John Devoe, Jacob Post, Israel Post, Lewis Post, John Warner, Elnathan Taylor, Jacob Taylor, James Crawford, Elnathan Taylor, David Oakley, jr., Joseph Oakley, jr., George Crawford, Sloses Oakle}', Francis Smith, Jordan 2^ orris, Frederick Yermilyea, John Cartright, Edward Cartright, Henry Taylor, Fred. Brown.

Charles Tyler, Martin Post, James Munro, Anthony Allaire, Edward Ryer, Benj. Farrington, Will. Rose. Henry Presher, Thomas Farrington, Isaac Post, James Rich, Gilbert Brown, Thomas Tippet, Samuel Lawrence, Thomas Merrit, Sanuicl Williams, Israel Underliill, Henry Brown, Benjamin Archer,

a Americau Arctnves, p. 691.

640 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

The commanding eminence rising above the village directly east of the Philipse Mansion, is called Locust Hill. Here the American anriv were encamped during a part of the war, while the enemy lay in the lower grounds.

October 1 2th, 1776, the American army marched from Kings Bridge, along the heights above Yonkers towards Dobb's Ferry.

St. John's church, Yonkers, together with its gothic parsonage, stands pleasandy situated on the south bank of the Saw mill. This church is one of the handsomest in the county, having been recently repaired and

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Su Johu's Rectory.

beautified at a hea\7- cost. It owes its early foundation to the Philipses. who, as lords of the ^Nlanor at that time enjoyed the advowson or riglit of patrona;je to all and evt;ry church erected therein. Its fust founder and patror^ was the Hon. Frederick Philipse, for some years speaker 01 the house of the Assembly in the province of New York, 1 721-8.