Jacob Du Bois, baptized Oct 9, 1661, was a farmer at Hurley, where he died in 1745, leaving a will dated April 3, 1739, probated June 7, 1745, which mentioned wife Gerretje, to whom a number of bequests were made, with life intersts in landed estate and remainder to children.

By his first wife, Elizabeth Vernooy, whom he married March 98, 1689, he had one child - Magdalena Du Bois - baptized May 25, 1690, named in his will. She married first, Garret Roosa; second, Oct 20, 1718, Peter Van nest, and iwht him settled in Monmouth County, New Jersey; had issue