Sara (du Bois) Eltinge (abt. 1682 - abt. 1747)

Born about 18 May 1682 in Ulster County, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Roelof (Eltingh) Elting — married 13 Jun 1703 in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Descendants

Died about 13 Jan 1747 at about age 64 in Kingston, Ulster Co., NY

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Sarah du Bois, daughter of Abraham du Bois and Magriet de Jou (Margaret Deyo), was baptized 20 June 1682 in New Paltz, Ulster County, New York. The baptism was recorded in the register of the Old Dutch Church in Wiltwyck (now Kingston, Ulster County). The sponsors were Joost Janz and Sara du Bois. ^[1] Sarah is said to have been born 18 May 1682 in New Paltz. ^{[2] [3]}

Note: Sarah has sometimes been confused with her aunt, Sarah (Du Bois) Van Meteren (1662-aft.1726).

Marriage and Children

Sara du Boys married Roelof Elting in Kingston on 13 June 1703. She was born and lived in New Paltz; he was born in Hurley, Ulster County, and was residing in Kingston. It was the first marriage for both of them. ^[4]

Sara and Roelof had at least the following children, all baptized at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston: ^[5]

1. Johannes, bapt. 3 Sept. 1704.
2. Jacomeyntie, bapt. 17 March 1706.
3. Abraham, bapt. 31 Oct. 1708.
4. Margrietjen, bapt. 7 Jan. 1711, probably died young.
5. Josia, bapt. 12 Oct. 1712.
6. Margrietjen, bapt. 18 May 1718.
7. Noach, bapt. 3 Dec. 1721.

Death

• Between 1745 and 1747
• 13 January 1746/47 ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 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 17.
2. ↑ William Heidgerd. The American Descendants of Chrétien Du Bois of Wicres, France, Volume 1 (1968), page 32 (person D-32).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} James W. Elting. Descendants of Jan Eltinge: The Genealogy of the Elting/Eltinge Family, Pages 23-24. Note: It is not known if the book cites sources.
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), page 520.
5. ↑ 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 73.

See also:

• Roberta Shannon Stimpson. Yesterday and Tomorrow: Van Meter - Tabb - Shannon and Allied Families Publication: the author, Berkley, Michigan, 1976
• John B. Woodworth. Van Meeteren Manuscript Genealogy Format: typescript; Publication: n.d.; Repository: Burlington Public Library, Burlington, West Virginia, United States.

Acknowledgements

• The WikiTree profile Dubois-63 was created through the import of small2.ged on 30 November 2010.
• WikiTree profile DuBois-794 created through the import of wikitree1.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by Kimball G. Everingham.
• Dubois-1187 was created by Peter Wetherill through the import of Smaller.GED on Jun 26, 2014.