He married Catharine de Peyster, and on the failure of heirs, male, to his elder brother John, continued the line of the family. Upon the death of Philip,0 (which took place 21st of August, 1746,) his property became divided among his six children, viz., Stephen, Abraham, Philip, John, Pierre and Catharine. Stephen, the eldest, married Mary Walton Ricketts. Their descendants at present reside in England, and have intermarried with many members of the British nobility.

The fifth son, Pierre Van Cortlandt, ultimately became the oldest surviving representative of the Van Cortlandt family in America, and the heir at law of the entail.

Upon the breaking out of the revolutionary war, Pierre Van Cortlandt was appointed president of the committee of public safety, and was subsequently elected Lieutenant Governor of this State. Throughout the

a The will of Philip Van Cortlandt bears date Aug. 1, 1746. In which he gives and devises " all that my three farms or lotts of land described in the map or survey of the Manor of Cortlandt, by the south lot No. 1, to wit, the farme where Johannes Bachies lives on, and the farme where Johannes Snock, Blacksmith, lives on, and the farme where Andrews Miller now lives on, each farme to contain 2!iu acres adjoining to each other, with all rights, privileges, Ac, belonging, Ac, first during the tenure of his natural life ;remaiuder to James De Lancey, Esq., and Peter DeLancey, gentlemen, both of New York,and the survivors of them and the heirs of such survivor for and during the life of my said son Stephen, to the intent to support the contingent Remainders in this my will after limitted so that the same may not be destroyed but in trust nevertheless to permit and sutler him my said son Stephen to possess the said farms and premises with the appurtenances and to receive and lake the rents, issues and prollts thereof to aid for his own use during his natural life and from and after his decease, then I devise the said three farms to the first son of the Body of my son Stephen, lawfully Issued, (whether then born or unborn) and to the heirs, male, of the 'body of such first son lawfully issuing, and for default of such issue, then likewise to the second, third and any other sou of my said son Stephen successively, and in their order the one after the other as tin y shall be in seniority of age and priority of birth and the several aud respective heirs, male, of the Body and bodys of every such second, third and other son or sons (the eldest of such sous and the kius, male, of his Body beiug always preferred and to take before any of the younger sons and heirs, male of his Body) and In case of all such Issues, male, failing, then I do give and devise the said three farms, Ac, unto my second son Abraham, on the same conditions." Then to his third son Joh'i and from him to his fourth son Pierre.