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1 SOUR PAF
2 NAME Personal Ancestral File
2 VERS 5.1.12.0
2 CORP The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
3 ADDR 50 East North Temple Street
4 CONT Salt Lake City, UT 84150
4 CONT USA
1 DEST PAF
1 DATE 7 Jul 2003
2 TIME 20:43:41
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1 NAME Donald Allan Lee
1 ADDR 515 Decatur Ave
2 CONT Pensacola, Fl. 32507
1 CTRY USA
1 PHON 850-456-8363
1 EMAIL n4yin@cox.net
0 @I1@ INDI
1 NAME Donald Allan /Lee/
2 SURN Lee
2 GIVN Donald Allan
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 25 Dec 1933
2 PLAC Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, Ny
1 _UID 40E9C82A70C8D511812000045A5848360EAE
1 FAMC @F98@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:01:37
1 OBJE
2 FORM JPG
2 FILE C:\Documents and Settings\Don Lee\My Documents\My Pictures\dad\Dad6.JPG
2 TITL 
2 NOTE 
2 _SCBK Y
2 _PRIM Y
2 _TYPE PHOTO
2 _SSHOW Y
1 OBJE
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2 TITL 
2 NOTE 
2 _SCBK Y
2 _PRIM N
2 _TYPE PHOTO
2 _SSHOW Y
1 OBJE
2 FORM JPG
2 FILE C:\Documents and Settings\Don Lee\My Documents\My Pictures\dad\Dad4.JPG
2 TITL 
2 NOTE 
2 _SCBK Y
2 _PRIM N
2 _TYPE PHOTO
2 _SSHOW Y
0 @I2@ INDI
1 NAME Jack Smith /Lee/
2 SURN Lee
2 GIVN Jack Smith
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 2 Apr 1903
2 PLAC Pawling, Dutchess, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 11 May 1984
2 PLAC Kingston, Ulster, NY
1 BURI
2 DATE 15 May 1984
2 PLAC Kingston, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 42E9C82A70C8D511812000045A58483610CE
1 FAMS @F98@
1 FAMC @F99@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 7 Jul 2003
3 TIME 09:57:11
1 OBJE
2 FORM jpg
2 FILE C:\Documents and Settings\Don Lee\My Documents\My Pictures\Album\jslee.jpg
2 TITL 
2 NOTE 
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2 _PRIM Y
2 _TYPE PHOTO
2 _SSHOW Y
0 @I4@ INDI
1 NAME Helen /Gordon/
2 SURN Gordon
2 GIVN Helen
2 _MARNM Lee
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 26 Jan 1913
2 PLAC Wurtsboro, Sullivan, NY
1 CHR
2 DATE 15 May 1913
2 PLAC Wurtsboro, Sullivan, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 5 Feb 1994
2 PLAC Hyde Park, NY
1 BURI
2 DATE 8 Feb 1994
2 PLAC Kingston, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 46E9C82A70C8D511812000045A584836140E
1 FAMS @F98@
1 FAMC @F101@
1 MARB 
1 CHAN
2 DATE 7 Jul 2003
3 TIME 09:58:09
1 OBJE
2 FORM JPG
2 FILE C:\Documents and Settings\Don Lee\My Documents\My Pictures\Album\HELENLEE.JPG
2 TITL 
2 NOTE 
2 _SCBK Y
2 _PRIM Y
2 _TYPE PHOTO
2 _SSHOW Y
0 @I5@ INDI
1 NAME Smith C. /Lee/
2 SURN Lee
2 GIVN Smith C.
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 27 Mar 1849
2 PLAC LaGrangeville, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 9 Mar 1941
2 PLAC Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, Ny
1 BURI
2 DATE 12 Mar 1941
2 PLAC Manchester Rural Cem.
1 _UID 48E9C82A70C8D511812000045A584836162E
1 FAMS @F99@
1 FAMC @F4@
2 _PRIMARY Y
1 NOTE See photo of his death certificate
1 CHAN
2 DATE 9 Apr 2000
3 TIME 12:42:58
1 OBJE
2 FORM jpg
2 FILE C:\Documents and Settings\Don Lee\My Documents\My Pictures\Album\Scleedc.jpg
2 TITL Smith C. Lee Death Certificate
2 NOTE 
2 _SCBK Y
2 _PRIM Y
2 _TYPE PHOTO
2 _SSHOW Y
0 @I6@ INDI
1 NAME Margaret /Matthews/
2 SURN Matthews
2 GIVN Margaret
2 _MARNM Lee
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1871
1 _UID 4AE9C82A70C8D511812000045A584836184E
1 FAMS @F99@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:02:47
0 @I7@ INDI
1 NAME William G.. /Lee/
2 SURN Lee
2 GIVN William G..
1 SEX M
1 _UID 4CE9C82A70C8D511812000045A5848361A6E
1 FAMS @F4@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 4 Apr 2000
3 TIME 12:15:03
0 @I8@ INDI
1 NAME Phoepe J. /Ferris/
2 SURN Ferris
2 GIVN Phoepe J.
2 _MARNM Lee
1 SEX F
1 _UID 4EE9C82A70C8D511812000045A5848361C8E
1 FAMS @F4@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 4 Apr 2000
3 TIME 12:15:47
0 @I9@ INDI
1 NAME Ira /Gordon/
2 SURN Gordon
2 GIVN Ira
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 29 Aug 1885
