John Devoe, Jacob Post, Israel Post, Lewis Post, John Warner, Elnathan Taylor, Jacob Taylor, James Crawford, Elnathan Taylor, David Oakley, jr., Joseph Oakley, jr., George Crawford, ]\Ioses Oakley, Francis Smith, Jordan Norris, Frederick Vermilyea, John Cartright, Edward Cartright, Henry Taylor, Fred. Brown.

Charles Tyler. Martin Post, James Munro, Anthony Allaire, Edward Ryer, Benj. Farrington, Will. Rose, Henry Presher, Thomas Farrington, Isaac Post, James Rich, Gilbert Brown, Thomas Tippet, Samuel Lawrence, Thomas Merrit, Samuel Williams, Israel Underbill, Henry Brown, Benjamin Archer,

The commanding eminence rising above the village directlyeast of the Philipse Mansion, is called Locust Hill. Here the American army were encamped during a part of the war, while the enemy lay in the lower grounds.

October 12, 1776, the American army marched from King's bridge, along the heights above Yonkers towards Dobb's Ferry.

St. John's church, Yonkers, together with its gothic parsonage, stands pleasantly situated on the south bank of the Saw mill. This church is one of the neatest in the county, having been

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completely repaired and beautified within a few years. It owes its early foundation to the Philipses's, who, as lords of the Manor at that time enjoyed the advowson or right of patronage to all and every church erected therein. Its first founder and patron was the Honorable Frederick Philipse, for some years speaker of the house of Assembly in the province of New York, 1721-8.

There is every reason to believe that this distinguished indi. vidual took some steps towards the erection of the church previous to his death, which happened in 1751 : (he died of consumption at the age of 53.) In his will, which is dated the Glh of June, of the same year, he directs,