[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] The first members of the session of this church appear on the records as Benjamin Mead, Horace Jones and John Owen, elders, with John Owen, clerk, which position was filled by him until 1843. On January 20, 1846, a meeting of the male members of the society was held at their place of worship, and a reorganization of the body took place. " It was unanimously resolved that the corporate name of the church should be ' The Presbyterian Church at Croton Falls.' " On the 6th of August, 1847, it is recorded that " Benjamin Mead, ruling elder of the church, died in the hope of a blessed immortality." He was one of the original elders and his place was filled by Thomas R. Lee, a direct descendant of Hon. Elijah Lee, whose resi-dence was at Croton Falls. The church building was erected in 1847, and has been continuously occupied for worship,since that time, with but few exception*, as in the case of illness or resignation of pastors. In October, 1870, measures were taken to unite this with the First Presbyterian Church of Somers, under one pastoral charge, alternating the public services. This was accomplished in 1872, and a comn,ittee of four from each society was appointed, as follows : Somers Committee — Jacob Ruxer, G. B. Sarles, B. H. Merritt and Stephen Green. Croton Falls Committee — George W. Abrams, Dr. C. E-Lee, Dr. J. G. Wood and Albert Chamberlain. These united services was continued until the dis-continuance of services at the First Presbyterian Church in Somers.