" At a meeting held in the borongh town of Westchester, by the parishioners of said church, pursuant to an act of general assembly, "entitled an act for the settling a ministry and raising a mai'itenance for them, &.c.," and Mr. John Bartow being settled minister of said parish, and his maintenance ought to be taken care for, do voluntarily make choice of the vestry and churcliwardens, the 12th day of January, the first year of his majesties reign, A. D. 1702. Present. Mr. Justice Pell, Mr. Justice John Hunt,

Mr. Justice Willett, Mr. Justice Graham,

Mr. Justice Josiah Hunt, Mr. Justice Bayley.

Churchwardens. Lieutenant Col. Graham, Justice Josiah Hunt.

Vestrymen. Thomas Baxter, sen., Joseph Haviland,

Joseph Drake, Thomas Pell,

John Archer, Miles Oakley,

John Buckbee, Daniel Clark,

Thomas Hunt, senr. of West Farms, Peter le Roy.

Edward Collier, clerk. Erasmus Allen, Messenger.

It is agreed upon by the said justices and vestrymen, that there shall be raised fifty-five ])Ounds for the minister's maintenance, and poor of the parish. The quotas for each precinct is as followeth :

Westchester, £21 18 0

Morris Anna, 3 7 0

Eastchester, 7 13 0

Pelham, 1 13 0

Rochelle, 7 3 0

Yonkers, 7 6 0

£bb 0 0

Probate Rec. New York, lib. vi.

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To be paid unto the churchwardens, at or before the lotli of December, next ensuing."

From a summary account of the state of the church in the provhice of New York, as it was laid before the clergy, convened Oct. 5th, 1704, at New York, &c., we learn that there was a church built, but not finished, being neither glazed nor ceiled." " There is £50 settled on the minister's salary by act of Assera^- bly." "There is twenty-three acres of land given by Westchester division, for a glebe, =i &c.