…By this partition of the Manor, the following lots were laid out to the devisees in Cortlandt town, viz. : River lot No. 1, to Philip van Cortlandt; No. 2, Philip Ver-planck, who married Gertrude, only daughter and sole heiress…

…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…

…Kewighecack, the name of a boundmark of Van Cortlandt's Manor, is written on the map of the Manor _Keweghteuack_ as the name of a bend in the Croton west of Pine Bridge. It is from _Koua, Kowa, Cuwé,_ "Pine…

…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…

[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…

…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…

…van Cortlandt. This individual had previously obtained a charter from the » Salem was incorporated on the 18th of March, 1791. b See page 6. 264 HISTORY OF THE Crown, erecting the whole of his possession into the lordship and manor…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…The engagement occurred in present-day Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Nimham died in this battle, aged 51-52. His death was described as "an irrevocable blow to the tribe." LEGACY Memorials to Nimham include: the 1906 Daughters of…

…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. Their burial ground was a short distance east of the castle; a roman tic and…