…Lossing in Harper's Monthly, about ten years after his Hudson appeared in book form, we quote the following description of the Van Cortlandt manor-house : Up the narrowing bay at the east, below Croton Point and beyond the Hne…

…He was the friend and confident of that great patriot, ^ The will of Philip Van Cortlandt was proved 17th November, 1748. Surro-gate's Office, N. Y., No. XVI., 375. YoL. I. ---.8 58 HISTORY OF THE George Clin(on…

…Van Cortlandts, whose families were both represented in the governor's council at that period, espe-cially, as the lord of the manor of Cortlandt, was ranger within the forests of Cortlandt. The manorial proprietors of Phil-ipsburgh and Cortlandt…

…The author solicits expertise in deciphering this mysterious document, questioning whether it represents mundane correspondence, Quaker meeting minutes, or documentation related to the protracted legal dispute between the Underhill and Van Cortlandt families over control of the Croton River mill…

…Van Cortlandt. See Cortlandt. Van Cougnont (Cochnought, Coughnot), Michael, prisoner, removed from Johnstown to Al- bany, 364, 382; charge against, to be examined, 364; released on bail, 382, 383; his recogni- zance taken by Zepheniah Bat- chelor, 388. Van Den…

…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…

…In 1677, Stephanus Van Cortlandt, who later became the first native-born mayor of New York City, began acquiring land to create a manor and in 1697, a Royal Patent was issued designating the estate as the Manor of Cortlandt…

…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…

…By the royal patent to Stephanus van Cortlandt in 1697, it will be seen that he enjoyed the sole right of hunting deer with-in llie forests of Cortlandt, a privilege usually conceded to the Ranger of the county.^ N…

…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.

…On the 8th of August, 1774, the following resolution was adopted by the Common Council : — Ordered — That the northerly part of the property of Augustus Van Cortlandt and Frederick Van Cortlandt, fronting on Great George street, be purchased at £600…

…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…

…Van Cortlandt Manor The Van Cortlandt Manor House, erected early in the eighteenth century, stood as a historic gathering place for prominent colonial figures. Washington frequently visited when quartered nearby; Franklin and preacher Whitefield also graced the mansion. The structure…

…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…

…His White Plains residence reportedly served as "General George Washington's headquarters in 1778 (and possibly in 1776, during the Battle of White Plains)." In Cortlandt, Quaker preacher William Purdy purchased land south of the Croton River from the Van…

…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…

[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] On the 14th of April, in the twelth year of the reign of William the Third, King of England, «fcc., Stephanus van Cortlandt made and published his last will and testament as follows: " Know all men…

…Henry White, jr., by Jarvis; Vice Admiral Sir John White, in full uniform, a copy by Chapman from the original of Jarvis; Augustus van Cortlandt, by Jarvis; Thomas Bibby, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 453 by Chapman; Mr. Babcock, by Stewart; and…

…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…

…Jacobus van Cortlandt, Joseph van Home, Capt.

…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…

…From an original map drawn up by Samuel Purdy, surveyor, it appears that a partition of Jacobus Van Cortlandt's estate took place in 1743.

…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…

…Peter Jay, Esq., by his wife Mary van Cortlandt had ten chil-dren. Their eighth child John Jay was born on the 12th of Decem-ber. 1745, the same year that his father purchased the Rye es-tate.=>^ At the…