The former described the people at that time, '"as sheep without a shepherd, a prey to various sectaries and enthusiastic lay teachers." He also says "that he found here many well wishers and professors of the Church of England, who told him they had not heard the Liturgy in several years." About 1774, a site was given by John Schuyler, Esq.,« for the erection of an Episcopal Church at Crompond in the vicinity of where the Congregational Meeting House stood ; but the troubles consequent upon the breaking out of the Revolutionary war put an end to the enterprise, and the deed of gift has been withheld ever since. The original conveyance from Schuyler to Sackett is said to be in the

a .^',\\n. SiriaTicr. E-n., unrrleil C!):ue!;:i. a,vi>,'litcr of tjtcplianua vnn Cortlandt. IIU son was Citu. I'ui'iii- bi-auyl-.r, uf the RevoiiUioUwiry wur.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OK WESTCHESTER.

possession of Mr. Bakh\-in, of Lake ?kIahopac. "The house of Mr-. Johnson stood on the church property, a little south of the Con-rc a" tional greeting House."<^ ° ^

A Presbyterian society in this town appears to have been first or-a.nized under the ministry of the Rev. Samuel Sackett, about 1 740. u'j.oii the 2nd of January, 1739, ^^e find a deed for three acres of land given by Joseph Lane, Henry Beekman and Gertrude, his wife, unto Juli.-i Hyatt, John Haight and David Tra\is, trustees for the first Presbyterian church, on which land the meeting house was erected; (said' tliree acres being part of two hundred and twenty acres leased to Josepli Lar.c for three lives, 25th March, 1737,) dated 2nd of January, i'739, according to the act of 17 84, and the act of 1801.^