…About 1700 he dammed Tippet's Brook, thus creating the present Van Cortlandt Lake; and probably not long afterward he erected below the dam the Van Cortlandt mill, which until as recent a date as 1889 (when it came into…

…In consequence of the ter of that old rebel Pierre Van Cortlandt?' firm adhesion of Pierre Van Cortlandt. the She replied: ' I am the daughter of Pierre Van head of the family, to the patriot cause, the Cortlandt. but it…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] Van Cortlandt's regiment was engaged first against the Hessians and next against a troop of light infantry. " This was one of the longest, warmest and most obdurate battles fought in America.'' 1 " The theatre of action…

…THE VAN CORTLANDT FAMILY. BY MRS. PIERRE E. VAN CORTLANDT.5 Of the Manor House, Croton. This family lias been for over two centuries identified with the history of Westchester County. The great manor of Cortlandt comprehended within its bounda…

…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. Prior to the purchase of the Philipses this estate…

[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…

# Van Cortlandt Manor Van Cortlandt Manor House stands as a 17th-century property built by the Van Cortlandt family near where the Croton and Hudson Rivers converge in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York. Currently operating as a museum…

…Pierre van Cortlandt, from the original painting by Jarvis; and a portrait of General Pierre van Cortlandt, executed in crayons, by Yalde-muf, 1797. Also the silver mouated pistols of the Lieut. Gov-ernor. The entire suite of apartments on…

…Spooner (1900)] He had twenty-three children, twelve of English branch no male descendant of the whom reached maturity, the sons all attaining name is living.— The Van Cortlandt Family, by high rank in the British army and the daugh…

…Van Cortlandt always retained a most devoted attach-ment to Washington, and was constantly a guest at the dinners given by his Excellency, when the latter was in New York. At the close of the war, Van Cortlandt returned to…

…Van Cortlandt, Augustus, last will of, ii. 450. Jacobus, Bedford, i. 16. Indian confirmation to, ii. 416. last will of, ii. 449. etymology of surname, i. 50. Van Cortlandt family, i. 50. Stephanus, last will of, i. 53. Philip, i…

…6, Philip van Cortlandt; ditto, No. 7, Andrew.Johnston; part of north lot No. 8, Mr. Miller; south lot, No. 5, Stephen de Lancey; ditto No. 6, Stephen van Cort-landt; ditto half of lot No. 7, Stephen van Cortlandt…

…This property is still vested in a descendant of Jacobus van Cortlandt. 13ih August, 1701, we find the Indians confirming the Van Cortlandts in their purchase. " To all Christian people and others to whom these presents shall come, Clause Dewilt…

…Philip van Cortlandt. who died November 21st, 1831, aged 82; and Johanna van Cortlandt, wife of the Hon. Pierre van Cortlandt, daughter of Gilbert and Cornelia Liv-ingston, born at Kingston, ifi the county of Ulster, the 28th day of…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] Van Wyck, was at the Manor House with her brother, General Van Cortlandt, and the old gentle-man, loyal to the wish of his kinswoman, had them hung where the giver desired they should he, a desire…

…Van Cortlandt Park was constructed mainly out of the ancient Van Cort-landt estate of the Lower Yonkers. The city's purchase included the historic mansion (erected by Frederick Van Cortlandt in 1748), which was placed in the custody of…

…In the historic assembly of 1775, when the issues for and against aggressive re-sistance to England were sharply drawn, Westchester County's rep-resentatives were Van Cortlandt, Thomas, Philipse, and Wilkins. It is thus seen that, as concerns representation…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] Olaf Stevense Van Cortlandt, the first of the name who came here from Holland, was from Wvk bij Durnstede,6 a village in the Netherlands thirteen miles southeast of Utrecht, and was the son of Stevan and…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] One son of Colonel Van Cortlandt was killed in Spain in 1811, one died in Madras and one in Afghanistan. Their graves "Were severed far and wide, liy mount, stream and sea.1 " William llieketts, the second…

…This property, which lies directly north of Berrian's Neck, passed, upon the death of Frederick van Cortlandt, to his brother Augustus van Cortlandt.

Motoring Across the Croton, 1912 A 1912 photograph captures an early automobile crossing the Van Cortlandt Bridge over the Croton River, offering a glimpse into the dawn of motorized transportation in the Hudson Valley region. The narrative identifies three key…

…Spooner (1900)] This was the same Jacobus Van Cortlandt who married Eva, adopted daughter of the first Frederick Philipse, and founded the Van Cortlandt estate of the Little or Lower Vonkers, above Kingsbridge. He purchased lands of the Indians and…

…grant, unto the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, and to his heirs and assigns, that all and ever}' the tenants of him the said Stephanus V^an Cortlandt, within the said lordship and manor of Cortlandt, shall and may at all…

An early postcard from approximately 1901-1907 bears the inscription "This is Lovers Bridge of Croton so they say," referring to what was officially known as the Van Cortlandt Bridge. The photograph captures a small section of the original Long…

…Spooner (1900)] This embraces all the exterior portions of the county except the section from Croton Bay to the Highlands — that is, the present Town of Cortlandt, — which, as we have indicated, was bought by Stephanus Van Cortlandt in a…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] "No one shewed more zeal at this time of alarm than Colonel Van Cortlandt, of an old colonial family, which held its manorial resi-dence at the mouth of the Croton. With his regi-ment he kept…

…Spooner (1900)] Robert Graham, Colonel Lewis Graham, and Colonel James Van Cortlandt, all of the Town of Westchester; Stephen Ward and Joseph Drake, of East-chester; Major Philip Van Cortlandt, of Cortlandt Manor; Colonel James Holmes, of Bedford; John Thomas…

[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Governeiir Morris, Lewis Graham, James van Cortlandt, Stephen Ward, Joseph Drake, Philip van Cortlandt, James Holmes, David Dayton, John Holmes, jr., Robert Graham, and ■^ American archives, fourth series, vol. k Ibid. 446. COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 359…

[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] Stephen van Cortlandt with his wife Catalina Staats, in 1791 gave a release to Elvan Purdy, with the fee of a certain lot No. 3, heretofore called Gertrudd's horougli, being by division amongst the heirs…

…Thomas Scharf (1886)] There was never an hour's cessation of the labors of Van Cortlandt, and his services were not to end until peace should come. Most of bis journeys were made on horseback. "The Provincial Congress met at…