History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . onson. 1825 Rev. Daniel Crock . 1827 Rev. Henry Dean. 1832 Rev. John White. 1833 Rev. Robert G. Thompson. 1835 Rev. William Patterson. STATISTICS OF CHlRCH MEMEBBSIIIP. Year. No. Members. Year. No. Members. 1788 .... 32 49 1826 .... 46 1876 84- 1836 .... 62 90 Rev. William Patterson , the present pastor, came to Poundridge in July, 1835, was ordained February9, 1836, and completed the fiftieth year of his min-istry in this place on the second Sabbath of Jul
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . onson. 1825 Rev. Daniel Crock . 1827 Rev. Henry Dean. 1832 Rev. John White. 1833 Rev. Robert G. Thompson. 1835 Rev. William Patterson. STATISTICS OF CHlRCH MEMEBBSIIIP. Year. No. Members. Year. No. Members. 1788 .... 32 49 1826 .... 46 1876 84- 1836 .... 62 90 Rev. William Patterson , the present pastor, came to Poundridge in July, 1835, was ordained February9, 1836, and completed the fiftieth year of his min-istry in this place on the second Sabbath of July,1885. Of the sixty-two members of the church at thetime of his ordination but four are living,—Sarah (his wife), Charlotte Smith, Sabrina Sniffinand Mrs. Aug. Dixon. His extended pastorate inthis place and the estimation in which he is held by ? Morris County Presbytery. 3 The doubt was caused by the temporary disappearance of the recordof incorporation from the county clerks office. After the terminationof a certaiu lawsuit in which the trustees were engaged on behalf of thechurch, it was found in its place HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. the people of this and the adjoining towns calls forsomething more than brief allusion. A sketch in theStam ford Herald oi May 7,1884, says,— He came herea half-century ago in the full flush of youth, freshfrom his theological studies in Philadelphia. Aftera brief residence he married Miss Sarah Thatcher, aresident of the village and a member of one of themost prominent families of the time, and through thewhole fifty years of his ministerial work she has beena most faithful and happy ally in her husbandspastoral labor. She has shared in an equal degreethe honor, respect and love ever accorded to , and with him has withstood in a remark-able degree the advance of years. In this aged min-ister gentleness, refinement, scholarship and pietyare beautifully blended in a character which his
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