The Dutch Church of this place was first organized in 1842, under the pastoral charge of the Rev. V^. M. Hulbert of Yonkers, and incorporated on the 3d of December, 1842, by the title of the " Minister, Elders and Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Greenville, in the town of Greenburgh." First elders, John Dusenberry and Charles Dusenberry ; first deacons, Ichabod Saiith and Benjamin Carpenter.'^ Mr. Hulbert, was succeeded by the Rev. Abel T. Stewart, present minister.

« CHURCH MEMORANDA.

1847, communicants 21, baptisms 5.

"The township of Greenburgh is situated 27 miles north of New York, 135 south of Albany, and 5 miles west of White Plains ; bounded north by Mount Pleasant, east by White Plains and Scarsdale, south by Yonkers, and west by the Hudson. Saw Mill creek, (Nepera,) runs south on the west part, Bronx creek, (Acjnehung,) along the east line, and there are some branches also which supply mill seats."t»

The general surface of this town is hilly, but not mountainous. It is richly and beautifully interspersed with hills, valleys and streams of water. The hills are most of them good and suitable for cultivation. The soil in general is gravelly clay, and sandy loam, producing all kinds of fruit and grass in plenty.

» Religious .Soc. Co. Rec, Lib. B. 79. * Spafford's Gazetteer.

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There are some valuable quarries on the banks of the Hudson, that yield great quantities of beautiful building stones. The forests are principally of oak, chesnut, hickory, ash and walnut.