…Within it are located the old and historic Episcopal Church and burying-ground, the Cortlandt Cemetery, the house formerly owned by the Van Cortlandts, a school and a Methodist Church. On the corner of the old Post road and the…

…1 While in their huts they were visited by Steuben, and also by Washington and his wife, who remained in Van Cortlandt's quarters from Saturday until Monday. The succeeding year the regiment was sent to Verplanck's Point, where…

…De Heer Stephanus Van Cortlandt now began to give much attention to his Manor, although it would not seem that he remained on it for any length of time. Family tradition has it that Gov-ernor Dongan often came to…

…SUPERVISORS AND CLERKS OF THE MANOR OF CORTLANDT. Supervises. 1760 '-75. Pierre Van Cortlandt. I 1780-82. Samuel Haight. 1775 »-79. Joseph Straug. I 1783-87. Joseph Strang. Clerics. 170O 3-09. Moses Travi6. 1770-87. Joseph Strang. SUPERVISORS AND…

…That yeiu I'ierre Van Cortlandt was c hosen a Representative, the certificate of his election being signed by Jeremiah TravlsS, Iti' hard Currey, Abraiii I'urdy, Moses Travis, Isaac Hullleld (c..««/.i/dc), Hachaliali Brown and Jeremiah Drake. was…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] She marri< d Jacobus Van Cortlandt in 1(591, the year before his own second marriage. 2. Adolphus. 3. Philip, who died in Barbadoes in 1700, two years before his father. He left an 6nly child, Frederick…

…Van Cortlandt, Fs.p Everett ( lapp, K»|. Samuel D. Bahcork, Kan,. John T. Waring, Ks.|. Judge Abraham B. Tapjien. Hon William A. Gibson. Itudolf Eickmeyer, F-| Isaac II Knox, hq Ibm Joseph Martini Hon. Thos. F. Morris. YONKRRS.

…Cornelia Van Cortlandt, the oldest daughter and wife of Gerard G. Beekman, had left New York for the Peekskill mansion, hut this was too near the neutral ground to be a safe refuge for her 1 Manuscript letter of Pierre…

…landttown was applied to the district where 2 Upper Salem was also known locally as Philip Van Cortlandt had his residence. "De Lancey Town," so-called for Stephen rri* HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY of Philipseburgh was still styled the supervisor…

…although he has made no seizures since he became Collector." Although Lord Bellomont wrote in these laudatory terms of Van Cortlandt, he was none the less desirous of breaking the large land grants made to him and to others, and…

…Augustus Van Cortlandt. COMMITTEE OX DECORATION AND HUE-WORKS. W. F. Moller, Chairman. Peter Mitchell. H. F. Von Storch. Thomas L. Mottram. H. B. Starr. Walter A. Drinkwater. G. W. Fiirimm. H. K. Miller. Charles Reed.

…ami Jeremiah Fowler are authorized to act for the freeholders of the town, with Colonel Peartree, Colonel Van Cortlandt and Mr. Van Home (Mr. funhorn), in procuring a patent for "all the lands without the northeast line," without and within…

…and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five, between Itaac Stoutenburgh and Philip Van Cortlandt, Esquires, Commissioners of Forfeitures for the Southern District of the said State, appointed in pursuance of an Act of…

…Spooner (1900)] These great original proprietorships were, indeed, only nine in number, as fol-lows: (1) Cortlandt Manor, the property of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, which went after his death to his children and was by them pre-served intact for…

…Van Cortlandt answered that "he was chosen a'representative by unanimous approbation of a people who placed confidence in his integrity to use all his ability for their benefit and the good of his country as a true patriot, which…

…I'll V CORTLANDT. |^u?j-The place remained in Jacob Van Tassel's possession until March 31, 1802, when it was conveyed by deed, together with another parcel of land near by, to Olivet-Ferris of Greenwich, Fairfied County…

…Joseph Strang, Manor of Van Cortlandt. Benjamin Stevenson, Town of New Rochelle. Ebenezer Lockwood, Precinct of Poundridge. William Morris, Manor of Morrisania. Abijah Gilbert, Town of Lower Salem. In addition to the localities represented in this list was Ryck's…

…At this time he says, " there was not a Methodist on the east side of the Hudson above New York." He was kindly treated in the town of Cortlandt, and makes special mention of the courtesy of Lieutenant-Governor Van…

…At Albany he was ob-liged lo borrow funds to pay his men, a mutiny having ■ Sketch or Pierre Van Cortlandt, uj the Ber. I. B. Wakelj, n.n., l,:i.lio»' Hr|«>«i!nl'V, 1>i rt'lilluT…

…Sarles, of New Castle; and Philip Van Cortlandt, of Cortlandt. All of them voted affirma-GENERAL COUNTY HISTORY TO 1842 535 tively on the question of ratification. In the last continental con-gress held under the old confederation of the…

…A continuation of the persons, members, living in the manor of Cortlandt and patent of Captain Dekay and Ryck Abrahamson; first, Sybout Herrieksen Krank-heyt and Ceertje his wife, Jan Come Van Texel and Annentj his wife, Francoy de Paw.

…Van der Donck's plantation, " a flat, with some convenient meadows about it," was located about a mile above Kingsbridge, near where the Van Cortlandt mansion now stands. " On the flat just behind the present grove of locusts, north of…

…They were received in Peekskill by a committee of arrangements consisting of Gen-eral Pierre Van Cortlandt, General Philip Van Cort-landt, Daniel W. Birdsall, St. John Constant, Ward B. Howard, Benjamin Dyckman, Dr. Peter Goetchius, James Mandeville and Dr…

…Stephentown — the present Somers — was named for Stephen Van Cortlandt. The present name was adopted April 6, 1808, in honor of Captain Richard Soniers, the hero of the Tripolitan war. A part of New ( 'astle was annexed to Soniers in…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] Van Cortlandt, although Lord Gage was his cousin, and he was beset on all sides by the solicita-tions of Tory relatives. His eldest son, Philip, ac-cepted a commission in the Continental army in June, 1775…

…The Manor of Cortlandt, devised by Stephanus Van Cortlandt at his death, in 1700, to his eleven surviving children in equal shares (except that his eldest son, Johannes, received, in addition to his equal portion, what is now Verplanck's…

…On August 24, 1683, the Honorable Stephenus Van Cortlandt obtained from the Indians a deed to the territory of Meahagh (Yerplanck's Point), and the lands lying east thereof, called Appamagpogh, and subsequently, by further acquisition, swelled his pos-sessions…

…Thus de Lancey was the first native American to serve regularly as governor of the Province of New York, as his grandfather, Stephanas Van Cortlandt, was the first to hold the office of mayor of New York City. He died…

…Spooner (1900)] It was erected in 1748 by Frederick Van Cortlandt — a stone on the southwest corner bears the date — and possesses within and without many peculiarities of the last century.... The style of architecture of the house is essentially…

…Polhemus Van Wyck " August, 1870. — Rev. John C. Garretson " August, 1874.— Rev. John B. Thompson " May 25, 1875. — Rev. Joseph Alexander Harper present pastor. In 1831 the Congregational Church at Peekskill became united to the Reformed Church of Cortlandt-ii…