THE TOWN OK YONKERS. 65 f 



LIST OF RECTORS AKD MINISTERS. 



CALL. 





REMOVAL. 



Aug. 1, 1853, 



Rev. Ciias. Jones, 



1858. 



Oct. 1S59, 



Rev. Augustus St. Claie, 



1860. 



July 1860, 



Rev. David Dokkmus, 



1861. 



1S65, 



Rev. A. M. Ives, 

 From 1861 to 1865, the church was closed. 



Died in 1S80. 



In 1S80, Elias Cooper Bowne, Esq., had the church completely reno- 

 vated—frescoing it handsomely, and putting in beautiful stained-glass win- 

 dows, carpeting and cushioning it throughout. It is now one of the 

 gems of the county. 



There are many interesting historical recollections connected with 

 this hill and vicinity. During the eventful week that preceded the bat- 

 tle of White Plains, General Washington's advance corps lay upon the 

 Tuckahoe heights, under the command of General Scott, whose whole 

 corps numbered 2000 men. Directly south of the church, bordering 

 the Eastchester road, was the property of Mr. Valentine Odell. Here 

 a party of nine patriots were overtaken by a large company of DeLan- 

 cey's horse, commanded by Colonel Oliver Hatfield. The whole party 

 were barbarously killed or mortally wounded. 



A touching incident deserves to be recorded, in connection with this 

 melancholy affair. A dog belonging to one of the Americans that fell 

 upon this occasion, took up his quarters at Mr. Caleb Smith's who lived 

 a mile below. The ladies of Mr. Smith's family were frequently in the 

 habit of visiting their neighbor Mr. Odell, when the dog would go with 

 them half way and return. It appears nothing could ever tempt him to 

 pass the fatal spot. 



On the farm of the late Isaac Lent west of the hill, the American offi- 

 cer (Major Leavenworth of the Massachusetts line) ambuscaded a large 

 detachment in 1778, for the purpose of cutting off Capt. Joshua Barnes 

 of DeLancey's corps ; who, he ascertained, had gone up in the neigh- 

 borhood of Hart's Corners for the object of plundering. The better to 

 draw Barnes into his ambuscade, Shotwell posted a party of his com- 

 mand upon the hill a little below the church. Upon the return of 

 Barnes he immediately descried the detachment on the hill, to avoid 

 which he lead his men off by the opposite side, thus walking directly 

 into the trap laid by his wary foe. They received one heavy fire and 

 surrendered, consisting of one full company — sixty-four men. 



In the house of Isaac Lent, then occupied by Jacob Vermilyea, a small 

 party of American volunteers under the command of Captain Honey- 

 well had stopped to take some refreshments, having just returned from 



