606 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



and Executions by me in any wise before this Time named and willed and be- 

 queathed. Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and 

 Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day 

 and year above written— 1733. DE BONREPOS. 



Signed, sealed, pronounced, published and declared by 

 the said David Bonrepos as his last will and Testament, 

 in the presence of us, Charles Taylor, Jacob Bellum, 



his 

 Solomon oq Maclean. * 

 mark. 



His brother, Elias Bonrepos who was born in France in 1656, by his 

 wife, Jane, had living at New Rochelle in 17 10 four children, namely: 

 John, Hester, Blanche and Mary. Elias Bonrepos was licensed to keep 

 school at New Rochelle in 1705, as appears by the following: 



1 ' Edward Visco't Cornbury, Capt. General and Governor-in-chief of ye prov- 

 inces of New York, New Jersies and Terri'es depending thereon in America and 

 vice-admiral of ye same, &c. To Elias Bon Repos greeting you are hereby ini- 

 powered and lycens'd to keep school within ye towu of New Rochelle in ye 

 County of Westchester and carefully and diligently to instruct ye children under 

 yo' care and tuition in ye art of Reading and writing during my pleasure, given 

 under my hand and seal at New York this 23d day of June, 1705, and in ye 4th 

 year of her ma'tys Reign, CORNBURY. 



By his Excell'y command, 



Will Anderson, D. Secretary, •& 

 Robert Hunter, Esq., 



Capt.-Generall and Governor-in-charge of 



New York, New Jesey and Territories thereon 



depending in America, and Vice-admiral 

 of the same year. 

 To Elias Bon Repos greeting as above 

 Twelfth day of December, eleventh year of her M. R. A.D., 1712, 



R. N. Hunter, e 



The following entry occurs in the town Records : 



"The year of grace, 1693, we, the elders of the church of New 

 Rochelle, in the province of New York, according to the intention and 

 will and desire of the inhabitants of this said church, have accorded to 



a Surrogate's office, N. Y., Rec. of Wills, No. 12, 1733 to 1736, pp. 75-76-77. Proved 6th May, 

 1734. The will of his wife Martha bears date 3d March, 1734-5. In which she bequeaths to 

 her daughter Rachel her negro wench Tenno and a large brass kettle ; daughter Martha, her 

 girl Bess; daughter Mary, "bed and furniture where I now lay;" daughters Anne and 

 Rachel, "the other best bed and furniture and brass kettle; son-in-law, Cobus Billoe, 

 granda Martha Brittain, Win. Brittain, das. Nicolas Brittain, da. Martha Cobus Billoe, da. 

 Martha, Peter Laycount, da. Martha. Remainder to be equally divided among her children, 

 Francia Brittain, Anne Billoe, Rachel Brittain, & Thos. Stillwell's children— Nicolas Still- 

 well, Anne Musko, Mary Happer, 2 eldest das. Mary Jurm', Elizabeth Jurne, to all of them as 

 much as oae of my das. Frances, same as Rachel," &c. Sur. office, N. Y., Wills No. 13, 1736- 

 1740, p. 30. 



b Albany deed book X 65, secretary's office. 



c Albany deed book X 65, secretary's office. The will of Elias Bonrepos written in France 

 is still preserved in the Surogates office, N. Y.,No. 9, p 55, bears date 13 April, 1719, son Elias, 

 beyond sea, das, Ester, Lami'able and Marianne exec Alex. Bonrepos, 1718 to 1725. 



