History of St. George's Church, Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., Part 19

Author: Moore, William H. (William Henry), 1810-1892. 4n
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: New York : E.P. Dutton
Number of Pages: 338


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Jones, Elbert Floyd . 255 Jones, David 179


Jones, Samuel. 255


Jones, Judge Thomas, History of New York during the Revolution- ary War. 127


303


Index.


PAGE


Jones, J. S. Jackson .. .. . 255


Jecocks, Thomas, clerk in 1735. 161


Jones, Jackson J. .


.


174


Jones, David R. Floyd .. 215


287


Keith, Rev. George 14,


21; extracts from jour- nal, 22; letter from, 27; Keble Thomas, school-mas- ter at Mosquito Cove ... 58


Kellum, John 265


Kissam, Daniel, 93, 104, 106


112, 142, 169, 203, 287


Kissam, Joseph.


93


Langdon, Joseph


49


Langdon, William


49


Land in front of parson-


age, voted to care of


Rector


174


Latham, William.


93


Lawrence, William,


son


of Dr.


104


Lee, Thomas


49,93


Leaky, William, school-


master.


121


Laing, William L., office


and generosity


254


Lefferts,


John,


opens


school at South of vil-


lage, 122; resigns it,


123, 205 ; bequest of to


St. George's ..


216


Lester. Gilbert.


104


Lester, Benjamin.


93


Miller, William


264


Lewis, Benjamin.


93


Library Parish


266


Lowth, Bishop.


151


Lott Hermones.


287


Lowe, Mr. John, ordained


at Hempstead


165


Littlejohn, Rt. Rev. A. N.


D.D., LL.D. address of 185


Loyd, Cornet, a disturber of worship 131


PAGE


Ludlow, George D., a ves- tryman, refuses to act with the others, 131; his offices and career ... 132 287


Mather, Rev. Increase ...


14


Magens, Joachim, Mel-


chier


104


Manhasset church built, 198; academy built, 200; Organized as a parish, 202; rectors of .... 204, 237 Mallaby, Rev. Thomas, 238, 272 Marcus, Rev. Moses. .... 238 McNulty, Rev. Stephen A. 274


March, John, Esq. gifts to church, ..... 63, 64, 78, 163


Martin, Josiah.


.97,127


Martin, Samuel, M. D., 128


145. 287


Marvir, Robert, 48. 94, 95, 100


McSparran, Rev.


Dr ..


Rector of Narraganset church, influence of on Rev. Mr. Seabury, 88; letter of commendation, from 89


Marvin, Harry H. .


287


McIlvaine, Rev. Chas. P., afterward Bishop. 232


Meinell, James ...


255


Milnor, Rev. Dr. James . . 232


Ministry, bill for settling a 12


McBrain, Mrs.


264


Mills, Alexander, organ


purchased of 264 Matthews, Mrs. Whitman 264 Middleton, Rev. Dr. J. C. 4 239


Mitchell, Uriah


93


Mitchell, John.


93


Mitchell, Jacamiah


49


Monroe, George G


287


304


Index.


PAGE


Montressor, Henry 104 Moore, John 287


Moore, Thomas W. C. 163, 261 264


Moore, Bishop Richard


Channing.


.191, 194


Moore, Miss


Elizabeth


Frances


264


Moore, Rev. Dr. Benjamin (Bishop) 194


Moore, Rev. Thos. L. 137; called to be Rector, 142; Induction, 144 ; biogra- phy, 148; preaches in London, 149; Hon. Ed- mund Burke commends him, 150; appointed to Islip. 150; marriage ; 152 ; participates in or- ganizing Church in America, 152; Call to Halifax, 155; extent of his field of labor, 183 ; first confirmation, 184,


186; his death, 187; mural tablet, 188; por- trait, 188 ; death of Mrs.


Judith Moore, 240;


their children, 189;


death of the last one, 189 Moore, Rev. W. H., D.D.


Call to Rectorship. 259;


pleasant relations with


Vestry, 261 ; improve- ments in church prop- erty. 265


Mott, Jacob 106


Mott, Joseph 49 Mott, John, Esq. 47. 60 Morris, Col., vs. Assembly bill 13


Morris, Governor 24 Mosquito Cove, (Glen


Cove).


58, 104


Music in the parish, 157;


chants read, 160; no or-


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gan, 157; Hymns intro-


duced, 159 ; changes in 160 Mulford, Charles W .. 264, 287 Myles, Rev. Samuel, King's Chapel, Boston, 19; theological teacher of Mr. Vesey 20


Neide, Rev. George L ... 246


Newtown, St. James, charter granted . 66


New Rochelle, petition from 24


Nichols, Governor, Rich-


ard ...


9, 10


Nichols. Gideon


.206, 280


Nichols, Gideon.


264


Nichols, Mrs. Eliza-


beth, incidents of her


life and death.


278


Noble, Rev. Birdsey, G .. 200


Norton. William, Esq . 264


Oakley, Jacob, F.


.


264


Onderdonk, Benjamin, of


Hendrick.


