[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] First Prf.shyterian Chi im h.— The early history of Presbyterian ism in the town of Cortlandt is in-volved in a good deal of uncertainty. Probably the first Presbyterian minister to hold services within it was the Rev. Samuel Sacket, who was sent out by the Presbytery of New Brunswick to preach in Westches-ter County, the special field of labor assigned to him being Cortlandt Manor, embracing Yorktown, Cort-landtown, North Salem and Somers. His ministry lasted from 1742 to 17X4, and little doubt is felt but that during that time he preached occasionally in Peekskill. Most of his labors, however, were carried on in Yorktown and Bedford, and at the time of his death, which occurred June ">, 1784, at the age of seventy-two years, he was pastor of the church at the former place. The development of the Presbyterian Church in the town of Cortlandt did not begin in good earnest until the year 1799. At that date a church edifice was erected on the site of the present house of worship, upon land donated by Nathaniel Brown, a Friend, "to the Presbyterians of the belief of Dr. Rogers, of New York." The church was built at a cost of £371 8*. ]d., and chiefly through the liberality of Stephen Brown and his mother-in-law, Hannah Brewer. The trustees were James Diven, John Oppie and Stephen Brown. This was the first sanctuary opened in Peeks-kill. Services were conducted in the church from time to time, but there appears to have been no regu-lar organization.