Birth)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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Source: (Birth)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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Note: At his birth, his sponsors were Mattheus and Maria Bevier. He gave his signature to the document instituting the government of the Duzine in 1774 and served as a member of that body in 1785. He gave money for a new ferry to be constructed across the Wall kill at New Paltz. He was also generous in his giving to the New Paltz Church. He signed the Articles of Association in 1775 and immediately joined the 3rd Regiment, being made Ensign. From 1778-80 he was a Lieutenant. He joined the church by confession in 1778 and was made a deacon in 1779 and again in 1781. His wife, Rachel Auchmoody, joined the church by letter in 1784. At the close of the war he received Land Bounty Rights. He moved to the vicinity of Binghamton, New York and ran a ferry service across the river. He owned most of the land on one side of the river and Mr. Bingham owned most of the land on the other side. The spot where the ferry used to run is now known as the Bevier Street Bridge and connects straight through to Bevier Street. The Ketchum family was moving from Connecticut to Union Center, New York and had to take the ferry across. The day the Ketchum family came through the area, Samuel was sick in bed so his daughter Antje (Anna) ran the ferry for him. She caught James' eye and he went back to call on her and court her. They married about a year later. In later life Samuel moved to Chenango, New York.

Source: (Birth)
Titel: The Bevier Family - by Katherine Bevier
Auteur: Katherine Bevier
Publicatie: Tobias A. Wright Company - 1916
Media: Book

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