Abraham Van Buren

Abraham Van Buren
Town Clerk of Kinderhook, New York
In office
1787–1796
Preceded byNone (position created)
Succeeded byJames I. Van Alen
Personal details
Born(1737-02-17)February 17, 1737
Albany, New York
DiedApril 8, 1817(1817-04-08) (aged 80)
Kinderhook Village, New York
Resting placeReformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, New York
Political partyDemocratic-Republican (after 1792)
Other political
affiliations
Anti-Federalist (1787–1789)
Jeffersonian (1789–1792)
Spouse
Maria Hoes (or Goes) Van Alen
(m. 1776)
Children5 (including Martin Van Buren)
RelativesJames I. Van Alen (stepson)
Military service
Branch/serviceNew York Militia
Years of service1775–1783
RankCaptain
Unit7th Regiment, Albany County Militia
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War

Abraham Van Buren (February 17, 1737 – April 8, 1817) was an American businessman and local public official from Kinderhook, New York. A Patriot and militia veteran of the American Revolutionary War, he was the father of Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States.