John and Samuel Weed, were elected trustees."^

This church and congregation are now in connection with the Bedford presbytery.

List of Ministers of the Presbyterian Church at Poundridge.

Instal or call. Ministers. Vacated ijy.

1770, Rev. Mr. Strong, resig..

1774, Rev. Blackleach Bnrritt, . do. . ;

1791, Rev. Benjamin Judd, do.

1795, Rev. Samuel Blatchford, D. D.^ do.

» At the first meeting of the congregation, Captain Joseph Lockwood was unanimously chosen chairman, and Mr. Jarvis, secretary.

b Co. Rec. Religious Sec. Lib. A. 21.

« Co. Rec. Religious Soc. Lib A. 197.

d The Rev. Samuel Blatchford, an Englishman, succeeded Dr. Dwighl, at Greenfield, Conn., when the latter was called to the presidency of Yale College,

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Tnstal or call. Ministers. Vacated by.

1800, Rev. Richard Andrews, do.

1819, Rev. John Lowe, . do.

- * 1823, Rev. Mr. Crocker, do.

1824, Rev. Mr. Bronson, do.

1830, Rev. John White,^ do.

1S32, Rev. Charles G. Thompson, do.

^ 1834^ Rev. WiUiam Patterson, present minister.

. -A Church Memorajida.

1826 members 46; baptisms 0

;f^' 1836, ditto 62; ditto 1

-■^ 1846, ditto 90; ditto 3.

A considerable eminence rises a little to the east of the Presbyterian church, from the summit of which is an extensive prospect of the beautiful country bordering the Sound and the distant shores of Long Island, &c.

Prior to 1775, Poundridge constituted one of the precincts of Rye parish. In 1816 Episcopal services were performed here by the Rev, George Weller.