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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 405

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[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] second incorporation took place, on the 25th of Sep-tember of that year, as a Presbyterian Church. It was then voted to place the organization under the control of the Bedford Presbytery, which was accord-ingly done. At this time John Wallace, Horace Barnum and Richard H. Lockwood were the trustees. For some fourteen years the congregation worshipped in the old church, when the expediency of erecting a new house of worship presented itself to the society, and accordingly the old building and site were dis-posed of to Alfred B. Mead, and the present edifice was built. The society was served by the officiating ministers of Croton Falls and Purdy's and by occa-sional supplies. The average number of communi-cants has been twenty-two. The ministers have been, — 1783 Rev. Joel Benedict. Rev. John lilindbur. 1787 Rev. Anizi Lewis. Rev. Abner Benedict. 1792 Rev. Richard Andrews.