648 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Augustus van Cortlandt and William Constable, wardens; John Warner, 

 Thomas Valentine, Isaac Vermilyea, Frederick Underhill, Shadrach 

 Taylor, Isaac Lawrence, Stephen Oakley and Jacob Post, vestrymen. 

 In the first Convention of the Protestant Episcopal church in the 

 diocese of New York, held in the city of New York, June 22d, 1785, 

 this church does not appear to have been represented. 



To the Convention of 1787, she sent her first delegates, Augustus 

 van Cortlandt and Israel Honeywell, Esqrs. 



The principal benefactors to this parish, have been, the Hon. Frede- 

 rick Philipse, Mark Noble, Esq., Augustus van Cortlandt, Esq., a and the 

 wardens and vestry of Trinity Church, New York. b 



In 1845, owing to the large increase of families within this parish, and 

 the numerous calls made upon its officiating clergy, it was deemed ad- 

 visable, after mature deliberation, to erect a patronage within the village 

 of Yonkers. For this purpose, an order was obtained the same year 

 from the Court of Chancer}', to dispose of the old parsonage and glebe. 

 These were finally sold for $6,500. With part of these funds, the pre- 

 sent Rectory was built, the corporation reserving to themselves the 

 burying ground in the Saw Mill Valley. 



A part of Philipse's point in the rear of the present rectory, appears 

 to have been used as a grave-yard for strangers. 



The following table extracted from the reports of the venerable Pro- 

 pagation Society and the church records, deduces the catalogue of in- 

 cumbents to the present time : — 



LIST OF MINISTERS AND RECTORS. 



Instituted or called. Incumbents. Vacated by. 



Sept. 20, 1764, Rev. Harry Mcnro, A.M. Clericus, Per resig. 



1770, Rev. Luke Babcock, Clericus, " death. 



1777, Rev. George Patton, Clericus, " resig. 



1788, Rev. Andrew Fowler, Presb. " " 



Sept. 10, 1788, Rev. Elias Cooper, Presb. " death. 



Mar. 14, 1816, Rev. William Powell, Presb. " resig. 



Mar. 20, 1820, Rev. John Grigg, Presb. " " 



Oct. 17, 1823, Rev. John West. Presb. " " 



Dec. 15, 1828. Rev. Alex. H. Crosby, A. M. Presb. " death. 



May 4, 1839. Rev. Smith Pyne, A. M. Presb. " resig. 



Mar. 20, 1841, Rev. Henry L. Storrs, Presb. " death. 



1852, Rev. Abraham Beach Carter, " resig. 



a This individual, by his will dated Dec. 20, 1S23 bequeathed " the sum of $500 to the 

 Rector, wardens and vestry of St. John's church, at Yonkers, being the Protesant Episcopal 

 church of that town, to be put and kept out at interest by them, upon good real security, with- 

 in the County of Westchester." 



b In 19 — , Trinity Church contributed $ for a parsonage at Yonkers, to which wa« 



added in 18 , the sum of $ . 



