A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I
Lewis P. Bayard, b of the town of New Rochelle, trustees of Lewis Pintard deceased, conveyed to the "trustees of the Presbyterian church of the town of New RocheWe, formerly known by the name of the French Church,^^ a certain piece of land lying in the town of New Rochelle, beginning at a corner formed by the intersection of the lot of ground on which the Presbyterian church aforesaid is erected, and the old Boston road,
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A LIST OP MINISTERS OP THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OP
NEW ROCHELLE.
Ministers. Date of call. Dateofresig.
Rev. Ichabod Lewis, from 1770, to
Rev. Isaac Lewis, " April, 1815, " July, 1821.
Rev. Elijah D. Wells, " June, 1823, " June, 1825.
Rev. J. D. Wickham, '' June, 1825, " June, 1828.
Rev. George Stebbings, " June, 1828, " Aug. 1835.
Rev. John Mason, " Nov. 1835, " Nov. 1837.
Rev. Gorham D. Abbott, " Nov. 1837, " Nov. 184.5.
Rev. Charles Hawley, '' Jan. 1845, present pastor.
First elders, Dr. Matson Smith, ; ^^^^^ ^ ^^ Mr. Robert Weir, ^ '
« See Fuueral Discourse on the death of Matson Smith, U. D., by the Rev. G. D. Abbott. See, also, Presbyterian Manual.
b The father of Lewis P. Bayard was the Hon. Samuel Bayard, a ruling elder in the Presbyterian church, and the author of a volume of letters on the Lord's supper.
e From the original document in the possession of the trustees. Colonel Samuel Bayard, one of the above grantors, was also a liberal benefactor to this church.