Caleb Kirby, James Fish, John B. Horton, Tyler Fountain and Benjamin Kirby, trustees."

The second church was enlarged in 1843, and the present church was erected in 1867.

During the war, this part of the country was greatly annoyed by the enemy, who frequently made sudden inroads, plundering and capturing the defenceless inhabitants. Religious services were consequently suspended ; and, for a long time, St. George's church was occupied as a guard-house and hospital by the Continental troops.

The first incorporation of this church, subsequent to the Revolution, took place on the 19th of April, 1784, under the styLe and title of " The Trustees of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the townships of Bedford and North Castle."3

In consequence of an Act passed for the relief of the Protestant Episcopal church on the 17th of March, 1795, this church was again incorporated under the name and title of "the Protestant Episcopal church in the united towns of Bedford and New Castle, to continue by the regular name of St. George's church." Charles Ffaight of New Castle, and William Miller, Esq., of Bedford, church-wardens; Samuel Raymond, Gabriel Smith, David Ffaight, James McDonald, Marmaduke Foster, Gilbert Martin, Nicholas Haight and Samuel Smith, vestrymen.*' Chas. Haight gave the site for the church ; and, being a carpenter and vestryman, built the church. At this period the Rev. Theodosius Bartow appears to have been officiating minister for the united parishes of Bedford and New Castle. From 1804 to 1819 services were performed here by the clergy of Bedford. At a meeting of the vestry, November 12th, 1796, it was ordered "that William Miller, Esq., be empowered to commence and carry on a suit against Philip I. Livingston, for money left by St. George Talbot to the churches of Bedford and North Castle." At a meeting of the same, held on the third of March, 1803, "Mr.