Abraham A. Deyo

Abraham A. Deyo was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Capt. Abraham Deyo and Maria Deyo. His mother's first husband, Isaac LeFevre, was her second cousin. The Deyo and LeFevre families were early Huguenot settlers of Ulster County and helped found New Paltz, New York, after escaping religious persecution in France. He is a descendant of six Patentees, or founders, of New Paltz: Louis DuBois (Huguenot), Abraham Hasbrouck, Simon LeFevre, Jean Hasbrouck, Pierre Deyo and Christian Deyo. He is a direct descendant of the Hasbrouck family.
He lived in Modena, New York. He was an associate judge of the Ulster County Court. He was for many years Supervisor of the Town of Plattekill, serving from 1835 to 1839 and 1841 to 1842.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1843 to 1846, sitting in the 66th, 67th, 68th and 69th New York State Legislatures.
He was buried at the Modena Community Cemetery.

Personal life

On June 10, 1812, he married Margaret T. Deyo, who was his first cousin once removed through the Deyo family. They had four children, including Abraham A. Deyo Jr. who was a two-time Postmaster of New Paltz, Ulster County Sheriff, and Town of Kingston supervisor from 1870 to 1871. His great-grandson, Abraham Deyo Brodhead, inherited the historical Deyo House in New Paltz, and owned it from 1890 until around 1910. Another son, John Brodhead Deyo, was postmaster of Modena for three separate terms.