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 . old the same unto the said Daniel Dubois his heirs andassigns forever to the sole and only proper use benefit andbehoof of him the said Daniel Dubois his heirs and assignsforever In witness whereof the said Alary Dubois hath here-unto putt her hand and seale in the new paltz this fourteenthday of February, annoy Dom. 1718-9. Mary Dubo
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 . old the same unto the said Daniel Dubois his heirs andassigns forever to the sole and only proper use benefit andbehoof of him the said Daniel Dubois his heirs and assignsforever In witness whereof the said Alary Dubois hath here-unto putt her hand and seale in the new paltz this fourteenthday of February, annoy Dom. 1718-9. Mary Dubois,her M mark. Sealed and delivered In the presence of us,Solomon dubois,Louis bevier le jun,W. Nottingham. Daniel, Son of IsaacIn 1705 Daniel built the old stone house or fort which is stillstanding, with its iron figures, showing the date of erection,and the port holes in the eastern walls for safety against In-dian attacks, and the window high up on the western find Daniels name in the list of freeholders in 1728; alsoin the release from the proprietors of the Paltz Patent to Solo-mon DuBois, in 1729. Daniel died in 1755. His tombstonein the old graveyard in this village bears simply the date andthe initials D. D. B. HISTORY OF NEW P A LT Z 295. THE OLD I)U BOIS HOLSE OR FORT IN THIS VILLAGE 296 HISTORY OF XE W PALTZ Among the old family papers is found a will of Daniel, inFrench, dated in 1729. The writing is very plain and will, in English, is dated 1747 and is as follows: In the Name of God amen the twelve day of September inthe jear of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred &forty seven I Daniel Dubois of the new palyes in the Countyof Ulster and province of New York being sick of body butsound memory and understanding Praised be God for it Call-ing to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it isappointed for all men once to die and being Desirous to Settlethings in order Do Revoke all former wills and Testaments byme in any ways and m
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