The next house which is still standing was Samuel Merrit's, and further east and at some distance from, and north of the road, was the house of Humphrey Underhill. These were all the houses then standing in White Plains.

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The Presbyterian church -- a stone edifice erected in 1S54 -- is the third church built on that spot, and presents a pretty appearance upon entering White Plains.

Tiie first church was erected, but not finished, and services held in it

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ort-- Stage- roatl from Brn- Biii^toa to New York.

65-- Kcad to Kje town.

ee -- Road to Mauiaronecit town.

tfd-- Road to a landing culled Rye Nect.

ee-- Road to Dobb's Ferry. ^ //-- CaUcd White Plains' Street.

ffSr-- Road to to-wn of Harrison.

7i7t-- Road to town of Greenbnrgh.

i -f, fc7;-- Roads for private uses.

itagnetic variation, N. 3 W. Annual variation, 3- Incllniiifr Eastward. Xo. 1.-- Meeting-house of Methodist Society.

2.-- Court Hoiis?.

3.-- I'roporfv of Presbyterian Society.

4.-- Cas-away Brook.

5.-- Giildeii Pine B-ook.

6. -- .\morican Kni'impuienr in ITTii.

T.-- liriiirh Encampment ni lTTi>.

MAP or iiiK Tu\vN OF wmri-: plains.

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THE TOWN OF WHITE PLAINS. 545

' '[or to May 12th, 1727." It was built mainly through the exertions of ;;.l' minister, the Rev. John Walton, who gave for that purpose three <• :arters of an acre of land in the north-east comer of his farm, and ap- K'ors from his deed convej-ing the famti in 1729 to his successor, the Kev. Edward Ward. Moses Owne subsequently became the o\\Tier of ::;e farm; and in June 15, 1751, conveyed "one certain tract of land with the meeting-house standing thereon, containing one acre more or less," to Caleb Hyatt, John Turner and Peter Hatfield.