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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…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 Livingston, born at Kingston, in the county of Ulster, the 28th day of August…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…Pierre Van Cortlandt,) David Ferris, Constable. John Paulding, Collector. John Jones, Nathaniel Brown, John Paulding, Bariah Richardson, Abraham Merritt, Hercules Lent, Jonathan Ferris, Pierre Van Cortlandt,) Abraham Lent, Henry Lent, son of Hercules, Jarvis Dusenberry, Caleb Barton, John Haight, John…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
Pierre van Cortlandt, August 29th, 1841." The marble font was the gift of his son, Colonel Pierre van Cortlandt. The site of this church was formerly occupied by a military magazine, destroyed by the British army in 1777. Large quantities…
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…In Cortlandt, Quaker preacher William Purdy bought land on the south side of the Croton River from the Van Cortlandt’s in 1800, though according to family lore the
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Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…Johannes, or John, van Cortlandt the eldest son of Stcjjhanus, had married Anna Sojihia van Schaack of Albany, and had only one child a daughter who became the wife of Pliilip Verplanck son of Abraham Isaacson Verplanck the first of…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…Philip Van Cortlandt. John Schuyler, and Cornelia, his wife.^- William Skinner, and Elizabeth, ditto. The original partition deed is in the possession of Philip G. van Wyck, Esq. of Sing Sing. The share of each heir amounted nearly to 8000…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
Stephanus Van Cortlandt, first lord of the Manor of Cortlandt, was the son of the Hon. Oloff Stevensen Van Cortlandt, immediately descended from one of the most noble families in Holland, their ancestors having emigrated thither, when deprived of the…
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Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…His children were James Van Cortlandt, born March 3, 1736, and died April 1, 1781 ; Helen, born January 4, 1768, and married James Morris, of Morrisania (whose son, Augustus Frederick Morris, assumed the name of Van Cortlandt, and inherited from…
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croton_waterworks_raw.txt
…Type Significance(s) Interpretation Sign VAN CORTLANDT PARK KEEPER’S HOUSE (Demolished) Plate 28-, Old Croton Aqueduct A dwelling house for the overseer of the Van Cortlandt Park section of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Significance(s) Interpretation Sign Current Designation…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…10, the river portion of Gertrude, wife of CoL Henry Beekman and fifth daughter and devisee of De Heer Stephanus Van Cortlandt. This portion of her estate she subsequently devised to her nephew Gilbert Van Cortlandt, who in 1784, bequeathed…
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Motoring Across the Croton, 1912 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…
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Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…546 Tontine Hotel, 35 Van317,Cortlandt toga, 563 45^"^ regmient at Sara- 326. Torrey, Bradford, 286, 304 Tory marauders, 82 Van Cortlandt, Stephen, 416 Tract Society Building, New York, Van Dam, Rambout, 211-212 Vanderbilt, Commodore, 105 is, es Travvis…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…Steven van Cortlandt, then residing at Cortlandt, in South Holland, father of the above mentioned OlofF Stevensen van Cortlandt. Like his illustrious ancestors, Oloff Ste- -:-■ vensen van Cortland chose the military profession. As early as 1639, we find him attached…
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Detail from a map of Cortlandt Manor in 1797 showing (A) the mill complex, (B) Van Cortlandt Manor and the Ferry House, (C) Bethel Chapel and the Quaker Meeting House, (D) docks on the Hudson River and (E) the location…
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Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Robert Graham, Colonel Lewis Graham, and Colonel James Van Cortlandt, all of the Town of Westchester; Stephen Ward and Joseph Drake, of Eastchester; Major Philip Van Cortlandt, of Cortlandt Manor; Colonel James Holmes, of Bedford; John Thomas, Jr., of Rye…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
A branch of the Teller family was early connected with the Van Cortlandt's by marriage, Andrew Teller in 16.71, having married Sophia, daughter of the Right Hon. Orloff Stevenson Van Cortlandt. The common ancestor of the Tellers was…
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Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…Philip Van Coi tlundt 179.3-1809. Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr 1811-13. Aaron Ward 1825, 1829,1831, 1837, 1841, 1843 Jonathan Ward 1815-17. Colonial Supre.me Court Justices. -- Appointment vested in the Governor ; the term of office, his…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…Between Frederick Felipse of the city of New York, merchant, of the one part, &c., and Jacobus van Cortlandt of the same city, merchant, of the other part, witnesseth that the said Frederick Felipse, as well for and in consideration…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…parcel or member thereof unto the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assignees, to the sole and only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assigns forever ; and, moreover, knoio ye…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…Angiisiu.-ii Van Coriinndt heir of hi*^ nn'cl^ Au»u8- tu9. proprietor of Cortlandt, Yonkers. .\nne W._U. Glorer Fruaces^Tlios. James Augusta do Lancey. THE IQ-WH OF YONKERS. 617 Philipsburgh. Besides the Yonkers estate, Jacobus van Cortlandt
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Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Jacobus Van Cortlandt, younger brother of Stephanus and anTLANDT MANSION, NEAR KINGSBRIDGK. Gysbert, died young. 11. Elizabeth, died young. 12. Elizabeth, 2d, married Rev. William Skinner, of Perth Amboy. N. J. 13. Catharine, married Andrew Johnston, of New Jersey. 14…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…of New York in hand paid unto us by the said Jacobus van Cortlandt, have remised, released, and forever quit claimed unto the said Jacobus van Cortlandt, and to the heirs of the Betts and Tippets, and to their heirs…
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Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…James Stevenson van Cortlandt of Croton, the only surviving son of the late Colonel Pierre van Cortlandt, is the foundation of the title to the whole Manor of Cortlandt as possessed by Stephanus van Cortlandt, and of all existing titles…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…A branch of the Teller family was early connected with the Van Cortlandt's by marriage, Andrew Teller in 16.71, having married Sophia, daughter of the Right Hon. Orloff Stevenson Van Cortlandt. The common ancestor of the Tellers was…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…Pierre Van Cortlandt, first Lieutenant-Governor of the State. There is also a bust of this individual in the bank, presented by his son the late Gen. Pierre Van Cortlandt. A short distance below the town is situated the property…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…We have previously shown that Verplanck's Point, (by the will of Stephanus van Cortlandt,) passed t© his son Johannes or John, whose daughter married Philip Verplanck. In the year 1734, we find Philip Verplanck, of Cortlandt's Manor, and…
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Hogue, O. Wendell, and Veronica Gilbert Agne. “A Brief Historical Sketch of Croton-on-Hudson.” In Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948, September Nineteenth to Twenty-Sixth. Croton-on-Hudson, NY: Croton Golden Jubilee Committee, 1948. Seq 14 only — additional pages not yet extracted from HathiTrust htid nyp.33433062496793.
…The Van Cortlandts In the year 1681 , Stephanus Van Cortlandt built the Van Cortlandt Manor House on the Albany Post Road at the Croton River .
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Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
Van der Donck's " planting-field " was on the plain or flat of the Van Cortlandt estate, lying between Broadway and the present lake, and extending up to the southerly end of Vault 11111.** It is probable that his house…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…Stephanus Van Cortlandt, when they gave to each other releases in due form of law in severalty, viz : Philip Verplanck and Gertrude, his wife ; Mary Melin ; Samuel Bayard and Margaret, his wife ; Andrew Johnson, and Catharine, his wife ; Stephen de…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…parcel or member thereof unto the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assignees, to the sole and only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assigns forever ; and, moreover, knoio ye…
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