That by the depredations commonly attendant thereon, it was greatly injured, the wooden part of it being taken away, whereby the walls were exposed and so much impaired, that shortly after the retnrn of peace, the little remaining part of the former congregation exerted their best, the war having enfeebled their abilities, to put the church in some sort of order for public worship, and engaged a minister, and in conjunction with Westchester do still retain one who promises by his talents as a teacher, with an exemplary conduct, to promote the cause of religion and enlarge the congregation, &c."

In April, 181 7, the Rev. Ravaud Kearny, A. M., succeeded Mr. Wilkins as minister of this parish. He was the son of Philip Kearny, whose grandfather, Michael Kearny, emigrated from Ireland to this country in 1706. He was born at Newark, N. J., 22d of August, 1791, entered Columbia College in 1808, and graduated Bachelor and Master of Arts in 181 2. In 1816 he was ordained deacon, and the year following Priest, by the Right Rev. John H. Hobart, and soon afterwards commenced his labors here. In 182 1, he relinquished the rectorship of this parish, and confined himself to the Church at New Rochelle, to which benefice he was called in 18 19. Sometime in 1822, he resigned the charge of the latter, and accepted a call to St. Mary's Parish, Maryland, from whence he removed to St. John's church, Canandaigua, West New York, and in 1828 took charge of St. Paul's church, Red Hook, Dutchess County, of which he remained rector until the day