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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.
…And (hen, attended by his staff and joined by Governor Clinton,
Lieutenant-Governor Van Cortlandt, and other representatives of the
State government, he followed. The following itinerary of the distinguished party through Westchester County is from a memorandum written 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. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…From an original map, drawn up by Samuel Purdy, surveyor, it
appears that a partition of Jacobus Van Cortlandl's estate took place in
1743. To Frederick Van Cortlandt was allotted 1,424 acres ; to Abraham De Peyster, 1,1…
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.
war; and presented to Augustus van Cortlandt, by Rear Admiral Rolen
Digby of the British navy. To the east of the house, the Mosholu (["\<^
petts brook) pent up by the mill dam, forms an extensive sheet of water,
which is…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…140
Van Buren, Martin, 208, 240, 277, Van Tienhoven. Seeretarv,87,96,98
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511-513 (Walter the' D.ml.ter),
Van Cortlandt family, 295, 522 Van Vechten, Abraham. 546
Van Cortlandt house…
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.
…parcel or member thereof unto the said Stephanus Van
Cortlandt, his heirs and assignees, to the sole and only proper use, benefit and
behoof of him the said Stephanas Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assigns forever;
and, moreover, know ye…
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 former founded the oldest branch, the van Cortlandts of the Manor, the latter the younger branch, the van Cortlandts
of Cortlandt House, Yonkers. The names of Oloff
Stevense and Annetje van Cortlandt's seven children
were :
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…The disaster destroyed valuable mill infrastructure owned by General Philip Van Cortlandt.
The Damage
"The rapid thaw on Saturday...attended with heavy rain, occasioned the Croton river to rise to a considerable height, and floated down ponderous shoals of ice…
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.
…De Heer Stephanus Van Cortlandt. who married Col. Henry Beekman. This lady who was born 10th October, 1688, and died 1777,
possessed the highlands north of Peekskill creek. Gilbert Van Cortlandt, by his will bearing date 17th of Sept., 1784…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Cook, Lyman, c.1772-1859; (1848-10-28). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 735. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
…General Philip Van Cortlandt's
papers are interesting and would be
of great service to you. They include
the papers and letters of his father
Lieut Governor Van Cortlandt. I have
seen these as well as General Thomas's
papers…
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.
…parcel or member thereof unto the said Stephanus Van
Cortlandt, his heirs and assignees, to the sole and only proper use, benefit and
behoof of him the said Stephanas Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assigns forever;
and, moreover, know ye…
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.
…6, belonging to the estate of
Philip van Cortlandt, Esq., deceased, above mentioned, sometime
posted in the New York Gazette, and now to be sold at public
vendue, pursuant to an act of General Assembly, passed for that
purpose and…
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.
…On arriving at the Van Cortlandt house a vigorous
search was made for Armand, who was by this time far advanced
on his retreat to the Croton.
On the Van Cortlandt estate is situated Indian bridge and
field ; the former…
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.
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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.
…Steven van Cortlandt, then residing at
Cortlandt, in South
Holland, father of the
above mentioned OlofF
Stevensen van Cortlandt.
Like his illustrious
ancestors, Oloff Stevensen van Cortland
chose the military profession. As early as 1639, we find
him attached to…
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.
…Somehow office ceased to be unimportant when a Van Cortlandt filled it. After sixteen years of Congressional life, General Philip Van
Cortlandt declined further renomination in 1811. One of the founders
of the Society of the Cincinnati, his last years…
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 Coitlaudt will be glad to be informed thereof, that he may communicate the same to the corporation of this
city for their approbation.""
lie remains their most obedient himible servant,
AuGusTrrs van Cortlandt.
By the will of the above…
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.
Cleerly and Absolutely Grant Bargain 8ell Alien
Enfeoff and Confirm unto Steplianus Van Cortlandt
of the Citty of New Yorke Merchant his lieircs and
assignes for ever All that A Certaine Tract or Parcell
of Land Situate Lyeing and being…
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.
…Jacob Ogden von Cortlandt, Captain 23d Fusiliers,
killed in Spain in 1811, leaving
issue.
4. Henry Clinton van Cortlandt, Lt. Col. 31st Foot,
died a bachelor.
•"). Arthur Auchmuty van Cortland, Caj)!. 4oth Foot
died a bachelor in India.
The daughters…
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.
…Near it is the Van Cortlandt burial
where a number of the most emiground, a small, square inclosure,
nent descendants of Stephanus, including the noted General and
t-Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt of the devolution, are inLieutenan
terred. Apart from…
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.
…Pierre Van Cortlandt's is one of the great names of Westchester
County, second, indeed, to none in all the illustrious and noble array. This is not the place for a particular account of his career,
which, in its more…
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.
…New writs for a new
election were issued on the 4th of the same month returnable on the 14th of the ensuing February.' The
election in the manor took place on the l.st of February 1769 "Pierre Van 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.
…liam Nicolls, Jacobus van Cortlandt, and lirandt
Schuyler, his relatives and her advisers under the
same, in deciding to hold, and not divide U[», the
Manor, soon after Mr. van Cortlandt's death. It
likewise proves conclusively the little actual…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
Graham, Stephen Ward, Esq., Colonel Joseph Drake,
Robert Graham, Esq., John Thomas, Junior, Esq.,
William Paulding, Major Ebenezer Lockwood, Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt, and Colonel Gilbert
Drake* were elected; and that any three of these
should have authority to represent…
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.
…of Catherina, the second wife of Frederifrom
his father-in-law in the
bus Van Cortlandt bought fifty acres
of the his One Van
Lower Yonkers tract, which formed the nucleus
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Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…to the Convention,
" Pkeksk [i.i,, July 18, 1776."
» General Washington to the Convention, " Head-quarters, New York,
"July 19, 1776."
6 Pierre Van Cortlandt and Zephaniah Piatt, Jnnr. to the Convention,
"Pebkskill, July 22, 1776."
t Memoirs of Major…
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.
…Governor Pierre Van
Cortlandt : --
"N. B. I went from Peekskill, Tuesday, the 18th of November,
in company with his excellency Gov. Clinton, Col. Benson and Col. Campbell; lodged that night with Gen Cortlandt at Croton River, proceeded and lodged Wednesday…
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.
On the death of CoL James
van Cortlandt, the property passed to his brother, Augustus van Cortlandt, the ne.xt heir of the entail. This gentleman held the office of Clerk
of the Common Council in New York, on the…
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.
…Philip van Cortlandt remarks, "As I approached him (Brant) he being on the
hills, and seeing me leaning against a pine tree waiting for the
closing up of my men, ordered a rifle Indian to kill me, but fortunately he…
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.
…Came the Van Cortlandts ! The year the Half Moon sailed up the Hudson and nestled below
Senasqua at the mouth of the Kenoten's River, there lived in south
Holland a sturdy Dutch couple, Stevan and Catherine Van Cortlandt. They…
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River shows that at one point there was a drawbridge on the southern end of the Van Cortlandt bridge. The area in the river on the right marked with dotted lines was a channel for ships. Here are other posts…