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Mary C. Mildeberger, wife of Alfred Dorr, died Dec. 18, 1836, aged 34.
Thomas Smith Diamond. died July 18, 1796, aged 59.
Mary Diamond, relict of T. S. D., Dec. 16, 1817, aged 79.
Charles A. Dean, 5th March, 1828, aged 21.
Jane Donnelly, April 4, 1842, aged 79.
John Dunn, May 26, 1809, aged 29.
Margaret McCardle, w. of Dennis Doyle, June 9, 1843, a.65. Polly Davis of Watertown, Conn., died 1809, aged 22.
Asa Edgerton, of Randolph. Vt., Oct. 11, 1815, aged 36.
Abraham Eights, January 10, 1820, aged 74.
John Easton, Aug. 24, 1799, aged 60.
John Easton, May 8, 1828, aged 23.
Martin Easterly, Dec. 14, 1836, aged 46.
Elisabeth Egberts, wife of Cornelius Egberts, March 18, 1830, aged 24 years.
Jane Edgar, wife of David Edgar, Sept. 4, 1800, aged 77. Ebenezer E. Elsebrough, Jan. 18, 1813, aged 35.
Mary Morev , wife of Jesse Everett, June 5, 1808, aged 28.
233
Presbyterian Burial Ground Inscriptions.
Reuben Fuller, June 18, 1841, aged 72. [aged 57. Maj. George Fiske, of Claremont, N. H., March 4, 1837, Susan. wife of Geo. Fiske, March 23, 1842, aged 58. Edward Fay, of Westborough, Mass. Aug. 12, 1832, aged 41. Asa Fassett, Nov. 28, 1823, aged 71.
Sister Mary (Falconer), Dec. 3d. 1845, aged 20.
Mary, consort of Dr. Wm. Forman, June 6, 1805, aged 58.
Charles Fifield, Sept. 1, 1849, aged 28.
Jane K. Fitch, Sept. 23d. 1849, aged 55.
John Gordon, April 16, 1816, aged 42.
Horace Goodrich, Feb. 16, 1816, aged 27. John Given.
Sally Ransom, wife of Samuel Griffing, Nov. 7, 1821, aged 57. (late of Lyme, Conn.)
Maria, wife of John Griffin, August 14, 1834, aged 42.
Amos Gay, May 8, 1835, aged 56.
William A. Gay, Oct. 4th, 1836, aged 29
Henery Gay. Oct. 19th, 1831, aged 21.
Almira Gay, Oct. 25th, 1831, aged 53.
Martha, da. of James and Mary Grier, March 4, 1836, a. 38. Marion, wife of Joseph Gibson. and daughter of W. and E. Campbell, April 13, 1847. aged 33.
Jennet, daughter of John and Janet Barber, wife of Archi- - bald Gourlay of Orange county, May 6th. 1827, aged 40. Sarah Visscher Denniston, wife of James Gourlay jr., 26th Aug., 1823, aged 20 years. Salome Gray, Dec. 24, 1821, aged 55.
John Gray. Oct, 15, 1815. aged 49.
Theodore Van Wyck Graham, July 6, 1822, aged 63.
Magdalena, relict of Theodorus Van Wyck Graham, 13th March, 1843, aged 76. Grizel Gillespie, died 7th Feb., 1815, aged 48.
Samuel Hannah, April 25, 1809, aged 71.
Agnes Hannah, July 19, 1838, aged 92.
Isaac Hand, Nov. 12, 1810, aged 38.
Lois, wife of Nathan Hand, Feb. 17, 1813, aged 44. Daniel Hewson, Dec. 27, 1821, aged 59.
Elizabeth Hewson, July 19. 1814, aged 49.
Edmund Hatfield, June 2, 1815, aged 44. Wm. Harrison, January 8, 1825, aged 36.
Flora, wife of George Hanse, Sept. 20, 1833, aged 25.
