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Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…Lossing in Harper's Monthly, about
ten years after his Hudson appeared in book form, we
quote the following description of the Van Cortlandt
manor-house :
Up the narrowing bay at the east, below Croton Point and
beyond the line…
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bridge commonly known as the “High Bridge.” 4 This detail from a rare, badly damaged stereoview shows the Van Cortlandt bridge from the Ossining side. The building on the far side of the Croton River stood at the end of…
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that Conklyn “has Way Withal to Improve the farm; he is to make an Orchard of 150 trees, to be planted within four years.” See the Van Cortlandt Family Papers , vol. IV, p. 350. Share this: Print (Opens in new…
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Indeed, the Van Cortlandt family had engaged in extended litigation against the Croton Water Commissioners over the diversion of water. 5 Even if he had come to accept New York City’s diversion there was the matter of the Great…
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. . throughly enjoyable.” The story he tells about the history of the Van Cortlandt family and the manor house is unremarkable, but as he continues on his journey he gives us a rare treat—a vivid description of the “quiet hamlet…
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vineyards on Croton Point to Van Cortlandt Manor, with a visit to a woman who had met George Washington as a child, a climb to see the view from the top of Prickly Pear Hill and a side trip up…
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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…
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…The torrent of water and debris destroyed bridges and businesses, silted out the mouth of the Croton River and is said to have come within 8 feet of destroying Van Cortlandt Manor. 6 The Old Croton Dam after
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…Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831) by John Ramage. Watercolor on ivory, circa 1783. Courtesy of the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library. The mills
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rare look at what was then known as the Van Cortlandt Bridge, at the dawn of the age of the automobile. Let’s retrace the route this driver would have taken and see what the area was like in 1912…
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.
…Of these children of Stephanus van Cortlandt, the
eleven who survived their Father, are thus named in
his will in the order of their births, Johannes, Margaret, Ann, Oliver, Mary, Philip, Stephanus, Gertrude,
Elizabeth, Katharine, and Cornelia. With the exception…
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.
…Feb., isth, 1689
Johannes, or John Van Corl-„Anna
laudt, nat. 24th Oct., 1672;
bapt. Oct. 25th, second Lord
of the Manor of Cortlandt
Sophia
VanSchaick
mar. 1095
Oloff, or Oliver,
nat. 26th Oct..
1678, ob s p.
1708; bapt…
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with the Van Cortlandt’s ended acrimoniously in 1813. It’s unlikely this was the first freshet to damage the mill complex and it was certainly not the last. Indeed, the Great Freshet of 1841 —which caused the partial collapse…
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Bridge, when it was first built in the 1860s to carry the Old Albany Post Road across the mouth of the Croton River, right by Van Cortlandt Manor. The manor house is hidden in the trees on the right in…
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.
…Stephanus van Cortlandt, the first grantee under the Indians,
by his last will, dated 14th of April, 1700, devised and bequeathed
the whole manor of Cortlandt to his eleven children, who thus
became seized in fee. In 1734 the devisees…
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.
…26S HISTORY OF THE
Upon the partition of Cortlandt's manor in 1734, the lots (included in this town) fell in the following order to the devisees
and heirs of Stephanus van Cortlandt, viz., one-half of south lot
No…
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.
…Oloff Stevensen van Cortlandt.
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Coat of Arms and Signatures of the Founders of SJeepy Hollow Church.
To face page 3K, vol.
PEDIGREE OF PHILIPSE OF PHILIPSBOROUGII.
Arms. Bz. a demi lion rampttnt, rising out of…
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destruction by the risings of the River, or any outbreakings of the Dam above.” At a meeting on October 22, in the Ferry House at Van Cortlandt Manor, interested citizens and representatives of the three towns met to discuss plans…
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Haywood, Architect, of Troy .” A postcard of the Van Cortlandt Manor Ferry House, circa 1907. Before we speculate that the watch may have belonged to Haywood we need to correct some of the errors in the article to learn more…
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…With pleasure I accept your invitation, and will be in New York at the time appointed.” 4 If anyone at that time had a plausible claim to the water from the Croton River it was Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr.
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.
…Wampum and divers other goods, paid by Cornelius Van Burgum.^
It is certain that some time prior to 1748, Sarah Teller held
the neck as tenant at sufferance nnder the Van Cortlandt family. A branch of the Teller family were…
Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872.
…By deed to Stephen Van Cortlandt in 1683, it would appear that they had either moved fur
ther north or had more northern territory, the tract conveyed
being described as lying opposite Anthony's nose, from the
u south side…
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.
…Verplanck was admitted as the Representative for the Manor of Cortlandt. He was then called into the House, and Messrs. Le
Count and Van Kleck were directed to go with Mr. Verplanck before the Governor, and see him take 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.
Stephanus van Cortlandt, the first grantee under the Indians,
by his last will, dated 14th of April, 1700, devised and bequeathed
the whole manor of Cortlandt to his eleven children, who thus
became seized in fee. In 1734 the devisees…
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embankment of the old Croton Dam—destroyed the Van Cortlandt mills, along with all the bridges and buildings on the banks of the lower Croton River. 3 What’s remarkable is that the water power produced at the site was…
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.
Emmerick with his corps marching north to Boar hill; then crossing over the hills east, Lincoln followed the course of Tippett's brook,
for the purpose of avoiding, Pruschank's corps, stationed upon Cortlandt's ridge. Passing the 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.
Pierre van Cortlandt, the youngest son of Philij)
the third son of Stephanus, born the 10th of January
1721, and who died the 1st of May, 1814, in consequence of the deaths in early numhood of his brothers
Abraham, Philip…
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.
…Stephen van Cortl.^xdt."
"Received at Yorklown, Nov. 7th, 17S9, of Mr. Elvan Purdy, ^2,
ivan Cortlandt."
The Purdy's, who v/ere among the first tenants of the A'an…
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.
…One of these was recently disinterred in makinosome improvements on the Kingsbridge road nearly opposite the
Van Cortlandt residence ; it proved to be on examination the full
Harper's Indian Traits, inlrod. i. 19.
COUNTY OP WESTCHESTER. 405
sized skeleton…
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.
…Of these, Thomas and Van Cortlandt
were of the minority of the Assembly, of which
mention has been made ; and Philipse and Wilkins