[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] The first recorded meeting of the church, as a civil corporation, was held August 7, 1760, when the Knapps, Lees, Purdys, Strangs, Hyatts, Whitneys, Fowlers, Bedells and Travises were all represented. The descendants of many then in attendance are mem-bers at present. The first regular pastor of the church of whom there is any record was the Rev. Samuel Sacket (said to be the son of the Rev. Richard Sacket, one of the early ministers of Greenwich, Conn.), who was born at Newtown, Long Island, and was for a long time en-gaged in mercantile pursuits in the county. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of New Bruns-wick, and ordained to the ministry October 13, 1742. The field of labor assigned to him was Cortlandt Manor, embracing Cortlandtown, Yorktown, Somers and North Salem. In the latter part of 1743 he be-came pastor of the church at Bedford. From May 19, 1747, to December 6, 1749, he devoted one-quarter of his time to labor in Yorktown. October 24, 17(51, the church at Yorktown extended a call to Mr. Sacket, which was accepted. His salary was sixty-jive pounds, parsonage and twenty-five cords of wood. The Revolutionary War took place during his min-istry, and, on account of his outspoken patriotism, he was compelled to flee to Sharon, Conn. The