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.

Dated 16th May. 1749.*

a Bedford's Record*, Book Xo. 3, p. 99.

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HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

From time to time the Trustees have sold the land belonging to the parsonage, which formerly consisted of a large Tract, for the more profitable use of the minister, until there is not more than eight or ten acres left at the present date, May 27, 1874."

After Mr. Tennent, in 1721, there is no certainty as to who preached here until 1740, when the Rev. Robert Sturgeon was minister in Bedford. He was a native of Scotland. He left his native place under some embarrassment and came to New England, and was licensed by a council greatly to the regret of Cotton Mather, by reason of his conduct here and at home.