This text first appeared in published form in Six consecutive issues of The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record between April 1924 and October 1925. RECORDS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,* NEWTOWN (NOW ELMHURST), QUEENS COUNTY, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. "The Newtown Presbyterian Church was founded in 1652, in which year the settlement afterwards known as Newtown Village was commenced. This name was changed in, about, 1895 to the present name of Elmhurst. The church was at its inception Congregational in form of government and all its affairs were considered in public town meeting and recorded, if recorded at all, in the town records. It was not until the pastorate of the Rev. Samuel Pumroy that this manner of conducting the affairs of the church ceased and the Presbyterian form of government was instituted. Samuel Pumroy commenced his pastorate in 1708. In 1715 he became a member of the Presbytery of Philadelphia and from that time the Newtown Church gradually assumed the Presbyterian form of government though it was not until 1724 that there was a regularly elected session. In that year three ruling elders, Content Titus, James Renne and Samuel Coe, were elected, and from that date, June 28, 1724, this religious body became a fully created Presbyterian Church. The records of baptisms, marriages and deaths commenced with the bap­ tisms in 1727, the marriages in 1709 and the deaths in 1728. Previous to the pastorate of Mr. Pumroy no such records were kept, or at least none are now in existence. In these records some years are entirely missing while in many others the entries are very meagre. During the entire Revolutionary period no records were kept, the church edifice was destroyed by the British and the congregation scattered. No rec­ ords of the period from 18IO to 1819, which includes the pastorate of the Rev. William Boardman, can now be found; either there were none kept or they have been lost. In transcribing these records the spelling in the original church books has been strictly followed. The same name is often spelled in different ways, as for instance the name Riker is given as Rick in the older records and that of L.everich is spelled as Leveridge, Leverick, Leverdge and other variations. The names of colored people are copied mainly as a curiosity as the lack of surnames make them worthless as far as any genealogical research is con­ cerned. Slavery existed in the town until nearly the middle of the last century and the slaves in many instances took the names of their masters. The negroes were as a rule kindly used. The fact that the forms of baptism and marriage were generally observed by them speaks well for the morals of the times. I hereby certify that to my best knowledge and belief I have made a com­ plete copy of the vital records of the Newtown Presbyterian Church located at Elmhurst, L. I. Whenever the ceremony of marriage or baptism has been performed out­ side of the town of Newtown, it is so noted, and when no locality is given it is understood that it was performed within the town. To the best of my belief these transcriptions are a faithful copy of the original records. ARTHUR WHITE." * The copy of the Vital Records of the Newtown, Long Island, N. Y., Presbyterian Church from which this article was transcribed was made for the New York Genea­ logical and Biographical Society by. Arthur White of Elmhurst, Long Island, N. Y., who had access to these records. The Society was unable to obtain access to the original records themselves and: therefore engaged Mr. White to make a copy of them for the Society. The introductory remarks are written by Arthur White, the transcriber. At the time the copy was made the records were in the possession of the present church body and in a good state of preservation. List of the different ministers and pulpit supplies of the church down to the present time [1922]. Name Ministry Commenced Ministry Closed John Moore 1652 (Died) 1657 William Leverich 1662 (Died) 1677 Morgan Jones 1680 (Resigned) 17°4 John Morse 1694 (Died) 17°° Robert Breck 1701 (Resigned) 1704 Samuel Pumroy 1708 (Died) 1744 George McNish* 1744 (Resigned) 1746 Simon Horton 1746 (Resigned) 1773 Andrew Bay* 1773 (Resigned) 1775 James Lyons* 1783 (Resigned) 1785 Peter Fish* 1785 (Resigned) 1788 Elihu Palmer* 1788 (Resigned) 1789 Nathan Woodhull 1790 (Died) 1810 Peter Fish* 1810 (Died) 1810 William Boardman 1810 (Died) 1818 John Goldsmith 1819 (Died) 1854 John P. Knox 1855 (Died) 1882 George H. Payson 1882 (Resigned) 1889 Jacob E. Mallmann 1890 (Resigned) 1895 William H. Hendrickson 1896 (Resigned) 1906 David Yule 1906 (Resigned) 1910 George Feltus 19II (Resigned) 1917 Howard Northacker 1919 List of those who have been received into the membership of the church from 1708, the first eight being in full communion at the coming of the Rev. Samuel Pumroy, and are the earliest names on record as church members, though it is recorded that several "scores" invited Mr. Pumroy to be their pastor. 