1 _UID 50E9C82A70C8D511812000045A5848361EAE
1 FAMS @F101@
1 FAMC @F103@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 11 Oct 2001
3 TIME 20:24:01
0 @I10@ INDI
1 NAME Laura V. /Auchmoody/
2 SURN Auchmoody
2 GIVN Laura V.
2 _MARNM Gordon
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 24 Sep 1885
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE Jun 1966
2 PLAC Kingston, Ulster, NY
1 BURI
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 52E9C82A70C8D511812000045A58483620CE
1 FAMS @F101@
1 FAMC @F104@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 18:49:16
0 @I11@ INDI
1 NAME Samuel Freer /Auchmoody/
2 SURN Auchmoody
2 GIVN Samuel Freer
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 31 Jan 1848
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 22 Oct 1923
2 PLAC Stone Ridge Ulster, NY
1 BURI
2 DATE Oct 1923
2 PLAC Lloyd, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 54E9C82A70C8D511812000045A58483622EE
1 FAMS @F104@
1 FAMC @F105@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 18:51:02
0 @I12@ INDI
1 NAME Sarah Margaret /Van Keuren/
2 SURN Van Keuren
2 GIVN Sarah Margaret
2 _MARNM Auchmoody
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 23 Feb 1846
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 7 Jun 1924
2 PLAC Lloyd, Ulster, NY
1 BURI
2 DATE Jun 1924
2 PLAC Lloyd, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 56E9C82A70C8D511812000045A584836240E
1 FAMS @F104@
1 FAMC @F106@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:08:33
0 @I51@ INDI
1 NAME Moses /Auchmoody/
2 SURN Auchmoody
2 GIVN Moses
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 4 Mar 1830
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 29 Nov 1914
1 _UID A4E9C82A70C8D511812000045A58483672EE
1 FAMS @F105@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 18:49:28
0 @I52@ INDI
1 NAME Elizabeth /Freer/
2 SURN Freer
2 GIVN Elizabeth
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 5 Sep 1829
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 29 May 1896
1 _UID A6E9C82A70C8D511812000045A584836740E
1 FAMS @F105@
1 FAMC @F115@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 18:57:56
0 @I53@ INDI
1 NAME Samuel De Bois /Freer/
2 SURN Freer
2 GIVN Samuel De Bois
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 24 Apr 1801
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 CHR
2 DATE 3 May 1801
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 21 Sep 1867
1 BURI
2 PLAC Lloyd, Ulster, NY
1 _UID A8E9C82A70C8D511812000045A584836762E
1 FAMS @F115@
1 FAMC @F68@
2 _PRIMARY Y
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 18:59:30
0 @I54@ INDI
1 NAME Gertrude /Schoonmaker/
2 SURN Schoonmaker
2 GIVN Gertrude
2 _MARNM Freer
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1802
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 15 Sep 1870
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 BURI
2 PLAC Lloyd, Ulster, NY
1 _UID AAE9C82A70C8D511812000045A584836784E
1 FAMS @F115@
1 FAMC @F117@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:07:20
0 @I55@ INDI
1 NAME Petrus /Schoonmaker/
2 SURN Schoonmaker
2 GIVN Petrus
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1776
2 PLAC Ulster, NY
1 _UID ACE9C82A70C8D511812000045A5848367A6E
1 FAMS @F117@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:07:23
0 @I56@ INDI
1 NAME Elsie /Terwilliger/
2 SURN Terwilliger
2 GIVN Elsie
2 _MARNM Schoonmaker
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1780
2 PLAC Ulster, NY
1 _UID AEE9C82A70C8D511812000045A5848367C8E
1 FAMS @F117@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:07:37
0 @I61@ INDI
1 NAME James H. /Gordon/
2 SURN Gordon
2 GIVN James H.
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 18 Mar 1841
1 DEAT
2 DATE 4 Oct 1904
1 _UID B8E9C82A70C8D511812000045A584836862E
1 FAMS @F103@
1 FAMC @F120@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:00:01
1 OBJE
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2 FILE C:\Documents and Settings\Don Lee\My Documents\My Pictures\Album\James H. Gordon .JPG
