Individual Details
Nicholas DUPOIS
(1625 - 19 Jun 1690)
He shipped in Oct 1662 with a wife and three children ages: 6, 5, and 2. A patent was issued by Dutch Governor from 1630-1664 on March 19, 1663 applied for land on Staten Island with seed grain and victuals for 6 months. The grant was a plantation. He was settled on the Herren Graft (Broad St.) when in Oct 1664 he swore allegience to the King of Great Britian. In 1665 he was appointed "Beer and Weighhouse porter" a rather important position fot of the times. In 1677 he and his wife were member of the Dutch Reform Church of New Utrecht, entered as removed to Bergen, N. J. Dutch Church of which place admitted them to membership in 1682.
Nicholas PuPui's first name in New Netherland was spelled Nicolaes, Nicolaas and Nicholas: the French spelling was sometimes Nicolas. In the local records, the family name was frequently "du Puys." Since then, the 'basic spelling has been: 1- DePuy/Depuy/DuPui/Depui/DePuy/Dupuy
2- DePue/Depue
3- Depuis/Depuis and
4- DePew/Depew (especially East of the Hudson River, including New
York City. Variations include: Dupee (especially in Boston and other New Endgland areas), DePoe and Dupree (in Virginia and Southern States. DePu and Duppery have also been listed. (LeRoy Beck Depuy page 15)
Wayne Shepard hired a researcher: Their report: From Walloon Church records at Leiden: "Niclaes de Puwy" camletworker young man from near Atrecht (The town of Arras in the region of Artois) living at the Minnebroedergraft assisted by Jean de Puwy his father at Langegrtf. Married 6 October 1656 at the Waalse Kerk (Walloon Church), Leiden. Cathalijna Renard, widow of Maerten Pietersz living in the Veruwerstreet assisted by Marija Reijniers her sister at the Oude Chingel.
I believe that they left France not only for for religious reasons - persecution, etc., but for simple economic/business reasons. They were merchants and sold their wares, which was some sort of cloth or fabric that must have been popular back then - "camelotwerker" or "grosgrainier" or "greinwerker" - weavers of special clothes or fabrics.
A 'greinwerker' is someone who weaves 'grein'. It's a weaver. And 'grein' could be cloth or fabric made of silk (in the first and orginal meaning, derived from the french word 'graine' as an equivalent for the eggs of the silkworm), but more probably it is a fabric made of camel's hair (mohair), goat's hair (angora)or even plain wool of sheep. In fact, the cloth or fabric isn't made of camel's hair, goat's hair OR plain wool of sheep. Actually, this woven fabric has a warp ('ketting') made of camel's or goat's hair AND a weft or woof) ('inslag') made of wool of sheep. So, it's a combination of camel's hair OR goat's hair AND wool of sheep.
A notation in the churchbooks at Leiden, reads: "Membre de l'Eglise de Leide/NICOLAS DE PUIS ET SA FEMME/parti avec temoinage le 27 Septembre 1662". Translated - on the day mentioned, Nicholas and his wife gave notice to the church that they were going to leave Leiden. As the custom was back then, they received a document stating that they came from Leiden. When settling in another city, they would be able to prove that they belonged to the reformed church.
De Purmerlander Kerck (The Purmerland Church) sailed from Amsterdam on 12 October 1662 and arrived at New Amsterdam 18 February 1663. Among the 48 passengers on this ship with Captain Benjamin Barentsz, were Nicolaes Du Pui from Artois, wife and three children 6, 5, and 2. These children would be Catherine, Jean, and Moyse. [NEW WORLD IMMIGRANTS, a Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists, ed by Michael Tepper, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1980,p 187, vol I]
In 1663, Nicholas De Puy applied to the Dutch West Indies Company for a plantation on Staten Island "with seed grain and victuals for six months" - Charles Leng, director of the Staten Island Public Museum in an article found in The Advance Magazine, September 20, 1930 - "Fame and Romance Found in Annals of Depew Family."
