The presumption is, that the trustees of the church supposing their title to the ground in question, invalidated either by the reorganization of the church in 1787, or of the town in 1788, or perhaps of both, acted as the recipient of the same from the town, and wisely asserted no claim. It is certain that her action in 1792, did not weaken the title she possessed in any land rightfully belonging to her; whilst the effect of the certificate, as declared in the resolution of the town before quoted, was to be forever a bar to any claim on the part of the town to the lands set off.b

This church was again incorporated on the 4th of October, 1795, by the style and title of " St Paul's Church in the Town of Eastchester,"0 in pursuance of an Act passed for the relief of the Protestant Episcopal Church, on the 17th of March, previous. Upon this occasion, William Popham and Lancaster Underhill were elected church-wardens ; Philip Pell, Lewis Guion, Isaac Ward, John Reed, Isaac Guion, Abraham Valentine, William Pinckney and William Crawford, vestrymen.

a Church Records, commencing A.D. 1787.

b See Report to the trustees of the town of Eastchester as to the title to the burying ground attached i" St. Paul's church at Kartell sicr, In Keussalaer Ten Broecfc, N. V. L8B> c County Rec Religious Soc. Lib. A. 10, 11, UL

THE TOWN OF EAST CHESTER.

In 1798, the connection between this parish and Yonkers was dissolved," and an association formed with Westchester in order to procure a minister. Upon the 9th of March, 1799, Mr. Isaac Wilkins, then in deacon's orders, was called to officiate as minister of the united parishes of West and Eastchester.