2 TITL 
2 NOTE 
2 _SCBK Y
2 _PRIM Y
2 _TYPE PHOTO
2 _SSHOW Y
0 @I62@ INDI
1 NAME Huldah /Libolt/
2 SURN Libolt
2 GIVN Huldah
2 _MARNM Gordon
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 3 Sep 1848
1 DEAT
2 DATE 12 Feb 1916
1 _UID BAE9C82A70C8D511812000045A584836884E
1 FAMS @F103@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 11 Oct 2001
3 TIME 20:29:29
0 @I106@ INDI
1 NAME William C. /Van Keuren/
2 SURN Van Keuren
2 GIVN William C.
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 25 Oct 1820
2 PLAC Rosendale, Ulster NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 28 Sep 1881
2 PLAC Esopus, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 12EAC82A70C8D511812000045A584836E1DD
1 FAMS @F106@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:08:36
0 @I107@ INDI
1 NAME Rachel /Ean/
2 SURN Ean
2 GIVN Rachel
2 _MARNM Van Keuren
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 16 Jan 1817
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 DEAT
2 DATE 1892
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 14EAC82A70C8D511812000045A584836E3FD
1 FAMS @F106@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 18:56:38
0 @I125@ INDI
1 NAME Ezekial /Freer/
2 SURN Freer
2 GIVN Ezekial
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 17 Apr 1756
2 PLAC Butterville, Ulster, NY
1 CHR
2 DATE 17 Apr 1756
1 DEAT
2 DATE 7 Mar 1821
1 _UID 38EAC82A70C8D511812000045A584836073D
1 FAMS @F68@
1 FAMC @F31@
2 _PRIMARY Y
1 CHAN
2 DATE 7 Sep 1999
3 TIME 17:24:23
0 @I126@ INDI
1 NAME Elizabeth /Sluiter/
2 SURN Sluiter
2 GIVN Elizabeth
2 _MARNM Freer
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1763
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 3AEAC82A70C8D511812000045A584836095D
1 FAMS @F68@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:07:15
0 @I131@ INDI
1 NAME Garrit /Freer/
2 SURN Freer
2 GIVN Garrit
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 30 Apr 1727
2 PLAC Kingston, Ulster, NY
1 CHR
2 DATE 30 Apr 1727
2 PLAC Kingston, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 44EAC82A70C8D511812000045A58483613FD
1 FAMS @F31@
1 FAMC @F133@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 7 Sep 1999
3 TIME 17:24:55
0 @I132@ INDI
1 NAME Maria //
2 GIVN Maria
2 _MARNM Freer
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 21 Sep 1729
2 PLAC Kingston, Ulster, NY
1 CHR
2 DATE 21 Sep 1729
2 PLAC Kingston, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 46EAC82A70C8D511812000045A584836151D
1 FAMS @F31@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 7 Sep 1999
3 TIME 17:40:03
0 @I140@ INDI
1 NAME Hugo F. /Freer Jr./
2 SURN Freer Jr.
2 GIVN Hugo F.
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 14 Oct 1691
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 CHR
2 DATE 17 Oct 1691
1 _UID 56EAC82A70C8D511812000045A584836251D
1 FAMS @F133@
1 FAMC @F33@
2 _PRIMARY Y
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 18:59:45
0 @I141@ INDI
1 NAME Brechje Bridget bregjen /Teerpenning/
2 SURN Teerpenning
2 GIVN Brechje Bridget bregjen
2 _MARNM Freer
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE Jan 1694
1 CHR
2 DATE 10 Jan 1694
2 PLAC Rosendale, Ulster NY
1 _UID 58EAC82A70C8D511812000045A584836273D
1 FAMS @F133@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:07:32
0 @I153@ INDI
1 NAME Hugo /Freer Sr./
2 SURN Freer Sr.
2 GIVN Hugo
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1 Jul 1666
2 PLAC Manheim, Baden, Germany
1 CHR
2 DATE 2 Jul 1666
2 PLAC Manheim, Baden, Germany
1 DEAT
2 DATE 16 Jan 1722
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 70EAC82A70C8D511812000045A5848363FBD
1 FAMS @F33@
1 FAMC @F36@
2 _PRIMARY Y
1 CHAN
2 DATE 7 Sep 1999
3 TIME 17:26:02
0 @I154@ INDI
1 NAME Marie Anna /LeRoy/
2 SURN LeRoy
2 GIVN Marie Anna
1 SEX F
1 BIRT
2 DATE 7 May 1673
2 PLAC Quebec, Canada
1 DEAT
2 DATE AFT 1718
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 BURI
2 PLAC Montreal, Canada
1 _UID 72EAC82A70C8D511812000045A58483641DD
1 FAMS @F33@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 6 Sep 1999
3 TIME 19:02:35
0 @I172@ INDI
1 NAME Hugo /Freer/
2 SURN Freer
2 GIVN Hugo
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 PLAC Harly, Normandy, France