A patent was issued by Dutch Governor from 1630-1664 on March 19, 1663 applied for land on Staten Island with seed grain and victuals for 6 months. The grant was a plantation. He was settled on the Herren Graft (Broad St.) when in Oct 1664 he swore allegience to the King of Great Britian. On March 18, 1664 'in the City Hall' he won a case involving a cost of 50 guilders. [History of the DePui family 1939 Wannetta Roseberry Hoff, p 1-2]
In 1665 he was appointed "Beer and Weighhouse porter" a rather important position for of the times. The next court entry September 27, 1670 on 'Niclis duPuy deft' (defendant) ordered him to pay '108 fl(orins) in zewant' A year later a 'note' to a decision of Mayor's Court for August 15, 1671 showed 'Nicolaes dupuie entered ... bail ... ' for payment of a sentence relating to a fellow countryman, this time for 60 guilders. "On April 16, 1671 Nicholas was given a patent for 480 acres at Averstrow along the Menisakougue Creek in New Jersey [THE RECORDS OF NEW AMSTERDAM FROM 1654-1674, ed by Bertold Fernow, V, p 35]
Nicholas Du Puis joined Captain Cornelis Steenwyck's company of miltia in 1673, and in the following year he paid taxes on a valuation of twenty-five hundred dollars on his Broad Street house.
Becoming prosperous in his new home, Nicholas in 1674 was named 'in a list of wealthiest citizens and was taxed 600 florins' [CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY RECORDS, East Jersey, Patents, etc. Liber No 1 p 17] The family lived in DeMarkevelt in the rear of the Produce Exchange, according to Hoff, writing in 1939.
In 1676 and during the following seven years he is mentioned in Kingston, New York, court records as engaged in the fish packing business there.
In 1677, he and his wife were member of the Dutch Reform Church of New Utrecht, entered as removed to Bergen, N. J. Dutch Church of which place admitted them to membership in 1682.
"Nicholaes and Catalyntie deVos appear as witnesses to the baptism of Nicholaes, son of Francois Dupuy and Geertie Willems (apparently October 17) in 1686
Will in Dutch dated 1685 and proven 1691 in New York. He lists his wife and 5 of his children by name: Note: Abstract of the will of Nicolas Dupuis of NY dated Oct 13, 1685, proven Jul 14, 1691, leaves all his estate, real and personal to his wife, Catalina, during her widowhood. In case she married, half to go to his chn., vis. Jan, Moses, Aaron, Susana and Nicolas.
Proved at Court of Record, New York 14 July 1691.11 Recorded Liber 3/4 page 281 NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY,Abstracts of Wills, vol. 1: pg 463.
Richard Ingoldsby, Commander-in-Chief, etc. Whereas at a Court of Record held in the City of New York on the 14th of July last will of Nicholas DuPuis, deceased was proved. Letters of Administration are granted to his widow, Catalina DuPuis. 5 Sept 1691 Page 191 New York Surrogate, Liber 3/4 pg 260
["From Depuy Family History, Vol I;" by Ruth P. Heidgerd and Jean M. Smith]
"Prior to 1661 the ancestor of the family (Francois DePuy) described below came to New Amsterdam and Nicholas Dupuis, supposed to be his brother, shortly afterward followed him. Mention of the families of both may be found in the old records of the Dutch Reformed Church, of which they became members. The fact that they joined this church would indicate that they had been Protestants before leaving their native land and belonged to the Huguenots who were ready to give up everything for the sake of religious freedom."
Various accounts have Nicholas in New York City, Staten Island, Bergen Co., N.J. and in Ulster Co., N.Y. Considering son John lived in Staten Island, that son Moses settled on land given his father in Ulster Co., and that Nicholas appears a true bourgeois a man of the town, thus a man of one of the businesses carried on in such a location, it is not surprising that he may have engaged in a considerable number of mercantile tasks. Conkling [New York Genealogical and Biographical Record" Vol 32, p 7911] comments in this way:
Nicolas was unquestionably a stirring fellow, clearly a success from a business standpoint at least. We find him in 1676 and occasionally during the following seven years at Kingston, N.Y. He is mentioned among the court records of that place as being engaged in the fish packing business
That would explain the name Nicholas appearing in Ulster Co. baptismal records relating to Moses' (or even Nicholas Jr.'s family). Having crossed the Atlantic in 1662, Nicholas could certainly have been able to sail up the West River, the Hudson 90 miles. To combine the pleasure of seeing family and to carry an business on one trip would have been a logical scheme.
