Robert Jenney, minister of Rye, writing to the Propagation Society in 1722, thus alludes to the place : "I have lately been to a settlement in the woods, where I had good success, having baptized a whole family, parents and children."6 This evidently refers to the present village, for in 1728 the Rev. T. Wetmore, his successor informs the same society, that " at North Castle, a new settlement in the u'oods^ there are more than forty families -- most of which are unbaptized, and that he preaches there every fifth Sunday."0

Prior to the Revolution, North Castle formed one of the precincts or districts of Rye Parish, which accounts for the parochial clergy officiating here at this early period. In 1 7 25, North Castle contributed towards the minister's rate and poor of the parish, £2 ox. od. The same year Mr. Dwight was school-master at North Castle with a salary of £10 a year.

a Formerly called Xovth Castle. b Kep. Propagation Soc. c Propagatiou soc Rec.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

At a vestry meeting, held March the ist, 1730, for the parish of Rye, it was ordered, that "whereas the vestrymen of the district of North Castle have neglected to make up their parish rate last year and this year, though often requested thereto, ordered therefore by ye vestry and justices, that the North Castle vestrymen, for ye last year and this year do appear at Rye at Francis Doughty's, on the 16th of this month at noon, in order to make their rates without any farther delay, or ordered to be presented immediately, and that the clerk do send forthwith a copy of this order to said North Castle vestrymen."" The Rev. Mr. Wetmore, writing to the Propagation Society in 1753, states, "that his congregations at Rye, White Plains, North Castle and Bedford are large and flourishing ; the new light preachers have removed from Bedford, and there is some .hopes of the people uniting with North Castle towards supporting a minister."