224 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



At a meeting of the inhabitants, 20th of February, 1700, we find them 

 setting aside a small quantity of land as a provision for a minister, ac- 

 cording to their constant method, and which was used in all other town- 

 ships within the Colony, as follows : 



" The said inhabitants have laid out one piece of land containing "18 rods in 

 length, and easterly 5 rod, and at the western end it is 5 rod in breadth; the 

 said land is set, lying and being in East Chester, 1 rod ofT from John Lancaster's 

 meadow, and at the west end half a rod by the home meadow of the said John 

 Lancaster's, which land is for the use of the town for a parsonage lot, which 

 said lot was laid out by the consent of Mr. Thomas Pinckney, justice of the 

 peace, and Richard Shute, as witnesseth that the said land is given to be so ner 

 (near) his meadow. The mark of John X Lancaster."* 1 



Upon this occasion it was agreed " That the minister's salary be paid 

 by rate for time to come." 



On the 1 6th of May, 1699 or 1700, " Ten acres of land were voted 

 by the inhabitants of Eastchester to Nicollas Conklin, in consideration 

 that he shall part with his house, home, lot and orchard, for the use of 

 a minister, in case the said minister do accept of this above said house 

 and home lot." Mr. Henery Fowler at the same time was directed to 

 " Wriggt a letter to Mr, Morgan to come over and see whether he doth 

 well approve of what the inhabitants have done for his maintenance."^ 



It was also "Agreed to pay Mr. Morgan jQz° current, for salary," 

 which sum was ordered to be raised upon all rateable estates. 



At a public town meeting, held about this time, " Mr. Joseph Morgan 

 did declare that he did not like that home lot of Nicholas Concklin's, 

 and also that the said piece of land is not a whole home lot." c 



Upon the 12th of June, 1700, twenty acres of land were voted to Mr. 

 Morgan. 



" At a public town meeting, called by order of the inhabitants, Oct. 

 4th, 1700, the said inhabitants directed Mr. Henry Fowler and Richard 

 Shute, (with the rest of the intended church,) to write unto the Rever- 

 end ministers in New England concerning the ordination, they having 

 the assistance of the Rev. Mr. Morgan; also that Mr. Thomas Pinkney, 

 Henery Fowler and Richard Shute, shall wright unto His Excellency for 

 his approbation, that he will be pleased to induct (the word induct is 

 marked out in the original MS. and the letters app written over it) our 

 minister, the Rev. Joseph Morgan." At the same time, "Joseph Drake 

 and Thomas Pinckney were authorized to agree with a carpenter to 

 build a pulpit on the town's account." 



a Town Records, vol. i. p. 20. 

 6 Town Kec, vol. i. p. 20. 

 e Town Rec, vol. L p. 4. 



