Abraham Van Horne

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Abraham Van Horne

Also Known As: "Sheriff Abram", "Sherriff Van Horne"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Readington Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, United States
Death: March 05, 1810 (71)
Van Hornesville, Herkimer, New York, USA
Place of Burial: Van Hornesville Cemetery (On S.R. 60, 12 mi. south of Little Falls, NY}
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Cornelius Matthysen van Horne and Hannah Drake
Husband of Hannah Van Horne (Huff)
Father of Cornelius Van Horn; James van Horne; Daniel van Horne; Richard Van Horn; Thomas van Horne and 3 others
Brother of Cornelius van Horne; Abram van Horne; Daniel Van Horn and Mary Wolverton
Half brother of Hannah Stout; Thomas Van Horne; Mathias van Horne; Elizabeth Krotzer and Catherine van Horne

Occupation: Tryon County Committee of Safety
Managed by: Louise An Johnson
Last Updated:

About Abraham Van Horne

VAN HORN, ABRAHAM Ancestor #: A118136
Service: NEW YORK Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, STAFF OFFICER
Birth: 8-28-1738 READINGS HUNTERDON CO NEW JERSEY
Death: 3-5-1810 MINDEN MONTGOMERY CO NEW YORK
Service Source: FREY, MIN BOOK OF THE COMM OF SAFETY OF TRYON CO NY, PP 69-71; FERNOW, DOCS REL TO THE COL HIST OF STATE OF NY "NY IN THE REV," VOL 15, PP 294, 295
Service Description: 1) MEMBER OF COMMITTEE OF SAFETY
2) QUARTERMASTER, TRYON CO MILITIA, 3RD BATT


Origins

Hannah Seabrook was the daughter of James Seabrook and Hannah Grover was born on 15 November 1706 and died in 1788.

Married 1st on 15 March 1730 Cornelis Van Horne, son of Matys Cornelissen and Fytie Brouwer.

Children by Cornelis Van Horne b. 4 May 1695, d. 12 Feb 1744:

  1. Mary Van Horne b. 12 Apr 1733
  2. Cornelius Van Horne b. 4 May 1737
  3. Abram Van Horne b. 28 Aug 1738, d. 5 Mar 1810
  4. James Van Horne b. 23 Apr 1740, d. Sep 1794
  5. John Van Horne b. 3 May 1742
  6. Daniel Van Horne b. 12 May 1743

Married 2nd in 1748 Benjamin Drake, son of John Drake and Rebecca Trotter. Hannah is named in the 2 June 1763 will of her husband Benjamin Drake. She is to have "all of the goods she brought when I married her."

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Abraham Van Horne's Timeline

1738
August 28, 1738
Readington Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, United States
1764
November 22, 1764
1766
September 16, 1766
New Jersey, United States
1768
September 23, 1768
1770
October 15, 1770
Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, USA
1772
December 3, 1772
Van Hornesville, Herkimer, New York, United States
1775
September 8, 1775
Van Hornesville, Herkimer, New York, United States
1778
January 18, 1778
Van Hornesville, Herkimer, New York, United States
1780
June 26, 1780