church m this neighborhood, at New Castle* (of wood) faUing to decay, its congregation was broken up, and some of the descendants of its members have become Quakers, notwithstanding portions of them have until lately adhered to the forms of the Episcopal Church, and your memorialists entertain a hope that with the blessing of Divine Providence, by the means of the establishment of a church at Sing Sing, many of the descendants of this ancient congregation may be brought back to our church, &c." Trinity Church nobly responded to this call by an appropriation of $2000, the rem^ainder being raised by public subscription.

On the first Thursday of October, 1831, this church was ad. mitted into union with the convention of the diocese.

LIST OF RECTORS. Instit. or Call. Incumbents. Vacated by

July 7th, 1836, Edward N. Mead, A. M., Presb. resig.

Dec. 16, 1839, Chjirles Henry Halsey, Presb. «

1846, Charles Clowes, Presb. '«

1847, Charles Tomes, Presb. « January, 1848, William F. Halsey, present incumbent.

Notitia Parochialis. Since the organization of the parish to 1846, there had been one hundred and eighteen infants baptised, and thirty nine adults,

1846, communicants 81.

The church possesses a convenient parsonage and lot, situated in the village ; the whole valued at $3150.

The Methodist Episcopal church is a plain building of wood, fronting on Maine street, erected A.D, 1817. The Methodist Society was first formed in this town, through the exertions of tlic Kev. Messrs. Cornelius Cook and Peter Moriorty, in 1787, who occasionally performed services here when on their route to the Croton. The earliest class meetings were organized in the valley beyond Sand Sutton's, and the vicinity of Scrabble street. The