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.
[9] During the American Revolution, Van Buren was identified with the Patriot cause, serving in the Albany County Militia's 7th Regiment with the rank of captain.
[12] In 1787, Van Buren was elected to serve as Kinderhook's town clerk, the first individual chosen for this position after it was created.
[13] The details of Abraham Van Buren's education are not known, but according to 1914's A History of Old Kinderhook, his excellent penmanship and the legibility of the town records he produced was still notable more than 120 years after he created them.