That he prospered in his new environment is hardly surprising. Nicholas appears to have been familiar with Dutch (likely spoke it) and his will is reported written in that language. If he lived in Holland before coming to new Netherland, he certainly would have picked up a working knowledge of the tongue; he was thus prepared for offices and responsibilities referred to in this section. In that Moses settled on the land, and not Nicholas, indicates the latter preferred to remain in the town of New York where, by accounts this writer has seen, many other refugees from France settled."
(Research):Most likely they were protestant before coming to America, and belonged to the Huguenots who were ready to give up everything for the sake of religious freedom. FIELD NAME Page VALUE Research Notes on Ancestors of John Depue, son of Benjamin Depue by Eva Duke _INFO P FIELD NAME Page VALUE Joachim H. Schoonmaker pg 19: _INFO P FIELD NAME Page VALUE Notes on Nicholas DuPui (Depuy family History by LeRoy Beck DePuy) _INFO P FIELD NAME Page VALUE FHL#509179 De Puy file page 1: _INFO P FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page VALUE Work redone in before found his work: B&C 11 Jun 1994; Indow 22 Jun 1994; Endow - Sep 21 1994 _INFO P FIELD NAME Page VALUE SGEOR Temple Records - baptisms 1877 for the dead _INFO P
Nicholas PuPui's first name in New Netherland was spelled Nicolaes, Nicolaas and Nicholas: the French spelling was sometimes Nicolas. In the local records, the family name was frequently "du Puys." Since then, the 'basic spelling has been: 1- DePuy/Depuy/DuPui/Depui/DePuy/Dupuy
2- DePue/Depue
3- Depuis/Depuis and
4- DePew/Depew (especially East of the Hudson River, including New
York City. Variations include: Dupee (especially in Boston and other New Endgland areas), DePoe and Dupree (in Virginia and Southern States. DePu and Duppery have also been listed. (LeRoy Beck Depuy page 15)
Wayne Shepard hired a researcher: Their report: From Walloon Church records at Leiden: "Niclaes de Puwy" camletworker young man from near Atrecht (The town of Arras in the region of Artois) living at the Minnebroedergraft assisted by Jean de Puwy his father at Langegrtf. Married 6 October 1656 at the Waalse Kerk (Walloon Church), Leiden. Cathalijna Renard, widow of Maerten Pietersz living in the Veruwerstreet assisted by Marija Reijniers her sister at the Oude Chingel.
I believe that they left France not only for for religious reasons - persecution, etc., but for simple economic/business reasons. They were merchants and sold their wares, which was some sort of cloth or fabric that must have been popular back then - "camelotwerker" or "grosgrainier" or "greinwerker" - weavers of special clothes or fabrics.
A 'greinwerker' is someone who weaves 'grein'. It's a weaver. And 'grein' could be cloth or fabric made of silk (in the first and orginal meaning, derived from the french word 'graine' as an equivalent for the eggs of the silkworm), but more probably it is a fabric made of camel's hair (mohair), goat's hair (angora)or even plain wool of sheep. In fact, the cloth or fabric isn't made of camel's hair, goat's hair OR plain wool of sheep. Actually, this woven fabric has a warp ('ketting') made of camel's or goat's hair AND a weft or woof) ('inslag') made of wool of sheep. So, it's a combination of camel's hair OR goat's hair AND wool of sheep.
A notation in the churchbooks at Leiden, reads: "Membre de l'Eglise de Leide/NICOLAS DE PUIS ET SA FEMME/parti avec temoinage le 27 Septembre 1662". Translated - on the day mentioned, Nicholas and his wife gave notice to the church that they were going to leave Leiden. As the custom was back then, they received a document stating that they came from Leiden. When settling in another city, they would be able to prove that they belonged to the reformed church.