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Presbyterian Burial Ground Inscriptions.
James Hodge, who was born in New Windsor, Orange Co., N. Y .. Jan. 10, 1819, agcd 58.
Sarah wife of James Hodge, Feb. 20, 1804, aged 37.
Jane wife of Isaac Hodge, Sept. 27, 1798, aged 63. . Martha Hoffman, March 38, , aged 34.
Andrew Hoffman, 1806, aged 32.
Martha widow of Andrew Hoffman, 1843, aged 68.
William Henry, Oct. 20, 1821. aged 47.
Ann Alexander wife of Wm. Henry, April 4, 1835, a. 74. Silas W. Howell, Sept. 28, 1805, aged 35.
Joseph Husted, 27th April, 1813, aged 41.
Catherine Louisa, daughter of Isaac Hamiltone, Esq., and Catherine his wife, 9th May, 1831, aged 25.
Mrs. Elisabeth Herring. Oct, 24, 1819, aged 72.
Mary, relict of Arthur Haswell, Oct. 10, 1827, aged 67. Mary Haswell, Sept. 23, 1811, aged 26.
Jane Haswell. Feb. 15, 1809, aged 20.
Ann, wife of Spelman Hickcox, Oct. 17th, 1843, aged 48. Ann Maria, wife of William M. F. Hewson, and daughter
of David and Dorcas Olmsted, 29th March, 1833, aged 24. Asenath, wife of Henry Hoyt, and daughter of Edward and Tabitha Brown, March 16th, 1834, aged 32.
Livingston Ludlow, son of Jas. and Catherine Humphrey, Feb. 12, 1848, aged 23.
John Humphrey, Aug. 26, 1832, agcd 81.
James Humphrey. Dec. 25, 1829, aged 36.
Doctor William Humphrey, 12th March, 1826, aged 30. Robert Humphrey, 30th May, 1821, aged 31 years.
Martha Humphrey, 6th April, 1807, aged 22.
Christian wife of John Humphrey, Dcc. 12, 1838, aged 78. S. V. R. Humphrey, 18th June, 1844, aged 44. Dolly, wife of Samucl Holmes, August 1st, 1831, aged 40. Thomas B. Heermans, - April, 1830, aged 33.
Daniel Houston, 20th Oct. 1829, aged 21, late of N. H. Mary Sherman, wife of Joseph Ives, Oct. 7, 1834, aged 72. Joseph Sherman Ives, 19th March, 1841, aged 54. Mary Jones, of Hartford Ct., March 13, 1823, aged 48. Hannah, wife of David Jenkins. Dec. 20, 1817, aged 49. Sarah Jenkins, daughter of David and Hannah Jenkins, 11th Nov., 1823, aged 24.
David Jenkins, Feb. 1, 1827, aged 57.
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Presbyterian Burial Ground Inscriptions.
Jenkin Jenkins, March 31, 1830, aged 35.
Elizabeth, wife of Wm. James, June 9, 1797, aged 22. William James, a native of Ireland. Dec. 19, 1832, aged 63. Aaron James, 7th Nov., 1824, aged 29.
Amasa Judson, May 4, 1822, aged 29.
Lydia, wife of Nathaniel Judson, Feb. 1, 1817, aged 59. Nathaniel Judson, Oct. 17, 1838, aged 85.
Harriet S., wife of Ichabod L. Judson, and daughter of Isaac and Isabel Wilkinson, Oct. 25, 1825, aged 23. John P. Jermain, son of Sylvanus and Catherine Jermain, March 10, 1835, aged 23.
Catherine, wife of S. P. Jermain, Jan. 24, 1810, aged 27. Sybel Kane, wife of John Kane, July 18, 1806, aged 67. John Kane, March 15, 1808, aged 75.
"THE Mivin &
JONMIVAC
The Kane Monuments.
James Kane, April 2, 1851, aged 80.
