The Church of St. Barnabas in Irvington, NY, is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Mary Isabel Benjamin, the wife of a former rector, Reverend William Henry Benjamin. This apparition, a female figure in Victorian-era clothing, is described as a benign presence who would silently knit in a corner of a bedroom in the rectory where she lived from 1867 to 1907. The legend of Mrs. Benjamin's ghost was reported in The Hudson Independent in 2011 and was known to the family of a later rector, Reverend Charles Colwell. The primary ghost: Mary Isabel Benjamin, the wife of Reverend William Henry Benjamin. A female figure dressed in Victorian-era clothing. She is seen as a benign presence, often silently knitting in a corner of a bedroom. She was known to appear in the church rectory during the late 20th century.