1 DEAT
2 DATE 1698
2 PLAC New Paltz, Ulster, NY
1 _UID 96EAC82A70C8D511812000045A584836651D
1 FAMS @F36@
1 NOTE FREER FAMILY GENEALOGY RESEARCH 
2 CONT 
2 CONT The HUGO FREER HOUSE -- 1694 - 1735
2 CONT Built on "The Street of the Huguenots, New Paltz, N.Y. it is constructed in two 
2 CONT sections. The North End by Hugo Freer, SR., The Patentee, in 1694 and the South 
2 CONT Portion Addition by Johannes M. Low in 1735. The Wooden Section was added in the 
2 CONT late Eighteenth Century (drawing by John Gould).
2 CONT 
2 CONT HISTORY OF THE FREER HOMESTEAD
2 CONT It is believed that the north end of the house was built by Hugo Freer, the 
2 CONT Patentee, as early as 1694. A bill of sale definitely established it in his 
2 CONT possession before 1706. The two windows on the north and one on the west are 
2 CONT original. The door was located at the second west window - note the difference 
2 CONT in the heights of the windows. An outside door is blocked over in the center of 
2 CONT the south wall of the living room.
2 CONT The projecting beams would indicate that originally this room had a hood 
2 CONT fireplace like that at the Jean Hasbrouck Memorial House. A small mantel-piece 
2 CONT held candles, so soot marks are still visible on the beams. The south section 
2 CONT was probably added during the 1720's, and contained a hall and a single large 
2 CONT room. The fire-place is now blocked over. The so-called "dark bedroom" was the 
2 CONT result of dividing the large room into hall, bath, and bedroom. One of the attic 
2 CONT windows on the south wall is original. The one to the west was converted from a 
2 CONT door used to bring up the hay into the loft. The wooden lean-to was added about 
2 CONT the time of the Revolution A cobbler's shop was located therein at the southeast 
2 CONT corner, now the study.
2 CONT OWNERS OF THE HOUSE
2 CONT I. HUGO FREER, the Patentee, born in Normandy; died New Paltz 1698; married 1st 
2 CONT MARIE HAYE who died 1678; married 2nd JANNETJE WIBAU.
2 CONT II. HUGO FREER, SR. , born Palatinate 1668, died 1727/8; married 6-7-1690 MARIA 
2 CONT ANNA LEROY. Released this property and other lands to his 13 children in 1732. 
2 CONT The stone house went to his daughter:
2 CONT III. REBECCA FREER, bp. 12-4-1715; married 1-19-1735 JOHANNES LOUW, bp. 
2 CONT 1-23-1715. It was inherited about 1765 by their son
2 CONT IV SIMEON LOUW, born 1747; died 1815; married CHRISTINA McMULLEN
2 CONT V MOSES FREAR obtained the house by Executor's deed dated 6-7-1828 in B. D. 
2 CONT 34/447 at a consideration of $1000 including a 4 acre parcel. I believe this is 
2 CONT Moses, the son of Elias Frear & Maria VanKleeck, born 8-10-1802, died 11-7-1873; 
2 CONT married JANE DuBOIS. He was a blacksmith, who later moved east of the village.
2 CONT VI. ABIGAIL L. TELLER wife of STEPHEN TELLER, purchased 3 parcels of land from 
2 CONT Moses Frear including the 4 acres & homestead on April 6, 1837, B. D. 49/51 for 
2 CONT the sum of $2000. Foreclosure of a mortgage resulted in sale to
2 CONT VII. BENJAMIN VanWAGENEN, by deed April 14, 1842, B. D. 59/282, for the sum of 
2 CONT $521 for the 3 parcels. He and his wife Catherine sold to
2 CONT VIII. ANDRIES DuBOIS, by deed 8-1-1845, B. D. 64/52, for the sum of $1953. He 
2 CONT was the son of Andries DuBois and Sarah LeFevre, and he married Elizabeth 
2 CONT LeFevre. He died in 1849 and his heirs sold to
2 CONT IX. SAMUEL D. W. MOREY, by deed April 3, 1850, B. D. 79/210. His wife was 
2 CONT related to this branch of the DuBois family. They sold to
2 CONT X. LEVI DuBOIS, son of Jonathan DuBois & Maria Deyo. He died in 1893 leaving the 
2 CONT house to his brother
2 CONT XI. LEWIS DuBOIS, who married ABBIE MOREY . He died intestate in 1909 leaving as 
2 CONT sole heir, his daughter
2 CONT XII. ANNIE M. DuBOIS, who threw herself into the well of the homestead 
2 CONT 7-14-1931, dying intestate. A long partition action ensued, following which the 
2 CONT old house and 1/2 acre were sold to
2 CONT XIII MARGARET A. JAMISON, by deed July 1, 1932, B. D. 560/44. She was niece and 
2 CONT heir to the Arbuckle Estate and her death brought about the founding of the 
2 CONT Jamison Memorial Fund which has been of great importance in the preservation of 
2 CONT Huguenot Street . The homestead and 1/2 acre were purchased from her estate by
2 CONT XIV JOHN WRIGHT FOLLETTE by deed February 22, 1943, B. D. 632/463.
2 CONT It was he who restored and modernized the house and sold it to
2 CONT XV. THE HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. NEW PALTZ, N. Y., INC by deed May 18, 1955, 
2 CONT B. D. 920/365.
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT HUGUENOT STREET...Oldest Street in America
2 CONT In 1677, the Duzine ("Twelve Men") united by religious and family ties, 
2 CONT purchased a large tract of land from the Esopus Indians on terms of such 
2 CONT generousity and mutal respect as to guarantee to the Patentees the peaceful home 
2 CONT which they had sought through years of exile from their native France. They 
2 CONT named their lands for the temporary refuge they had found in "die Pfalz", the 
2 CONT Rhine-Palatinate.
2 CONT By 1692 they began to replace the original log huts with sturdy stone dwellings 
2 CONT which today constitute the oldest street in the United States with its original 
2 CONT houses. The first one-room houses were enlarged as the next generation grew and 
2 CONT prospered, but for over 250 years, five of the six original houses remained 
2 CONT virtually unchanged and occupied by descendants of the builders.
2 CONT Through the efforts of the Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, N. Y. and its 
2 CONT family associations, these houses are maintained as a unique historic site...and 
2 CONT a National Historic Landmark. (From a Brochure - "Huguenot Street" by the 
2 CONT Huguenot Historical Society)
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT ************************************
