" Marcus Christian, the sexton to the church in Eastchester, was sent for and examined respecting the bell's being rung on Saturday, the 30th of April, on the family of James Bogart's moving out of this place ; which charge he denied, and, on his examination, said he was lame, in bed, and was not at the church on that day. He was further examined on his former conduct, on his selling licure in the belfrie of the church, on a training day, which he acknowledged. Whereupon they did agree he was not worthy to keep the keys of the church, or to be employed as sexton ; upon which, he delivered the key and was dismissed the service "^

The Methodist Episcopal church in the village of Eastchester was first organized in 1836, and incorporated the same year by the name and title of "the Methodist Episcopal church in the town of Eastchester ;" Thomas Griffin, Peter Bertine, Josiah Sickles, Nicholas Duff, and Gilbert Underbill, trustees.^ The church was erected in 1837.

This portion of Westchester county appears to have suffered severely during tlie war of the Revolution, and was constantly

" This individualis a lineal descendant of the first Episcopal Rector of the parish, his mother being a daughter of the late Augustus Bartow, great grandson of the Rev. John Bartow.

b Church Rec. ^ Religious Soc. Co. Rec, Lib. A. 54.

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the scene of marches, points of defence, and skirn:ii5hes. Here, also, the lawless "skinner" and " cow boy" practised their black deeds of rapine unmolested.