The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)
Lobdell, Daniel Lobdell, Levy Lobdell, Jacob Lobdell. Rob't Lobdell, Ebenezer Lobdell, Abigail Cable, Sam'l Cable, Mary Morehouse, John and Deborah Morehouse, Theophilus, Daniel and Mary Morehouse, Philip Pufcett Piatt, Isaac Piatt, Jemima Patterson, William and Anna Patterson, (two children, names and parents forgotten,) Cornelius Delivan, Timothy and Hannah Dellvan, Stephen Brush, Stephen and Abia Brush, Sarah Palmer, Gideon and Jane Palmer, Walter Lockwood, Joseph and Ann Lockwood." on Sunday, the 25th of August, 1765, he had baptized fifteen at Salem. (St. John's Rec., Stamford.)
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.
ated at King's College, New York, who is very acceptable to the people, whom we wish to have settled among them, provided, upon their qualifying themselves, they might be so happy as to obtain the Honorable Society's encouragement. Contiguous to Salem is Cortlandt's manor and Philipse's Patent, where numbers of poor people are settled, and stand in great need of proper instruction -- many already professing, and others well disposed to our holy Church, notwithstanding their distance, it being about twenty-five miles to the upper district of Salem. As no other missionary is contiguous -- to be as extremely useful as may be, and in tenderness to their spiritual wants -- I have afforded them what assistance I could, consistent with the duties of my particular cure, for fifteen or sixteen years past, to the prejudice of my family, and my income for twelve years, being too considerable to my necessities."*
The worthy and venerable Dr. Dibblee, the founder of this parish, died at Stamford, Conn., Thursday, May 9th, 1799, " old and full of days, highly respected and much lamented by his congregations. His funeral was attended by a large concourse of people, and he went to the grave like a shock of corn, fully ripe for the gamer." 6 " He is described as a venerable man, of dignified appearance ; his long white locks flowing gracefully over his shoulders."c A neat marble tablet has been since erected over his remains in St.