…anus Van Cortlandt. ter, Margaret Van THE ELECTION OF 1733 241 for the same period. Cosby scornfully refused to listen to so impu-dent a proposal, and Van Dam stubbornly declined to accept any less equitable terms. This unseemly dispute…

…Henry 1 Philip Van Cortlandt was the eldest son of diet Arm. Id for improper conduct in 1779-SO. Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt. Alluding to this trial he wrote: " Had all the He was born in the City of…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] In 1753 Cadwallader Colden writes to his wife in Orange County : " I have had a very pleasant ride from Fishkill to Van Cortlandt's, where I lodged, passing easily through the mountains. I baited my horse at…

…Ann Van Cortlandt (afterwards Mrs. Van Rensse-laer,) accompanied her brother Pierre on a visit to Andre. In 1788, on the occasion of " the Doctor's Mob," in New York, being mistaken for a medical student, he was in serious…

…The lady in this case was Catharina Van Cortlandt, daughter of Oloff Stephanus Van Cortlandt and widow of John Derval. She brought him a double fortune, first from her father and then from her late husband, who had left her…

…Van Cortlandt, who was not only one of Nicholson's councilors, but mayor of New York, at first remained at his post, and after the choice of his successor by the elective process declined to recognize the act as legal…

…Richard Morris (estimated) 117 Henry Brown 113 Parsonage Lot 107 Elnatban Taylor 99 Frederick Van Cortlandt (about) 98 Margery Rich 92 John Gnerino 89 William Hyatt 89 Mary Valentine 76 Abijah Hammond 69 Jacobus Dyckman 45

…Valentine, Van Cortlandt, Vermilyea, Warner and Williams.

…One of them insultingly said to her: ' Ale you not the daughter of that old rebel, Pierre Van Cortlandt V ' She replied with dignity : ' I am the daughter of Pierre Van Cortlandt — hut it be-comes not such as you…

…General Philip Van Cortlandt, son of Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt, was one of the commissioners for the Southern district, which comprehended our county. Most of the resulting sales oc-curred in 1785, although a few were made in 1786…

…TEARING DOWN THE KING S STATUE NEW YORK CITY Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt, and Colonel Gilbert Drake, any three of whom were authorized to cast the vote of the county. The new body experienced considerable difficulty in procuring a quorum…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] Soon after the army was disbanded, and the musical instruments of the band of the Second New York and the colors of the two regiments were presented by Colonel Van Cortlandt to (Jeorge Clin-ton at Poughkeepsie…

…Philip Van Cortlandt, son of Pierre Van Cortlandt and a leading member of the provincial congress, was made lieuten-ant-colonel of the Dutchess County regiment. Three of its ten com panics were largely from Westchester County.

…Jacobus Yan Cortlandt, the ancestor of the Yonkers Van Cort-landts, also owned a large estate in the Town of Bedford, part of which descended to Chief Justice John Jay and is still in the pos-session of the Jay…

…By reference to a map of the manors of Westchester County it will be observed that the northern section of Bedford Patent overlaps Cortlandt Manor, taking a quite considerable area from that manor. On the other hand, Stephanas Van Cortlandt…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] < )f Madame Olaf Van Cortlandt, Valentine writes :* "Every one will recognize the GoetVrow of the famous Burgomaster of Nieuw Amsterdam, anil the mother of his family. Little is known of her personal history, save that she lived…

…Cod-dington; thence still easterly in a straight line to the northwest corner of land known as the Van Cortlandt Estate, near Highlaud Avenue; thence easterly along the northerly boundary line of land known as the Van Cortlandt Estate to…

…besides being the son-in-law of Heathcote, was a grandson of Stepha-nas Van Cortlandt, the founder of Van Cortlandt Manor, and therefore may be regarded as one of Westchester's sons. As the husband of Ann Heath-t…

…No use to go farther; so he ran his line around the north side of Bedford, leaving her out of the Van Cortlandt Manor, as this ancient wall has for nearly two centu-ries silently testified. The wall does not…

…The congressional district to which this county was apportioned was represented in the national house of representatives for sixteen successive years (1793-1809) by General Philip Van Cortlandt.1 From 1795 until 1801 our John Jay was governor of the…

…Beekman, Jr., husband of Cornelia Van Cortlandt, that indomitable patriotic lady (daughter of the lieutenant-governor) who YONKERS IN 17S41. was the hostess of the Van Cortlandt house near Peekskill during the Revolution, and whose stern reply to an insolent…

…Spooner (1900)] Although after the death of Stephanus there was always a recognized ''head" of the Van Cortlandt family, there was never a second "lord" of the manor. Johannes, the eldest son of Stephanus, died at a comparatively early age…

…by Frederick Philips and Catharine Van Cortlandt his wife, in KiK'.t." Some considerations have already been adduced to show that the church was probably built a number of years before Catha-rine Van Cortlandt became the second wife of…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] In the year 1S4"> a bridge was built by Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt across the wide estuary of Annsville Creek, a short distance east of the present CORTL railroad bridge. A dock and hotel were also built…

…Van Cortlandt. It comprised that part of the manor lying on the river from the line of Putnam County, embracing Anthony's Nose, Koa Hook. Annsville and the large estate, on which, in later years, was the residence of l…

…He came to Peekskill in 1850, and purchased of Philip Van Cortlandt the old Van Cortlandt homestead, a 406 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. place of great historic interest. Oa that place he is now passing the evening of his days…

…of cheerful temper, warm affections, and strong good sense." He married Mary, daughter of Jacobus Van Cortlandt and granddaughter of Oloff Stevense Van Cortlandt and the first Frederick Philipse. Their eighth child was John Jay, born in New York City…

…She was her husband's second cousin, De Heer Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Robert Liv-1 ilrs. Hughes, who had the portraits of the ancestors, Philip and Catharine De Peyster Van Cortlandt, with her daughter's assent gave them to…

…With the names of Philipse, the de Lanceys, Van Cortlandt, and Morris the reader is already familiar. They will recur prominently in the succeeding pages. Philipse and James de Lancey were stanch opponents of the whole Revolutionary programme; Van Cortlandt…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] General Washington then directed Col-onel Van Cortlandt to keep his men as they were at present disposed, out of sight of the battery, and at night to surround the town to the right with sentinels all…