Louis DUBOIS

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Abraham served in the 2nd Canadian Expedition during the Colonials Wars, 1715, in Col. Thomas Farmer's regiment, 6th Co, George Van Est, Captain.
October 1, 1730. I, ABRAHAM DUBOIS, of New Paltz, in Ulster County. It is my will that all my debts be paid in due time. My wife Margaret shall have and enjoy for life 1/3 of the proceeds of my real estate. My oldest son Abraham, for his right of primogeniture and obedience, shall have ?200. And he shall not pay any rent for the land belonging to me on the Raritan river, in New Jersey, to the south of the land of John Cook, during my life and my wife's life, and then it shall go to him and his heirs; and it shall be appraised, and he shall pay the value to my other heirs, deducting the improvements made by him, since his settlement. I leave to my son Joel, all that parcel of land in New Paltz Patent, on the south side of the Paltz Kill, between the lands of the heirs of Abraham and Jan Hasbrouck. Also the large meadow and the lots in the Cripple Bush, Wassamakers land, and my house, barn and lot, in the village of Paltz, and the sheep meadow; and the land on the north side of the Paltz Kill, from the "dray heck" (turn stile). And he is to pay the amount at which it is appraised, deducting his proportion. I leave to my daughter Sarah and her husband, Roelof Eltinge, all my land on the north side of the Paltz Kill, which they now occupy, and all my land on the south side of the kill situate between Solomon and Daniel Dubois, which they now occupy. And they are to pay the appraised value except their equal share. I leave to my daughter Leah and her husband Philip Fires, during their life, 1/2 of that parcel of land at Canastage, next to the said Fires land, and then to her heirs, and they are to pay the appraised value. All of the rest of my estate I leave to all my children, Abraham, Joel, Sarah, Leah, Rachel and Catharine. But my daughter Catharine is only to have one half as much as the rest. My children are not to sell their lands to any strangers, before they shall have acquainted their brothers and sisters and given them the refusal. I make my son Abraham, and my son-in-law, Roelef Eltinge, and Major Johans Hardenbergh, executors.
Witnesses, Daniel Dubois, Thomas Beekman, John Crooks, Jr. Proved, October 22,
1731.
                  

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In the name of God, Amen. I, SOLOMON DUBOIS, of Ulster County, yeoman. I leave to my 4 grand daughters, Catharine, Margaret, Rebecca, and Elizabeth, the children of my eldest son, Isaac Dubois, all my land at Perkieana, in Pennsylvania, late in the possession of my eldest son, Isaac Dubois. But my three youngest grand daughters shall pay to their oldest sister Catharine ?10. I leave to my son, Benjamin Dubois, all my land at Catskill, in Albany County, and now in his possession, and he is to pay ?100 to my daughters, Sarah, wife of Simon Van Wagenen, Helena, wife of Josiah Eltinge, and to the children of my deceased daughter Catharine, late wife of Peter Low, ?100. I leave to my son Cornelius all my farm, messuages, and lands in Ulster County, in the Patent granted to my father, Lewis Dubois, being that part adjoining to the New Paltz, and now in his occupation, with the wood land adjoining, bounded north east by the New Paltz, southwest by Jonathan Dubois, deceased, Also 1/2 of all my right in the Patent of New Paltz, and he shall pay ?100 to my daughters and grand children above named. I leave to my son Hendricus all my farm, messuages, and lands in Ulster County in the Patent granted to my father, Lewis Dubois, commonly called the Ganse plaats [Goose flats], as now in his possession, with the woodland adjoining, bounded northeast by Jonathan Dubois, deceased, southwest by Joseph Hasbrouck, deceased, and by a lot of my son, Harmanus Dubois, and purchased by him from Joseph Dubois, Also 1/2 of my right in the Patent of New Paltz, and he shall pay ?100 to my daughters and grand children mentioned above. I leave to my children and grand children all my part of a parcel of marsh and woodland adjoining in Kingston and Ulster County. My executors are to sell the same and divide the money among them, to Benjamin, Sarah, and Janetye, widow of Barent Dubois, children of my son, Isaac Dubois, and to the child of my daughter Catharine, deceased, and my sons Cornelius, Hendricus, and my daughter Helena. "My son Cornelius is to pay to my daughters the number of 8 Black cattle, 3 years old, and 8 sheep." All the rest to my children and grand children. "Whereas my daughter Jacomyntie has received from the widow and children of my son Isaac ?100, I make mention of this that they may not seem to be wronged." It is my will that my children and grand children shall remain wholly satisfied with this will. I make my sons Benjamin and Hendricus, and John Eltinge, of Kingston, executors.
Dated June 26, 1756. Witnesses, Noah Eltinge, Lewis J. Dubois, Andries Dubois.
Proved, February 15, 1759.
                  