2 CONT [The following is general information on New Paltz and the Huguenot Society
2 CONC .                                                   Word usage reflects the time period in wh
2 CONC ich it was written not the present day. - 
2 CONT ***********************************
2 CONT 
2 CONT THE FOUNDING OF NEW PALTZ
2 CONT By 1660 the Huguenot refugees, Louis DuBois, Antoine Crispell, and Mattys 
2 CONT Blanchan had already built homes at the "Nieuw Dorp" (Hurley). The Dutch 
2 CONT settlers of Wiltwyck (Kingston) had made them welcome, and yet they felt alien. 
2 CONT Their whole way of life was different. The Dutch were interested above all in 
2 CONT the Indian trade - the French dreamed only of quiet farms. The very religious 
2 CONT tolerance of their hosts became irksome. They were all followers of Calvin, but 
2 CONT in what a different fashion!.
2 CONT Most important was their differing attitude toward the Esopus Indians who were 
2 CONT their neighbors. The Dutch traders, with or without the assistance of 
2 CONT "firewater", were quick to take advantage of the [sic] savages. They expected to 
2 CONT make money from them, they considered them mere animals, but were swift to 
2 CONT punish when these same animals did not follow white men's ways. The whole series 
2 CONT of skirmishes known as the Esopus Wars had a simple be-ginning. The naive 
2 CONT Indians had graciously granted the new settlers hunting rights in the territory, 
2 CONT just as a modern farmer might post his land for the benefit of the local gun 
2 CONT club. The paltry presents received from the Dutch were merely evidence of 
2 CONT neighborliness and good faith, certainly not a sale price. In fact, an 
2 CONT individual Indian could not sell land, because the tribes owned everything in 
2 CONT common. He could merely grant life rights to hunt, fish and farm the land.
2 CONT Little frictions grew up because the Indians had no understanding of property 
2 CONT rights and boundary lines. Nor, unfortunately, were they acquaint-ed with 
2 CONT domestic animals. A cow was killed, and immediately the Dutch captured twelve of 
2 CONT the finest young braves and sold them as slaves in Barbados. It is hardly 
2 CONT surprising that the Indians retaliated. Even so, they sought many times to 
2 CONT ransom their young men before they turned to violence.
2 CONT On June 7, 1663, while the men were working in the fields, the Esopus tribes 
2 CONT fell on the "New Village". Hardly so much as a hayrick was left standing and 29 
2 CONT women and children were carried into captivity. Among them were the families of 
2 CONT Louis DuBois and Antoine Crispell.
2 CONT For months the bereaved husbands and fathers, reinforced by Capt. Martin Kregier 
2 CONT and his soldiers from New Amsterdam, sought for the captives, but in vain. On 
2 CONT July 31st they found the Indian fort near Wawarsing and burned its triple 
2 CONT palisades and the cornfields around them; but alas, [sic] savages and captives 
2 CONT were gone into the mountains.
2 CONT Finally, on September 5th, they located the New Fort, a 15-foot palisade not yet 
2 CONT completed, near the Shawangunk Kill in the Hogabergh area be-hind the present 
2 CONT village of Wallkill. Tradition tells the tale of Basha, the squaw piling wood 
2 CONT near the spring which bears her name, who was shot by Louis DuBois before she 
2 CONT could give the alarm.
2 CONT Legend also tells that the Indians, angry at the failure of their attempts to 
2 CONT secure the release of their braves from slavery in Barbados, had determined to 
2 CONT put their victims to death - that Catrina DuBois had already been tied to the 
2 CONT stake and the faggots placed - but that intrepid lady, her faith rising, above 
2 CONT her fears, lifted her head and sang the 137th Psalm, "By the waters of Babylon". 
2 CONT Her clear voice charmed the Indians, so the story goes, into delaying the 
2 CONT burning. More important, it served as a guide through the woods for her husband 
2 CONT and the soldiers. The surprise was complete, the fighting was sharp. The Indians 
