652 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



The Royal Charter granted in 1762 was exemplified by his Excel- 

 lency George Clinton, in 1793, after the following manner: 



CHARTER OF TRINITY CHURCH. 



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 " The people of 'the State of New York, by the grace of God free and hide pendent: 



To all whom these presents shall come, greeting. Know ye, that we having 

 inspected the records remaining in our secretary's office, do find there recorded 

 certain letters patent in the words and figures 'following, to wit: George the 

 Third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, De- 

 fender of the Faith, and so forth. To all to whom these presents shall come, 

 greeting. Whereas, our loving subjects, Michael Houdin, Jacob Bleecker, Jas. 

 de Blez, David Lispernard, Isaac Guion, Elias Guion, Isaac Guion Junior, Peter 

 Bertain, John Soulice, Paul Secord, Lidia Secord, Jean Abby, Jos. Antuny, Con- 

 tent Antuny, Peter Bonnett, Mary Bonnett, Peter Parquot, Daniel Sulis, Benj. 

 Seacord, Abraham Seacord, Elizabeth Parquot, Jane Seacord, Mary Seacord, 

 Peter Guion, Abigail Bleecker, Judith Leconet, Allida Guion, Catherine Ber- 

 tain, Mary Bertine, Peter Bertain, jun., Josiah Le Conte, David Guion, Eliz;- 

 beth Lispenard, Judith Bertain, Moses de St. Croix, Marie de St. Croix, Deborah 

 Foulon, Mary Guion, Marie Neufville, Mary Stouppe, Marthe de Blez, Rachel 

 Guion, Jan Nicholle, Arquez, Ante Nicolle, Thomas Guion, John Bryan, Oliver 

 Besley, Isaac Besley, Corneiia Besley, Frederick King, Benjamin Guion, Esaie 

 Guion, Elizabeth Guion, Elizabeth Guion, Susanna Landrin, Dina Guion, Anne 

 Danielson, John Houdin, Catherine Houdin, Kitty Houdin, Elizabeth Houdin, 

 Rutger Bleecker, Sarah Bleecker, Mary Rodman, Hester Leconte, Agnis Don- 

 aldson, Daniel Secord, Francis Le Conte, John Le Conte, Judith Le Conte, 

 Abraham Guion, Mary Angevine, Esther Angevine, Joshua Solis, Thomas Steel, 

 Jane Coutme, Susanna Contine, Jane Mauraux, Jonathan Seicord, Esther Le 

 Conte, Sarah Secord, James Pine, Susannah Soulis, Jane Guion, Ester Soulis, 

 Magdalene Soulis, John Bonnet, Mary Bonnet, Daniel Bonnet, Mary Bonnet, 

 James Besley, Edward Smith and James McCurers, inhabitants of the township 

 of New Rochelle in Westchester county, by the humble petition presented to our 

 trusty and well beloved Cadwallader Colden, Esquire, our Lieutenant Governor 

 and Commander-in-chief of our province of New York ; and the territories de- 

 pending thereon in America, in council on the twelfth daj r of May last past, did 

 set forth that they, the petitioners, are members of the French church at New 

 Rochelle aforesaid, and principally descendants from French Protestants, who 

 fled from the religious prosecution in France, in the year one thousand six hun- 

 dred and eighty-one, and shortly thereafter settled a tract of six thousand acres 

 of land, now known by the name of the township of New Rochelle, which was 

 granted to Jacob Leisier, from wdiom the petitioners' said ancestors purchased 

 by John Pell, then Lord of the manor of Pelliam, in the year one thousand six 

 hundred and eighty-nine. That the said John Pell at the same time, did also 

 give and grant to the said Jacob Leisier, the further quantity of one hundred 

 acres of land for the use of the French church erected or to be erected by the in- 

 habitants of the said tract of land or township, or by their assigns; that the 

 petitioners' ancestors had long since built a decent church within the said town- 

 ship, and dedicated the same to the service of Almighty God, and that they and 



