Claim: Abraham Pietersen van Deursen(born before November 11, 1607) was a miller and an immigrant from Germany who was a member of the Council of twelve men and the forefather of the The Van Deursen, Van Deusen, Van Duser, Van Duzer, Van Duzor, Vanduzee, and Van Dusen families of the United States and Canada.
Evidence: Abraham Pietersen van Deursen (before November 11, 1607 – c. 1670), aka Abraham Pietersen van Deusen, was an immigrant from Holland who settled in New Amsterdam and become one of the Council of 12 that was the first representative democracy in the Dutch colony.