2 CONT lost their chief and 21 killed. 13 others were taken prisoner, while Capt. 
2 CONT Kregier lost 3 killed and 6 wounded. But the prisoners were released unharmed. 
2 CONT It was on the return journey that Louis DuBois had the opportunity to note 
2 CONT fertile plains of the Wallkill Valley and his dream was born. He had passed that 
2 CONT way before, had killed an Indian scout near the present Libertyville with his 
2 CONT own sword, but only now could he appreciate the beauty of these fields guarded 
2 CONT by the "Great Wall" of the Shawangunks. As he continued to live in Hurley his 
2 CONT dream grew - a French settlement where they could at last find permanent refuge, 
2 CONT but could also retain their language, their customs, and their religion. When 
2 CONT the young LeFevre brothers, Simon and Andre, arrived in Kingston, they quickly 
2 CONT fell in with his dream, but it was not for 8 or 10 years until the arrival of 
2 CONT the Hasbrouck brothers, the Beviers, the Freers, and the Deyos, that it seemed 
2 CONT possible of fulfillment, and it was Abraham Hasbrouck who made it a reality.
2 CONT After leaving the Rhein-Pfalz where the Huguenot families had found temporary 
2 CONT refuge, Abraham had served for a time with the English army and had earned the 
2 CONT friendship of Edmund Andros. By 1675, the English government had replaced the 
2 CONT Dutch, New Amsterdam had become New York, and Edmund Andros was governor of the 
2 CONT colony. Abraham spoke for the little group and out-lined their plans, and in 
2 CONT April, 1677, he gained permission for his friends to make their attempt .
2 CONT The history books have long given credit to William Penn as being the first 
2 CONT colonizer to deal justly with the Indians and thus earn peace for his 
2 CONT settlement. Penn received his huge grant in 1681, and then, a year later, to 
2 CONT stop further difficulty with the natives, he made a treaty purchase with the 
2 CONT Indians confirming his title.
2 CONT However, five years before, this small band of Huguenots first approached the 
2 CONT Indians themselves, the actual owners of the land. On May 26, 1677 five chiefs 
2 CONT of the Esopus: Matsaysay, Nekahakaway, Magakahas, Assinerakan, and Wawawanis, 
2 CONT contracted for the sale of the land to Louis DuBois and eleven others for: "40 
2 CONT kettles, 40 axes, 40 adzes, 40 shirts, 400 fathoms white network, 300 fathoms 
2 CONT black network, 60 pairs stockings (half small sizes), 100 bars of lead, 1 keg of 
2 CONT powder, 100 knives, 4 kegs of wine, 40 oars, 40 pieces duffel, 60 blankets, 100 
2 CONT needles, 1 measure tobacco, 2 horses (1 stallion and 1 mare). "
2 CONT This was certainly no bargain by Dutch standards ($24 worth of trinkets for 
2 CONT Manhattan) but how well these Huguenots were rewarded! They built the "Redoute" 
2 CONT required by the governor, but never, even during the troubled Revolutionary 
2 CONT period, was this settlement in danger of attack.
2 CONT Only after the Indians were paid, as acknowledged on September 15th by 19 braves 
2 CONT and 2 women of the Esopus, who thus confirmed the action of their chiefs for 
2 CONT their families, did the Walloons sue for a grant from the king, given under the 
2 CONT hand of Edmund Andros on September 29, 1677. These old deeds, the first record 
2 CONT of a truly honest purchase of land from the Indians, are still to be seen at the 
2 CONT museum.
2 CONT The eleven families: Louis DuBois and his sons Isaac and Abraham, Christian Deyo 
2 CONT and his son Pierre, Simon LeFevre and his brother Andre, Hugo Freer, Louis 
2 CONT Bevier, the brothers Jean and Abraham Hasbrouck, (Antoine Crispell remained in 
2 CONT Hurley) loaded all their possessions upon three ox-carts ("tri-cor") and 
2 CONT proceeded to their new home. If this particular tradition were true, the 
2 CONT ox-carts must have made more than one trip, judging by the many relics which 
2 CONT survive .
2 CONT Warned by friendly Indians of spring floods on the west side of the river, the 
