Person:Aaron Van Cleave (1)
Aaron Van Cleave
b.26 Jul 1711 Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States
d.1780 Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Jan 1698/99
  1. Jane Cleef
  2. John Cleef
  3. Hilletje Van Cleef1699 -
  4. John Van Cleef1700 -
  5. Anne Van Cleef1702 -
  6. Laurens Van Cleef1705 -
  7. Cornelius Van Cleef1706 -
  8. Margaret Van Cleef1708 -
  9. Helena Van Cleef1710 -
  10. Aaron Van Cleave1711 - 1780
  11. Marretje Van Cleef1715/16 -
  12. Janneke Van Cleef1719/20 -
  13. Benjamin Van Cleef1723/24 - 1774
  14. Neeltje Van Cleef1725 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 24 Sep 1734
  1. Aaron VanCleaveAbt 1738 -
  2. William Van CleaveBet 1739 & 1743 - 1787
  3. John Van Cleave1739 -
  4. Ralph\Roleph Van Cleave
  5. Jane VanCleaveAbt 1740 - 1815
  6. Samuel Van Cleave1741 - 1819
  7. Cary Van Cleave
  8. Ralph Van Cleave1747 - 1798
  9. Jane Van Cleave1749 - 1829
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Facts and Events
Name Aaron Van Cleave
Alt Name Aaron Van Cleef
Alt Name _____ Cleef
Alt Name Aaron VanCleave
Gender Male
Alt Birth? Bet 1704 and 1711 Staten Island, New York. document differ on the dates.
Birth? 26 Jul 1711 Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States
Alt Birth? 26 Jul 1711 New Utrecht, Kings Co., NY
Marriage 24 Sep 1734 Middleton, NJto Rachel Janse Schenck
Alt Marriage 1734 Salisbury, Rowan, NCto Rachel Janse Schenck
Other[1] 1751 Rowan County, NCSettled
Death? 1780 Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Alt Death? 1780 Rowan County, NC
Burial? Burning Ridge Cemetery
Alt Burial? Joppa Cemetery, Salisbury, NC

1740: Maritime records show Aaron Van Cleave as the Captain of a coast-wise vessel.

In the spring of 1750 - 51 Aaron left New Brunswick, Somerset County, New Jersey with his family and moved to Yadkin River in Rowan County, North Carolina.

The original deed by which Daniel Boone transferred 640 acres of land to Aaron Van Cleave for the sum of eighty seven pounds sterling is recorded in the Court House at Salsbury, North Carolina. The deed is dated February 21, 1764 and was proved of record in the April 1764 term of Court. It was signed by Daniel Boone and Rachel Boone, who made her mark. The deed describes the land, which was the first home of the Boone's, at the forks of the Yadkin River. There Aaron settled and remained there for the rest of his life. Aaron is recorded to have been active in civic affairs and helped draft the Heckleburg "Declaration of Independence" on May 20, 1775.

Of the seven sons of Aaron and Rachel, one Samuel is said to have gone to Virginia, and one to Ohio. Of these two, nothing more is known, except that a decedent of Samuel once visited Reverend Jonathan Van Cleave at Crawfordville, Indiana. The other sons and their sister Jane went to Kentucky with the Boones. More information on these children is recorded in "The Boone Family."

Aaron Died in 1780 and was buried at the Burning Ridge Cemetery (by one account) or Joppa Cemetery, both of which are listed in Salsbury, North Carolina. Rachel is also buried there, but it is not known who died first.

Captain Aaron Van Cleave was the first to spell his name with an A, as far as can be determined. Some of his decedents spell the name as one word.

Aaron was the first to use the Cleave spelling of Cleef.

References
  1. ↑ VanCleve Family (1930).
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