Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameNicholas DeVeaux
Birth1620, Artois, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Royaume de France
Death1685, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
FatherPierre / Daniel DeVeaux (1608-1679)
MotherBarbe Dutilloy (1600-)
Spouses
Birth1620, Dep, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Royaume de France
Death25 Apr 1677, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
FatherDeviro Francois (1602-~1650)
Marriage25 Sep 1650, La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, Royaume de France
ChildrenDaniel (1660-1729)
Notes for Nicholas DeVeaux
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http://lewis-genealogy.org/genealogy/Weaver/Devore-98.htm#a
Nicholas DeVeaux was born in about 1620 in County Artois, the Spanish Netherlands during an extensive period of religious and political wars. And as a French Huguenot, life was perilous. [French Huguenots in the Spanish Netherlands]
There is an ongoing discussion about the dates of birth for Nicholas' many children. From the few records available, it appears that Nicholas had children born in the 1640s with a twelve year break and then children born in the 1660s. I propose that Nicholas had two spouses, of whom Susanne Francois was the last. Reasonable conjecture leads to the belief that in about 1640 in County Artois, the Spanish Netherlands, Nicholas married an unknown spouse with whom he had Nicholas, Frederick, Jacques, and Susanne.
Our DeVeaux family survives to this day because they fled to relative safety under the protection of the Protestant Elector of the Palatinate of the Rhine, settling at Manheim.
When the small party left their home they made a rapid flight for several days and nights, and supposed they had a good start unknown to the authorities; then, by traveling through the forests as opportunity offered in the daytime, and the fields and bypaths at night, they had great hopes of having eluded any troops which might have been sent after them. . .and they safely arrived in the town of Manheim, Germany, where they found some of the earlier fugitives of the family who had escaped at various periods before.
DeVoe, Thos. F., "Genealogy of the DeVeaux Family," 1885, p. 50-51.
The previous narrative comes from family oral history which was corroborated by many of son Frederick's descendants. Evidently, Frederick, who lived to about 98 years old, had an amazing memory; as he recounted facts about the family flight from the Spanish Netherlands to the Palatinate of the Rhine to several generations.
The family migration route may have paralleled the Sy family, who, after leaving the same general area along the French border, resided first in Mutterstadt in 1655 and then in Friesenheim in 1657 before arriving sometime before 1666 at Manheim, Palatinate of the Rhine, where they lived under the protection of the Protestant rulers.
Did Nicholas loose his first wife during their daring dash to freedom or during their sojourn prior to settling in Manheim? In about 1660, Nicholas married Susanne Francois b. c. 1640 somewhere between County Artois and Manheim. With Susanne, Nicholas had his second group of children which included Daniel and Jacob. And like his parents, Nicholas and Susanne's lives were also perilous due to the ongoing warfare which rolled back and forth through the counties on the French border and in the Palatinate of the Rhine.
In any case, Nicholas and family arrived in Mannheim by 1667 where Nicolas appears in the "Registry of Fathers," and his oldest son, Nicolas, married Marie Sy.
Nicholas had four sons who immigrated to New Amsterdam/ New York. And, each son had his own migration story. However, their circumstances were most similar. As French Huguenots fleeing persecution and open warfare in lands along the ill-defined border between France and the Spanish Netherlands, they fled to the Palatinate of the Rhine and the protection of the Elector. Their eventual destination was the New World and religious freedom. Whether arriving in New Amsterdam, Dutch America, before 1664 or Manhattan, New York, after 1664, our Huguenot ancestors were afforded the same religious freedom by both colonial powers.
Reportedly, Nicholas and Susanne were killed in one of the many assaults on Manheim by the French Army.