1708. Content Titus, Joseph Sackett, Sr., Philip Ketcham, Caleb Leverich, Thomas Pettit, Sr., Kezia Ketcham, Margaret Strickland. 1708-1724. Silas Titus, Sr., James Renne, Joanna Hunt, Sarah Renne, Mary Titus, Catharine Pettit, Samuel Ketcham, Sr., Margaret Furman, Mercy Hayward, Nathaniel Hazard, Margaret Hazard, Samuel Coe, Richard Sackett, Margaret Coe, Sarah Titus, Mary White, Judith Wood, James Keile, Mrs. James Keile, Andrew Colbrith, Mrs. Andrew Colbrith, Mercy Sackett, Mary Moore, Mrs. Tuthill, Abigail Springsteen, Sarah Culver, Deborah Hazard, Elizabeth Hunt. 1725. Elizabeth Pumroy. 1726. Hannah Morrell. 1727. Thomas Hunt, Richard Wood, Deborah Burroughs, Sarah Morrell. 1730. Anna Woodward. 1731. Anna Wood, Samuel Burtis, Mrs. Samuel Burtis, Charity Ketcham, Benjamin Cornish, Judith Morrell. Widow Lawrence, Martha Ketcham. 1733. Susannah Comfort. 1734. Amy Berrien. 1736. Philip Edsal, Hannah Fish. 1737. Jacob Reeder, Charity Renne. 1738. Samuel Fish, Sr., Timothy Wood, John Reeder, Wm. Burroughs, Susannah Howard, Elizabeth Hunt, Sarah Morrel, Cornelius Berrien, Jr., Han­ nah Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey, Margaret Burroughs. 1739. Phebe Hunt, Jonathan Hunt. * Stated supply. 1740. Samuel Hallett, Sr., Abigail Smith. 1742. Samuel Bruce. 1743. Susannah Morrell. 1752. William Furman, William Sackett, Elizabeth Leverich, John Cornish. 1753. Elias Baly, Wm. Laurence. 1754. John Hambleton. 1755. Richard Penfold, Paul Alburtis, Mary Alburtis. 1758. Amy Cornish, Sarah Culver. 1759. Richard Betts, Elizabeth Betts, Robert Morrell, Rebecca Morrell. 1,760. John Gersline, Thos. Cumberson, Wm. Devine, Mrs. Wm. Devine. 1763. John Alburtis, Sarah Cornish, Hannah Ketcham. 1765. Benjamin Cornish, Elsie Divine. 1766. Benjamin Coe, Benjamin North, Margaret North. 1768. James Pettit, Keziah Morrell, Mary Palmer, Jannetie Divine. 1769. Dorothy Leverich, Sarah Morrell, Abigail Wainwright, John Pet- tit, Mrs. John Pettit. 1770. Ann Moore. 1771. Joshua Ketcham. 1760.* Mrs. John Alburtis. 1763.* Abraham Devine, Lydia Watkins, Phebe Coe. 1766.* Nathan Furman. 1771. Susannah Fish, Jacob Palmer. No record of membership from 1771 to 1790. 1790. Jacob Palmer & wife, John Hamilton & wife, Richard Leverich, Elizabeth Coe, Sarah Edsal, Abigail Pettit, Sarah Woodard, Robert Gillmore. Richard Bragaw, Mary Howard, Fanny Stillwill. 1791. Elizabeth Titus, Anna Strang, Susannah Leverich, Richard Berrien, Jesse Leverich, Ghashe Leverich, Peggy Remsen. 1792. William Howard, Isaac Smith, Mrs. Jesse Merrel, Elizabeth Palmer. 1793. Hannah Culver, Lydia Blackwell, Jane Bailey. 1794. Mary Lawrence, Jemima Furman, Mrs. P. Lane, Mrs. S. Leverich. 1795. Mary Ketcham, Wm. Leverich, Mr. & Mrs. Elvan Hyatt. 1798. Mrs. Lent, Stephen Hoyt, Edward Howard, Elizabeth Morrel. 1799. Mary Hamilton, Robt. Moore. 1800. Mr. & Mrs. Thos. Hicks, Abraham Morrel. 1801. Mr. & Mrs. Edw. Leverich, William Howard, Mrs. Wm. Gorsline, Benjamin Howard, Abel Ketcham, Elizabeth Wiggins. 1803. Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Penfold, Mrs. Gabriel Leverich, Mrs. Bois. Joseph Gosline, Mrs. Jonathan Sackett. 1804. Peter Remsen. 1805. Wilmot Oakley, Mr. & Mrs. William Painter, Wm. Gray. 1808. Eve Lawrence, Sarah Palmer. 1809. Mrs. Hopper, Wm. S. Rayner, Luke Remsen, AdrianVansenderen. Ab'm. Culver, Phebe Suydam, Hannah Mc Donack, Maria Vansenderen, Corn­ elia Leverich, Aletta Manifold, Ann Ledyard, Mary Ledyard, Mr. Tylee. 1812. Jane White, Sarah Coe, Catharine Coe, Mary Coe, Sally Wood­ hull, Anna P. Leverich, Abby Leverich, Rebbecca Smith, John Morrell, Benj. E. Coe, Ely Benedict, Temperance Tucker, Jane Lawrence, Nancy Fish, Betsy Fish, Jonathan Howard, Elizabeth Betts, Mary Gorslin, Elizabeth Berrien, Catharine Morrell, Jane Betts, Patience Leverich, Elizabeth Remsen, William Morrel, Gertrude R. Leverich, Chas. Palmer, Mrs. Thomas --, Astick Strat­ ton, Mary Berrien, Deborah Haviland, Mary Howard. 1813. Lucretia Morrell, Martha Golder, Anna Morrell, Jane Fish, Mary Howard, Betsy Palmer, Aletta Palmer, John Oliver, Jane Oliver, Henry Oliver, *Not recorded in chronological order. Mary Oliver, John E. Tomkins, Aletta Palmer, Eliza A. Underhill, John Peebles, Frances Coo. 1814. Hannah Cumberson, Sally Berrian, John Pott, Geo. Woodbridge, Abiram Chamberlain, Ann Luyster, Caroline Woodbridge, Susannah Leverich, Elizabeth Strang, John Jackson, Thos. Johnson, James Hallett, John Hallett. 1820. Ellen W. Woodhull, Eliza F. Leverich, Samuel Lindsday, Sarah Smith, Susan Folk, Susan Hallett, Ann Luyster, Hannah Sackett, Sarah Lev­ erich, Margaret Monfort, Catharine Phares, Mary Phares, Joseph Phares, Peter Luyster, Wm.