With this mighty revenge for a trifling injury, they returned to the ship, and weighed anchor near Teller's Point, off the mouth of Croton River, near the entrance into Tappan Sea."

Parsonage or Montrose's Point, is separated from Yerplanck's Point on the north by the creek Meanagh. This Point was originally granted by the Van Cortlandts to the Dutch Reformed Church of Cortlandt manor. Some time subsequent to the revoa Monlton & Yates Hist. N. Y., page 271.

b The Wickapy Indians, whose principal settlements were in the vicinity of Antony Nose.

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lutioiiary war, the title of the church becoming involved, the property was sold to satisfy quit-rent. The Point, however, again reverted to the Dutch Church, who disposed of it to various individuals, from whom it descended by purchase to the present proprietors, James Talbot, Esq., and Col. John King.^

The first Dutch Church in this town, stood on the Brotherson farm at Yerplanck's Point, now owned by Mr. John Henry. This edifice was standing in 1793. Prior to its erection the members of the Reformed Dutch Society appear to have attended services at the Sleepy Hollow Church, for the following list of communicants occurs in the records of that church, dated April 21st, A. D., 1717, entitled a continuation of the persons, members living in the manor of Cortlandt, and Patent of Capt. Dekay and Ryck Abrahamsen. First, Sybout Herricksen Krankheyt and Geertje his wife, Jan Corne van Texel and Annetje his wife, Francoy de Paw, Mathys Brouwer and Marrietje his wife, Nathan Beesly and Esther his wife, Catharine van Texel, wife of Hendrick Lent, Geertje Brouwer, wife of Samuel Brouwer, Hendrick Lent and Cornelia, his wife, William van Texel and Trynje his wife, Annetje Sybout, wife of Jan Beesly, Maria de Paw, wife of Abram Lent, Aeltje Brouwer, wife of Jeurisen Wall ; Theunis Kranckhyt, and Sophye his wife ; William Teller, and Marrietje his wife; Jeremy Gennoyss, and Annetje his wife; Marrietje Blauvelt, wife of Ryck Lent ; and Elizabeth, the wife of Cornelis Michgrelzen."