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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.
…3J2 HISTORY OF THE
In 1724, the inhabitants of East Chester appear to have held a
quit-rent on the patent of Jacobus van Cortlandt, and others,
The following items relate to the election of town officers from
1672 to…
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.
…Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt.
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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…
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.
…Cornells
van Ruyven, Secretary Oloff" Stevens Cortlandt, Burgomaster of this city, and John Laurens (Lawrence),
burgher and merchant, made to the General Court,
or Legislature, at Hartford.
" On reading over both journals, your Honors will
not only percei,ve 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.
…The method
ot settlement adopted by Van Cortlandt was the
same as that, which was adopted by the early Dutch
• Lib. A. of Patente, Sec. of State's Of!., 114. Lib. I., West. Co., Reg. Off., 14.i.
STlio " Von…
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 above purposes,
" and with copies of such Resolution." In that Committee of one from each County, Major Philip Van
Cortlandt represented Westchester-county ; and, on
the following day, {May 27, 1775] it made a Report,
in due form.'
The…
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.
…Pierre Van Cortlandt, i. lio
cf Iloii. Robt. A. Morris, ti. 4i5
of Moses Field, ii. CCS
of ;\Irs "M.-iry Morris, ii. 453
of FlBv. Andrew Fo^'.er, i. 133
of r.ev. Isa;\c V.'iliin^, n. 3…
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.
…But allowing for
these corrections, they are sufticient to show the
great increase of value in a century, afid a century
and a half, of the lands forming the Manor of Cortlandt.
Precisely which of the great lots of the…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…Pierre Van Cortlandt, and Col. Gilbert Drake, were duly
" elected agreeable to the resolves of the Provincial Congress, to repre-
" sent this county until the Second Tuesday of May next ; and that it
" was voted by the people that any…
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.
…for four generations the residence and estate of the Jay family, and descending to them
from their ancestor Jacobus Van Cortlandt who purchased it of the
Indian Sachem Katoonah, in 1703. Here the Hon. John Jay spent the
latter part…
Cutul, Peter. Land Heist in the Highlands: Chief Daniel Nimham and the Wappinger Fight for Homeland. Hudson Highlands Land Trust, February 2025. https://hhlt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Land-Heist-in-the-Highlands_Peter-Cutul-1.pdf
…s Nose at a marked Red Seader Tree, and along said
River Northerly to the Land belonging to Stephanus Van Cortlandt and the Heirs of Francis Rhombout
and G. Verplanck, and Eastwards in the Woods as far along the said…
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.
…Judge Jay was the eighth child of Peter
Jay, Esq., merchant, by his wife, Mary Van Cortlandt. He was born on the 12th of December, 1745. He received a collegiate education at King's College and
took his degree of…
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.
…1 give, grant, dea Copied from the Bible of Catharine Van Cortlandt now In possession of Gen. J. Watts De
Peyster, of Sew York.
Macdonald, John. Interview with Corsa, Andrew, 1762-1852; Valentine, Elijah, c.1779-1848; (1844). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1891. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
…Delancey
large and coarse - best good looking -
Negro fort in Van Cortlandt's -
(Valentine)
Capt.
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…At the
same time Colonel Van Cortlandt, John Jay, and Robert Harper were
directed to ascertain what property Mr. Seabury had which might be
seized and sold forthe payment for his board and lodging, in his involuntary exile, (Journal of…
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.
…Van Cortlandt's. They appear to have taken the route of Tippett's valley, as the
party stopped at Mr. Frederick Post's lo obtain a drink of water. In the mean lime an express had been forwarded to Miss…
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.
…Henry White, of the Council of
the Province of New York, and his wife Eve Van
Cortlandt, of Yonkers.
While a divinity student Mr. de Lancey held the
first services of the Episcopal Church in Mamaroneck; and with the aid…
King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843.
…serv't.,
PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT.
From the Justices of the Marine Court. To the Honorable
CLARKSON CROLIUS,
WEST,
E. D. WM. DODGE. The Justices of the Marine Court, Hammond, Sherman, and Randall, have the honor
258 CELEBRATION OF THE
to…
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.
…presents
do for us, our heirs and successors, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto our said
loving subject, Stephanus Van Cortlandt, all the aforesaid certain parcel and
tracts of land and meadow within their several and respective limits and bounds…
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.
…In the same street fornierly resided Susannah de Lancey,a
daughter of Etienne de L-mcey Esq., and Anne Van Cortlandt his
wife. Her house during the Revolution afforded an asyhim for
the persecuted, who found here a safe protection…
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.
…At a vestry meeting held January 4th, 1828, Pierre Van Cortlandt,
James Wiley and John Oppie were appointed a committee to rent the
glebe farm, and also to petition the Chancellor for leave to sell the
same, &c. Permission was…
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.
…At the
same time Colonel Van Cortlandt, John Jay, and Robert Harper were
directed to ascertain what property Mr. Seabury had which might be
seized and sold forthe payment for his board and lodging, in his involuntary exile, (.Journal of…
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.
…in Canada, was elected
to the vacancy, {Minutes of the Committee of Arrangement, " Fishkili.,
"Jany 1.3, 1777 ;") but, in February, he declined to continue in the
place, {Philip Van Cortlandt to the Committee of Arrangement, "FiSHKILL,
"Feby. 25, 1777.")
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…Van Cortlandt.
Richard Adams
Samuel Wheeler
Samuel Magaw
Adam Kuhn
Miers Fisher
M. F. for Robert Barclay
of London
Charles Vancouver
Burgis Allison
John Vaughn
John Ross
William Turner
,/„/„. fWli H„r,i (n lonn 2/"o/ fun, //« Finf ,„t…
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.
…The resolutions which the committee of safety have passed upon the subject are herewith transmitted.
" I have the honor to be, with great respect, sir, your most obedient and
very humble servant,
" By order
" Pierre van Cortlandt, Vice President."
" To…
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.
…Pierre Van Cortlandt, President of the
" Committee of Safety." '
As the original letter remained among the papers
of the Military Committee of the Provincial Congress and has been preserved, to this day, among the
multitude of other inedited and unexplained…
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.
…Augustus Van Cortlandt
1859.
1802-5.
2.
Frederick W. M'aterbury
1855.
1828.
1.
1879.
1788-90.
2.
. 1873, 74.
CIVIL HISTORY.
Residents of Westchester County in the
Continental Congress. -- Originally these delegates
were chosen by the Provincial Congress. The…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…Pierre Van Cortlandt, President of the
" Committee of Safety." '
As the original letter remained among the papers
of the Military Committee of the Provincial Congress and has been preserved, to this day, among the
multitude of other inedited and unexplained…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…Livingston and James Duane and John Jay and Pierre Van Cortlandt-- the
lust- named three having been Livingstons by their marriages -- were
members of that Convention; and six of them were present when the
order was given. (Journal of 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.
…Tompkins
Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. Ebenezer White.
The Fourth Convention was held in Albany August 28 to November 10, 1821. The question of a Convention for the Revision of the Constitution was submitted to the people, It was carried by…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…It is not
stated in the annals of that petiod, however, that
either Major Philip Van Cortlandt or Judge John
Thomas or any other of those officeholders under the
Crown who were also officeholders or supporters of
the Revolutionary party…