…Pierre van Cortlandt, of this township and county, who departed this life at Albany, March 20th, 1821, ';,. translated by God to a kingdom of happiness and glory, _ '' -. aged 46 years, 6 months and 16 days. -' " Early instructed by her pious…

…A small piece of land containing two acres, belong-ing to Pierre Van Cortlandt. was situated on the south bank of the Kill, between the farm of Moses Ward and the small tract of Samuel Drake. The little map is…

…June If), 1789, Freeborn Garretson again preached in Peekskill, and " found much freedom in preaching j the word of truth." He stopped overnight with General Van Cortlandt, whose hospitality received his warn praise. An indenture was made February 2(i…

…Jo-seph Dudley, Frederick Philipse, Stephen van Cortlandt, Gabriel Monville, Chiidley Brooke, Thomas Willet, and William Pin-borne. a In the assize records at Albany, occurs '"a pass to Frederick Philipse, to put on board the sloop called ye Cock…

…executed by Sachima Wicker, the chief of the Kightawonck tribe, (within whose limits Amagh pogh was comprehended,) to Stephanus van Cortlandt. The principal Indian settlement appears to have stood upon Sillimau's Gallop among American Scenery. 132 '-• HISTORY OF THE…

…A long place, or neck of land." (See Aquchung.) Sackonck and Matightekonck, record names of places petitioned for by Van Cortlandt in 1697, are located in general terms, in the petition, in the neighborhood of John Peak's Creek and…

…Early on the1 morning of September 20, two residents of Cortland-town, Moses Sherwood and John Peterson (a colored man, and a sol-dier of Van Cortlandt's regiment of Westchester militia), who were engaged in making cider at Barrett…

…Within a short distance of the village, is situated the property of the late Lewis Brown, Esq., whose grandfather, Hachaliah Brown of Rye, purchased these lands under the heirs of Ste-phanus van Cortlandt, in 1760. His son Elbert, at…

…He ioined Captain Philip Van Cortlandt's company, and was appointed a sub-ordinate officer. ' While on duty at Teller's Point, in the spring of 1780, he decoyed a boats crew from a British ship in the stream to…

…385, at the Van Cortlandt Mansion and Birdsall House (Peekskill), 427. at Joseph Appleby's (Dobbs Ferry), 507; on Howe's return movement from White Plains. 100; departure from Westchester Countv to New Jersey. 401; his consuming anx-iety about…

…Phillip van Cortlandt's Diary. 112 HISTORY OF THE join on the road near Croton Bridge. The commander of the two reo^imeiits (Col. Burr) will make all convenient dispatch, marching ten miles a day, as water and ground will…

…100 Frederick van Cortlandt 105 John Dead 136 On the east side of this town, bordering the Bronx's river, is situated a tract of land called the Mile Square^ lying principally in a beautiful vale watered by the river…

…1 The following is from the records of the Bale of this html by Isaac Stoutenburgh and Philip Van Cortlandt, OOtnmlBBlODBn of forfeitures : "Sold to Cornelius P. Low, of New York, Gentleman, for fourteen thousand five hundred and twenty [suinds…

…Stephanus Van Cortlandt by the Indians of that region, a little after the time when our first settlement was made.1 No official survey of the town has been made in late years, nor is any on record, so far…

…If any accident ensues from obeying them, the fault will be upon me, not upon you." During the winter of 1TTT-TS General Putnam and the two Clin-tons, with Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt, John Jay, and others, reconnoitered…

…Into the Spuyten Duyvil Creek empties Tibbet's Brook, a small runlet which rises in the Town of Yonkers and flows south, passing through Van Cortlandt Lake ( artificial ). The most noteworthy of the streams emptying into the Sound is the…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] Lord Philipse (1st) left all his real estate in New York City and Bergen County to his two (laughters, — Eva Van Cortlandt and Anna French. The Philips-burgh manor he left in two sections. -one from Dobhs…

…On the 26th Washington established his headquarters at the Van Cortlandt house, north of Peekskill, as the following extract from the journal of Claude Blanchard, commissary-general of the French army shows : " I set out [from Crompond] very early on…

…At Croton, Warren visited Van Cortlandt Manor, calling it "one of the pleasantest incidents of my journey." He appreciated the property's historical significance and scenic Hudson Valley setting. Warren's most valuable contribution describes Croton's hamlet appearance in…

…1706, Oliver van Gortlandt, one of the devisees of Stephanus, published his last will and tes-tament, in which he devised all his right, title and interest, of and into his portion, to his ten surviving brothers and sisters, by…

…A supplementary act was passed on May 12, 17*4, under which Isaac Stoutenburgh and General Philip Van Cortlandt were duly appointed as said commissioners, and in 1785 they accordingly sold the lands in fee to those largely who had…

…It appears from •several memo-randa that Philip Van Cortlandt made frequent vis-its to the Manor estate. Mills were built, Hour soid to the tenants and shipped to convenient markets, t he sloop, or J'erini/ii't plying…

…Spooner (1900)] The next day there was a lively encounter between Willet and the foe near the Van Cortlandt mansion,1 which resulted in the rout of the latter. According to Irving the British lost nine killed and four wounded…

…Gerard G. (Cornelia Van 4iiii 444 517 601. Cortlandt), 427. 527. 53a. Barbadoe's, 130, 150. Betts. William, of the Yonkers Land. 144. Barrett Joseph 223 224. 420. 457. 600. Birch, Harvey, see Crosby. Enoch Barretto Point, 5. Bird. Colonel…

…Prior to 16S3 the territory of Meahagh belonged to Siecham, sachem of Sachus and other Indians, who sold the same to Ste-phanus van Cortlandt, At the death of Stephanus it passed by will to his eldest son Johannes, and…

…Passing the Van Cortlandt residence, he kept close to the edge of Gun and Locust hills, and had arrived in the vicinity of General Montgomery's house, (then occupied by his widow,) unobserved by the sentinels on the opposite side…

…After the Revolution, David Bedell and his brother William came across the Muscoot River and purchased the present farm of Pierre Van Cortlandt for $6.25 per acre. Together they built a log house, in a lot just southwest of…

…On May 12, 1784, the Legislature passed a further act by which it appointed Isaac Stoutenburgh and Philip Van Cortlandt Commissioners of Forfeitures^ for the Southern District of the State, to sell and to dispose of all the real estate…

…The ownership of the land passed out of Indian hands into those of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, mer-chant of the city of New York.

…The officers and soldiers of the Revolution preceded by General Philip van Cortlandt, now the senior surviving officer of the continental army. These passed through the line, conducted by General Hammond and suite, and the marshal of the day, to…