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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.
…ERECTED AND BUILT BY
FREDERICK PHILIPS AND CATHARINE VAN CORTLANDT
HIS WIFE, IN 1699.
THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT.
"Tradition says that when Frederych Vlypse, the first lord of the
domain, began to build the church, he laid the foundation…
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.
…The articles of union agreed upon by
the Synod of 177 1 were subscribed (among others) by Johannes Ritzema and Pierre van Cortlandt of Westchester County. The Dutch Reformed church at Tarrytown is attached to the mother church, its pastor…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…A notable instance of this contempt
was seen at Yonkers, where Frederick Van Cortlandt,
an unprovided-for member of that extended family,
aspired to the command of the Company in that
Beat, probably as a stepping-stone to something better…
Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. Indian Notes and Monographs, Vol. II, No. 7. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922.
Van Cortlandt avenue, once the
Indian Shore path 116
INDIAN NOTES
ILLUSTRATIONS
XIII. Acqueanounck, the Hutchinson
river, where the Shore path
crossed 120
XIV. The old Eastchester and Westchester road, once the Indian
trail from the Siwanoy settlements 122
XV…
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.
…Polhemus Van Wyck,
1870, Rev. John C. Garretson,
1S74, Rev. John B. Thompson,
May 2j, 1875, Rev. Joseph Alexander Harper, present minister.
One of the principal professors in this neighborhood in former times
was Stephanus Hunt, son of Josiah Hunt…
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.
…Upon the 7th of March,
1788, it was independently organized under the title of Sfephentowji, a name adopted out of compliment to Stephen van Cortlandt, one of its principal proprietors. The present name was
bestowed, A. D. 1808, in honor…
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 Cortlandt, " was a willow tree and urn done
in hair. I have seen long pins of the same kind worn
like the present scarf-pins, and heavy rings of white
enamel, with the name of the person in whose…
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.
…The
force was usually composed of German mounted and
foot yagers and a company of chasseurs formed of
detachments from the difterent Hessian regiments in
New York. - Their camp was on Frederick Van
Cortlandt's farm, near his house. ' They…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…had
preceded it, this peculiarly inappropriate Resolution,
before such a deliberative body, after it had been
amply discussed, was promptly rejected by a vote of
ten, in the affirmative, among whom were Judge
Thomas and Pierre Van Cortlandt, against fifteen,
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.
…Y-, ii, 364.) MacGregories sold to Van Cortlandt in
1696.
' Peake, an orthography of Peak, English; Dutch, Piek; pronounced Pek
(e as e in wet) ; English, Pek or Peck.
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.
…had
preceded it, this peculiarly inappropriate Resolution,
before such a deliberative body, after it had been
amply discussed, was promptly rejected by a vote of
ten, in the affirmative, among whom were Judge
Thomas and Pierre Van Cortlandt, against fifteen,
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.
…third
parts tliereof which belong tc the government, with said guai'diar.s by name,
.Mlss'- John Lawrence, Stcphfmus van Cortlandt and Walter Wcbly, for the onethird part thereof inlierited by them ; to adjust and settle the debts and credits…
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.
…The tract was known for years as
"The end place."
Sankapogh, Indian deed to Van Cortlandt, 1683 -- Sinkapogh,
Songepogh, Tongapogh -- is given as the name of a small stream
flowing to the Hudson south of the stream called Assinapink, locally…
Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. Indian Notes and Monographs, Vol. II, No. 7. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922.
…Thence curving northeastward, as Van
Cortlandt avenue now runs, it passed
the site of the old Varian homestead, which
is still standing at Rochambeau street
(pi. xh), and then continued diagonally
across the site of the present Williamsbridge reservoir, in…
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.
Jacobus van Cortlandt to present theyr desire e pertision to
the genaraU asembly e ye town is willing to satisfie sd Cortland for his trouble. &
In a summary account of the state of the Chinch in the Province of
New…
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 Cortlandt
and Mr. Thomas voted aye on this amendment, and
Mr. Philipse and i\Ir. Wilkins voted nay.'' And yet
although this was the last Colonial Assembly of New
York, this session lasting but a few days after the…
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.
The Third Convention is that of 1801, which was
held at Albany October 13th to 27th, pursuant to an act
passed April 6th of that year, to settle the controversy which had arisen regarding the relative powers…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…the pilots expected to the eastern
" shore ; and the Lady Washington falling back to
» Compare the letter of Pierre Van Cortlandt and Zephaniah Piatt,
Junr., of the second of August, with the reports of the engagement between the galleys and…
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.
Peter's church, in the borough town of Westchester, and the county of Westchester, in our province of New York, and John Bartow, Isaac Willett,
Lewis Morris, Jr., Peter de Lancey, Nathaniel Underbill, James Graham and
James van Cortlandt, inhabitants…
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.
…One
that was stolen from the Van
Cortlandt manor-house during
the Revolution was cased in
gilded ebony, and above its face
was a painting of the Queen of
Sheba on her way to lay her
gifts at the feet…
Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.
…Van
Cortlandt. His elder brother William also enlisted with him, with like
zeal, and proceeded with that company to Canada, but the fatigue and
hardships of the journey proved too much for their health, and both
were taken sick, as…
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.
…Jacobus van Cortlandt to present theyr desire e pertision to
the genaraU asembly e ye town is willing to satisfie sd Cortland for his trouble. &
In a summary account of the state of the Chinch in the Province of
New…
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.
…1706, Oliver van Gortlandt,
one of the devisees of Stephanus, published his last will and testament, in which he devised all his right, title and interest, of and
into his portion, to his ten surviving brothers and sisters, by
wliich…
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.
…important body
whose sessions began within its walls on the 9tli of July were Colonel
Lewis Graham, Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt, Major Ebenezer Locki To Dr. Robert Graham, who was supervisor
of White Plains from 1769 to 1775. and county…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…the above purposes,
" and with copies of such Resolution." In that Committee of one from each County, Major Philip Van
Cortlandt represented Westchester-county ; z and, on
the following day, [May 27, 1775] it made a Report,
in due form…
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.
…survived
but a few hours. "^
Two miles north of Peekskill is located the property and residence of General Pierre van Cortlandt, who derived his title to
this portion of the ancient manor from his brother Gilbert, heir
of his grand…
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.
…107
The Dutch Reformed Church of Cortlandt town was incorporated 3Uth December, 1794 ; first trustees, William Lent, Peter
Goetchius, Hercules Lent ; elders Abraham Lent, Benjamin
Dyckman, Jacobus Kronkhite, deacons.^-
To this church is annexed the Van Nest Reformed Dutch
Chapel…
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.
…Joseph Dudley, Frederick Philipse, Stephen van Cortlandt, Gabriel
Monville, Chiidley Brooke, Thomas Willet, and William Pinborne. a
In the assize records at Albany, occurs '"a pass to Frederick
Philipse, to put on board the sloop called ye Cock 250 schepels…
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.
…Richard Morris (estimated)
Henry Brown
Parsonage Lot
Elnatban Taylor
Frederick Van Cortlandt (about)
Margery Rich
John Gnerino
William Hyatt
Mary Valentine
Abijah Hammond
Jacobus Dyckman
David Hunt
Abraham Lent
Philip Livingston
Stephen Oakley
Charles Dnryea
Stephen Sherwood
Sarah Archer
Mary…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…White
Plains, on Monday, the eighth of May, 1775, " pur-
" suant to a general notice for that purpose," James
Van Cortlandt, of the Borough Town of Westchester,
occupying the Chair. No pretensions were made, in
the official report of the…