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Secretary of the United States, and others, quite near the residence of 

 the former. This edifice which was probably erected in 1729-30, was 

 still standing in 1793; but destroyed by fire soon afterwards. Prior 

 to the building of the old church, the members of this society appear to 

 have contributed one-fourth part towards the salary for the support of 

 the Rev. minister at Philipsburgh, or Sleepy Hollow ; for in the second 

 Book of the church memoranda, at the latter place, occurs the following 

 entry : — "A beginning will be made on the next page, but also by com- 

 mon accord it is resolved by the inhabitants of Philips, of one part and 

 the respective inhabitants of the manor of Mr. Cortlandt, to wit, that the 

 said communities will be holden (without having to move any excep- 

 tion against it) to pay and to deliver a legal fourth part, yearly, for di- 

 vine service in the church here at Philipsburgh, in order that the Rev. 

 minister of God's word may and can receive in a better manner, his 

 salary and satisfaction for his true performed service in the respective 

 community. At Philipsburgh on the other side will be holding to satisfy 

 the other three parts for the said divine service, for the satisfaction of the 

 Rev. minister, and further they will be henceforth together and as one 

 community, and members of the Christian church ; and henceforth they 

 will be annoted in the church memoranda book in such a manner as it 

 will be called for." The following list of communicants occurs soon after, 

 dated April 2 1 st, A. D. 1717, entitled: — "A continuation of the per- 

 sons, members, living in the manor of Cortlandt and patent of Captain 

 Dekay and Ryck Abrahamson. First, Sybout Herricksen Krankheyt 

 and Geertje his wife, Jan Corne Van Texel and Annentj his wife, Fran- 

 coy de Paw, Mathys Brower and Marretye his wife, Nathan Beesly and 

 Esther his wife, Catharine Van Texel, wife of Hendrick Lent, Geertje 

 Brouwer, wife of Samuel Brouwer, Hendrick Lent and Cornelia his wife, 

 William Van Texel and Irynje his wife, Annetje Sybout, wife of Jan 

 Beesly, Maria de Paw, wife of Abram Lent, Aeltje Brouwer, wife of 

 Jeurisen Wall, Thunis, Kranckhyt and Sophye his wife, William Teller 

 and Marietje his wife, Jeremy Gennuyss and Annetje his wife, Marri- 

 etje Blauvelt, wife of Ryck Lent, and Eljzabeth, the wife of Cornells 

 Michgrelzen. 



Belonging to the Reformed Church of Cortlandtown, is a MSS. volume 

 entitled: — "Kerkelyk Aantcken boek voor De Mannour Van Cortlandt," 

 that is, (" a church register for the manor of Cortlandt,") containing a 

 list of baptized infants, to which is appended the names of the parents 

 and witnesses, &c. The first entry occurs June 3d, 1729; baptized 

 Teunis, the son of Hendrick Brouwer and Jannetje Crankheit. 



"The 28th day of June, 1760, ordained as consistory, Hermanus Gar- 