2 CONT Patentees built their log cabins along the east bank, on what is now the south 
2 CONT end of Huguenot Street. They established their combined church and schoolhouse 
2 CONT at the north edge of the little burying ground, but the land itself was owned in 
2 CONT common. The first sale of land to an individual was in 1693, although four years 
2 CONT earlier, the first schoolmaster, Jean Cottin, had received the gift of a house 
2 CONT and lot.
2 CONT As the settlement prospered and the log cabins were replaced by stone dwellings 
2 CONT a bit further north, which still testify to the superiority of the old-time 
2 CONT methods of construction, the settlers were granted homestead lots, but the farm 
2 CONT lands remained in common under the control of "The Duzine", a council made up of 
2 CONT representatives of each of the 12 original Patentees. At first position on the 
2 CONT Duzine was hereditary, but with the growth of the village and the influx of 
2 CONT Dutch families, it became advisable to elect these officers from the whole 
2 CONT colony. It was not until 1728 that the Duzine authorized the allotment of the 
2 CONT first lands to individual ownership. This was done not by deed, but by parole, 
2 CONT the "twelve men� signing a bond for the protection of title to these tracts, as 
2 CONT recorded in the minute books of The Duzine. The last allotment was made only 
2 CONT shortly before the Revolution, and one of the first actions of the new State 
2 CONT government was to ratify the acts of this most democratic governing body in 
2 CONT colonial history.
2 CONT There were no really famous citizens of New Paltz, but the story of these simple 
2 CONT farmers and merchants is an unparalleled record of justice, dignity and fair 
2 CONT dealing toward each other and toward their neighbors, white and red, which might 
2 CONT well be of even greater inspiration today than is found in the exploits of those 
2 CONT whom the history books call heroes.
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT THE HUGUENOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
2 CONT For over 70 years the Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, N. Y., Inc. has 
2 CONT been dedicated to the preservation of the Oldest Street in America with its 
2 CONT original houses". Huguenot Street has been designated by the Dept. of Interior 
2 CONT as a national Historic Landmark Area. The Jean Hasbrouck Memorial House has 
2 CONT recently been cited by the same group as the finest example in this country of 
2 CONT medieval Flemish stone architecture. This house has been a museum since 1898.
2 CONT In the past twelve years, six other stone houses on Huguenot Street have come 
2 CONT under control of the Society. Together they make up a unique historic site, an 
2 CONT educational experience for this and future generations, and a monument to the 
2 CONT integrity, industry, and independence of the founders. Family associations have 
2 CONT been formed within the Society, each to maintain its individual homestead and to 
2 CONT furnish it with heirlooms cherished by generations of descendants. Membership in 
2 CONT either the Society or the family group is open to anyone who is interested in 
2 CONT their objectives.
2 CONT The Freer-Low Family Association was founded in 1962 and now has a membership of 
2 CONT over 250. Their hope is that the Freer Homestead will be opened in the near 
2 CONT future as a museum. Founding officers were: Frank Freer, Jr., President; Claude 
2 CONT E. Simmonds and Harold M. Lows, Vice-Presidents; Mrs. J. Leigh Sheridan, 
2 CONT Secretary, and Walter Hasbrouck, Treasurer. 
2 CONT During the summer of 1967, the Society inaugurated a program of guided tours of 
2 CONT Huguenot Street daily except Monday. Thousands of school children, as well as 
2 CONT descendants from all parts of the country, visit the ancient Street of the 
2 CONT Huguenots each year.
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT Below is a partial reconstruction of Hugo Freer, the Patentee's, family 