104


Onderdonk. Bishop B. T .... 204, 237, 239, 243, 253


Onderdonk, Henry, Jr. of Jamaica 4, 201


Onderdonk, Andrew . 146, 287 Onderdonk, Mrs. mother of the Bishops . . . . . .


242


Ordination at Hempstead, first in New York 165 Onderdonk, Henry M .... 287 Ordronaux, Prof. John, M.D., Esq . 273 Organ bought. subscribers 264 Oyster Bay, 24; church people. 57 ; Quakers at,


57; Dr. Jenney officiates at, 59 ; large congrega- tion at, 102; Mr. Cut- ting officiates, 116; a "wild set " at, 122; ac-


305.


Index.


PAGE


count of revival of


church at. 176


Oyster Bay, South, Grace


Church, history of its


organization, etc.


. ..


254


Parish Register, date of beginning, 39; what it contains, 39; funerals, when first recorded in, 39 Parish Library, .. 266


Parish, its extent and boundaries, 13, note, and 57, 58; number of members 198


Parsonage, 25; when and by whom built, 45; re- paired, 92; a new one, 171; land in front of given to care of rector. 174 Parsonage, South, a farm whence derived, 53; part of it sold, 173; still another part do, 204; remainder sold, 215.


Paff, George N. 264


Petition for missionary from Hempstead 24


Pew rents abolished, 214;


restored .


228


Pelletrau, Rev. Charles .. 274


Pearson, Rev. Robert T ... 246


Peters, John. .


93, 97, 287


Peters, Charles .


49,93


Peters, Valentine H


97


Petit, Townsend B.


287


Petit, Lewis


259, 287


Pine, Daniel .


93, 97, 287


Pine, Richard


225


Pine, James,


.48, 49


Phillips, Rev. J. F. . 181, 238


Platt, Epenetus


106


Pintard, Captain, gift of silver plate, 161; hard usage from British, 162;


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his property adjoining church glebe. 162 Potters, John 112 Postponement of an annu- al election. 231


Porter, Rev. G. W., D.D. 271 Population of Hemp- stead in 1722. 56


Provoost, Bishop, conse- crated, 154; address of congratulation to, 154; his prejudice against Bishop Seabury .... . . Property, Church, whence derived. 44 and 54; parsonage built, 45; Church built, 44; town property to voted church. 46; farm at south of Hempstead, 46; action of freeholders about church and glebe, 47 ; parsonage farm at south, 53; value of, 154; part sold, 173; do, 204; do, 215; proceeds of


166.


sale


216


Presbyterian effort to establish a congrega- tion south of village, 121; the church in Hempstead used for military purposes. . . ... 129 Presbyterians preached occasional in Hemp- stead, 52 ; controversy with the Independents for possession of church, 52, 56.


Psalms, version of Stern- hold and Hopkins ... . 157 Prayer Book, presented by Queen Ann, still preserved, and describ- ed 164:


Puritans of New England,


306


Index.


PAGE


efforts to oppose Church in Virginia, 14; also in New York 15


Ransom, Rev. Joseph ... . 182 Ratoone, Rev. Mr .. . 192, 194


Rierson, George ... .. 112


Register, parish, long un-


supplied, 36 ; a tempo- rary resort, 38 ; one pre- sented. 39


Revolutionary War, dis-


turbances in parish wrought by. 123, 132


Rhodes, William .... 205, 225 227, 260, 287


Richards, Rev. Edmund, 182 Rockhall, Rockaway, buil- der, 128 ; painting there by Copely ... . 128


Rockaway, Trinity Church, history of, 242; chapel


consecrated . 245 Rockwell, James ... . 104, 287


Roslyn, Trinity Church, History of. 268 Rushmore, Lewis 247, 860,287 Rushmore, Benjamin F .. 264 Rye, Dr. Jenney called from, 43; charter .. 66


Sands, Rev. John Jackson 194 Sacrament Fund, 173, 205, 218 Sayres, Rev. Gilbert H., D.D. 227


Sayres, Rev. Samuel W. 4, 242, 246


Schools inconstant, except those of the Venerable Society, 58; masters, how paid ... 58


School-house at parsonage built, 103 ; sold. 222


St. George's Church, di- mensions, 60; consecra- ted, 62; gifts to, 63;


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gallery added, 96 ; taken down, and another built, 205 ; consecrated 208 St. Andrews, Staten Is- land, charter. 66 St. Peters, Westchester, charter 66


Seabury, Rev. Samuel, called to St. George's, 80; Induction, 81; De- claration, 83; biogra- phy, 86 : goes to Eng- land, 88; Ordination, 90; characteristics as a preacher, 90 ; person- al appearance, 91; at- tacked by a dissenting preacher, 99; extracts from his reports, 100; urges that a bishop be sent to America, 101; ministrations in Dutch- ess County, 101; his school, 103 ; many bap- tisms, 105. death and epitaph, 106 ; prize in a lottery, 107; his descend- ants. 108


Seabury, Mrs .. survives her husband, provided with a home .. .... 106, 118: Seabury, Rev. Samuel, Jr. (Bishop) first reference to in his father's corre- spondence, 96 ; petitions Society to supply vacan- cy at Hempstead, 109; describes the Hemp- stead parish, 110; his opponents, 166; loved at Hempstead . . 168


. . Seabury, Rev. Charles ... 194 Seabury, Robert S. . . 264, 287 Seabury, Dr. Adam. . 112, 146 Seabury, Adam. 287


Seabury, Henry P


264


Index. 307


PAGE


Searing, Samuel. 93


PAGE


Searing, James, M. D ... 162


Searle, Cornet Charles, apologizes for outrage at Church. 130


Seaman, Samuel L. 227, 253 260, 264, 287


Serring, John. .


