Leggett, then a member of the Second Presbytery of New York. The call was accepted and Mr. Leggett was installed first pastor of this church on December 14th, 1826. This pastorate continued three years, and was marked by a gradual increase in the number of communicants. Ten were added to the church under his ministry, seven on profession of faith and three by certificate, making a total of twenty-six; which was reduced to twenty-four by the death of one member, and the dismissal of another. Mr. Leggett died on the 31st day of May, 1873.

In 1S29 the Presbyter}' of Bedford was organized and the church at Peekskill fell under its care, but soon obtained permission to return to the Presbytery of New York.

HISTORY OF TUN COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

The next pastor was the Rev. William Marshall, a native of Scotland, who entered upon his duties in the spring of 1831. His pastorate ceased in the fall of 1843. During his ministry the church was transferred by Synod from the Presbytery of New York, to the second Presbytery of New York. The total membership at the close of his ministry was thirty-four. Mr. Marshall died in October, 1865. To his ability and faithfulness, Dr. Halliday, his successor, bears this testimony: -- " Few men have led a more blameless life, a life of more exemplary piety. He had the respect and the affectionate regard of all his brethren in the ministry. They looked upon him as one of the best, and in some respects, as one of the most gifted among them. While he was not popular as a preacher, he was yet an able and excellent sermonizer. He had great strength and fertility of mind, and many of his written discourses are marked by decided intellectual superiority. He was an evangelical preacher.