The grave of the latter is at the left side of those of his parents, without a monument, as he desired; his friends however intend to erect one.
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Presbyterian Burial Ground Inscriptions.
Janet Kelly, spouse of Robert Kelly, July 22, 1796, a. 66. Ellen, wife of James King. April 19, 1823, aged 23.
Hubbel Knapp, Jan. 22, 1832, aged 31.
George Sidney Knower, son of George and Ann Knower, April 1st, 1837, aged 20.
Mary, wife of Dr. Hazacl Kane, 12th Dec., 1838, aged 34 years, daughter of John and Christian Humphrey.
Marshall Kelso, March, 1829, aged about 37.
Oliver L. Ker, Oct. 21, 1796, aged 30.
Henry Lyons, Oct. 13, 1805, aged 38.
Henry L. Lord, of Norwich, Ct., May 27, 1825, aged 23.
Doct. Enoch Leonard, Dec. 12, 1810, aged 55.
Reuben Leonard, March 18. 1811, aged 22.
Cornelius V. V. Leonard, son of Enoch Leonard, Jan. 7, 1837, aged 45.
Richard Leonard, son of Enoch Leonard, 5th Feb., 1837, aged 37.
Elihu Lewis, Oct 14, 1829, aged 50.
Esther Wolcott, da. of Elihu Lewis, May 20, 1818, aged 19.
Chauncey Loomis, April 6, 1817, aged 34.
Anna Loomis, formerly of Hartford, Conn., wife of Geo. Loomis, 14th Feb. 1831, aged 78.
George Loomis, of East Windsor, Ct., May 23, 1841, a. 79. John Lightbody, Nov. 22, 1834, aged 87.
Prudence B. Lockwood, widow of Horace Lockwood, Aug. 27, 1816, aged 31.
Catherine Lloyd, daughter of Peleg Sharp, Feb. 28, 1802, aged 31.
Mrs. Deborah Lathrop, relict of Ebenezer Lathrop, 29th March, 1814, aged 67.
Wm. McClement, son of Robert and Marron, June 30, 1795, aged 27.
Alexander B. McDonal, Nov. 14, 1842, aged 30,
Wm. McClelland, January 29, 1812, aged 44.
Ann McClelland, April 21, 1813, aged 39.
Kitty McMurdy, wife of Anthony McMurdy, sen., April 26, 1814, aged 31.
John McPherson, of Scotland, at Duanesburgh, N. Y., July 5, 1822, aged 59.
Wm. McDonald, March 28, 1827, aged 30.
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Presbyterian Burial Ground Inscriptions.
Anthony McMurdy, March 23, 1810, aged 48.
Alexander McCandlish, May 20, 1807, aged 9.
Jean Alexander wife of Hathorn McCulloch, Oct. 17, 1803, aged 40.
James McIlwaine, died May 14, 1832, aged 66, native of Belfast, Ireland.
Hanah Walter, wife of Capt. McCready, May 28, 1807, aged 55.
James McGourk, a native of Ireland, died Nov. 24, 1804, aged 52.
Frances Stubbs, wife of Donald McDonald, born in the village of Bray, near Windsor, England, died June 5, 1815, aged 47.
Eleanor McConnel, wife of Robert McConnel, Aug. 28th, 1825, aged 34.
William Marchael McGlachen, a native of Scotland, 21st Feb., 1850, aged 31.
Mary Anna, wife of Linus Mc Cabe, March 4, 1838, aged 22.
Mary Mascraft, wife of William Mascraft, 3d April, 1818, aged 32.
Henry, son of Jonas and Sarah Morgan, 14th April, 1813, aged 21.
David Maynard, Aug. 14, 1834, aged 32.
Lovina Gray, wife of William Martin, April 17, 1818, aged 24.
Mary Gray, da. of John Gray, and wife of Wm. Martin, died March 27, 1835, aged 36.
Elisabeth, wife of James Murray, March 17, 1825, in her 61st year.
