Also it was agreed that these men have full power to receive the said sums and lay them out towards building the said meeting-house and to render account thereof to the town."

At a town meeting held 23d January, 1694-5, the inhabitants "agreed by vote to lay out half an acre of land to be set out for a parsonage-lot, to be reserved for the use of the town, to be reserved for that use forever, which above said land is lying in and being upon the green in Eastchester."

On the 31st of July, 1696, "it was determined to lighten the meetinghouse by a lantern to every seat of the same." The following is a plan of the meeting-house, with the names of pew-holders, as represented in the town records.

Mr. Justice Pinckney, Pichard White, Thomas White, John White, * Mates Fowler, The south side belong to this.

Henry Fowler, Sen. John Pinckney, Moses Hoite, Sen., Moses Hoite, J mi. John Haute, Robert Stonith, John Lancaster, East to this.

Capt. John Drake, Ensign Drake, John Tompkins, Nathan 1 Tompkins, Mr. Will. Chaterton, a place of John Clark, South side of this.

Isaac Taylor, Isaac Lawrence, Edward Hancock, Thomas Vail, Jeremiiih Fowler, Isaac Odell, John Coe, Joseph Coe, West to this.

The old church of Eastchester, like that of Westchester, would seem to have been a frame building twenty-eight feet square, and about eighteen feet to the eaves; the sides, as well as roof, being shingled, which latter met together in an apex. The interior was wainscoted, and a gallery was constructed in it, but soon after the commencement of the Rev-