Claud Depew Genealogy

Claud Depew is descended from the immigrant Nicholas Depui, who arrived in New Amsterdam in 1662. His son Moses moved up the Hudson River to the Kingston area. His grandson Benjamin then moved down the Neversink River valley to the Upper Delaware River settling in Mount Bethel. At this point they were primarily farmers. For over a hundred years they lived on what was then the frontier and were concerned with Indians, the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.

Benjamin's grandson, also Benjamin, moved across the river about 1800 to Sandyston Township, NJ where the family farmed for the next four generations. Claud was the first to leave farming to become a businessman in Newton.

The Depui name changed in spelling several times with Claud making the final change to Depew. Nicholas was French but his descendants intermarried, primarily with the Dutch who settled the Hudson River and Neversink Valleys. The church of the Dutch in this area was the Reformed Dutch Church. They had parishes from Kingston to the upper Delaware River Valley. Fortunately for us the church kept excellent records of births, deaths and marriages. Burials also tended to be near the churches, so we have grave sites of many of our Depew ancestors.

Following is the male line of Depews with primary information. Click on each name for detail. Overall about 100 ancestors of Claud have been identified spanning 11 generations.