Caleb Heathcoate, in a letter to the secretary of the venerable Society for Propagating the Gospel in foreign parts, dated Manor of Scarsdale, November 9th, 1705, thus writes; "and thirdly, one Mr. Morgan, who was minister of Eastchester, pron;»ised me to conform."^

To Mr. Morgan appears to have succeeded the celebrated AVilliam Tennent, who officiated here for a short time only, from whence he removed to Bedford. ^

A LIST OF MINISTERS OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

EASTCHESTERo

Jnstituted Ministers. Vacated by

1665-G, Rev. Brewster, Resignation,

1675, ** Ezekiel Fogge, ditto

16S4, " Warham Mather, ditto

16S6, '' Morgan Jones, ditto

1692, " Samuel Goding, ditto

1700, " Joseph Morgan, ditto

cir. 1720, " William Tennent, ditto

About 1703-4, the Congregational church of this place became merged in the Episcopal, (at that time the established religion of the colony,) which clearly appears from the following notice of the Rev. John Bartow, first Episcopal rector of the parish: " Besides Westchester, (observes Dr. Hawkins,) at which he resided, Mr. Bartow officiated once a month at Eastchester, and occasionally at Yonkers. The population of Westchester was about 553, that of Eastchester 400, who, being Presbyterians, obtained an act by which they were formed into a separate parish, and ob' tained a minister of their own persuasion, but on Mr. Bartow's comino[ among them " they were so well satisfied with the liturgy and doctrine of the church, that they forsook their minister and conformed to the Church of England.''^

The following memoranda occurs in the vestry book of St. Peter's Church, Westchester.