…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.

…3d July, 1781, General Washington planned an expedition to cut off Colonel James de Lancey, stationed in the vale, and Major '^ This lady was sister-in-law of Augustus van Cortlandt, sen. 454 : •, -. HISTORY OF THE Pruschanck, another British officer…

…Stephanus van Cortlandt began acquiring land in 1677 to build a manor, which received a royal patent in 1697 as the Manor of Cortlandt. The 1718 census recorded 91 inhabitants, primarily Dutch settlers and English Quakers engaged in farming and…

…The gift of Frederick van Cortlandt. " St. Paul's Church, Eastchester, N. Y., A. D. 1829." "^ On the erection of the present edifice, their badies were removed from the old church which stood near the locusts. 150 HISTORY OF THE…

…Steven van Cort-landt, then residing at Cortlandt, in South Holland, father of the above mentioned OlofF Stevensen van Cort-landt. Like his illustrious ancestors, Oloff Ste-vensen van Cortland chose the military profession. As early as 1639, we find…

…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…

…insultingly asked her, 'Are you not the daughter of that old rebel Pierre van Cort-landt ?' She replied, ' I am the daughter of Pierre van Cortlandt, but it becomes not such as you to call my father a rebel.' The…

…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…

…A schedule or list of goods paid by Stephanus Van Cortlandt, in his deed ex-pressed., ^ ^.. 8 guns, 9 blankets, 5 coats, '" r. 14 fathom of Duffels, 14 kettles, 40 fathoms of black Wampum, 80 fathoms of white Vv'ampum…

…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…

[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] Their lands were 80 THE INDIAN TRIBES principally included in the manor of Cortlandt, from which was subsequently erected the towns of Cortlandt, Yorktown, Somers, North Salem and Lewisborough. 5th. The Tankitekes^ The lands occupied by…

…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…

…Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt. -Uir^ ^ f-'V( ^yjjK/iUc^ Coat of Arms and Signatures of the Founders of SJeepy Hollow Church. To face page 3K, vol. PEDIGREE OF PHILIPSE OF PHILIPSBOROUGII. Arms. Bz. a demi lion rampttnt, rising out of…

…Upon the highest ground of Rahway Hook stands " Fort Independence Hotel," lately erected by Col, Pierre van Cortlandt. From its elevated position this spot commands a most extensive prospect of the Hudson River and adjacent country. To the north rise…

…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…

…Likewise a marble obelisk to the memory of Anne van Cort-landt, wife of Gen. Pierre van Cortlandt; — " She is not dead, but sleepeth." Also monuments to Stephen, Gilbert and Gertrude van Cort-landt. To the west of the cemetery…

…The Van Corilandt Cemetery is situated on the summit of a hill west of the mansion. Here is a marble tomb erected to the Memory of the Honorable Pierre van Cortlandt, late Lieutenant-Governor of the State of New York…

…Seven of Mosher's party were from the farm of General Pierre van Cortlandt, Cortlandtown. » On the east side of the road leading from the Purchase to Rye, lies the grave of an old veteran by the name of John…

…Caleb Heathcote bought of Wampus and his associates the tract lying west of the By ram River and Bedford, and within the angle formed by the boundaries of the Van Cortlandt and Philipse Manors, in 1(59(5. It is…

…He mar- ried a wealthy wife, and became, by purchase, the proprietor of the Van Cortlandt Manor on the river. Van Cortlandt 's neighbour, Philipse, began life (ac- cording to Chief- Justice John Jay) as a carpenter. The experts in…

…so running along Hudson's riv-er northerly to the land of Stephannus Van Cortlandt, from ihence to the east-wardmost end of the said Yan Cortlandt's land, and from thence to a great fresh water pond called Keakates…

…The name of the town is derived from Van Cortlandt, of whose manor it once formed a part. The Indians along the east bank of the Hudson were sub-divisions of the great Mohegan tribe. Those north of the Kitchewan…

…ern boundary starting just below Kingsbridge and above Archers lands and its northern passing through Van Cortlandt Lake along the north side of -Van der Donck's planting field." About the same time (June 7, 1668), for the value of…

…b His remains were deposited in the family vault of the Van Cortlandt's. — Editor. COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 481 a more excellent man, and I fear his loss, especially in that mis-sion, will scarcely be made up."* His wife…

[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] 351 General Assembly of this Province, and particularly to Jolin Thomas and Pierre van Cortlandt, Esq., two of our Representatives, for their attachment to, and zeal on a late occasion, for the preservation of the union…