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HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Presbyterian Church, Bedford. 

 LIST OF PASTORS OR MINISTERS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN 







CHURCH, BEDFORD. 





INSTALL OK CALL. 



MINISTERS OR PASTORS. 



VACATED BY. 



May 3, 1720. 



Rev. 



William Tennett. 



Resigned, - - 1721. 



" " 1740. 



Rev. 



ROBERT SXUEGEON. 



- - 1743. 



" " 1743. 



Rev. 



Samuel Sacket. 



Dismissed, Apl. 1, 1760 



Dec 31, 1754. 



Rev. 



Eliphalet Ball. 



" Dec. 21, 1758 



Dec. 13, 1769. 



Rev. 



Samuel Mills. 



May 18, 1786 



May 18, 1786. 



Rev. 



John Davenport. 



Resigned, - - 1795 



June, 1792. 



Rev. 



Isaac Foster 



" - - 1 — 



June, 1795. 



Rev. 



Samuel Blatchfoed. 



- - 1796 



Nov. 15, 1798. 



Rev. 



Josiah Henderson. 



Dismissed, Nov. 3, 1803 



Sept. 13, 1804. 



Rev. 



Ebenezee Grant. 



By death, Sept. 6. 1821 



April 16, 1822. 



Rev. 



Jac:>b Greene. 



Dismissed June 25, 1848 



May 1, 1848. 



Rev. 



Dayid Inglis. 



Resigned, - - 1851 



May, 1857- 



Rev. 



Peter B. Heroy. 



By death. 



1S80. 



Rev. 



J. H. Hott. 



Present Pastor. 



Bedford, in the Colonial times, constituted one of the three precincts of 

 Rye parish. This was brought about by the act of the New York Assembly, 

 passed 24th of March, 1693, (confirmed, A.D., 1697,) which annexed 

 Bedford to the parish of Rye. It appears, however, that both Rye and 

 Bedford endeavored for a time to avoid its provisions, by declaring them- 

 selves separate from New York, notwithstanding the agreement of 1683, 

 by which they had been surrendered to that Province. Accordingly, in 

 January, 1697, they applied to be admitted to Connecticut; upon which 

 that Colony concluded to receive them. But in 1700, King "William the 

 Third gave his approbation and confirmation to the settlement of 1683, 

 whereby they were ever included in New York. 



