A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I — Passage 37
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Isaac Seymour, Esq. has held the office of cashier with distin-guished abihty since the first organization of the institution. The Episcopal Church of St. Peter's is a handsome gothic structure of wood, situated on the north side of the village. The interior contains a neat chancel, gallery, and organ. Against the north wall of the church is placed a marble tablet, inscribed as follows : -• M. S. Ann Stevenson, The affectionate and beloved wife of Gen. Pierre van Cortlandt, of this township and county, who departed this life at Albany, March 20th, 1821, ';,. translated by God to a kingdom of happiness and glory, _ '' -. aged 46 years, 6 months and 16 days. -' " Early instructed by her pious mother in the doctrines and principles of the gospel, this excellent woman became exemplary as a communicant of the church when only thirteen years old, and continuing to be a sincere and hum-ble follower of her Saviour, even unto her life's end, was endeared to all who knew her by her Christian virtues, and for a pure and devoted attachment to Christ's holy apostolic church, to the members of this congregation, who, as a memorial of her worth and mark of respect for her venerable consort and her only son, benefactors of this parish, have erected this tablet. -, Requiescat in pace. --• " "• There is a fine bell in the tower bearing the following inscrip-tion : '' Cast by G. H. Holbrook, East Medway, Mass. 1811.