William Tennent, formerly of Bedford in Westchester County, in the Colony of New York, but lately of Neshamina, in the Colony of Pensilvania, deceased, for the promoting and supporting of the Gospel of Jesus Christ according and under the Presbyterian Discipline, in the above said Bedford, gave to John Holmes, John Miller and Zebediah Mills, trustees, and their successors, several pieces of land formerly possessed by his Reverend Father for the use and support of the ministry.

DEED OF GIFT TO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

To all those people to whom these presents shall come sendeth greeting. Know yee, that I, Gilhert Tennent, of Philadelphia, in Colony of Pennsylvania, gentleman, son and heir-in-law uuto Rev. Mr. William Tennent, formerly of Bedford, in Westchester County in the Colony of New York, but lately of Nashamina, in the Colony of Pennsylvania, deceased, have for divers good reasons to me there unto moving, but more especially for the promoting and supporting the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to and under the Presbyterian Discipline in thu above said Bedford, given, granted, quitted, devised, enfeofed, quit claim and make over unto John Holmes and John Miller, Esqs., Zebediah Mills, yeolnan, all of the above said Bedford as hereafter mentioned, formerly possessed by my Reverend Father, viz., one house and home lot containing by estimation about ten acres ; two lots in the east field containing eight acres each ; one piece on the south side of Mahanns River, containing by estimation twelve acres; three acres on a plain called South Plain ; one acre and a quarter in a meadow called Theal's meadow ; one and a half acre in a meadow called David's Hill meadow, two acres and a half in a meadow called the great meadow, &c., &c.