…More than a century ago Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt gave land for a meeting-house and ceme-tery. No deed was given, however, until 1831, when General Philip Van Cortlandt, his son and successor, |ave a written title for the…

…Turham and Querewighnit ap-| pearingin the deed in behalf of the Indians. It was the first property purchased by Stephanus Van Cort-landt in his manor. By the will of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, made and J published in 1700, this…

…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…

…at White Plains the record of a deed conveying land at "Old Yonkers," adjoining "George's Point," from John Tarry to Jacobus Van Cortlandt in 1693. It is stated in the deed that John Tarry came from Long Island, and…

…In tracing the title, the place which previously belonged to the Philips Manor is found to have been conveyed by the Commissioners of Forfeitures, Isaac Stoutenburgh and Philip Van Cortlandt, to Ann Covenhoven, by deed dated December 6, 178"). On…

…Thus these men took, or tried to take, all of Bedford south of the line which Van Cortlandt had caused to be surveyed across that town for the southern bound-ary of his manor, but which he had to abandon…

…10, still farther east, to Stephen De Lancey, who married Anne Yan Cortlandt, a daughter of Stephanus Van Cortlaudt. By will Ste-phen De Lancey devised all his estate in the town (now North Salem) to his eldest son, James…

…Its precise location was at the entrance or neck of Teller's Point (called Senasqua), and west of the cemetery of the Van Cortlandt family. The traditional sachem was Croton.

…formerly belonging to the old Manor of Philipsburgh, including the site of the old manor-house, still standing, but after the Revolution conveyed by the Commissioners of Forfeitures, Isaac Stoutenburgh and Philip Van Cortlandt, to Gerard G. Beekman "for and…