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 ,

Mr. Justice Pinckney,

Richard White,

Tliomas White,

John White, ■ > ';

Mates Fowler,

The south side belong to this. -. -:

Henry Fowler, sen. John Pinckney, Moses Hoit, sen. " - Moses Hoit, jun. .^ / ' John Haute, . - ,. Robert Stonith, ■,• ' John Lancaster, ' - East to this.

Capt. John Drake, Ensign Drake, - -■ .: • ^.'■- John Tompkins, Nathan'l Tompkins, Mr. Will. Chaterton, a place of John Clark, South side to this.

Isaac Taylor, Isaac Lawrence, Edward Hancock, Thomas Vail, Jeremiah Fowler, Isaac Odcll, John Coe,

Joseph Coe, " *•. West to this. ■ -' "

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* There is a tradition in the Pinckney family, that one of its early members presented the land to the church, embracing the present green, church-yard and adjoining property, for which they enjoy the privilege of free interment.

144 HISTORY OF THE

By an act of Provincial Assembly, passed 1 llh of May, 1697, the parish of Westchester was divided into four several districts, viz. Westchester, Eastchester, Yonkers, and the manor of Pelham.a