This was quickly effected through the active and zealous exertions of the vestry, to whose liberality together with that of several other individuals of the neighborhood, friendly to the undertaking, the parish is indebted for its present commodious and beautiful church.

This building was consecrated to the service of Almighty God, on the 19th of January, A. D. 1842, by the Right Rev.

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J3$ HISTORY OF THE

Benj. Tredvvell Onderdonk. It had been previously incoyporated upon the 28lh Feb., 1835.

Isaac Purdy, and Frederick J. Coffin, church wardens, Thaddeus Barlow, Aaron Brown, William Marshall, Gerard Crane, Edwin Finch, Charles Wright, William Clock and Ray Tompkins, vestrymen. *

LIST OF RECTORS,

Instituted or called. Incumbents. Vacated by

A. D. 183.5, Rev. Alexander Eraser, Presb. resig.

A. D. 1842, Rev. David H. Short, Presb. do.

A. D. 1844, Rev. Samuel Chalmess Davis, Presb. do.

. A. D. 1846, Rev. Alfred H. Partridge, present incumbent.

Notitia Parochialis. 1843, Communicants, 14. Baptisms, 1. - ,

. . 1844, do. 22. do. 12.

The Presbyterian church is very pleasantly situated on the north side of the main street, near the foot of Prospect Hill.

Its front presents a neat portico of the Doric order. The Presbyterian society was first incorporated on the 10th of January, 1811, under the name of the " Union Presbyterian Church of Somerstown," Darius Crosby, Lewis Brown, Amaziah Mead, Joseph Owen, jr., James Bailey and Ebenezer White, jr., trustees.b 111 the year 1832, a mutual division took place, which led to the erection of the Presbyterian Church at Croton falls, whose pastor is the Rev. Joseph Nimmo. The present church edifice was erected, A. D. 1799.