At the death of Stephanus it passed by will to his oldest son Johannes second lord of the Manor of Cortlandt, and afterwards descended by marriage to Philip Verplanck, from whom the neck acquired its present appellation. This individual married Gertrude, only daughter and heiress of the above Johannes.

In 1734, Verplanck's Point (consisting of one thousand acres) was held by John Lent, who paid therefor the yearly rent of one pepper-corn on the feast day of St. Michael the archangel.

The Verplanck's subsequently sold the Point to John Henry and others, for the sum of nearly $300,000.

The Verplanck family descend from Abraham Jacobsen Verplanck, of New Amsterdam, whose son, Gulian, was a wealthy merchant of the same place in 1683. The son of Gulian was Philip Verplanck, of Verplanck's Point.

This branch of the family is now represented by Philip Verplanck, Esq., of New Windsor, grandson of the last mentioned Philip.

John Henry, Esq., held five hundred acres upon which is situated the old Verplanck residence. The mansion of the late William LyelL

a Monlton's Hist, of N'ew York, p. 271, see note.

o Abrani Planck or Verplanck, was a farmer at Paulus noeck and one of the "Twelve Men" under Oeritom Kieft. in 1641. The "Twelve men "were all Hollanders or emigrants from Holland." lirodhead's Hist, of the State of N. Y., vol. i. p. 317. The late venerable Gulian C. Verplanck of N'ew York who was born Aug. 6, 17SC, and died March IS, 1S70, was of this family.