Ebenezer Moody, Feb. 15, 1813, aged 37.
Henry Norton, Feb. 15. 1845, aged 26 years.
George Newton, Nov. 20. 1811, aged 26.
Sally Nott, consort of Eliphalet Nott, Minister of the Presbyterian Church, Albany, and daughter of Rev. Joel Benedict, died 9 March, 1804, aged 29 years 6 mo.
Elizabeth Neill, wife of Rev. Wm. Neill, Minister of the Presbyterian Church Albany, and daughter of Matthew and Lydia Van Dyke, died 12 Nov. 1809, aged 26 y., 10 m. 19 d.
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Presbyterian Burial Ground Inscriptions.
David Olmsted, a native of Ridgefield, Ct., May 31, 1842, aged 72.
Dorcas, wife of David Olmsted, May 27, 1842, aged 71.
Anna Johnson, wife of Charles Olmstead, July 4th, 1842, aged 40.
Thomas, son of Joseph Otis and Mary his wife, of Barn- stable, Mass., Aug. 15, 1803, aged 27,
Elisabeth Orr, consort of Hugh Orr, 10th July, 1830, aged 84 years.
Gerret Van Zandt Platt, M. D., May 17, 1833, aged 24.
Sarah, wife of Chas. Z. Platt, Aug. 6, 1832, aged 47.
Chas. Z. Platt, April 14, 1822, aged 49.
John Platt, Sep. 18, 1828, aged 60.
Ananias Platt, 10th April, 1842, aged 80.
Lydia Jacobs, wife of Ananias Platt, Sep. 24, 1847, aged 81.
Aaron Pennel, son of Wm. Pennel, Delaware county, Pa., Oct. 28, 1794.
Phelps, May 6, 1786; aged 60.
Wm. Purviss, March 5, 1805, aged 55.
William Perviss, April 18, 1834, aged 28.
Hannah C., da. of Asa Priest, Jan. 29, 1850, aged 20.
Mrs. Mary Price. Sept. 22, 1818, aged 67.
Jane Philpot, wife of Spencer Philpot, 1st March, 1806, aged 31.
Spencer Philpot, of Ireland, at Johnstown, N. Y., Sep. 24, 1807, aged 42.
Ann H. Palmer, wife of Levi H. Palmer, 22d May, 1849, aged 69.
Jennet, wife of Joseph Palmer, Aug. 14, 1803, aged 48. Jesse Potts, Dec. 21st., 1811, aged 37 years.
Harriet Stow, wife of Rufus Putnam, June 3d, 1815, aged 18 years.
Richard Patterson, January 1, 1818, aged 45.
Isaac Packard, March 3, 1792, aged 57.
Eunice wife of Isaac Packard, Nov. 1824, aged 80.
Robert Packard, July 15, 1840, aged 65.
Win. Pritchard, of Herefordshire, England, April 22, 1821, aged 50.
David Prentice, of Lanarkshire, Scotland, Aug. 24, 1826, aged 45.
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Presbyterian Burial Ground Inscriptions.
John Perkins, June 19, 1814, aged 30.
Samuel Richards, Aug. 2, 1804, aged 27.
Mrs. Rachel Reynolds, Nov. 10, 1815, aged 73. Rev. Evan Roberts, of Steuben, Oneida Co., N. Y., sup-
posed to have been assassinated, Sep. 10, 1836, aged 46. James E., son of John Robison, 9th Dec., 1806, aged 20. William Robison, son of Gertrude and John Robison, June 21, 1825, aged 45.
Maria Julia Robison, wife of William Robison, and daugh- ter of Commodore Alex. Grant. Jan. 9th, 1824, aged 28. David Robison, son of John and Gertrude Robison, Oct. 21st, 1822, aged 58.
Gertrude, wife of John Robison, Aug. 1, 1825, aged 74.
John Robinson, August 22, 1827, aged 87.
