I, Morgan Jones, have officiated for some time as a minister in Newtown, without any agreement for a salary, upon the promise of some particular persons of the town, to allow me some small recompense, of their own accord, I do hereby acquit and discharge the town of all salary, moneys, goods, or wares, which I might claim. Aug. 28, 168G. Morgan Jones."*
This must have been preparatory to his removal and settlement in East or Westchester.
The Rev. Morgan Jones was succeeded by Mr. Samuel Goding, who received instructions to "read" in the Bible, and other good sermon books, and so to carry on the Sabbath exercises (in Eastchcster) according to the Hon. Colonel Fletcher's order.
On the 30th of Nov., 1692, the inliabitants of Eastchester,
* Thompson's Long Island, vol. ii. 140.
COUiNTY OF WESTCHESTER.
agreed to pay the following sums towards the support of Mr
Goding.
Henry Fowler offers one bushel of good winter wheat. John Tompkins 3 0 John Drake 4 0
2 0 John Pinckney 5 pecks of Indian corn.
4 0 William Gray 2 0
John Shuts 3 0 2 0 Bcnj. Taylor 2 0
Thomas Shute 4 6.
Jonn Clark Joseph Drake Thomas Pinckney 3 0 Isaac Taylor
Upon the 9th of May, 1693, it was resolved that a meeting bouse should be built, and Captain William Haiden, John Drake, John Pinckney, Richard Shute, and Henry Fowler, sen. were appointed overseers to superintend the work." ". On the 31st of July, 1696, it was determined to lighten the meeting house by a lantern to every seat of the same. The following is a plan of the meeting house, with the names of pewholders, as represented in the town records. a ,