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. The road which originally ran near the church was changed* in 1764 to its present location, leaving between it and the said church a piece of undivided land. This piece of undivided land was soon after date conveyed by ihe proprietorsof the White Plains purchase to the Presbyterian church, as follows : --

"The undersigned, being such as have proprietors rights in the White Plains in the township of Rye, &c.,

" Whereas there is a small piece of undivided land lying on the north side of burying ground, near the Presbj'terian meeting-house, being willing that the said piece of undivided land, &c., we are willing that the same sliould be fenced in to with the burying yard, to be appropriated for the use of a burying yard, to bv under the entire government and management of the said congregation.

JoxATn.ix PCP.DT, Before Josathan G. Tompkiss. David IIokton,

Gabriel Lynch, Caleb IItatt, Samuel Huxt."

From these documents it w^ould appear that there was a Presb>lerian church standing here in 1727. The first ordained minister was the Rev. John Smith, D.D., who served the Presbyterian churches of Rye and nVii^e Plains, and died in the year 177 1, lea\ing flourishing congregations and commodious houses of worship in both places. His remains repose in the burying ground, near those of his wife and daughter, in the rear of the church.