John B. Robison, only son of Joseph and Sarah Robison, Feb. 10, 1831, aged 25.
Sarah, wife of Joseph Robison, Feb. 20, 1837, aged 52.
Maria, wife of Thomas Roraback, Sept. 3, 1830, aged 34. Benjamin F. Russell, Feb. 28, 1831, aged 22.
Elisabeth, wife of Stephen J. Rider, Feb. 11, 1831, aged 42. Archibald Rutherford, Dec. 30, 1794, aged 78.
Eliza Ann, da. of Joseph A. Rust, of Chester, Mass., died Nov. 7, 1836, aged 20.
Orpha; wife of Seldon Strickland, Dec. 2, 1841, aged 52. Sarah Steele, relict of Timothy Steele, of Hartford, Conn., 27th Dee., 1808, aged 68.
Mary Augusta, wife of Oliver Steele, daughter of Moncrief Livingston, March 11th, 1839, aged 38.
Daniel Steele, July 7, 1828, aged 56.
Elisabeth, wife of Daniel Steele, March 17, 1825, aged 48. Elijah Steele, April 18, 1818, aged 54.
Stephen Sanford, Aug. 14, 1824, aged 56.
John Shepherd, March 10, 1797, aged 48.
Elisabeth Shepherd, widow of John Shepherd, Sept. 1, 1797, aged 49.
Loring Simons, Nov. 15, 1809, aged 31.
Guy Shaw, Sep. 22, 1834, aged 46. [aged 40. Josephus B. Stuart, of Blandford, Mass., Jan. 27, 1828, John Smith, September 12, 1824, aged 55. Robert Scott, Oct. 21, 1803, aged 33.
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Presbyterian Burial Ground Inscriptions.
Jonah Shuman, July 17, 1832, aged 62.
Peter Sharp, May 23, 1813, aged 78.
Mary Sharp, April 19, 1821, aged 75.
Mary, widow of John Stewart, Nov, 7, 1837, aged 84. Cornelia Dodge, wife of S. H. Stewart, Dec. 11, 1835 a. 24. Jerusha Stoddard, wife of Adam Steward, Jan. 7th, 1813, aged 22.
Laura, wife of Ambrose Spencer, May 18, 1807, aged 39. Mary, wife of Ambrose Spencer, daughter of Gen. James Clinton, Sep. 4, 1808, aged 36.
Catharine C., wife of Ambrose Spencer, Aug. 20, 1837, a. 58. Gilbert and Andrew Shanklen, two brothers, natives of
Ireland, Gilbert dicd 28th April, 1791, aged 64, Andrew 11th Nov., 1799, aged 78.
Martha Henry Sturges, wife of Robert Swain, died Jan. 3, 1830, aged 34.
Sarah Sturges, Dec. 1, 1807, aged 52. [aged 32. Christiana Mary, wife of Horace St John, Jan. 22, 1849, Margaret Denniston, wife of John Stafford, March 16, 1790, aged 30. [55.
Rebecca, relict of Cornelius Swart, jr., Jan. 21, 1825, aged Hannibel Stoddard, son of Reuben & Jerusha Stoddard, May. 1813, aged 18 years.
Josiah Sherman. 17th July, 1832, aged 62.
Roger Minot Sherman, 2d July, 1825, in his 20th year.
Catherine Eliza, wife of Geo. Traver, Aug. 22, 1831, a. 19. Lucy, wife of Amos Thayer, Oct. 23, 1817, aged 54.
Mrs. Elisabeth Thorn, Nov. 15, 1819, aged 53.
Isaiah Townsend, son of Henry, Feb. 17, 1838, aged 61.
Susan, wife of Isaiah Townsend, and daughter of J. Robison, Oct. 29, 1808, aged 27.
John Robison Townsend, June 28, 1831, aged 26.
Peter Townsend, son of Henry, Dec. 15, 1825, aged 33.
