Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes Kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh
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Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh is a rare surviving record book of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
in Sleepy Hollow, New York
.
Abraham de Revier, Sr.
evidently kept a private memorandum book that is now lost to history, which was heavily drawn upon in 1715 by Dirck Storm
to compose the church's history. The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
's book of records is one of the most important books in Early American history. "Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh" is a rare surviving record of Dutch Colonial American village life in English-occupied New York province.
The book is divided into five "books" or divisions.
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Dutch Reformed Church , is a 17th century stone church located on Albany Post Road in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States. It and its five-acre churchyard feature prominently in Washington Irving's...
in Sleepy Hollow, New York
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Sleepy Hollow is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, about north of midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by the Philipse Manor stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line.Originally...
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Abraham de Revier, Sr.
Abraham de Revier, Sr.
Abraham de Revier, Sr. was the first elder of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow in Sleepy Hollow, New York when it was organized in 1697.He was one of the ninety-six original members of the church and was the patriarch of a leading family in the Sleepy Hollow community...
evidently kept a private memorandum book that is now lost to history, which was heavily drawn upon in 1715 by Dirck Storm
Dirck Storm
Dirck Storm was an early colonial American famous for composing the history of the Dutch community at Sleepy Hollow and beginning the community's records. His book "Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes Kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh" is one of the nation's most valuable historical documents...
to compose the church's history. The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Dutch Reformed Church , is a 17th century stone church located on Albany Post Road in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States. It and its five-acre churchyard feature prominently in Washington Irving's...
's book of records is one of the most important books in Early American history. "Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh" is a rare surviving record of Dutch Colonial American village life in English-occupied New York province.
The book is divided into five "books" or divisions.
- First Division: Dirck Storm’s Brief History of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow.
- Second Division: Members Registrar, 1697-1775
- Third Division: List of Elders and Deacons, 1697-1776, 1790
- Fourth Division: Baptisms, 1697- c.1778, 1791
- Fifth Division: Marriages, 1697-1790