He gave to bis sons Joseph, Elijah, William and Isaac $125 each; to his grandsons Gabriel, George, James Austin, and Joseph and granddaughter Minerva, children of his son Glode, $500, to be placed at interest until they became of age; to his grandson John R. Requa, son of Gilbert, $500 to be put at interest for his benefit until of age ; to daughter Jane Martine, $125; to daughter Sarah Cbattertou, $500; and "To nty negro man Bra'boy, $50 and his freedom; to black girl Eena, her freedom."

Rebecca, wife ot James Requa, died March 24, 1811. Janies Requa, Esq., as it appears upon his tombstone in the old Dutch Churchyard, died Sept. 9th, 1817, in the SStli year of bis age.

Gabriel Requa, eldest son of James and Maritie Acker Requa, married Elizabeth Oakley of White Plains, and had Tamer who was unmarried, Mary who married Elkauah Mead, and Isaac Requa, who married Susan E. Meed.

Gabriel was a Captain of one of the Militia Companies in Colonel Hammond's Regiment, and dkPgood service. The following account

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of the arreTt of a spy in this vicinity by him and his brother Joseph, April, 1777, while yet a Lieutenant, is of interest in this connectf

" Friday, April r 8 , : --

" Anthony Hill was brought before the Court & charged with holding atreachen . Correspondence with the Enemy & being employed by them for the purpose of ■enlivtf: Wen' into their Service. The Prisoner on his Arraignment pleads not Guilty, l i e: Gabriel Requaw being sworn, says that he lives two .Wile back of Tarry Town, that a! a Week ago, as he was working by his House, fie saw two Men crossing the Lots ; ;i suspect them, he went into the House, took his Gun and followed them into the Wo< w on haling them one Ran away, the Prisoner Slop'd, when he came up with him he aski. him where he came from.