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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 251 words

In 1855 the congregation was incorporated, and Jacob Buckhout, Peter Buckhout, Henry L. Jolly, Andrew .Foote and William G. Lent were made trustees. Messrs. Jolly, Lent and Peter Buckhout were appointed the building committee and erected the church at a cost of $2000. A parsonage was built at the corner of Marble Street and Washington Avenue. A new church, from the designs of Architect L. B. Valk, is about to be built, the land having been bought and $3000 contributed. The church has a membership of two hundred and fiftyone, over one hundred having united with it since 1885. The Sabbath-school numbers three hundred and forty pupils and thirty-five officers and teachers. The stewards are L. K. Osborn, G. D. W. Clocke, John Greatcap, W. E. Andrews, David Woodall, W. L. Johnson, W. W. Osborn, T. W. Lewis and George Weeks. The trustees are A. T. Buckhout, J. H. Buckbee, T. C. Lewis, R. J. Lomas, Jr., G. Nouemaker, A. P. Shove, W. R. Holder and G. D. W. Clocke.

The following is the list of pastors :

1857-60 Rev. Solomon C. Perry.

1860- Gl ». . . . KeT. John A. Sillick.

1861- 63 Rev. Valentine Buck.

1863-64 Bev. A. C. Field.

1865-69 Kev. John \V. Ackerley.

1869-71 Kev. N. B. Thompson.

1871-73 Kev. P. R. Brown.

1873- 74 Rev. A. N. Osborne.

1874- 75 Rev. T. B. Smith.

1875- 76 Rev. Thomus La Mont.

1876- 79 Kev. D. L. Marks.

1879-82 Rev. F. Bartome.

1882-83 Rev. N. B. Thompson.