"Baldwin had its beginnings across the "North Sea", as the [Long Island] Sound was called in Stamford, Connecticut. Disputes over religion and boundaries had caused an earlier migration from Weathersfield in Massachusetts to Stamford; Similar differences moved John Carman and Reverend Robert Fordham to turn to Long Island and in 1643, and, as agents for a restless group waiting in Stamford, to sign a treaty with the Island Indians for a strip of land between the Sound and the sea."... In the ensuing years there were many disputes, sometimes even blows, with the Dutch, the English government, and the Indians, over jurisdiction, representation, land boundaries, and similar problems. At first the Dutch allowed the colonists freedom in handling their affairs, the Governors exercising their authority only formally; but under Stuyvesant - Peter the Headstrong, as Washington Irving named him - the English towns were goaded into what was practically rebellion. In 1662, two years before the English captured New Amsterdam, Hempstead, Jamaica, Flushing, Newtown, and Gravesend were annexed by the Connecticut Colony. In 1664 Hempstead declared its independence of Connecticut as well as of Holland." - "Hicks Neck, the Story of Baldwin, Long Island."

"The cause of Mr. Denton’s leaving Stamford is not entered upon record. He differed with the church at Wethersfield on the subject of church government. It appears that his views upon this subject were very much in advance of the age in which he lived. He could not have been in favor of the New Haven doctrine that none but Free Burgesses (church members) should vote in town meetings, because both Mr. Denton and church at Hempstead not only allowed every inhabitant to vote, but even made it a duty for all to do so." - Historical address by Rev. J. Walworth, 200^th Anniversary, Stamford, Conn., P19

"Whereas there was a dismission granted by the church of Watertown in the Massachusetts dated 29 March last [1636] to Andrew Warde, Jo. Sharman, Jo. Strickland, Robte Coo (Coe), Robte Reynold and Jonas Werde with intent to form anew in a church covenant in this area of Connecticut the said partners have so accordingly done." - Stiles "Wethersfield", vol.I, p.135

"Rev. Richard Denton came to Watertown, Mass. in 1634 to Wethersfield, Conn. in 1635 where he remained until 1641 when he went to Rippowoms (Stamford) carrying a considerable number of families with him. In 1644 he removed with a portion of his congregation to Hempstead, L.I."  - History of Glastenbury, Conn., Chapter 8, p. 31

"Of the members of the church in Watertown, Mass. Who came to Wethersfield, only six were dismissed, to which number only four were added in the next six years. During the interval, they received ministerial labors of Rev. Peter Prudden, Richard Denton and occasionally of Rev. John Shannan. They seem however never to have properly organized their church or called a minister to settle among them." - History of Glastenbury, Conn., Chapter 8, p. 29

 The names of those who left and went to Stamford are given in the list of 1673 - Glastenbury #2, p.27

"The church consisted of but seven members divided four and three. The four being a majority of the church claiming to represent the town and church, though only a minority of the planters were with them. The three church members with the majority of the people claimed the right to remain, and the others finally left and commenced a colony at Stamford, Conn. xxxx carrying with them the records of the church, and also of the town, if there were any, claiming them as their right." - From an unsigned, handwritten paper in the collection of the NYGBS library. It is written on the back of sheets of paper with an announcement from Christ’s First Presbyterian Church, Hempstead, dated Nov. 14, 1918 (having to do with their lack of a minister due to theirs being off as a Chaplain in WWI.)