Solomon Townsend, March 27, 1811, aged 64.
William Thomson, July 24, 1797, aged 32.
David Thomas, a native of Brecknockshire, South Wales, died Dec. 24, 1848, aged 61.
Lydia, wife of Ebenezer Thornton, and da. of Ephraim Whipple, Oct. 26, 1813, aged 29.
Mary Walker, wife of David Tully, April 1, 1802, a. 46.
Presbyterian Burial Ground Inscriptions. 241
Jonathan Tillyou. Feb. 9, 1837, aged 54.
Barent Ten Eyck, January 31, 1796, aged 30.
Catharine Campbell wife of Benjamin Van Benthuisen, Jan. 18, 1804, aged 21.
Mrs. Margaret Van Alstine. March 3, 1824, aged 65.
Anna Varick, Nov. 3, 1839, aged 75.
Sarah Adeline Williams, died July 28, 1826, aged 22 years, formerly of Portsmouth, N. H.
Israel Williams, April 26. 1840, aged 54.
Mrs. Mary White, a native of Isleworth, England, July 25th, 1833, aged 69.
Charles E. Whitney, Nov. 29, 1844. aged 24.
Betsey, wife of Seleck Whitney, Feb. 14, 1820, aged 36.
David Watters, Feb. 26, 1810, aged 50.
David Watters, son of David and Elisabeth Watters, Oct. 7th. 1825, aged 24.
Hugh Watters, son of D. and E .. Oct. 31, 1822, aged 24.
Elisabeth Watters. Jan. 31st, 1849, aged 64.
Levi Wait. Dec. 22, 1825. aged 43.
Minerva, wife of George Wait, died Nov. 19. 1840, aged 24.
John M. Watson, died 2d June, 1795, aged 31.
John R. Winans, 7th Feb .. 1810, aged 25.
Ann Waud. da of John Moore. and consort of Marmaduke Waud, Feb. 15. 1810. aged 26.
Mary, late wife of Austin Warner. July 3, 1806, aged 33.
Mary, wife of Smith Weed, 10th May, 1819, aged 64. Smith Weed. July 11, 1839. aged 84.
Mary Weed, da of Smith Weed, Sept. 14, 1811, aged 25. David Woodin. of Kingsborough, Aug. 8, 1805, aged 28. Olive, wife of Calvin Walker, 20th April, 1815, aged 37. Eliza A. H. Robertson. daughter of John and Nancy Wood- worth. April 10, 1831, aged 33.
Richard Wheeler, Sep. 5. 1824. agcd 49.
Doct. Hunloke Woodruff. July 4. 1811, aged 56.
Doct. Elias Willard. March 20, 1827, aged 71.
Oliver, son of Capt. E. Warner, of New Milford, Ct., June 4. 1796. aged 21.
William Watson, April 6, 1799, aged 25.
James Wynans, of Poughkeepsie, Aug. 25, 1803, aged 61. William Woods, Sept. 20, 1799, aged 66.
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Presbyterian Burial Ground Inscriptions.
Charles R. Webster, July 18, 1834, agcd 72.
Charles R. Webster's Monument.
The stone on the left of the monument has the following inscription.
SACRED to the memory of RACHEL WEBSTER wife of Charles R. Webster, Printer who departed this life on the 31st day of March, 1794 aged 30 years and 10 n onths in death lan ented as in life beloved Rachel their infant daughter died in Oct 1789, aged 15 days Benjamin, died 31st Aug. 1800, aged 1 yr 4 m 6 d. Lucy, died 24th Dec 1802, aged 8 months Benjamin and Lucy. children of.C. R. and Cynthia Webster little children he took into his arms and blessed them Benjamin died Sept. 11, 1808, in his 2d year Edward died Nov. 9, 1800, aged 4 months
IN MEMORY OF THEIR PARENTS,
Matthew Webster,
Time of their decease. Feb. 9, 1807 May 5, 1813 July 8, 1790 May 21, 1804 and of their brothers May 9, 1813
Age 88th year
Mabel Webster
89th year
Ashbel Steel
59th year
Rachel Steel
66th year
Samuel Webster
Ashbel Steel, jr.
