History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . The pastor at thetime was the Rev. SamuelRushnell. The member-ship at the beginning wasvery small, but now num-bers two hundred and forty. The present pastor is the Rev. William Colden. The ancestors of the Palmer family in America werethree brothers, of whom Abijah was the great-grand-father of Stephen Palmer. Mr. Palmers grandfatherwas Stephen Palmer, who owned and occupied a por-tion of the Philipse Manor, and his father was HarveyPalmer, who also inheri
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . The pastor at thetime was the Rev. SamuelRushnell. The member-ship at the beginning wasvery small, but now num-bers two hundred and forty. The present pastor is the Rev. William Colden. The ancestors of the Palmer family in America werethree brothers, of whom Abijah was the great-grand-father of Stephen Palmer. Mr. Palmers grandfatherwas Stephen Palmer, who owned and occupied a por-tion of the Philipse Manor, and his father was HarveyPalmer, who also inherited this ground and occupiedit through life, leaving it to his son John, in whosepossession it still remains. Stephen Palmer was bornon the old homestead, near Pleasantville, March 4,IX25. He spent his early days in the district schoolof his neighborhood, and afterward became engagedin fanning, which he has since conducted. He is active in the religious c ircles of Pleasantville,is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, andhas been since bis eighteenth year. He has from timeto time held the office of steward and trustee in that. ALEXANDER VAX WART. body, and is greatly respected by his brethren for hisconsistent Christian life. He married, November 15,1848, Miss Sarah Hobby, daughter of Wright has four children—Ambrose E., Jennie L., HenryH. C. and Wright H. The Presbyterian Church is of more recent date,having been organized with thirteen members onJanuary 19, 1880. The present house of worship wasbuilt the first year after the organization. The cor-ner-stone was laid November 2, 18*0, and the edificewas first used for public worship on July 17, 1881,although it was not dedicated until November 21,1882. It has received forty members since its organi-zation, so that it now numbers in full communionfifty-three. The church has before it an importantand promising field, and is doing its work with en-couraging success. Itsfirst and only pastor is theRev. Manfred P.
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