Certainly the grave of Iris first wife is not to be found in the old Dutch Churchyard, neither does bis second marriage appear in the old Dutch Church records.

This above is also of interest as being the first transfer of property by or to a Requa that appears in the old records, so far as has been discovered. And so James Requa was a blacksmith as well as a justice of the Peace, Supervisor, soldier, and farmer, and also the father of a numerous family, consisting of ten sons and three daughters.

He was a Justice of the Peace prior to and during the continuance of the Revolution, of which he w'as a staunch and influential supporter. As appears by the testimony of Iris son, Lieutenant. Joseph, his house was burned down by the enemy and a reward offered for his capture. But those things had very little influence with such stern and true Patriots as James Requa.

In the State Treasurer's books is a credit allowed "To James Requa, Sr., for services rendered from May 27, 1779, to May 23d, 17S0, omitted by accident from the Pay Roll of Capt. Gabriel Requa' > Company."

At the Town Meeting held on Philipse Manor, the 7th. day of April, 1778, -- for notwithstanding the turmoil of the Revolution, the Annual Town Meeting was held by these sturdy Patriots, as the records tersely state, "as usual ! '' -- James Requa (Requaw as it appears on the record written by his son Joseph, and it was the way he himself always wrote it) was chosen one of the Overseers of the Poor.