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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II — Passage 99 (part 3)

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[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Frederick Philipse, Maik Noble, Esq., Augustus van Cortlandt, Esq.,a and the wardens and vestry of Trinity Cliurch, New York.b In 1845, owing to the large increase of families within this parish, and the numerous calls made upon its officiating clergy, it was deemed advisable, after mature deliberation, to erect a par-sonage within the village of Yonkers. For this purpose, an or-der was obtained the same year from the Court of Chancery, to dispose of the old parsonage and glebe. These were finally sold for $6,500, With part of these funds, the present Rectory was built. The corporation reserving to themselves the burying ground in the Saw Mill valley. A part of Philipse's point in the rear of the present rectory, appears to have been used as a grave yard for strangers. The following table extracted from the reports of the venera-ble Propagation Society and the Church records^ deduce the catalogue of incumbents to the present time. LIST OF MINISTERS AND RECTORS. Instituted or called. Incumbents. Vacated by. Sep. 20, 1764, Rev. Harry Munro, A. M, Clericus, per resig.