- "In the name of God, Amen, March 8, 1775, I, Elias DePuy, Esq., of Rochester, in Ulster county. I leave to my wife Rachel full use of all my estate until my youngest child is of age. My children are to be brought up and receive a sufficient education, and especially my two sons, Jesaia and Josia, who are to be fitted for trades of business, and when the youngest is of age, my wife is to give up all control. I leave to my wife her choice of my female slaves, and two cows, and a bed, and such household goods as she needs, and her choice of a room in my house, with room in the cellar and in the loft, and apples and a garden, and my son Elias is to keep the garden in fence, and she is to have her firewood, and my sons, Moses and Elias, shall sow for her yearly half a Schepel of flaxseed. And she is to have oe20 yearly, and the sum of fifth shillings is to be paid by each of my eight children, Moses, John, Elias, Jesaia, Josia, Maria, wife of Joseph DePuy, Grietje, and Sara. I leave to my wife all her wearing apparell and four sheep. After her death, I leave all household goods to my three daughters, and all the rest of my personal estate to my sons. I leave to my sons, Moses, John, and Elias, all the lands which I have in a deed from the Trustees of Rochester to Philip Du BOiS, late of Rochester, deceased, and dated June 1, 1730; also all lands granted by the Trustees to me and several others, May 18, 1770. I leave to my three sons my saw mill, dam, gutter and stream, and two acres of land whereon my saw mill stands, and my land on the west side of the footpath leading to Shawangunk for him and his workmen and slaves, to cut timber and get stone for his use. I leave to my son Elias my dwelling house and lot. Beginning at the Rondout K]ill by the rift or fording place, where the road leads through the Rondout Kill to Peter Kools hook, and runs along the road to my nut orchard, and then along the south side of the same to the road leading to John Depuy's, and then by the same to Rondout Kill, and down the same to place of beginning, with all buildings. I leave to my two said sons all that tract on the north side of Rondout Kill, and between it and the land of the heirs of Jacobus Depuy, and commonly known by the name of Pieter Kools hook; And all my lands on the south side of the Rondout Kill. I leave to my son John all the rest of my lands on the north side of Rondout Kill, on the north side of the highway, where William McDonald formerly lived, with all the buildings. And they are to pay to my sons, Jesaia and Josia, and to my daughters the sum of oe925. All the rest I leave to my sons. If my son Moses sh5]ould marry, then a house and barn are to be built for him, and also for my son John. If any mines are discovered on my lands they are to be for all my sons. I make my wife, and my sons, Moses and John, and my brother, Benjamin Depuy, and my brother-in-law, Jacob Hoornbeen, executors. Witnesses, Johannis G. Hardenberg, Petrus Schoonmaker, Joseph Hasbrouck, Jr. Proved, April 18, 1779"
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1730 - 1775 (45 years)
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