deVeber Family GenealogyUpdated March 2, 2008 |
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| The deVeber Family [deVebre, D’Vebre, d’Vebre, deWebber (1)] (for full account go to www.deveber.com) EARLY HISTORY From oral history, the family is thought to have been Huguenot.Their country of origin is unknown but may have been Germany or Alsace-Lorraine. They are thought to have emigrated to Switzerland because of persecution of the Huguenots by the Catholic Church in France. before, or subsequent to, the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, Based upon subsequent land holdings, silver, and other evidence, it is probable that the deVeber family had achieved significant means by the mid 18th century. The earliest ancestor located thus far is Mary Ann D’Vebre (1710-1785+)(2) . Her last will and testament (3) bequeaths to her only son Gabriel D’Vebre I (1731-1810) “all of her lands and possessions and especially all of the monies , thereon due to me from Mr. Hernvschwand of Bienne in Switzerland of 800 half-joes” (4) .This information suggests strongly that she originated or lived in the Berne area of Switzerland and that she and her husband had land and/or financial holdings there. Nothing concrete is known of her husband other than an unsupported family story stating that “he was a Field-Marshall in the Swiss Army and was killed in a duel”. Little is known of Gabriel D’Vebre I’s (1731-1810) early life.His first wife is claimed to have been Lady Mary Burke (Irish?) whom he appears to have married in England in 1750. We have been unable to confirm her name and origin.. There is a silver mug in the St. John, New Brunswick, Canada Museum(5), made in1750, which features a combination of the deVeber coat of arms (left side) and an unknown family’s arms, featuring a chevron and 3 trefoils, on the right,. This was presumably a wedding present made for Gabriel and his bride. We know that Gabriel I and his wife had two children, Gabriel deVeber II (1751-1826) and Francis deVeber (1759-1791+). Gabriel D’Veber’s sons by his first wife are recorded in American Revolutionary War regimental lists as having been born in England between 1750-1760. AMERICA Gabriel D’Vebre I is recorded as being in the British Army in New York State in 1759. His first wife died prior to 1766 and is reputed to be buried in Portland Maine. He remarried in 1766, had 13 more children, and lived in New Jersey until the full outbreak of the American Revolution 1788 .He served as a senior officer with several British Loyalist regiments and emigrated to New Brunswick in 1783 at the end of the war. References (1)Most personal signatures from 18th century documents use the spelling D’Vebre or d’Vebre or deWebber.By the early 19th century it had changed to deVeber or deWeber (2)Dates are based upon her son’s birth in 1731 and the fact that she was alive in 1785 (date of will). (3)Original will is located in the Provincial Archives at Fredericton N.B. University of New Brunswick, Canada. (4)“joes” were currency units (probably equivalent in value to the English pound).. (5) Cup belonging to Gabriel Deveber I, made by Samuel Courtauld Sr. England is housed the New Brunswick Museum, St.John, NB,Canada. |
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