Nov. 1, 1793
64th year 21st year
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Population of Albany, 1714.
A LIST OF THE INHABITANTS AND SLAVES IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY, 1714.
The Severall
places or districts
in the County
where inhabiting.
Nun: Ler of male persons above sixty years of age.
Number of male rersons from sixteen to sixty years of age.
Number of male persons under
len.ales above
Number of len ales fiom six-
Number of females under six-
Number of male slaves from
Number of male slaves under
Number of fe , ale slaves from
sixteen and above.
Number of female slaves under
sixteen.
In ye first ward of ye city of Al- bany, ...
3
:02
117
4.
122
104
9
14
22
13
In ye second
4
75
54
7
81
61
3
5
12
4
10
62
68
6
82
61
6
10
6
9
In ye township of Schinecta ly. . .
12
1 0
154
13
10
151
7
10
19
8
In ye East & West side of ye Man- nor of Rense- laerwyck. ....
1 1
142
123
5
93
83
72
41
36
31
In Claverack, ... In ye township of Kinderhoek, . .
1
52
54
1
38
51
10
2
5
2
5
75
83
6
57
67
12
6
7
7
Coxhackhie & ye north part of ye Mannor of Livingston, . . ..
6
4S
52
2
53
28
26
10
11
6
In ye precinct of Canastagione, .
1
26
2.
2
24
26
4
-
1
1
In ye precinct of ye halfa.oon, . .
26
23
3
19
19
5
-
3
2
54
688
753
49
670
651
155
98
122
83
54
742
Total. ....... 3323
sixteen years.
of
Nun ber
sixty.
teen to sixty.
teen.
sixteen and above.
sixteen.
ward, . . . . In ye third ward,
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TRINITY CHURCH.
A Brief History of the Parish from its Organization. Sept. 4th, 1839, to the Consecration of the Church Edifice in Broad Street on the tenth day of September. 1849, by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Whittingham, Bishop of the Diocese of Maryland, acting by request of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of New York. A period of ten years and five days.
Before proceeding to give the direct history of the or- ganization of the parish of Trinity Church, it may be well to note, that from the time of planting the church in the city of Albany, early in the eighteenth century. by a socie- ty incorporated in England under King William the Se- cond, A. D .. 1701, for the "Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts." until Nov .. 1827, there was but one parish of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the city of Albany, which in common parlance was called the English Church, and now more generally known as the parish of St. Peter's Church. worshiping in an edifice standing on the north side of State street.
During the summer of 1827 a congregation worshiping God agreeably to the forms of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, was assembled in the south district of the city, in a school room on South Pearl street by the Rev. Richard Bury, and on the 12th day of November, 1827. the male members of said congregation assembled in said school room according to legal notice ; when divine service having been performed by the Rev. Richard Bury, the members of the congrega- tion present, with the Rev. Mr. Bury as chairman, pro- ceeded to elect two wardens and eight vestrymen prepara- tory to their incorporation as a parish, and the following named gentlemen were elected the first officers of the parish : Edward A. Le Breton, senior warden; Thomas Knowlson, junior warden ; Barent P. Staats, Charles Sker-
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ritt. John Le Breton, Hezekiah Wells, Bristol Fox, Agur Wells, John Nelliger John W. McDougal, vestrymen ; who proceeded to incorporate themselves as a parish, to be ever after known by the name, or title of St. Paul's Church or Congregation in the City of Albany.
