ter, with a salary of £18 per annum, "as he is recommended under the character of a person sober and diligent, well affected to the Church of England, and competently skilled in reading, writing, arithmetic, psalmody and the Latin tongue, provided he comply with the Society's rules in sending certificates of the number of his scholars."a

In 1715, by the blessing of God on Mr. Bartow's ministry at Westchester, Eastchester, Yonckers, and the manor of Pelham, where there were formerly very few of the Church communion, there was visibly a very great reformation of manners.b

Mr. William Forster appears to have been schoolmaster in 1719. This individual had thirty scholars, "whom he catechises every Saturday and also every Sunday when Mr. Bartow goes to another part of the parish."c

In 1722, Mr. Bartow informs the Society "that they are repairing the church at Westchester by voluntary contributions, procured by the zealous efforts of Mr. Forster."d

"Mr. Bartow (says Dr. Hawkins) continued in the discharge of his important duties for the long period of a quarter of a century. He was the instrument of bringing many separatists back to the church, and admitting into it many hitherto careless adults. He likewise gave much of his time to the instruction of the poor negroes." "By such long and faithful services he received the general esteem of his people." The Rev. John Bartow was the son of General Bartow, a French Protestant refugee, who fled from France to England on the revocation of the edict of Nantes. A branch of this family, resident in Brittany, originally wrote the name Bertaut;e but like other French names it was afterwards changed.

Mr. Bartow received his education at Christ College, Cambridge, and as we have previously shown entered upon his duties here in 1702. In 1722, he purchased of John Moss and Rosamond his wife, the farm now owned by Mr. Abraham Hatfield

• The arms of the Bertautes or Bertaudes, en Bretagne, Du Hertray, Du Hamel, Du Pontpierre, de la Poissonniere, were d'or à la bande de sable, chargée de trois be sants d'argent accompagné de six annelets de geules, suis en orle.

Here he must have resided till his death, A. D. 1725. His remains are supposed to be interred in the family burying ground. In 1705, he married Helen, second daughter of John Read of Middrow Castle, parish of Kirkleston, Scotland, and sister of Col. Read, Governor of New Jersey. By his last will he bequeathed an equal part of all his personal estate to his wife. To Thomas his eldest son, land in Monmouth county, New Jersey, granted to him and his wife Helen by his father-in-law, John Read, in 1705, and all his Greek and Latin books, watch and a new English bible quarto. To Theodosius, lands in New Jersey, a gold ring and an English bible quarto. To Anthony, lands on Montapon river in the same province, and a new English bible quarto. To Basil, an estate in Middlesex, New Jersey, also a part of the Indian purchase, called Pine hill, and a bible quarto, &c.a

In 1725, “a gratuity of £50 was made by the Propagation Society to Mrs. Bartow, in consequence of Mr. Bartow's good seivices of twenty-three years." Three sons of Mr. Bartow, Theophilus, Anthony, and Basil, left a numerous posterity, some of whom are still residing in Westchester county.

Mr. Bartow was succeeded in 1726 by the Rev. Thomas Standard. In his report for the year 1728, Mr. Standard states, that he preaches alternately at East and Westchester twice a day, for the summer, and catechises the children publicly at Eastchester.

At a meeting of the trustees and freeholders of the borough town of Westchester, held the 14th of March, 1729, present Miles Oakley, president, and Thomas Hadden, Nathaniel Underhill, Underhill Barnes, Thomas Baxter, John Palmer, Thomas Hunt, Joseph Hunt, and James Baxter, trustees, ordered that Nathaniel Underhill, treasurer, pay Ebenezer Haviland

To Wm. Oakley for bringing the weathercock from New York, To Israel Honeywell for 4500 shingles and carting, and paid for mending the windows,

To Mr. Gillaim for work done above his articles,

To Mr. Gillaim for work as per articles,

To expenses at making the agreement,

To Mr. Barnett, expenses at this meeting,
To Jeremiah Fowler's expenses,

.

Total

At a meeting of the trustees, &c., had on the 6th day of May, A. D. 1729, present Miles Oakley, president, John Palmer, Thomas Baxter, Joseph Hunt, Thomas Hadden, Thomas Hunt, Nathaniel Underhill, John Cromwell, Underhill Barnes, and Miles Oakley, jr., trustees; pursuant to an act of general assembly of this province passed in the tenth year of the reign of our late sovereign lord, King William the Third of glorious memory, entitled an act to enable the respective towns in this province to build and repair their meeting houses and other publick buildings. Resolved, nemine contra dicente, that the sum of £70 shall be raised, and also the collection for the same sum, for the repairing St. Peter's Church in said Westchester, and for no other use, and that they will make a rate accordingly, agreeable to ye next assessments to be made and taken of the town sworn assessors, and that they will meet on ye 22d inst. to agree with workmen for that purpose," &c.

At a subsequent meeting of the trustees "£16 was ordered to be raised to finish the seats of the church, secure the frame, and to pay off the arrears, the seats to be made with backs, including the collector's fees; and Underhill Barnes and Thomas Hunt are appointed overseers of the work, and to employ workmen. It was further ordered that a warrant be issued for raising said money according to law, to be paid at ye same time with the county tax. Also ordered, the overseers now chosen require Henry Gillaim to compleat his work, especially the front of the gallery, and to make it secure and substantial."c

Westchester Rec. vol. ix. 212. • Westchester Rec. vol. ix. 213.

b Westchester Rec. vol. ix. 206.

In 1743, the Rev. Thomas Standard acquaints the Socie ty "that notwithstanding the country swarmed with vagrant preachers called New Lights he had a more numerous congregation than usual the Lord's day preceding."

Upon the earnest petition of the churchwardens and vestrymen of St. Peter's Church, Westchester, the Propagation Society appointed Mr. Basil Bartow schoolmaster of the parish. The king's commissary transmitted the following account of this individual. "That he is son to the Rev. John Bartow, late the Society's worthy missionary there. He is a person of good temper, sober, and pious, and well affected to the present government, conformable to the doctrine and discipline of the church, and exceedingly well qualified for the instruction of the young."

A. D. 1745, Mr. Standard observes, "that the churches of East and Westchester, are in a peaceable and growing state."

In a letter dated the 1st of August, 1760, the church wardens of Westchester inform the society, that the Rev. Thomas Standard was dead, and that for sometime before his death, he had been incapable of performing his office of the church, of which he had been incumbent for more than thirty-four years.a

Upon the 12th of June, 1761, the Rev. John Milner was instituted Rector of St. Peter's church, by Governor Collen, in the following manner:

"I Cadwallader Colden, Esq., president of his majesties council and commander-in-chief of the province of New York, and the territories depending thereon in America, do, in pursuance of the power devolved in me, collate, institute and establish you, John Milner, clerk, rector of the parish church of Westchester, commonly called St. Peter's church, including the several districts of Westchester, Yonkers, and the manor of Pelham, in the county of Westchester, within this government, to have the care of souls of the parishioners of the said church districts aforesaid, and take your cure and mine. Given under my hand and the prerogative seal of the province of New York, at Fort George, in the city of New York, the 12th day of June, 1761."

CADWALLADER COLDEN.

Report of Propagation Soc.

Surrogates office N. Y, Book of Commissions, vol. v. 343.