De Purmerlander Kerck (The Purmerland Church) sailed from Amsterdam on 12 October 1662 and arrived at New Amsterdam 18 February 1663. Among the 48 passengers on this ship with Captain Benjamin Barentsz, were Nicolaes Du Pui from Artois, wife and three children 6, 5, and 2. These children would be Catherine, Jean, and Moyse. [NEW WORLD IMMIGRANTS, a Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists, ed by Michael Tepper, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1980,p 187, vol I]
In 1663, Nicholas De Puy applied to the Dutch West Indies Company for a plantation on Staten Island "with seed grain and victuals for six months" - Charles Leng, director of the Staten Island Public Museum in an article found in The Advance Magazine, September 20, 1930 - "Fame and Romance Found in Annals of Depew Family."
A patent was issued by Dutch Governor from 1630-1664 on March 19, 1663 applied for land on Staten Island with seed grain and victuals for 6 months. The grant was a plantation. He was settled on the Herren Graft (Broad St.) when in Oct 1664 he swore allegience to the King of Great Britian. On March 18, 1664 'in the City Hall' he won a case involving a cost of 50 guilders. [History of the DePui family 1939 Wannetta Roseberry Hoff, p 1-2]
In 1665 he was appointed "Beer and Weighhouse porter" a rather important position for of the times. The next court entry September 27, 1670 on 'Niclis duPuy deft' (defendant) ordered him to pay '108 fl(orins) in zewant' A year later a 'note' to a decision of Mayor's Court for August 15, 1671 showed 'Nicolaes dupuie entered ... bail ... ' for payment of a sentence relating to a fellow countryman, this time for 60 guilders. "On April 16, 1671 Nicholas was given a patent for 480 acres at Averstrow along the Menisakougue Creek in New Jersey [THE RECORDS OF NEW AMSTERDAM FROM 1654-1674, ed by Bertold Fernow, V, p 35]
Nicholas Du Puis joined Captain Cornelis Steenwyck's company of miltia in 1673, and in the following year he paid taxes on a valuation of twenty-five hundred dollars on his Broad Street house.
Becoming prosperous in his new home, Nicholas in 1674 was named 'in a list of wealthiest citizens and was taxed 600 florins' [CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY RECORDS, East Jersey, Patents, etc. Liber No 1 p 17] The family lived in DeMarkevelt in the rear of the Produce Exchange, according to Hoff, writing in 1939.
In 1676 and during the following seven years he is mentioned in Kingston, New York, court records as engaged in the fish packing business there.
In 1677, he and his wife were member of the Dutch Reform Church of New Utrecht, entered as removed to Bergen, N. J. Dutch Church of which place admitted them to membership in 1682.
"Nicholaes and Catalyntie deVos appear as witnesses to the baptism of Nicholaes, son of Francois Dupuy and Geertie Willems (apparently October 17) in 1686
Will in Dutch dated 1685 and proven 1691 in New York. He lists his wife and 5 of his children by name: Note: Abstract of the will of Nicolas Dupuis of NY dated Oct 13, 1685, proven Jul 14, 1691, leaves all his estate, real and personal to his wife, Catalina, during her widowhood. In case she married, half to go to his chn., vis. Jan, Moses, Aaron, Susana and Nicolas.
Proved at Court of Record, New York 14 July 1691.11 Recorded Liber 3/4 page 281 NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY,Abstracts of Wills, vol. 1: pg 463.
Richard Ingoldsby, Commander-in-Chief, etc. Whereas at a Court of Record held in the City of New York on the 14th of July last will of Nicholas DuPuis, deceased was proved. Letters of Administration are granted to his widow, Catalina DuPuis. 5 Sept 1691 Page 191 New York Surrogate, Liber 3/4 pg 260
["From Depuy Family History, Vol I;" by Ruth P. Heidgerd and Jean M. Smith]
"Prior to 1661 the ancestor of the family (Francois DePuy) described below came to New Amsterdam and Nicholas Dupuis, supposed to be his brother, shortly afterward followed him. Mention of the families of both may be found in the old records of the Dutch Reformed Church, of which they became members. The fact that they joined this church would indicate that they had been Protestants before leaving their native land and belonged to the Huguenots who were ready to give up everything for the sake of religious freedom."