...


.48, 287


Shelton, Rev. Dr. Wil-


liam.


201


Sinclaire, Cornet, a distur-


ber of worship


131


Skillin, Edward


264


Smith, James 93, 287


Smith, John.


93


Smith, Timothy.


.93, 112


Smith, Micah. .


93, 94, 287


Smith, Joseph . .


.48, 93, 287


Smith, Peter, Senior


93


Smith, Isaac.


106


Smith, Jacob.


48, 287


Smith, Rev. Dr. William to be Bishop 137 Smith, Rev. J. Carpenter, D.D 246


Smith, Israel .


146


Smith, Mrs. Abigail, be- quest. 217; Marriage, 280


Smith's History, vs. Gov. Fletcher 12


Snedeker, Abraham. 287 Snedeker, Isaac. 287 South Oyster Bay, Grace Church . 254


Society Propagation, 9,21; petition, 109; thanks to 112 Sparks, Rev. J. W. 274 Sprague, Dr. W., Episco- pal Pulpit 113 Stanford, Thomas, Esq .. 261 Stearns, Rev. J 182 Stringham, James 227 Stringham, James 48 Stowell, Rev. Henry C ... 255 Stewart. Alexander T. me- morial to .274


Sutton, Robert


48


Sunday-school organized. 232


Taylor, John 104 Temple, Mr., Schoolmas- ter 71


Thomas, Rev. John, 25; induction, 28; corre- spondence with Ven. Society, 30; no register of his acts, 36; a tempo- rary one, 38; his last let- ter, 40, date of death, 40; Wood's estimate of his qualities, 41; his will, 41; no tombstone, Thomas, General Thomas, of Continental Army, grandson of Rev. Mr. Thomas . 42 Thorne, Richard. . 48, 94, 287 Thrall, Rev. S. Chipman. 255 Totten's Lane, closed and added to church-yard 107 Townsend, Micajah 104 Townsend, Jotham 104 Townsend, Epenetus. 104


Townsend, John.


106


Townsend, Samuel


179


Townsend, Robert. 179 Townsend, Edward M .... 181 Tredwell, Benjamin .48, 146, 287


Tredwell, Benjamin, 253, 287 Tredwell, Col. John ..... 48


Trinity Church,


New


York, call to Mr. Vesey,


17 ; gift to St. George's 175 to Manhasset, 199; loan from St. George's, 216; repaid . . 218


Trotter, William, Jr ....


181


Trustees of temporalities of the church chosen, 143, 147 Turnpike Stock bought .. 205. 218


41


308


Index.


PAGE


Turner, James


112, 287


Urquhart, Rev. William .. 29, 194


Valentine, Charles, of Ja-


cob. 104


Valentine, Samuel. . 225, 227, 253, 287


Valentine, Jacob.


287


Vandewater, Rev. George R. 182


Van Dyke, Rev. Mr. 194


Van Nostrand, Cornelius 112, 145, 287


Van Nostrand, George, 227, 287 Van Nostrand, Martin, 145,287 Van Zandt, Wynant ... . 203


Vesey, Rev. William, 15;


a communicant of


Church of England, 20 ; called to Trinity Church New York, 20; Inducts Rev. Mr. Thomas. . .. Vesey, Mr. William, of Braintree, Mass., fined for disregard of rules of Congregationalists. . 17


Vestries, Civil, vs. Eccle- siastical Vestry, 13; Ves- trymen, list of . . 287 Virginia, Puritan efforts in 15


Watts, George ... 112, 145, 287 War, Revolution, signs of approach, 123; inter-


rupts intercourse of


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missionaries with Ven. Society . . 124


Wardens and Vestrymen, list of. 287 Waters, George G., Esq .. 264 Walters, Henry . 264 Ward, Rev. C. W. 182


Webb, Edwin, M.D. 264, 287 Weeks, George .. . 112, 145, 287 Weeks, Thomas W. .. 206, 225 287


Weller, A. N., Esq. 287


Westbury.


57


Wilberforce, Bp., quoted. 185


Willets, David B.


287


Wheatley Village.


57


Westchester, St. Peter's, charter . 66


Whitfield, Rev. George, his career 119


Wilkins, Isaac


104


Willis, John.


287


Wiggins, Daniel.


104


Wheeler, Rev. Eli.


200


Wood, James, 97, 112, 145, 287


Wood, Samuel, gifts to


church.


.163, 265


Wood, Abram


227, 265


Wood, Stephen


205


Wooley, Misses Sarah and Elizabethi, bequests ... 219


Woodbridge, Rev. Sylves-


ter,


sermon


against


church right to property 250


Youngs, David J.


. 181


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