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FROM: HISTORY OF NEW PALTZ, NEW YORK AND ITS OLD FAMILIES FROM 1678 to 1820
Author: Ralph LeFevre
ISBN 1-55613-629-3
Published 1903
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE FAMILY OF LOUIS DUBOIS, JR., SON OF LOUIS
THE PATENTEE
Louis DuBois, Jr., was born in 1677, and in 1701 married Rachel Hasbrouck. He settled on a
portion of the same tract as his brother Solomon, which had been granted by patent to their father,
the original Louis. Where Louis, Jr., built his house we do not know, but it was somewhere on the
County House plain a little south of his brother's. The locality where Louis, Jr., located was called
until quite recently by the Indian name of Nescatack, changed in modern times to Libertyville. In an
ancient document the name of Louis, Jr., appears with the title of Captain, but we have no
information as to any military service performed by him. Louis DuBois, Jr., left three sons,
Jonathan, Nathaniel and Louis. He also had threee daughters, Maria, Mary and Catharine. The first
named married Johannes Hardenburgh of Rosendale.
Solomon and Louis DuBois, Jr., sold to Roelif Eltinge, in 1726, the land where Edmund Eltinge
resided and the original deed was still in Mr. Eltinge's possession. It read as follows:
To all Christian people to whom this present writing shall or may come. Lewis DuBois and
Solomon DuBois, both of the New Paltz, for divers, good causes and considerations, them thereunto
moving, have remised, released, and forever quit-claimed and by these presents for themselves and their
heirs do fully, freely, clearly, and absolutely remise, release and forever quit-claim unto Roelif Elting, of
the same place, yeoman, in his full and peaceable possession and to his heirs and assigns, forever, all such
right, estate, title, interest and demand forever, as they the said Lewis DuBois and Solomon DuBois, had
or ought to have, of out, or in, to
all that certain tract or parcel of land which, lying and being at the New Paltz aforesaid, on the west
side of the Paltz Kil on the grant, piece now in possession of the said Roelif Eltinge and likewise
all the land on the east side of the said Kill, now in possession, of the said Roelif Eltinge, together
with the house, barn, orchards, pastures and all and every thing appurtenances, thereunto belonging or in
any wise appertaining to have and to hold the above remised and released premises, with all and every the
appurtenances, thereunto belonging unto the said Roelif Eltinge, his heirs and assigns, forever, so that
neither, they the said Lewis DuBois and Solomon DuBois nor their heirs, nor any other person from, by
or under them, shall claim, challenge or demand any right, title or interest into or to the premises or any
part thereof.
Feb. 4, 1726-7.
Witnesses:--
Jregan Tappen,
Geo. vanWagonen.
Acknowledgement signed by Abraham Gaasbeck Chambers, Judge of the supreme court of common
pleas.
Gil Livingston, Clerk.
There seems to have been some misunderstanding as to the
exact boundary between the Paltz patent and the DuBois patent occupied by Louis and Solomon,
and Mr. Samuel B. Stillwell had among his papers, a document in the hand writing of the late Josiah
DuBois, and copied in 1850 by him from the original, bearing date in 1729 and establishing the line
as follows:
Pursuant to his excellencies warrant dated the 13th day of November last to me directed, I have by
the mutual consent and agreement of Solomon DuBois and Lewis DuBois, owners of a tract of land
adjoining to the south bounds of the lands of the New Paltz and of Abm. DuBois, Jacob Hasbrouck,
Daniel Hasbrouck and likewise other proprietors and owners of the said New Paltz, surveyed the
south bounds of the lands of the said New Paltz as follows, viz: Beginning at a certain high point in
the hills lying on the west side of the New Paltz River and from thence runs south thirty-five
degrees east to a stone set in the ground on the east side of the highway, and at the west end of a
small gully, which falls in the Paltz River and lyes between the fence of the lands of the said New
Paltz and the lands of the said Solomon DuBois and Lewis DuBois which stone was allowed by
both parties to have been placed there as a mark of the boundaries between the land of the said
Solomon and Lewis DuBois and the lands of New Paltz and from the said stone down the said gully
two chains and 46 links to the Paltz river, then crossing the said river runs from the opposite side
thereof south 56 degrees and 40 minutes east to the south side of Geffrow's hook and the north east
corner of John Barbour's land on Hudson River. Given under my hand, this 7th day of April in the
second year of his majesty's reign, Anno Dom. 1729.
Copy -- -- Caldwallader Colden, Jr.
P. S. The stone referred to is marked on the north side P. L. (meaning I think Paltz limits) on the
south side D. D. B. There are more such stones on the same line, on the east side of the Wallkill, if
not lost.