Gen. van Cortlandt accompanied the Marquis de la Fayette in his tour of the United States in 1824. The general died at his house on the Croton November 21st, 1S31, and with him expired the entail. By his will he bequeathed to his brother, Gen. Pierre van Cortlandt, fiOO acres ; to his three sisters, Anne van Kensselaer, Cornelia Beeckman, and Catharine van Wyck. 200 acres each; and his western lands to his nephew, the present Philip G. van "Wyck of Sing Sing. The latter gentleman has since inherited

» Extracts from Gen. Philip van Cortlandt's diary in the possession of his nephew, Philip G. van Wyck, Sing Sing.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

his mother's portion consisting of 200 acres on north lot No. 1, south of tfie Croton, together with 112 acres north of that river. The first independent election for officers of the town of Cortlandt took place April 1st, 17S8, when the following individuals were chosen officers for the year ensuing : --

Philip van Cortlandt, Supervisor.

Joseph Travis, Town Clerk.

Daniel Birdsall. 1

Nathaniel Brown, )>• Poor Masters.

Pierre van Cortlandt, J

David Ferris, Constable.

John Paulding, Collector.

John Jones, "1

Nathaniel Brown, )

John Paulding, )► Fence Viewers.

Bariah Richardson, J /■

Abraham Merritt, J

Hercules Lent, "]

Jonathan Ferris, ^Commissioners of Highways.

Pierre van Cortlandt, J

Abraham Merritt, Henry Lent, son of

Hercules, Jarvis Dusenberry, Caleb Barton, John Haight,

John Jones, Henry Griffen, Abraham Merritt, John Paulding,

Gerritt Storms, Philip van Cortlandt, Elisha Hammon, Joshua Bishop, Thomas Conkling, John Garrison, Joseph Mandeville, Richard Curry, jun., John Ferris, John Lee, Daniel Hall, Ludlow Haight, Sam'l. Field, Benj. McCord,