▁remained ▁in ▁close ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church , ▁the ▁R t . ▁Rev . ▁Jonathan ▁May hew ▁W ain w right , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁the ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Mc V ick ar , ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Prom oting ▁Religion ▁and ▁Learning . ▁They ▁suggested ▁that ▁he ▁found ▁a ▁the ological ▁college . ▁ ▁The ▁B ards ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁James ▁St arr ▁Clark ▁from ▁T iv oli ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁Church ▁and ▁School , ▁and ▁also ▁Tr inity ▁Academy , ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁young ▁boys . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁outside ▁financial ▁support , ▁John ▁B ard ▁don ated ▁the ▁un fin ished ▁Chap el , ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁ 1 8 ▁acres , ▁to ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁St . ▁Stephen ' s ▁College ▁was ▁founded . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁St . ▁Stephen ' s ▁College ▁building , ▁a ▁stone ▁colleg iate ▁g oth ic ▁d orm itory ▁called ▁Asp in wall . ▁St . ▁Stephen ' s ▁College ▁officially ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁B ard ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁its ▁founder . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁he ▁married ▁Margaret ▁Taylor ▁John ston ▁( 1 8 2 5 – 1 8 7 5 ). ▁Margaret