Various accounts have Nicholas in New York City, Staten Island, Bergen Co., N.J. and in Ulster Co., N.Y. Considering son John lived in Staten Island, that son Moses settled on land given his father in Ulster Co., and that Nicholas appears a true bourgeois a man of the town, thus a man of one of the businesses carried on in such a location, it is not surprising that he may have engaged in a considerable number of mercantile tasks. Conkling [New York Genealogical and Biographical Record" Vol 32, p 7911] comments in this way:
Nicolas was unquestionably a stirring fellow, clearly a success from a business standpoint at least. We find him in 1676 and occasionally during the following seven years at Kingston, N.Y. He is mentioned among the court records of that place as being engaged in the fish packing business
That would explain the name Nicholas appearing in Ulster Co. baptismal records relating to Moses' (or even Nicholas Jr.'s family). Having crossed the Atlantic in 1662, Nicholas could certainly have been able to sail up the West River, the Hudson 90 miles. To combine the pleasure of seeing family and to carry an business on one trip would have been a logical scheme.
That he prospered in his new environment is hardly surprising. Nicholas appears to have been familiar with Dutch (likely spoke it) and his will is reported written in that language. If he lived in Holland before coming to new Netherland, he certainly would have picked up a working knowledge of the tongue; he was thus prepared for offices and responsibilities referred to in this section. In that Moses settled on the land, and not Nicholas, indicates the latter preferred to remain in the town of New York where, by accounts this writer has seen, many other refugees from France settled."
(Research):Most likely they were protestant before coming to America, and belonged to the Huguenots who were ready to give up everything for the sake of religious freedom. FIELD NAME Page VALUE Research Notes on Ancestors of John Depue, son of Benjamin Depue by Eva Duke _INFO P FIELD NAME Page VALUE Joachim H. Schoonmaker pg 19: _INFO P FIELD NAME Page VALUE Notes on Nicholas DuPui (Depuy family History by LeRoy Beck DePuy) _INFO P FIELD NAME Page VALUE FHL#509179 De Puy file page 1: _INFO P FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page VALUE Work redone in before found his work: B&C 11 Jun 1994; Indow 22 Jun 1994; Endow - Sep 21 1994 _INFO P FIELD NAME Page VALUE SGEOR Temple Records - baptisms 1877 for the dead _INFO P
Events
| Birth | 1625 | Of Artois, , France |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Oct 1656 | Walloon Church, Leiden, France - Catalyna Renyard DEVOS | |||
| Immigration | 12 Oct 1662 |  | | ||
| Death | 19 Jun 1690 | , , New York, United States | | ||
| Christen | Of Leyden, , Holland | ||||
| Reference No | 2zrx-tl | ||||
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Families
| Spouse | Catalyna Renyard DEVOS (1631 - 1705) |
| Child | Jan Or John DUPUIS (1656 - 1732) |
| Child | Moses DUPUIS Sr. (1657 - 1728) |
| Child | Nicholas DUPUY Jr. (1660 - 1670) |
| Child | Joseph DUPUIS ( - 1668) |
| Child | Aaron DUPUIS ( - 1691) |
| Child | Magdalina DUPUY ( - 1685) |
| Child | Susanna DUPUIS ( - 1704) |
| Child | Nicolas DUPUIS ( - 1691) |
| Child | Paulus DUPUY ( - 1685) |
| Father | Jean DE PEWY (1600 - ) |
Notes
Immigration
Nicholas DUPUI (1625-1691) of Artois, France, came to America on the "Purmerland Church", 12 Oct 1662 with his wife, Catryntje de Vos, and their three children: Nicholas, age 6, John, age 5, and Moses, age 3. Nicholas DUPUY settled first on Staten Island.The two oldest sons, Nicholas and John Depuy remained in the vicinity of New York.
Moses, youngest son of Nicholas Depuy and Catryntje deVos, married Maritje Wyncoop, daughter of Cornelis Wynkoop and Maria Janse Langendyck, and took up a large tract of land in the vicinity of Rochester, Ulster County, New York
Endnotes
1. Genealogy - Compiled and Published, FHL#509179 De Puy file page 1:.
2. Manifest, , , , database, Ancestry.com (: accessed )..
3. Genealogy - Compiled and Published.