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de Bonrepos of New York City, Doctor of Divinity, and Blanche, his 

 wife, did grant to Eiias de Bonrepos of New Rochelle, husbandman — 

 all that certain parcel of land situate and lying at New Rochelle, in the 

 manor of Pelham, &c, containing fifty acres of ground."^ Upon the 

 6th day of February, 1696, letters of denization were granted to David 

 de Bonrepos, V. D. M. 6 He must have died sometime in the Spring of 

 1734. 



THE "WILL OF DAVID DE BONREPOS. 



In the narne of God amen the sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 

 one thousand seven hundred and thirty-three, I, David de Bonrepos, minister of 

 the Gospel in the County of Richmond and the Province of New York, being by 

 the grace of God in good health and of perfect mind and memory. Therefore 

 calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for 

 all men once to die, Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that 

 is to say and principally and first of all I give and recommend it to the earth to 

 be buried in a Christian and decent manner, at the Discretion of my executors, 

 nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection at the Last Day, I shall re- 

 ceive the same again by the mighty power of God. As touching such worldly 

 estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me, in this life i Give, Bequeath, 

 Devise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and Form. Item, I 

 Give and Bequeath unto my Dearly Beloved wife Martha De Bonrepos for her 

 Dowery, fifty pounds, to be entirely at her Disposal. Item, I give unto her as 

 addition to the Dowry, first the three pounds conditioned as it will appear by 

 the Bonds. Second a negro woman.called Tenah and her daughter called Sarah, 

 which is at Jacob Bibyous ; thirdly, for her maintenance she shall have and re- 

 ceive so long as she shall remain a widow the interest of all my bonds, that shall 

 be due to me at my decease ; and for my other negro wench, named Judde, and 

 her child called Elizabeth, I give the child Elizabeth to my wife, and the mother 

 of the child Judde I give unto my Heir named hereafter. I give unto my said 

 wife and to her own use and Disposal, all my household goods, excepting a 

 silver Tankard and a silver cup. I give and Bequeath to Mr. John Lafort of 

 New York the sum of forty pounds. Item, I give and Bequeath unto Blanchard 

 De Bonrepos, wife to Henry Chaden of New Rochelle, thirty pounds. Item, I 

 give and Bequeath to Anna Pamer and Hester Le Count, my niece, the sum of 

 ten pounds to each of them. Item, I give and Bequeath to the three youngest 

 sons of Alexander De Bonrepos of New York, Deceased, the sum of ten pounds, 

 to be paid to each of them. Item, I give my Silver Tankard and silver cup and 

 all the Rest of my estate Real and Personal, unto David De Bonrepos, and the 

 son of Alexander De Bonrepos aforesaid. Item, I will that after my Decease 

 my negro man Sasfasson shall be maintained by my heirs and executors at their 

 discretion. Item, I constitute and ordain Messrs. Barnt Martlings, Paul Mich- 

 aux and Nicolas Stillwell, grandson to my wife, all of Staten Island, for my 

 Executors to this my last will and Testament ; and I do hereby Revoke, utterly 

 disallow and disannull all and every other former Testaments, "Wills, Legacies, 



a Town Rec. Liber, a 112. 



b Naturalization Rec. State papers, Albany. 



