▁John ▁C . ▁De vere ux ▁( 5 ▁August ▁ 1 7 7 4 – 1 8 4 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁pione ering ▁Catholic ▁in ▁Ut ica , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁its ▁first ▁mayor . ▁" A ▁sett ler ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁prince ▁among ▁his ▁fell ows ▁was ▁John ▁C . ▁De vere ux ▁whose ▁hon ou rable ▁career ▁and ▁many ▁de eds ▁of ▁char ity ▁left ▁behind ▁him ▁a ▁memory ▁as ▁verd ant ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁green ▁is le ▁wh ence ▁he ▁came ." ▁ ▁Family ▁John ▁Cor ish ▁De vere ux ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁patri otic ▁and ▁p ious ▁family , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Catherine ▁Cor ish ▁De vere ux . ▁Origin ally ▁of ▁Norman ▁French ▁extra ction , ▁they ▁were ▁wealth y ▁and ▁well ▁connected , ▁and ▁lived ▁at ▁ease ▁on ▁their ▁hand some ▁estate , ▁" The ▁Le ap ", ▁at ▁David st own , ▁near ▁En nis c orth y . ▁They ▁sympath ized ▁warm ly ▁with ▁and ▁took ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ag itations ▁preceding ▁the ▁Irish ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁patri ots ▁or ▁reb els ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁ru ined . ▁Thomas ▁De vere ux ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁p ardon ed ▁just ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁The ▁De vere ux ▁had ▁six ▁sons ▁and ▁three ▁daughters . ▁A ▁price ▁was ▁set ▁upon ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁three