Abraham (Du Bois) DuBois (1657 - 1731)

Born 29 Dec 1657 in Mannheim, Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Deyo) DuBois — married 6 Mar 1681 in 1st Dutch Church, Kingston, Ulster, New York

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1731 at age 73 in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York

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Biography

Birth

Abraham du Bois, son of Louis du Bois and Catherine Blanchon, was born 29 December 1657. He was baptized 5 days later, on 3 January 1658, at the French Reformed Church in Mannheim, in what is now Germany. His godmother was Marie Blanchon. ^[1] The family were Huguenots.

Arrival

When Abraham was just a few years old, the duBois family emigrated from Mannheim to America. They were in Wiltwyck, New Netherland (now Kingston, New York) when a son, Jacob, was baptized there on 9 October 1661. ^{[2] [3]}

Marriage and Children

Abraham DuBois married Margaret Deyo. The date of marriage is sometimes given as 6 March 1681, but their marriage doesn't appear in the church register in either New Paltz, where they were living, or in Kingston. They were certainly married by 20 June 1682 when their daughter Sara was baptized in Kingston.

The baptisms of three of Abraham and Margaret's children (Sara, Noah and Joel) were recorded at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston. ^[4] The baptisms of another four (Abraham, Leya, Rachel and Catherine) were recorded in the parish register of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Paltz. ^[5]

1. Sara, bapt. 20 June 1682. Godparents: Joost Janz & Sara du Bois.
2. Abraham, bapt. 17 April 1685. Godparents: Louis Dubois & Catherine Blancon.
3. Leya, bapt. 16 October 1687. Godparents: Solomon DuBois & Mari Leblan.
4. Rachel, bapt. 13 October 1689. Godparents: Abraham Hasbrouc & Mari Doyo.
5. Catherine, bapt. 21 May 1693. Godparents: Louis DuBois & Trinque, wife of Salomon Dubois.
6. Noah, bapt. 18 Feb. 1700. Godparents: Gerrit Wyncoop & Mary Slegt.
7. Joel, bapt. 20 June 1703. Godparents: Mathys du Boys & Sara Mathyssen.

New Paltz, Ulster County, New York

Abraham DuBois was one of the 12 original Patentees of New Paltz.

Death and Burial

Abraham du Bois died 7 October 1731 and is buried at the Huguenot Cemetery in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York. The cemetery is also known as the Walloon Cemetery. The inscription on the rough stone reads: "1731 Oct 7, A D Bois, Surviver of 12 Pattentees." A second gravestone, which appears to be more recent, also includes the name of his wife, Margaret Deyo. ^[6]

Will & Probate

Abraham Dubois, of New Paltz, signed his will on 1 October 1730. The will was written in Dutch. It was proved on 22 October 1731. He named:

• His wife Margaret
• His children:
  • Abraham, eldest son
  • Joel
  • Sarah, wife of Roelof Eltinge
  • Leah, wife of Philip Fires
  • Rachel
  • Catherine
• Executors: Son Abraham, son-in-law Roelef Eltinge, and Major Johans Hardenbergh.
• Witnesses: Daniel Dubois, Thomas Beekman, John Crooks, Jr.

An abstract of the will, translated into English: ^[7]

(Written in the Dutch language.)—In den Namen des Heeren, Amen, 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.

Research Notes

• Page 150.--William Cosby, Esq., Captain-General and Governor, etc. Whereas, JOEL DUBOIS, of Ulster County, died intestate, Letters of administration are granted to his only brother, Abraham Dubois, March 29, 1734.

• Owing to brother-in-law, Abraham Hasbrouck's influence with the Colonial Governor, the Huguenots obtained the grant of so large and fine a Tract of land.

• Abraham took Oath of Allegiance in County of Ulster by order of the Governor, 01 SEP 1689

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Franzoesisch reformierte Gemeinde (French Reformed Church), Mannheim, Germany, Taufbuch 1 (1651-1672), page 37. FamilySearch film #102078270, image 510 of 1094.
2. ↑ Roswell Randall Hoes. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, and often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), (1891), page 2.
3. ↑ Ralph Le Fevre, History of New Paltz, New York, and Its Old Families (from 1678 to 1820), second edition (1909), page 508.
4. ↑ Roswell Randall Hoes. Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York (formerly named Wiltwyck, and often familiarly called Esopus or 'Sopus), (1891), pages 17, 58, and 69.
5. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New Paltz, N. Y. (The Holland Society of New York, 1896), pages 61-63.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #8039528 for Abraham Louis DuBois, buried at Huguenot Cemetery, New Paltz, Ulster County, New York, United States (accessed March 2024).
7. ↑ Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year 1894. Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogates Office, City of New York. Vol. III. 1730-1744. (New York, 1895), page 41.

See also:

• History of New Paltz, New York, and Its Old Families (from 1678 to 1820), by Ralph Le Fevre, second edition (1909), Chapter 25 ("Abraham DuBois, the Patentee"), pages 289-292.

• Monte Horton, ""The Memory of the Just Is Blessed": The Ancestry and Extended Family of Chrétien du Bois, bailli, lieutenant, greffier, etreceveur de la Comté de Coupigny, notaire, homme de loi, laboureur et marchand; Resident of Wicres, then of Herlies", DuBois Family News, (June 2011 – Feb 2014): 5–7; 3–6; 4–7; 3–6: http://www.dbfa.org/newsletter8archives.htm.

• James W. Elting, comp., The Descendants of Jan Eltinge: The Genealogy of the Elting/Eltinge Family, (Charlotte, N.C.: the compiler, 2002).

• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol 1, p. 369-372)

Acknowledgements

• The WikiTree profile Dubois-64 was created through the import of small2.ged on 30 November 2010. Data from LDS Ancestral File #B58B-S1.

• The WikiTree profile Dubois-128 was created through the import of carl&elaine_(grove)_rhodes-10-2-2010.ged on 09 March 2011. Source was apparently LDS Ancestral File Number B58B-S1. The gedcom included the user ID C4A658C7BF604D639DE6E1843E1094B4D686 and the following: Christening: 3 Jan 1658

• This person was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011.

• The WikiTree profile DuBois-584 was created through the import of GOHARA-July2011.ged on Jul 7, 2011 by Gavin O'Hara. This profile included the user ID A9E8D24C46D747AAB2B9197CA9737FA0F801 and mentioned the Walloon cemetery in the data field for where he died.

• The WikiTree profile du Bois-147 was created through the import of wikitree1.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by Kimball G. Everingham.

• Dubois-1186 was created by Peter Wetherill through the import of Smaller.GED on Jun 26, 2014.

• DuBois-1422 was created by Gail Williams through the import of Carry Case gedcome - Jan 2015.ged on Jan 26, 2015.