The Dejoux House timeline

1755 - 1756 House was built by Christoffel Deyo (Baptized New Paltz 1728) Siting by native American Chief from Waranwongkong tribe as referenced in "Native New Yorkers" book.
1756 Christoffel marries Deborah Van Vleit
1765 Kitchen Extension built, Taxes on house listed as GBP 15 (yes Pounds!)
1790 Map of New Paltz shows house marked as D.Deyo
1792 Christoffel dies and house is passed to his son David Benjamin Deyo
1792 David Deyo marries Rachel Ean
1798 Taxes for house listed as $425 (There are 5 slaves listed at the property too)
1804 David Deyo dies and the house is passed to his wife Rachel
1811 Rachel Deyo marries her second husband Abraham Relyea
1840 Rachel Deyo dies leaving 'life right' to Abraham Relyea
1844 Boundary between New Paltz and Rosendale created with Relyea farm as marker
1853 Map of area shows house as A.Relyea farm
1858 Map of area shows house as A.Relyea farm
1861 Abraham Relyea dies (leaving widow Maria?)
1861-1864 Jesse Elting buys the house
1869 New Paltz Times reports Jesse Elting puts a new roof on the house.
1872 Jesse and Maria Elting sell the farm of 120 Acres to Hiram Minard for $9600
1875 Map of New Paltz shows house as H.Minard farm
1930 New Paltz Times reports the Hiram Minard farm was sold by Ira Minard to Hudson County Estates to be divided
1934 House and 9 acres is sold to George and Jeanne Fiorentino
1941 George and Jeanne Fiorentino sell the house to Arthur and Lona Jorgensen
1960 The Jorgensens sell the house to Jane Little (and her female companion)
1984 Jane Little sells the house to Dr. June Finer and Russell Gilmore
2009 June Finer sells the house to William Charnock and Daniel Flebut

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Maria Deyo - a chilling tale

We arrived at the house this weekend to meet with the contractors who had poured concrete in the basement on Friday. When we arrived we found a family standing in front of the house taking pictures. Being the friendly types we are, we went over to chat. They told us they were on a haunted house tour and were looking at the house because their daughter had been talking about the ghost at our house for the last couple of days. She had bought a book called "Spooky Hudson Valley" and in it was the story of Maria Deyo and a tragic tale of a mother killing all three children and then killing herself. The family were wonderful and excited to be shown the house. They showed us the book and at the beginning of the story was a picture of our house. The book went on to say that Maria sent the men to the fields and then she slit her daughter's throat and the throat of her other two children...then killed herself. All this happened on September 13 th 1801. There was...

Paradox farm

If you wander along Springtown Road, past DeJoux House, you will see our mailbox opposite the front door. It's not especially distinguishable except it is rather large and sits on an old tree stump. It's a rusty old thing but it seems to have survived the snow plows and drunk drivers of Springtown Road. It has always bothered me that on the side of the mail box you can see the vague outline of the words "Paradox Farm" which was clearly a name that DeJoux House was more recently referred to. Occasionally when wondering the fields I would stumble across some incongruity and wonder if that was indeed the "paradox" that the farm was named after. Yesterday morning, for some unknown reason, I decided it was time to resolve the paradox. I sent a quick email to the previous owner June Finer to see if she knew anything of the Paradox Farm ghost on the side of the mailbox. This was her reply: once upon a time we, (myself and russell gilmore---my ex), met a...

DeJoux House to be published

Reclaimed Doorway Our house has been watched over the years by a couple, Susan Daley and Steve Gross who create amazing books of old houses and Hudson Valley (each name below is a link to Amazon). They knew the house and had been watching our progress. As we came close to finishing they reached out and asked if they could photograph the house for a book of cottages: Catskill Country Style Book , Old Houses , Farm House Revival , Homes With A Past , Gardens of Hudson Valley , Time Wearing Out Memory ...to name but a few. All of these books are beautifully produced. I can't wait to see our home in one of them later in 2015/16. I won't reveal all of the amazing photographs that have been taken of our house, you'll have to buy the book to see them all....but here is a little taster. Summer patio Kitchen Stools Front Door Open

DeJoux House

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