This was confirmed by another act of the Legislature, passed April 3, 1792, wherein it is specified: "That all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand of the people of the State of New York, in and to the said church, and two acres of land, and in and to the said parsonage or glebe, shall be, and hereby are granted to, and vested in the corporation of the Episcopal church in the town of Yonkers, in the County of Westchester and State of New York, and their successors forever, for the use of the said corporation."

This church had been prev^iously incorporated under the act of 17 84. Sept. 15, 1787, Augustus van Cortlandt and John Warner, trustees.

In accordance \vith the act passed for the relief of the Episcopal church, passed ^L'lrch 17, 1795, it was again incorporated, Sept. 7, 1795.

a He was seized aiiil carried off a prisoner to Hartford, Conn. Here he was detained in CQstody, from UctciKT, ITTO, to Tebruary of ITTT.-- /•;■./. 'ur. b His romaiu.i were licpusiti.-'l m tin' f;im!!y vault of the Vaa Cortlaadt's.-- iTiii'for. c Updikcs Uiit. of th" NarruKuusctt church. :;10.

648 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

Augustus van Cortlandt and William Constable, wardens; John Warner, Thomas Valentine, Isaac Vermilyea, Frederick Underhill, Shadrach Taylor, Isaac Lawrence, Stephen Oakley and Jacob Post, vestr)'men. In the first Convention of the Protestant Episcopal church in the diocese of New York, held in the city of New York, June 22d, 17S5, this church docs not appear to have been represented.