632 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



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of Faith and Discipline, is made necessary to the Church's union. a So 

 that Moulinars and his party of seceders at New Rochelle were truly 

 Independents, condemned by the discipline of the French Church. 



The Rev. Daniel Bondet died sometime in September, 1722, aged 

 sixty-nine years, having been nearly twenty-six years minister of this 

 church. He was eminently useful in keeping the congregation together, 

 under its adverse circumstances, and as he lived greatly beloved, so he 

 died greatly lamented. His mortal remains were interred beneath the 

 chancel floor of the old church. His will bears date the 24th of March, 

 172 1-2, and was proved on the 21st of September following. 



THE WILL OF DANIEL BONDET, CLERK. 



"In the Name God, Amen, The four and twentieth day of March, one 

 thousand seven hundred and twenty -two, I, Daniel Bondet, minister of the Gos- 

 pel, of New Rochelle, being sick in body but of good and perfect memory, thanks 

 be to Almighty God, and calling to remembrance the uncertain state of this 

 transitory life, and that all flesh must yield unto death, when it shall please God 

 to call ; do make, constitute, ordain and declare, this my last Will and Testa- 

 ment in manner and form following : — Revoking and Annulling by these pres- 

 ents, all and every Testament and Testaments, Will and Wills heretofore by me 

 made and declared, either by word or writing, and this is to be taken only for 

 my last Will and Testament, and none other. And first, being penitent and 

 sorry, from the bottom of my heart, for all my sins past, most humbly desiring 

 forgiveness for the same, I give and commit my soul unto Almighty God, my 

 Saviour and Redeemer, in Whom, and by the merits of Jesus Christ, I trust and 

 believe assuredly to be saved and to have full remission and forgiveness of all 

 my sins ; and that my soul with my body at the general Day of Resurrection 

 shall rise again with joy, and through the merits of Christ, seek and pass in, pos- 

 sess and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven prepared for his Elect and Chosen : 

 and nry body to be buried in such place where it shall please my Executors here- 

 after named to appoint. And now for the settling of my Temporal Estate, and 

 such Goods, Chattels and Debts, as it has pleased God for alone my Deserts to 

 bestow upon me, I do order, give and dispose of the same in manner following: 

 that is to say, First, I will that all those Debts and duties that I owe in Right 

 or Conscience to any manner of person or persons whatsoever, shall be and truly 

 contented and paid or ordained to be paid, within convenient time after my de- 

 cease, by my Executors hereafter named. Item. — I give, bequeath and consti- 

 tute for my only heirs, Lieutenant Oliver Besley, Jun., of New Rochelle ; desir- 

 ing him after my Decease to come and take possession of all my goods, chattels 

 and debts, with obligations which is belonging to me, with a Negro Woman 

 called Toi net t a, Ready Money, Plates, Jewells, Rings, Household Stuff, Appar- 

 els, Utensils, Brass, Pewter, Bedding and all other of nry substance whatsoever, 

 moveable and immoveable. Item. — I do Give to Bety Cantin, one obligation 

 from Peter, which is now in the hand and possession of her Father, Jean Cantin, 



a Bingham's Antiq. of Ch. Ch. vol. viii. B. 111. p. 