2 CONT history(based upon Terri Wilson's Research).
2 CONT ****************
2 CONT Note: This list below does not include names of all individuals associated with 
2 CONT the Hugo Freer linneage, only those related to Terri Wilson; however, there may 
2 CONT be names below that will help others in their research. Terri has a more 
2 CONT complete history of Hugo Freer's linneage than presented here. For those 
2 CONT interested, feel free to contact Terri by email. Terri Wilson email
2 CONT For additional information go to Dick Weisiger and Jane Martin's Genealogy web 
2 CONT page (information based upon Leonard J. Terpening's data) on Hugo Freer and 
2 CONT click on "F".
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT FIRST GENERATION
2 CONT Hugo Freer (the Patentee) was born at Harly, now spelled Herly, a tiny village 
2 CONT in the district of Haut Boulonnois, 20 miles SE of Boulogne, 25 miles SW of 
2 CONT Hazebrouck, in Normandy, France. He moved to Mannheim (Germany) in the province 
2 CONT of Die Pfalz on the Rhine River around 1651.
2 CONT Hugo married Marie de la Haye of Douai (France) at Mannheim 10-02-1660. They had 
2 CONT a daughter Marie born 09-13-1661, a daughter Sara born 01-22-1664, and a son 
2 CONT Hugo born 07-01-1666. Marie and both daughters died in the Great Plaque of 1666. 
2 CONT Hugo then married Jeanne (Jannetje) Wibau (also spelled Verbeau) of Bruyelle who 
2 CONT was the widow of Simon Floquet on 01-22-1667. One year later a son died in 
2 CONT infancy. A son Abraham was born on 06-16-1670 and a son Isaac born 02-20-1673. 
2 CONT Hugo Freer, the Patentee, died in New Paltz in 1698. Jeanne died 12-08-1693. 
2 CONT Both are buried in the Walloon Cemetery on Huguenot Street, New Paltz, but the 
2 CONT headstones have disappeared.
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT SECOND GENERATION
2 CONT Hugo Freer, Sr. was born 1666 in Mannheim, died 1732 at New Paltz. He married 
2 CONT Maria Anna LeRoy, born 05-07-1673 in Quebec, daughter of Simeon LeRoy and Claude 
2 CONT Deschalets. They were married 06-07-1690.
2 CONT Their children were:
2 CONT * Hugo Freer, Jr. born 10-14-1691 at New Paltz
2 CONT Isaac 05-21-1693
2 CONT Simon 06-09-1695
2 CONT Mary 05-05-1696
2 CONT Sara 05-15-1698
2 CONT Esther 10-15-1699
2 CONT Jonas 1701
2 CONT Catrina 1703 (doubtful)
2 CONT Blandina 07-04-1703 
2 CONT Johannes 04-15-1705
2 CONT Benjamin 10-21-1706
2 CONT Rachel 11-10-1710
2 CONT Jannetjen 01-27-1713
2 CONT Rebecca 12-04-1715
2 CONT Elizabeth 04-12-1718
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT THIRD GENERATION
2 CONT Hugo Freer, Jr. was born 10-14-1691 at New Paltz. He was married 04-24-1715 to 
2 CONT Brejen Terpening, born in Minisink but lived in Rosendale, daughter of Jan 
2 CONT Terpening of Flanders. They lived in Bontecoe.
2 CONT Their children were:
2 CONT Johnannes 1715
2 CONT Hugo 1717
2 CONT Annatjen 1718
2 CONT Maria 1721
2 CONT Elizabeth 1723
2 CONT Johannes 1726
2 CONT *Gerrit 1727
2 CONT Zara 1729
2 CONT Jannetjen 1733
2 CONT Benjamin 1735
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT FOURTH GENERATION
2 CONT Gerrit Freer, baptized in Kingston 04-30-1727; married on 03-14-1748 to Maria 
2 CONT Freer, had been baptized 09-21-1729.
2 CONT Their children were:
2 CONT Hugo 1749
2 CONT Jonas 1752
2 CONT Catharine 1753
2 CONT *Ezekiel 1756
2 CONT Maria 1759
2 CONT Brechie 1762
2 CONT Elsje 1764
2 CONT Martynus 1767
2 CONT Gerritt 1770
2 CONT Margaret 1773
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT FIFTH GENERATION
2 CONT Ezekiel Freer born 04-17-1756, died 03-07-1821. He was married on 11-1784 to 
2 CONT Elizabeth Sluiter, born 1763.
2 CONT Their children were: 
2 CONT *Ezechiel 1785
2 CONT Gerret E. 1789
2 CONT Jonas 1795
2 CONT Samuel 1801
2 CONT Elizabeth 1805
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT SIXTH GENERATION
2 CONT Ezechiel Freer, born 07-05-1785, died 07-17-1841. Married Esther Vaan Wagenen, 
2 CONT born 06-07-1788, died 04-17-1854; daughter of Daniel Van Wagenen and Tryntje 
2 CONT Low.
2 CONT Their children were:
2 CONT Sally 1807
2 CONT Ezekiel 1809
2 CONT Anne E. 1811
2 CONT Maurice W. 1815
2 CONT *Gerrit E. 1818
2 CONT Daniel 1822
2 CONT Maria J. 1830
2 CONT Elmira 1833
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT SEVENTH GENERATION
2 CONT Gerrit E. Freer, born 1818, married Catherine Beaver.
2 CONT Their children were:
2 CONT Cornelius 10-06-1847
2 CONT John 03-17-1852
2 CONT Dubois B. 05-17-1855
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT 
2 CONT EIGHTH GENERATION
2 CONT Cornelius H. Freer, born 10-06-1847 (family record) or 10-06-1848 (tombstone) or 
2 CONT 10-26-1847, baptized 10-06-1848 at Lloyd Methodist Church, died 02-16-1911. 
2 CONT Married 01-01-1868 to Margaret Clinton, Born 09-10-1847, died 10-11-1905, 
2 CONT daughter of Charles Clinton and Alice McCur.
2 CONT Their children were:
2 CONT Alice C. 1868
2 CONT Emma J. 1870
2 CONT Dubois F. 1872
2 CONT Mary A. 1876
2 CONT Abram C. 1878
2 CONT Charles J. 1879
2 CONT Hattie C. V. 1882
2 CONT Cornelius 1885
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