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Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922.
…See New Utrecht
Valentine avenue, 103
Valentine-Briggs farmhouse, 103
Valeyen, 70
Valley grove, 147
Valley Stream, 38, 229
Valley Stream road, 180
Van Brunt lane, 169
Van Corlaer, Jacobus, 156
Van Cortlandt, Frederick, 93, 94, 226
Van Cortlandt avenue…
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before Andre could reach it. Andre had to find a land route and he was subsequently apprehended in Tarrytown. 1788 Cortlandt became a town with Philip Van Cortlandt its first supervisor. 1804 -- Robert Underhill purchased 250 acres of Croton Point
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.
van Cortlandt, of the city of Now York, merchant, and the heirs of the Bctts and
Tippetts, for and in consideration of two falliom" of dufTils and one pound lw(j
shilli-.igg and sixpence, current money of New Yorlv…
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.
…Upon the iSth of F'eb.,
1827, Augustus van Cortlandt bequeathed the Yonkers to his brother
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.
…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…
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as the Van Cortlandt Manor. By intermarriages, the Van Cortlandts are connected with nearly all of the leading families of New York—the Schuylers, Beekmans Van Renselaers, De Peysters, De Lancys, Bayards, et cetera. The Manor House was built 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.
On one of the fly leaves is recorded the following, in the handwriting of Gen Pierre Van Cortlandt: -- " Pierre Van Cortlandt's ejus
Liber, March 1st, i739-40."a The Negro Plot, by the Recorder of New
York, entitled, "A…
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.
PEDIGREE OF VAN CORTLANDT OF CORTLANDT.
Ducal Arms.-- Arg. a lion, rampaut, gu. crowned or, for Courland, charged on the breast with an escutcheon, on which are placed the arms of the reigning Duke. Supporters.-- Two lions crowned, or, 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
original deed, among the Van Wyck papers, which
has never before been printed, is as follows :
Indian Deed to Stephanus van Cortlandt
JOT Lands on the West Side of the Hudson.
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as the Van Cortlandt Manor. By intermarriages, the Van Cortlandts are connected with nearly all of the leading families of New York—the Schuylers, Beekmans Van Renselaers, De Peysters, De Lancys, Bayards, et cetera. The Manor House was built of…
Bolton, Reginald Pelham. Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922.
Valentine avenue, 103
Valentine-Briggs farmhouse, 103
Valeyen, 70
Valley grove, 147
Valley Stream, 38, 229
Valley Stream road, 180
Van Brunt lane, 169
Van Corlaer, Jacobus, 156
Van Cortlandt, Frederick, 93, 94, 226
Van Cortlandt avenue, 117
Van Cortlandt…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Post, Frederick, 1762-1850; (1846-10-24). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1710. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
…Van Cortlandt's
house -- The room looked rough. -- They
slept on the floor.)
Jacobus Van Cortlandt lived
in the big house before the war, and
moved to New york, where he soon
after died, and Fredk. Van Cortlandt
then moved…
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.
…Stevensen Van Courland or Cortlandt, then
residing at Courland or Cortlandt, in South Holland, whose son Oloff
Stephensen or Oloff Stevens Van Kortlandt, as he subsequently signed
his name; was Burgomaster, or, chief magistrate of Wyck Duurstede*
or Wyck by…
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.
…Their descendants at present reside in Enghmd,
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…
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.
When having broken his niilitar)' parole by not
returning to Yonkers, they became confiscated to the people of this State,
and sold and conveyed by Isaac Stoutenburgh and Philip van Cortlandt
Commissionerij of Forfeitures, appointed in pursuance of an act…
Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The Story of Croton. Paper read before the Ossining Historical Society, 1938. Published posthumously in The Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1940), pp. 49-63.
…As a token of her regard for our Society, Miss Van Cortlandt has
left us a legacy of One thousand dollars.
Ernest F. Griffin, President
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…Stephanus van Cortlandt began acquiring land in the area to build a manor in 1677, the same year he became mayor of New York City. It was granted by royal patent in 1697 as the Manor of Cortlandt , including the…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Cortlandt Park was constructed mainly out of the ancient Van CortThe city's purchase included
landt estate of the Lower Yonkers.
the historic mansion (erected by Frederick Van Cortlandt in 1748),
which was placed in the custody of the Colonial…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Van Cortlandt, who was not only one of Nicholson's councilors, but
mayor of New York, at first remained at his post, and after the choice
of his successor by the elective process declined to recognize the act
as legal…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
Cortlandt Park was constructed mainly out of the ancient Van CortThe city's purchase included
landt estate of the Lower Yonkers.
the historic mansion (erected by Frederick Van Cortlandt in 1748),
which was placed in the custody of the Colonial…
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of Yorktown and Cortlandt. The District has three schools, all located in Croton-on-Hudson: Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School, Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School, and Croton-Harmon High School, over 100 teachers and serves approximately 1,350 students, as…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1762-1848; (1845-10-31). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1106. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
…Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. DATE: 1845-10-31
LOCATION: Peekskill
October 31st General Pierre Van Cortlandt, of Peekskill:
"The hill east of and adjacent to the Post Road about a quarter or a half a mile south of my house…
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 will be glad to be informed thereof, that he may communicate the same to the corporation of this city for their approbation. =^
He remains their most obedient
humble servant,
Augustus VAN Cortlandt.
By the will of the above…
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Van Cortlandt family. 1 The bible contains a handwritten page recording Abraham Underhill’s marriage “in a publick Meeting of the people called Quakers at Croton in the Town of Cortlandt, the 19th day of the 12th month, 1805 according…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Cregier, Augustus, b.c.1769; (1847-10-01). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1757. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
…Our house belonged to Van Cortlandt and was situated between Cortlandt's house and the mills, and east of the house.
James Van Cortlandt was the oldest
son, Augustus the next, and Frederick
the youngest. Augustus took the estate
(which…
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…King, 1843. ↩ Ibid. ↩ See Correspondence of the Van Cortlandt Family of Cortlandt
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.
…heirs and Successors
Give and (iraut unto our said Loving Subject Stephanus van Cortlandt and to the heirs and assigns of
him the said Stephanus van Cortlandt full power and
authority at all times for Ever Heareafter in the
said…
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.
…THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT. 1 39
the gift of his son Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt. The organ presented by the ladies of the parish in 1849, was also built by the
Messrs. Holbrook & Co., and cost twelve hundred dollars. 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 Manor of Cortlandt was erected on the 17th of
June, KJy?. Stephanus van Cortlandt its first and
only Lord died on the 25th of November 1700. Three
years and about five months only did he possess it. This time…
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.
Item. -- I do hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my said son Philip Van
Cortlandt, all that my farm and plantation lying and being in the Manor of Cortlandt, now in the tenure and occupancy of Jacob Cornwall, to have…