404 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



and Wright families, &c, besides vaults belonging to the families of 

 Timpson, Adee and Ludlow, &c. Near the Episcopal grave-yard, is 

 situated the Ferris burying-ground, a which contains the family vaults of 

 Benjamin Ferris, and numerous head-stones to the Pell family. 



PEW HOLDERS IX 1700. 

 The following names appear on the Minutes, of individuals who purchased 

 pews in August, iT'JO, via : — James Ferris, John Bartow, Jr., Philip Livingston, 

 Stephen Bartow, Elizabeth Harrison, John Valentine, Jonathan Fowler, Wil- 

 liam Hunt, Marcus Baxter, Solomon Baxter, Isaac Valentine, Jr., Peter Bussing, 

 Elizabeth Williams, Augustus Bartow, David Huestacc, Ebcnizcr Leggett, Phin- 

 ehas Hunt, Anthony Bartow, Israel Underbill, Anthony L. Underbill, 2 seats, 

 Israel Underbill, Israel Honeywell, John Doty, Robert Tucker, William Smith, 

 Thomas Bartow, Benjamin Roe, Joseph Brown, Lewis Graham, Robert Watts, 

 John Bartow, Benjamin Ferris, Samuel Bayard, Warren de Lancey, 2 seats, 

 Thomas Hunt, John Cox. 



The old Orthodox Friend's meeting-house now held by the Hicksite 

 party, which stands south of the church, was erected in 1723.'' The first 

 meeting of this numerous and respectable society in America, is said to 

 have been held at Westchester. "Monthly meet/tig" was appointed by 

 'he yearly meeting of Friends at Flushing, Long Island, to be held at 

 Westchester, N. Y., on the ninth day of fourth month, (April,) 1725.° 

 There is also a tradition, that George Fox, the dauntless founder of 

 their sect, preached here in 1672. Nearly opposite stands the meeting- 

 house of the Orthodox Friends, erected in 1828. 



The Methodist Episcopal Society of Westchester was first organized 

 in 1808, and incorporated 8th of March, 1809; William Johnston, Gil- 

 bert Lewis, Abraham Seacord, Benjamin Morgan, Moses Hunt, and 

 Gilbert Hunt, trustees. The present church edifice was erected about 

 1818. 



The Roman Catholic church, dedicated to St. Raymond, is situated on 

 the road leading from Westchester to West Farms in close vicinity to the 

 present depot of the Harlem River Railroad ; and attached to the 

 church is an extensive grave yard, rectory and parochial school house. 

 Its clergy has been the Rev. A. Higgins. 



In the immediate vicinity of the Harlem River Railroad station is 

 situated " The 'New York Catholic Protector)'." This institution was 

 incorporated on the 5th of May, 1863. 



a John Ferris of the borough town of Westchester, In 1T15, by his last will. " reserves the 

 burying ground for the people to bury their dead, in the place where they formerly buried 

 without any let or hindrance. Sine- known as the pasture hill burying ground " 



b "In that year, mention is mad" of to* Qnake."« meeiing-housH in Westchester vi'./aee, 

 • entering of highways,' in Book of Kecords iu the County Clerk's otlicc. White Plains, p. 3. 

 — Hand's Hist, of Kye, p. 36.'. 



c Ditto. 



