History of New Paltz, New York, and its old families (from 1678 to 1820) including the Huguenot pioneers and others who settled in New Paltz previous to the revolution; with an appendix bringing down the history of certain families and some other matter to 1850 . \rthur Elting. Abrams son Josiah married Hester Brodhead and, togetherwith his brother Henry, who did not marry, built, about 1786,the brick house now owned and occupied by Mr. Terpenning,about 2>^ miles north of this village and which is by farthe oldest brick house in this town. Josiah died in 1813, May15th, aged 52 years, and hi
History of New Paltz, New York, and its old families (from 1678 to 1820) including the Huguenot pioneers and others who settled in New Paltz previous to the revolution; with an appendix bringing down the history of certain families and some other matter to 1850 . \rthur Elting. Abrams son Josiah married Hester Brodhead and, togetherwith his brother Henry, who did not marry, built, about 1786,the brick house now owned and occupied by Mr. Terpenning,about 2>^ miles north of this village and which is by farthe oldest brick house in this town. Josiah died in 1813, May15th, aged 52 years, and his wife, Hester, in 1848. at the ripeage of 86 years. Both lie buried in the northwest corner ofthe old graveyard in this village. Josiah left four sons. Cor-nelius, Abm. J., Charles and Richard. The last named studiedmedicine and located in Rondout, where he became a verynoted physician. Charles lived on part of the old homesteadand built his house where his grandson, Watson, lived. lived for a time in the brick house of his father. One ofAbm. sons, Edgar, became a doctor and settled in Kings-ton. Another, Norman, was educated at West Point MilitaryAcademy and was in the service of the government a con-siderable time. HISTORY OF XEir 495. HOUSE BUILT BY JOSIAH ELTING —THE OLDEST BRICK HOUSE IN THE TOWN 496 HISTORY OF N E IV P ALT Z We will now take up the history of Abram Eltings sonNoah, who was bom in 1763. He married Hannah Deyo andlocated at New Paltz Landing on a tract of 500 acres. Hishouse was built near the ferry landing. He established theferry to Poughkeepsie, which at first was propelled by oarsand sails, giving place afterwards to horse power, and finallyto steam as the propelling force. Noah died in 1813 and isburied in the old cemetery at Highland. His brother Henry,of whom we have previously spoken, died three years earlierand is buried in the same cemetery. Noah left a family offive sons, viz.: Abram, Henry D., Joseph, Philip and
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