Near the western entrance of the village stands the Presbyterian church -- a beautiful golhic stone edifice with tower and spire. The Presbyterian Society claims succession from the original French church gathered together soon after the settlement of the place in 16S9. In this view, they must represent some minority of the Huguenots ; for in 1709 the majority conformed to the Church of England, according to the charter of Trinity church, New Rochelle -- which specified that on the

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

twelfth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and nine, all the then inhabitants of the said township who were members of the said French church, excepting two, unanimously agreed and consented to conform themselves and the religious worship of their said church to the liturgy and rites of the Church of England as established by law; and by a solemn act 01 agreement did submit to, and put themselves under the protection of the same; that fourteen years before, (1695), and ever since such conformity their respective ministers and pastors have been invested with Episcopal ordination and had received their principal support from the Society for Propagating the Gospel in foreign parts, etc. Fourteen years after this conformity we find Alexander Allaire conveying a certain lot of land, lying in the town of New Rochelle, unto Isaac Mercier and others for a public assembling place for the worship of God for the French Protestants inhabiting within the town of New Rochelle in the following manner :