The Church was built in the street; there is also a house and some land recorded for the parsonage, which was formerly in the possession of the Independent Minister, but now in the possession of the present Incumbent by his Excellency Lord Cornbury's flivor, who has been the great promoter of the church in this Provmce ana especially at tliis place.

In New-Town there is a church built and lately repaired by a tax levied on tlie Inhabitants by an Act of General Assembly : this Church was formerly possessed by a dissenting Minister,

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but he being gone, it is in possession of the present Incumbent by his Excellency's favor.

Flushing. -- In tliis town there is no Church ; whereas the other two towns are chiefly inhabited by Independents this is inhabited by the Quakers.

The Eev. M"" Urquhart, the present Incumbent, resides at Jamaica, according to the directions of an act of Assembly mentioning it as the parochial Church, and there preaclies and reads Divine Service t^vice on the Sundays, for two Lord's days successively, and on the third Sunday preaches & prays twice at New Town and at Flushing once a month on the week days, and by the blessing of God, the Congregations in the respective towns daily increase.

Hampstead. The parish consists of two towns, Hampstead and Oyster Bay.

In Hampstead there is a Church, a house and lands for the minister, the people are generally weU affected to the chui*ch of England and long for the arrival of the Rev^ M' Thomas.