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

a Mr. Cooper's farewell sermon was delivered in St. Paul's church, June 16, 1T9S, from 2 Cor. xiii : 11. In the course of it he alludes to nine years of service at Eastchester.

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of his death. He died 8th of May, 1844. His remains were brought to New York, and interred in the family vault at St. Mark's church in the Bowery.

Upon the resignation of Mr. Kearny, the Rev. Lewis Pintard Bayard, from the Diocese of New Jersey, was elected rector of the parish. He continued faithfully to discharge the duties of his office both here and in New Rochelle, until the 14th of October, 1826, when he was succeeded by the Rev. Lawson Carter, for whose successors see list of rectors.

The first delegates from this parish to the Diocesan Convention, in 1787, were Philip Pell, Sen., and Thomas Bartow.

We have previously shown that the present church edifice was erected in 1765, by the inhabitants of this town. Situated in a pleasant valley, bordering on the Aqueanouncke, it presents from the neighboring hills a very picturesque appearance. The building is remarkable for the solid character of its masonry, the angles of the edifice being ornamented with rustic quoins, the windows and doors also having rustics. A vestry and school room have just been built, opening into the east end of the church.