Instituted June 22d, 1843. . ; .

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Names of the Petitioners for Ossinsin Lodge, L O. of O. F. No. 97, located at Sing Sing.

Edward van Wart, C. B. Blanchard,

Charles Southvvorth, Benjamin Underwood,

Jonathan Knapp, David J. Foster,

William Campbell, . .' E. J. Sutherland. Charter granted November 1, 1843. - ■

Names of the Petitioners for Melancthon Lodge, I. O. of O. F., No. 163, located at Portchester.

J. V. Wilson, . - C. G. Whiting,

W. A. Todd, J. J. Dealls, " ' /.

William Stivers.

Charter granted June 16, 1845.

Names of the Petitioners for Nepperhan Lodge^ I. O. of O. F., No. 181, located at Yonkers.

Samuel W. Chambers, William Mann,

James Borlane, - James Hughes, ..

Horatio S. Gates, ' ' Peter Garrison,

Ezra B. Keeler, ' William Henry Garrison,

Alfred H. Hyatt, William P. Reviser,

Matthias Warner.

Charter granted September 30, 1845.

Names of the Petitioners for Throgmorton Lodge, I. O. of O. F., located at Westchester.

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INTRODUCTION.

Timothy S. Gibbons, Titus H. Adee, Andrew Naudain, James A. Timpson, "William W. Waldron, Matson S. Arnow, Andrew Arnow,

Charter granted June 24, 1846.

George Granger, Alexander Tennent, William Bogie, Joseph Barllett, Isaac Poole, Morris E. Linn, John Mitchell.

Presbyterian Church. Bedford.

II I S T O R Y

OF THE

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

BEDFORD.

St. Matthew's Church, Bedford.

The half shire town of the county forms in shape nearly a square, each of its sides being six miles in length. The name is probably derived from the town of the same title in Bedfordshire, England, from whence the early settlers came. The earlier etymology of its name in the Saxon language was Bedanpoxd.^-