General and Governor-in-chief of ye provinces of New York, New Jersies and Terri'es depending thereon in America and vice-admiral of ye same, &c. To Elias Bon Repos greeting you are hereby impowered and lycens'd to keep school within ye town of New Rochelle in ye County of Westchester and carefully and diligently to instruct ye children under yo' care and tuition in ye art of Reading and writing during my pleasure, given under my hand and seal at New York this 23d day of Juue, 1705, and in ye 4th year of her ma'tys Reign, CORNBURY. By his Excell'y command,

Will Anderson, D. Secretary,6 Robert Hunter, Esq.,

Capt.-Generall and Governor-in-charge of

New York, New Jesey and Territories thereon

depending in America, aud Vice-admiral of the same year. To Elias Bon Repos greeting as above Twelfth day of December, eleventh year of her M. R. A.D., 1712,

R. N. Hunter.^

The following entry occurs in the town Records :

"The year of grace, 1693, we, the elders of the church of New Rochelle, in the province of New York, according to the intention and will and desire of the inhabitants of this said church, have accorded to

a Surrogate's office, N. Y., Rec. of Wills, No. 12, 1733 to 1736, pp. 75-76-77. Proved Cth May, 1734. The will of his wife Martha bears date 3d March, 1734-5. In which she bequeaths to her daughter Rachel her negro weueh Tenno and a large brass kettle; daughter Martha, her girl Hess; daughter Mary, "bed and furniture where I now lay:'' daughters Anne and Rachel, "the other best bed and furniture and brass kettle; son-in-law, C'obus Billoe, granda Martha Hrittain, Win. Brittain, das. Nicolas Brittain, da. Martha C'obus Billow, da. Martha, Peter I.aycount, da. Martha. Remainder to be equally divided among her children, Francis Brittain, Anne Billoe, Kachel Brittain, A Thos.