a At a meeting of the Vestry on the 7th of .May, 1781, " Marcus Christian, the sexton to the church in Eastchester, was sent for and examined respecting the bell's being rung <m Saturday, the 30th of April, on the family of James Bogart's moving out of this place ; whioh charge he denied, and, in his examination, said he was lame in bed, and was not at the church ihat day. He was further examined on his former conduct, on his selling licure in the belfrie of the church, on a training day, which h" acknowledged. Whereupon they did agree he was Dot worthy to keep the keys of the church, or to be employed as sexton ; upon which he delivered the key and was dismissed the service."

In 1791 James Pell was elected sexton and bell ringer. He was succeeded by Benjamin Bartow in 1794.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

the church in Eastchester next month, in order to ordain the Rev. Mr. Cooper, a priest for this and Yonkers church." On this occasion, William Crawford was requested to render an account of the rent due the church from him, for the glebe.

In 1792, we find the town defining the boundaries necessary for the church, for a yard and burial ground ; accommodating the remainder, of what was called the Church Green, (the site of the old church, and burial place of one of its ministers) to public occasions, and appointing trustees to carry the same into execution, notwithstanding the church had been in possession exclusively for nearly one hundred years.