John Bartow, the Borough Town of Westcliester, Basil Bartow," Abijah Hammond, George Love, Robert Watts, '> the corporation of Trinity church, Isew York, &c. The latter have made the following liberal grants to this clmrch, viz: In 1795, the sum of S750 ; in 1796, $500; and in 1S09, five lots of ground in Reade, Chamber and Warren streets. New York. The church still owns four of tliese lots, the present value of which is 655.000.« It deserves to be mentioned, however, that this parish contributed one-half of the original value of the lots.i^

The first dalegate from this parish to the Diocesan Convention in 1790, was Joseph Brown, M.D.

a Copied from maps belonging to Vestry of St. Peter's clmrch.

n Mr. Basil lurtow, by his wli!, d.it>;(i iGtli of Dec. ITSO, bequeathed "unto the minister, ciiurch-wunlous and Vi.'<tryiQ.'ii. itir th- time beinjj, of ttie lucorporated Church of England, Itnoivu by the uaiiL! of S;. recer's chaich. i:i the iioroujrli town of Westcliester, the tuiii of £'•<) to^vard.^ bui;Um_' a uew cli'ii ea In said horouijli town, or repairing or enlarKiun: the present church, for the worship of Almighty God, to be paid to them when they shall actually eae ige ill said work." This will was proved lith day of >Iarch, 17S4, m Surrogate's otllce, N. i.. Folio xxw.

6 KoOert Watts and Mary his wife, released 35 acres to the vestry of St. Peters church, 29th of May, 1797.-- West. Co. Kec Lib. .M. of Deeds, pp. 116, 118.