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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II

Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848. 254 words

The Requas of Westchester County all descend from Daniel Requa, who was an emigrant from La Rochelle in France, Daniel came to New Rochelle and afterwards moved over and purchased a farm on the Hudson, about a mile and a half south of Tarry town, where some of his descendants yet live. He left four sons, Gloade or Glode, John, David and James. I. Gloade, the eldest, left six sons; 1. Isaac, b. June 3, 1758, mar. Henrietta . 2. Gabriel. 3. Samuel. 4. Daniel. 5. James.

6. James. II. John, d. s. p. III. James, the youngest son of first Daniel, had, 1. Gabriel. 2. Joseph. 3. Daniel. 4. John. 5. James. 6. Gloade.

7. William. 8. Elijah. 9. Isaac, b. Jan. 31, 1779. 10. Gilbert.

Rhinelander of New Rochelle. Philip Jacob Rhinelander, the founder of the family, came from the Rhine, France, to America, soon after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He had three sons and a da. I. Philip Jacob. II. Bernard, who left, 1. William, b. 1745, mar. Hester Devaux, and had a da. Mary Magdalen. 2. Jacob, b. Oct. 27th, 1740, d. s. p. Philip, mar. Deborah

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Allen, and left Deborah, who mar. Isaac Underbill. III. William had, 1. William C. of New York. 2. John of L. I. 3. A da. mar. William Paulding. IV. A da. mar. Mr. Scbureman.

RiCHBELij. John Richbell was of Southampton, England. His son John

was the first proprietor of Mamaroneck in 1G60 ; mar. Anne , her will