Having become incorporated by the above title and thus
- forming the second parish in the city of Albany, on the 28th of November, 1827, the wardens and vestrymen ap- pointed a committee to purchase as a site for a church edifice, two lots on the north west corner of Ferry and Dallius streets, for the sum of $2500; and on the 15th of June, 1828, they directed said committee to purchase an adjoining lot at the price of $500. Previous to the pur- chase of the last lot, a building committee was appointed, who on the 14th of May, 1828, accepted the proposal of Henry Peeres to build a church edifice on said lots for the sum of $12,550; and on the 11th day of June, 1828, the Rt. Rev. Bp. Hobart laid the corner stone of the proposed building, which was to be constructed agreeably to a plan drawn by Philip Hooker, of Albany, architect. of the Gothic order of architecture, and to be 56 by 85 feet, the walls to be built of rough blue stone, &c.
The church was accordingly built and consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Bp. Hobart, on the 24th day of July, 1829. Rev. Richard Bury being the rector, and was occupied by the congregation until the year 1839, during which time the following named gentlemen were successively rectors of the parish, viz : Rev. Richard Bury from the organi- zation of the parish in the year 1827 to March 22, 1830. Rev. William Lin Keese from 1830 to Nov. 1833. Rev. J. H. Price, from Jan'y 1834 to May 27, 1837. Rev. William I. Kip accepted a call as rector, June 13, 1837, and is still rector of the parish now in the year 1851.
In the year 1839. on the 24th of January, the Rev. Wm. I. Kip being rector, Messrs. Wm. H. Dewitt and Hezekiah Wells, wardens, and Messrs Peter P. S. aats, Simeon Dewitt Bloodgood, Henry T. Meech, Robert L. Noyes, Homer R. Phelps, Sylvester Reed, Harmon Pease, William Winne, vestrymen. it was resolved in vestry meeting to be " expe- dient to sell Saint Paul's church," &c., for a sum " not less
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than $15.500 including the organ," and that a committee be appointed and authorized to obtain the refusal of the Theatre in South Pearl street, and engage H. Rector, archi- tect, to draw plans and estimate the expenses of alterations necessary to convert the Theatre into a Church. Agree- ably to the above proceedings the Church was sold to the Romanists on the 4th of Feb., 1839, for the sum of $15,500 including the organ ; and on the 20th of Feb., 1839. a com- mittee was authorized to close the contract for the pur- chase of the Theatre before the first of March following, which was done, the plans of Mr. Rector for alterations were adopted, and the proposals of Mr. Sutton to do the carpenter work for the sum of $9.300 was accepted, and the work done accordingly ; when, in due time the congre- gation of St. Paul's Church, previously worshiping in the Church thus sold to the Romanists, removed to their new Church in South Pearl street above Hudson. The Church sold is now known as St. John's Church.
The sale of the Church in Ferry street and the removal of St. Paul's congregation up town, seems to have been the moving cause, that prompted certain persons who had been members of that parish, to organize a third parish in the city of Albany, in order to provide a place of worship in that portion of the city from which St. Paul's parish had removed.
Whereupon in the summer of 1839, a few Episcopalians leased a building on the south side of Westerlo street be- tween Dallius and Church streets, known as the Came- ronian Church, (which was destroyed by fire in the year 1848). and engaged the Rev. Isaac Swart of Troy, to officiate as their pastor, and on the 4th of Sept., 1839, the male members of the parish, entitled by law to elect wardens and vestrymen, were convened according to the requirements of the statute of the state. when morning prayer having been said by the Rev. Mr. Swart, they proceeded to the choice of officers, when Messrs. S. Reed and Homer R. Phelps were elected wardens, and Messrs. Crawford Livingston, Sidney Guest, A. Southwick, Lewis Brothers, Edward Bateman, Edward Owens, Seth Jarvis, and John Kerr, vestrymen.
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The officers thus elected fixed upon Tuesday in Easter week as the day on which their successors should be chosen; 'and chose as the corporate name The Rector, Churchwardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Church in the City of Albany ; and secured the act of incorporation by the above title, and thus organized the third parish of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the city of Albany.
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