And the Petitioners as in duty bouud shall ever pray. &c. New Rochelle, 1st of Feb., 1762. Michael Hocdin, Minister.

(signed by 91 others. )

12th of May, 1762, read in Council and granted. nb

a Doc. ITtst. of N. Y., vol. ill. pp. 954-5 6 Doc His. of N. Y., VOL U, p. 955.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

The Royal Charter granted in 1762 was exemplified by his Excellency George Clinton, in 1793, after the following manner:

CHARTER OF TRINITY CHURCH.

" The people of the State of New York, by the grace of God free and independent: To all whom these presents shall come, greeting. Know ye, that we having inspected the records remaining in our secretary's office, do rind there recorded certain letters patent in the words and figures following, to wit: George the Third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Whereas, our loving subjects, Michael Houdin, Jacob Bleecker, Jas. de Blez, David Lispernard, Isaac Guion, Elias Guion, Isaac Guion Junior, Peter Bertain, John Soulice, Paul Secord, Lidia Secord, Jean Abby, Jos. Antuny, Content Antuny, Peter Bonnett, Mary Bonnett, Peter Parquot, Daniel Sulis, Benj. Seacord, Abraham Seacord, Elizabeth Parquot, Jane Seacord, Mary Seacord, Peter Guion, Abigail Bleecker, Judith Lceonet, Allida Guion, Catherine Bertain, Mary Bertine, Peter Bertain, jun., Josiah Le Conte, David Guion, Eliztbeth Lispeuard, Judith Bertain, Moses de St. Croix, Marie de St. Croix, Deborah Foulon, Mary Guion, Marie Neufville, Mary Stouppe, Marthe de Blez, Rachel Guion, Jan Nicholle, Arquez, Ante Nicolle, Thomas Guion, John Bryan, Oliver Bcsley, Isaac Besley, Corneiia Besley, Frederick King, Benjamin Guion, Esaie Guion, Elizabeth Guion, Elizabeth Guion, Susanna Landrin, Dina Guion, Anne Danielson, John Houdin, Catherine Houdin, Kitty Houdin, Elizabeth Houdin, Rutger Bleecker, Sarah Bleecker, Mary Rodman, Hester Leconte, Agnis Donaldson, Daniel Secord, Francis Le Conte, John Le Conte, Judith Le Conte, Abraham Guion, Mary Angevine, Esther Angevine, Joshua Solis, Thor.ias Steel, Jane Coutine, Susanna Contine, Jane Mauraux, Jonathan Seicord, Esther Le Conte, Sarah Secord, James Pine, Susannah Soulis, Jane Guion, Ester Soulis, Magdalene Soulis, John Bonnet, Mary Bonnet, Daniel Bonnet, Mary Bonnet, James Besley, Edward Smith and James MeCurcrs, inhabitants of the township of New Rochelle in Westchester county, by the humble petition presented to our trusty and well beloved Cadwallader Colden, Esquire, our Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-chief of our province of New York ; aud the territories depending thereon in America, in council on the twelfth day of May last past, did set forth that they, the petitioners, are members of the French church at New Rochelle aforesaid, and principally descendants from French Protestants, who fled from the religious prosecution in France, in the year one thousand six hundred aud eighty-one, and shortly thereafter settled a tract of six thousand acres of land, now known by the name of the township of New Rochelle, which was granted to Jacob Leisler, from whom the petitioners' said ancestors purchased by John Pell, then Lord of the manor of Pelham, in the year one thousand six hundred and eighty-nine.