LANCASTER COUNTY. 101 



New York, 27th day of August, in the year 1709, 

 diligently compared and examined this true copy. 

 JOHN CONRAD CODWEIS, (Deponent,) 



San me tendering the oath. 



Before me, 



D : PROVOOK. 



Signed with the Great Seal of Great Britain. 



After spending some time in New York, they went, 

 according to tradition, to Esopus Settlement, in Ulster 

 Comity,* about seventy miles from Albany. Here they 



*That there was then a settlement in Ulster county, N. Y. 

 of those who always made '■'■ profession ds la pure religion re- 

 formee," is a matter of history. The following extract of a 

 letter, from our friend, Edmund Eltinge, to us, dated New 

 Paltz, Feb. 25', 1S43, will go to strengthen the tradition in the 

 main facts. Speaking of the Huguenots when leaving France, 

 says, "The greatest proportion went to Germany and a party 

 of them settled at a place called Paitz on the River Rhine. — 

 This was about the year 1650, A. D. Here they remained ten 

 years, and in 1660 emigrated to New York, then under the 

 Dutch Dynasty. What num.ber came at this time, I cannot say 

 — probably hundreds. The most opulent settled in New York 

 city and on Long Island. The second class in point of wealth 

 at New Rochelle, and those who were poor came to Kingston, 

 (formerly Esopus R.) in this- (Ulster) county, then called 

 Wildwyke (Wild-retreat) and inhabited by the Dutch. 



The names of Huguenots who came to Kingston, twelve in 

 number, were Louis Da. Bois and his sons Abraham and Isaac, 

 Christian, Doaice or Deys, Abraham Hosbrouch, Andries Lefevre, 

 Jean Brook or John Hosbrouch, Lewis Berier, Antonie Crispell, 

 Hugo Freer and Simon Lefevre. Eleven of these came in 

 1660. Abraham Hasbrouch accompanied them as far as Eng- 

 land, where he remained for a year or two, and while there 

 joined the army, and formed the acquaintance of Edmund An- 

 dres, who was subsequently the Governor of this colony — when 

 became — he andtho^e who accompanied him, went into Canada 

 — where they located I cannot say — Mr. Hosbrouch was Jipvv- 



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