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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.
When quite a young man he distinguished himself by sustaining the will of Henry White, of Yonkers, better known as Van Cortlandt, thereby saving to the Van Cortlandt family of the present day, at King's Bridge (see King's…
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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, heir of his uncle Philip, and first proprietor of the estate in fee simple -Catharine Beck, da. of Theodorlc Romeyn Beck, Esq., M.D., of Albany Pierre James Stevenson Theodoric Romeyn George Warington Emmu_hercnneln died young…
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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.
…The present Lord Elphinstone, one of the Queen's lords in waiting, is a greatgrandson of Colonel Van Cortlandt. Of the English branch no male descendant of the name is living.-- The Van Cortlandt Family, by Mrs. Pierre E. Van
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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 Cortlandt 1255 300. 2225 195. 3168 480. 6648 £975. Stephen Van Cortlandt, 1474 214. 2760 883. 2660 375. 6894 £972. I This IB not in Verplanck'B survey, but is added as an estimate from the best information…
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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.
…General Philip Van Cortlandt, son of Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt, was one of the commissioners for the Southern district, which comprehended our county. Most of the resulting sales occurred in 1785, although a few were made in 1786. The…
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Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.
…Philip Van Cortlandt. The said deponent has always understood from the officers and soldiers that served with the said Isaac Van Wart that he was a very bold, active and enterprising officer, and that such was his reputation on the…
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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.
…On arriving at the Van Cortlandt house a vigoro'js search was made for Armand, who was by this time far advanced on his retreat to the Croton. ^ On the Van Cortlandt estate is situated Indian bridge and field ; the…
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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.
…61 482 , HISTORY OF THE To the Convention of 1787, she sent her first delegates, Augustus van Cortlandt and Israel Honeywell, Esqrs. The principal benefactors to this parish, have been, the Hon. Frederick Philipse, Maik Noble, Esq., Augustus van Cortlandt
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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.
…Oloff Stevens Van Cortlandt and brother of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Lord of the manor of Cortlandt (which lordship embraced the upper portion of the town). This individual had purchased lands here from the Indians and settlers as late as 1…
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Underhill family Underhill flour mill Van Cortlandt family Published January 8, 2014
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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.
…And we do by these presents Constitute and Appoint our said Loving SubjectStephanus van Cortlandt and his heirs and Assinys to be our Sole and only Ranger of the Said Lordship and Mannour of Cortlandt and to have hold and…
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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 remarks, "As I approached him (Brant) he being on the hills, and seeing me leaning against a pine tree waiting for the closing up of my men, ordered a rifle Indian to kill me, but fortunately he…
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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 Wyck and numerous other members of the Van Cortlandt and Van Wyck families.
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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, but now in possession of Col. Pierre van Corilandt, his nephew. This venerable mansion was built soon after the erection of the manor by .Tohnnnes van Cortlandt, oldest son of Stephanus van Cortlandt, first lord ofthe manor…
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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.
…sons claiming, or that shall hereafter, shall or may claim, by from under them or either of them, and that they shall and will upon the reasonable request a^nd demand made by the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, give and…
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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.
…Beekman, and sister of General Pierre Van Cortlandt, restored this heir-loom to the manor house ; some curious china brought by Captain Dean from China for Gen. Pierre Van Cortlandt and late James Caldwell of Albany, cornucopia for flowers, brought…
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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.
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…
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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.
…ensealiu^; and delivery of these presents, by the said Jacobus van Cortlandt, i'c., &c., liath given, granted, bargained and sold, conveyed, &c., unto the said Jacobus van Cortlandt, his heirs and assigns for ever, all that fifty acres of…
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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.
Van Cortlandt became one of the most considerable men in the city of New York, or New Amsterdam, as it was then called, and acquired a large property, amongst which was a plot on the west side of Broadway 238…
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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.
…Steven Van Cortlanilt„ Right Rod. Stsphanns Van CortIaiiat,„GertnnJe nat. Tth Slay, 1W3; ancestor of the CortlQDdt branch-- vide Pedigree. Eight Hon. Oloir Stcvensen, i Orloff Stovens Van Cortlandt ^Annetje Loockon and Ariantie h tans, da. ot Govcrt Loocl:':-i…
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Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…69 Van Cortlandt, Philip (Colonel commanding Second New York Regiment) : Autobiography, with Notes by Pierre C, Van Wyck. Magazine of American History. Vol. 2. p. 278 et seq. Same. Elmira Daily Advertiser, February 17th, 1879. Van Hovenburgh, Rudolphus (Lieutenant Fourth…
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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.
…said Indians do for themselves their heirs and every of them consent, promise, and engage, that the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt his heirs and assignees shall and may from henceforth and forever lawfully peaceably and (juietly have, hold, possess and…
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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.
…M., Residence of 742 Tompkins, Daniel D., Portrait of 671 Truman, Norman K., Portrait of 591 Van Cortlandt, A., Portrait of 762 Van Cortlandt Manor-House, King's Bridge 764 Van Rensselaer, W. P., Residence of 553 Van Rensselaer, W…
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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.
…The lands of ''Appamaghpogh," were originally granted to Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 16S3, by the two Indian sachems, Pewemind and Oskewans, as mentioned in our description of Somers, &:c. The principal aboriginal settlement in this part of " Appamaghpogh," occupied the…
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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.
…dineir, Abraham Van Tessel, as elders, and Abraham Lent, as deacon, &c."a From the foregoing extracts it is evident that a district society was organized on Cortlandt manor as early as 1729, and that the first Church edifice was…
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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. There is also a bust of this individual in the bank, presented by his son, Gen. Pierre van Cortlandt.
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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.
…KG tomb of Anne Van Cortlandt, i. 195 tomb of Catharine Van Cortlandt, i. i95 tomb of Gerard C. Beeckman, L 195 tomb of Pierre Van Cortlandt, i. 194 tomb-stone to Polycaipiis Nelson, i. 4P5 tomb-.
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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.
…To the Convention of 1787, she sent her first delegates, Augustus van Cortlandt and Israel Hone>-%vell, Esqrs. The principal benefactors to this parish, have been, the Hon. Frederick Philipse, Mark Noble, Esq., Augustus van Cortlandt, Esq.,« and the wardens…
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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.
…Doubtless at the table, there sat most of the Provincial Governors, from Hunter and Ingolsby down to Colden, at the kindling of the Revolution, with whom the Van Cortlandt's sympathized. The career of Leisler had drawn party lines very…
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