[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] The latter, by will, bequeathed the same to his grandson Augustus Morris, "provided he assumed the name of Van Cortlandt." Augustus van Cortlandt subse-quently sold the property to Samuel B. Thompson, John Ewing, William C. Wetmore, and James R. "Whiting. The latter gen-tleman has recently erected a beautiful stone residence on the western side of the ntck, which commands extensive prospects 448 HISTORY OF THE of the Hudson and palisades; the entrance is by a beautiful road that winds through a thick wood to the house. The Van Cort-landt mansion and surrounding property belongs to Samuel B. Thompson, Esq., and is now occupied by the McFarlane family. The western side of Cortlandt's ridge embraces fine views of the Hudson River, palisades and hills stretching northwards. Upon the property of W. C. Wetmore, Esq., there is a celebrated white oak, which stands in the midst of a pretty glade called the" Cow Boy Oak" from the fact that these lawless desperadoes were often suspended from its branches. " Short was their shrift, and sure the cord." [Rokehy. Cortlandt house, the ancient residence of the Van Cortlandt family, stands in the vale below, about one mile north from Kings bridge, on the road leading to the village of Yonkers.