The following is a list of its clergy:

1690.-- Rov. John Montaign. 1707. -- Key. Uenricns Bejse.

1771).-- Rev. Dominie John Peter Tetaril, a chaplain with General

Montsfoniery in liis ill fated expedition to Quebec. 1802.-- Kev. John Jackson. 1840.-- Rev. Peter I. Van Pelt, D.D. 1816.-- Rev. William Cahoon. ISaO. -- Rev. Robert A'an .\niliurgh. 1853.-- Rev. John H. Bevicr. 185."). -- Rev. James Beattie. 1864.-- Rev. James Bolton. 1866.-- Rev. James B. Hardenburgh, D.D. 1861J.-- Rev. John Truman. 1874.-- Rev. William Brush 1876. -- Rev. D. Lawrence Jewett.

1876. -- Rev. William .\nder8on, the present incumbent.

There is also a Dutch Reformed Church in the village of West Farms. It was organized in 18.S9 and incorporated in 1840, March Itith. The first elders were Thomas Butler, George Wilson and Abijah Rogers and the deacons James P. Fitch, James G. Rowland and Stephen Kelly. The ministers have been, --

1839 Rev. George Bourne.

1842 Rev. Barnabas V. Collins.

1843 Rev. John Simonson.

1852 Rev. Philip Burkhardt.

1856 Rev. Polhenuis Van Wyke.

1867 Rev. Evert Van Slyke.

1871 Rev. John Simonson.

Present Incumbent Rev. James Bolton.

Methodist Churches. -- The Methodist Episcopal Church is a neat wooden structure on Marion Avenue, Fordham. It was built in 1858, and is owned by the Church Extension Society. The congregation was incorporated April 14th of that year, Jacob Berrian, (See note at end of this chapter as to Berrian family,) Benjamin Westervelt, Benjamin F. Ferris, Peter Demarest and Richard White being the first trustees. The first pastor was Rev. Thomas Davis, who was supplied by the Local Preachers' Society. In 1870 the then pastor, Rev. Jacob Washburn, succeeded in freeing the church from debt. In 1876 Rev. A. Coons was pastor ; 1879, Rev. W. G. Browning ; 1880, Rev. T. B. Smith, who in April, 1883, was followed by Rev.