The original of the latter disappeared, at a comparatively late day, but in 1774, before the American Revolution, a lac-simile copy (the oldest in existence, and often wrongly called the original Manor Map) was made from it by the well known surveyor of the City of New York of that period, Evert Bancker, and is now among the Van Wyck paj)ers in the possession of that family ; of which by their permission, a reduced copy accomi)anies this e.ssay. To it are made all the references of parcels, lots, and owners herein mentioned. It speaks for itself of the ability of Phili]) Verplanck, who was the same Philip Verplanck mentioned above, who sat for tlie Manor of Cortlandt in the Assembly of the Province from 1734 to 17(jS, thirty-four years.

This survey was made in the spring of 1732, and is dated the thirtieth day of May in that year. The Agreement of the children and grandchildren to make a division of the estate was dated November the 13th 1730. It |)rovi(led for a division iiito ten e(|ual parts of the estates of Stephanus and his son Oliver, "and to that end all the said parties with an unanimous assent and consent did elect and choose Philip Ver planck, surveyor, to survey and lay out the same into thirty Lotts, by virtue of which nomination and appointment he the said Philip Verplanck did project and lay out the Greater part of the lands and meadow in the said Mannor into thirty Lotts, shares, and allotments," and made a map of the same, and the said parties "did further by the assistance of the said surveyor, and Diuiiel Purdy and Samuel Purdy, appraisers elected and cliosen by all of them for thnt purj)ose, make a perfect dividend, separation, and division of the said thirty Lotts, shares, and allotments,'" which several shares were conveyed to each in 0<^tober 1732, by jiartition deeds executed by all the jiarties to each other respectively.