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Davids Family

ABRAHAM DAVIDS, parentage unknown, was born in the vicinity of Tarrytown, Westchester County, N.Y. in 1774. About the year 1800 he brought his family down to New York City, and continued to reside there until about 1812 when he moved to what is now Chelsea, Duchess County, N.Y.

He was the master of a sloop which sailed up and down the Hudson, ran grocery stores in both Fishkill and New York, and later in life was a U.S. Customs inspector in New York City. At one stage in his career he also ran the ferry between Newburgh and what is now Beacon, N.Y.

After his retirement he lived with his daughter and son-in-law in Matteawan (now part of Beacon), N.Y., where he died Nov. 15, 1863 aged 89 years.

ABRAHAM DAVIDS married, about 1795, NANCY VAN WART of Tarrytown, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Youngs) Van Wart.

She was born in Tarrytown about 1779 and died in Fishkill Landing, N.Y. July 28, 1849.

The children of Abraham and Nancy Davids were