The Friends tJiceiing house is situated at a short distance from the village of Crompond, and stands on land jointly given by John Clapp and Joseph Waters, in 1774.
The following is a brief abstract of the conveyance : --
"John Clapp of Greenwich, and Joseph Waters of Cortlandt ma:ior, of the first part, conve\"to John Griffin, John CromweH, John CorociJ, Uriah Field and Thomas Clapp, of the second part, all that tract of land being in Avw^ralk, in Cortlandt manor, consisting of two acres lying and being in the north-east corner of greiM lot No. 4. Dated 12 day of October, 1774.
The Methodist Episcopal society of Yorktown, was first incorporated upon the 13th of August, 1792 ; Timothy Oakley, John Oakley, Solomon FOwler, James Haden, Thomas Kirkham and Jacob Badeau, trustees.*
o Co. Ittc. Religious i?oc. Li'.>. A. 34. For re-iaooipoiatiou, sec pages IC;;, 175, ic.
672 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.
A Baptist society was incorporated on the 27th of April, 1793 ; Rcul^'n Garrison, John Tompkins and Amos Lane, trustees. '^
Cm?npo7id, the principal village in this township, is situated on tp.c high road leading from Somers to Peekskill ; it contains a Presbyterian church, a post office, a store, and several dwellings. The name is undoubtedly derived from the large pond that lies north-v,-est of the vil. lage, which, from its pecuHar shape, is sometimes called the crooked pond -- " Cron," denoting in the Dutch language, crooked. This beautiful sheet of water covers an area of 200 acres.