Born c. 1620 County Artois, France
Married c. 1640 in County Artois, France to an unknown spouse
Fled c. 1655 to the Palatinate of the Rhine
Married c. 1660 in the Palatinate of the Rhine to Susanne Francois b. c. 1640 Palatinate of the Rhine
1667 Settled at Manheim, Palatinate of the Rhine
Registry of the Father of the Families composing the French Church of Mannheim::
1667. Nicolas de Veau [Sr.] is listed as the 78th father living in the First Quarter of the City.
Died after 1667 Manheim, Palatinate of the Rhine
http://lewis-genealogy.org/genealogy/Weaver/Devore-98.htm#a
Nicholas DeVeaux was born in about 1620 in County Artois, the Spanish Netherlands during an extensive period of religious and political wars. And as a French Huguenot, life was perilous. [French Huguenots in the Spanish Netherlands]
There is an ongoing discussion about the dates of birth for Nicholas' many children. From the few records available, it appears that Nicholas had children born in the 1640s with a twelve year break and then children born in the 1660s. I propose that Nicholas had two spouses, of whom Susanne Francois was the last. Reasonable conjecture leads to the belief that in about 1640 in County Artois, the Spanish Netherlands, Nicholas married an unknown spouse with whom he had Nicholas, Frederick, Jacques, and Susanne.
Our DeVeaux family survives to this day because they fled to relative safety under the protection of the Protestant Elector of the Palatinate of the Rhine, settling at Manheim.
When the small party left their home they made a rapid flight for several days and nights, and supposed they had a good start unknown to the authorities; then, by traveling through the forests as opportunity offered in the daytime, and the fields and bypaths at night, they had great hopes of having eluded any troops which might have been sent after them. . .and they safely arrived in the town of Manheim, Germany, where they found some of the earlier fugitives of the family who had escaped at various periods before.
DeVoe, Thos. F., "Genealogy of the DeVeaux Family," 1885, p. 50-51.
The previous narrative comes from family oral history which was corroborated by many of son Frederick's descendants. Evidently, Frederick, who lived to about 98 years old, had an amazing memory; as he recounted facts about the family flight from the Spanish Netherlands to the Palatinate of the Rhine to several generations.
The family migration route may have paralleled the Sy family, who, after leaving the same general area along the French border, resided first in Mutterstadt in 1655 and then in Friesenheim in 1657 before arriving sometime before 1666 at Manheim, Palatinate of the Rhine, where they lived under the protection of the Protestant rulers.
Did Nicholas loose his first wife during their daring dash to freedom or during their sojourn prior to settling in Manheim? In about 1660, Nicholas married Susanne Francois b. c. 1640 somewhere between County Artois and Manheim. With Susanne, Nicholas had his second group of children which included Daniel and Jacob. And like his parents, Nicholas and Susanne's lives were also perilous due to the ongoing warfare which rolled back and forth through the counties on the French border and in the Palatinate of the Rhine.
In any case, Nicholas and family arrived in Mannheim by 1667 where Nicolas appears in the "Registry of Fathers," and his oldest son, Nicolas, married Marie Sy.
Nicholas had four sons who immigrated to New Amsterdam/ New York. And, each son had his own migration story. However, their circumstances were most similar. As French Huguenots fleeing persecution and open warfare in lands along the ill-defined border between France and the Spanish Netherlands, they fled to the Palatinate of the Rhine and the protection of the Elector. Their eventual destination was the New World and religious freedom. Whether arriving in New Amsterdam, Dutch America, before 1664 or Manhattan, New York, after 1664, our Huguenot ancestors were afforded the same religious freedom by both colonial powers.
Reportedly, Nicholas and Susanne were killed in one of the many assaults on Manheim by the French Army.
Born c. 1620 County Artois, France
Married c. 1640 in County Artois, France to an unknown spouse
Fled c. 1655 to the Palatinate of the Rhine
Married c. 1660 in the Palatinate of the Rhine to Susanne Francois b. c. 1640 Palatinate of the Rhine
1667 Settled at Manheim, Palatinate of the Rhine
Registry of the Father of the Families composing the French Church of Mannheim::
1667. Nicolas de Veau [Sr.] is listed as the 78th father living in the First Quarter of the City.
Died after 1667 Manheim, Palatinate of the Rhine