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THE ORIGINAL 13: Barnabas Horton, Rev. John Youngs, William Wells Esq., John Tuthill, Richard Terry, Thomas Mapes, Mattias Corwin, Robert Ackerly, Jacob Corey, John Conklin, Isaac Arnold, John Budd. On October 21, 1640, assisted by Rev. John Davenport and Gov. Eaton they organized themselves into a Congrational Church and sailed to the east end of Long Island, "Now Southhold" They cast lots to see who would be first to set foot on the shore. The first was WILLIAM HALLOCK. It has since been known as "Hallock's Landing." On coming ashore, they all knelt down and engaged in prayer, William Hallock leading, as had been determined by the lot. «i»[Sent to me by Jessica Lowney, jess4tigers@@yahoo.com , August 2002]«/i» References
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