Person:Johannes Elting (1)

From the will of his father, Roeloff Elting: "To my son John (Johannes), all the money he owes to me."

Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume VI. 1760-1766) (Written in Dutch language.)--In den Name ds Heeren, Amen. Know all men that on the 5 of September 1750, I undersigned, Johanes Eltinge, of Marble Town, in Ulster County, farmer, I leave to my eldest son Petrus for his birth right my Great Bible. I leave to my wife Jannettie the income of all my estate during her widowhood. To my son Ruloff a negro slave and all my wearing apparell. I leave to my son Ruloff and my daughter Sarah a tract of land lying on the west side of the New Paltz Patene. All the rest of my estate I leave to my 3 children, Ruloff, Mayke, and Sarah. I make my two brothers Josias and Noah Eltinge, and Hendrick Jansen, executors. "Done at Kingston in Ulster County." Witnesses, Jan Eltinge, Rachel Eltinge, William Eltinge. Proved before John Croole, Esq., June 5, 1755.

1. ↑ Dutch Reformed Church (Kingston, New York), and Roswell Randall Hoes (ed.). 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), for One Hundred and Fifty Years from their commencement in 1660. (New York, 1891).

   baptism #1484 Year: 1704
   Parents: Roelof Elting, Sara Du Bois
   Child and date: Johannes 3 Sept.
   Witnesses and Sponsors: Cornelis Elting. Rebecca van Maitre.