Occasionally the French clergy of New Rochelle must have performed services in this parish, as we find the following entry on the records of Trinity Church, New Rochelle.
'• Cet anjourd'hui le 5 mars, 173f , baptise a East Chester, William Fowler, fils de Joseph Fowler et de Madame Sarah sa femme age d'environ six mois, et presente au saint bapteme par Ezekiel H.ilstead, son oncle et par Sarah Fowler, sa mere, Parrain et Marraime. P. Stouppe."
The parsonage formerly stood on the Alstine property, directly north of the present church. Here the Rev. Thomas Standard resided for many years.^
St. Paul's Church, Eastchester, was first incorporated on the 12ih of March, 1787, in pursuance of an act of the legislature passed April 6th, 1784 ; on which occasion Thomas Bartow? John Wright, Isaac Ward, Elisha Shute, Lewis Guion, and Philip Pell, jun., were unanimously elected trustees. This church was again incorporated 4th of October, 1795, by the style and title of '• St. Paul's Church in the town of Eastchester.''^ William Pop' ham and Lancaster Underbill, churchwardens. Philip Pelh Lewis Guion, Isaac Ward, John Reed, Isaac Guion, Abraham Valentine, William Pinckney and William Crawford, vestrymen.
We have previously shown, that the present church was erected in 1764, by the inhabitants of this town, situated in a pleasant valley (bordering the Aqueanouncke.) It presents from the neighboring hills, a very picturesque appearance. On the west end is a neat tower, containing a bell, which bears the following inscription. c
'THE GIFT OF THE REV. THOMAS STANDARD, 1758." "LESTER & PACK FECIT."