242 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



of his death. He died 8th of May, 1844. His remains were brought 

 to New York, and interred in the family vault at St. Mark's church in 

 the Bowery. 



Upon the resignation of Mr. Kearny, the Rev. Lewis Pintard Bayard, 

 from the Diocese of New Jersey, was elected rector of the parish. He 

 continued faithfully to discharge the duties of his office both here and 

 in New Rochelle, until the 14th of October, 1826, when he was suc- 

 ceeded by the Rev. Lawson Carter, for whose successors see list of 

 rectors. 



The first delegates from this parish to the Diocesan Convention, in 

 1787, were Philip Pell, Sen., and Thomas Bartow. 



We have previously shown that the present church edifice was erected 

 in 1765, by the inhabitants of this town. Situated in a pleasant valley, 

 bordering on the Aqueanouncke, it presents from the neighboring hills 

 a very picturesque appearance. The building is remarkable for the 

 solid character of its masonry, the angles of the edifice being ornamented 

 with rustic quoins, the windows and doors also having rustics. A vestry 

 and school room have just been built, opening into the east end of the 

 church. On the west end is a neat, square tower of three stages, with 

 narrow lights, terminating in an octangular lantern, containing a bell 

 which bears the following inscription: — "The Gift of the Rev. Thomas 

 Standard, 1758. Lester &> Pack, fecit." a 



Immediately above . the tower door are inscribed the initials of the 

 principal benefactors, viz. : — P. R. P. — P. P. — D. V. — also a tablet of 

 red sand-stone, bearing the date of erection, 1765. The whole edifice 

 has recently undergone considerable repairs ; a new chancel arrangement 

 made, the walls painted in frescoe, and the church newly seated. It 

 deserves to be mentioned that the pulpit and reading desk were origi- 

 nally placed between the two south windows. Beneath the chancel 

 repose the remains of the Rev. Thomas Standard, former rector of the 

 parish, and Mary, his wife. In the gallery is a fine toned organ, pre- 

 sented by George Rapalye, Esq., in 1833, at a cost of $800. The 

 chandalier and sheds were also his gift. 



The communion silver consists of a flaggon, four chalices and paten. 

 The former bears the following inscription : — " To St. Paul's Churchy 

 JEastchester, N. Y. In me??iory of Mrs. Mary Grigg, b obi. Jan. 2d, 

 1844, JE 71 years" 



a During the Revolutionary War, the hoi 1 and prayer honk formerly used by the Missiona- 

 ries of the Vcn. Prop. Sue., were hurried for safe keeping on the farm known as the old Ross 

 place, and now owned by E. C. Halsey, Esq. 



b This lady was the daughter of Joshua Pell, Esq., grandson of Thomas Pell, second Lord of 

 the Manor of Pelham. 



