History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . was done. But bo it remenil>ered, That before the eie-cutlng of said Deed by the said Hammond to the saiil Smith, that he,the said Thomas Hammond, was questioned and examined by numbersbelonging to said Congregation, Whether then- was any Incumbrancaiupon said Land by Mortgages, Judgments, Ac, who always an-» there were none oxeept one mortgage of About Kight hundred, InI favor of Lawyer Mitrhel, of White plains. That there were no Incum-brances
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . was done. But bo it remenil>ered, That before the eie-cutlng of said Deed by the said Hammond to the saiil Smith, that he,the said Thomas Hammond, was questioned and examined by numbersbelonging to said Congregation, Whether then- was any Incumbrancaiupon said Land by Mortgages, Judgments, Ac, who always an-» there were none oxeept one mortgage of About Kight hundred, InI favor of Lawyer Mitrhel, of White plains. That there were no Incum-brances upon said Land, either by Mortgages or otherwise, the mSAThomas Hammond repeatedly declared. It is true, we might havesearched the Kecords, but as Thomas Hammond was a Member iu fullCommunion in tho Church, and as it would have lietrayed a w ant of con-fidence in the man, We confided in his declaration, which hath proven •source of much trouble and vexation to us. It w as about 4 or .• yeanafter the building of said church that we found there was ft Mortgagein favor of Mr. Cornelius Kay. The alxive is a plain and simple stale-. 318 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. ment of facta, for the truth of which we are ready to give you the most and fired two pistols through the window. Then, dis-clear, ample and satisfactory Testimony. We would likewise state to —.——_*!__ u „ i i a- xi_ i_ . , ... .. .. .. ,. „ .. „ , . ., , mounting he rushed into the house and killed both you that your > enerahle I liner, ( omelius Ray, who we humbly hope , wvu the unoffending soldiers with his sword before thev Consistory and Congregation from said MortgagiArising therefrom. Of this declaration of your Venerable father we areready to give you ample satisfaction. It is now our province to give youa description of the house and grave-yard. The House is a woodenbuilding, in dimensions, 40 feet by 36, all finished but the seats. TheGrave-yard contains about one Acre, perhaps something l
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