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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.
One of the principal
objects the builder (whether Governor Dongan or Johannes Van Cortlandt) had in view was security against the Indians, who at one time
were very numerous in this neighborhood.4 In fact its noble owners
never knew…
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.
" At a meeting of freeholders of Westcliester county, New York, at
the Jl7iite Plains, on Monday, the Sth day of May, 1775, Governeur
Morris, Lewis Graham, James Van Cortlandt, Stephen Ward, Joseph
Drake, Philip Van Cortlandt, James Holmes, David Dayion…
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.
…15, 1787, Augustus van Cortlandt and John Warner, trustees.
In accordance \vith the act passed for the relief of the Episcopal
church, passed ^L'lrch 17, 1795, it was again incorporated, Sept. 7, 1795.
a He was seized aiiil carried…
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.
…Beeckman married Cornelia
van Cortlandt; thus after the forfeiture of the Philipses a portion of the
manor again reverted to a connection of that ancient family ; Jacobus
van Cortlandt having married Eva Philipse, daughter of the Hon. Frederick Philipse.
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.
To Frederick Van Cortlandt, was allotted 1424
acres, to Abraham De Peyster 1110 acres, to John Chambers 1282
acres, and to Peter Jay 1299 acres.
a The original in possession of William Jay of Bedford.
^ The ancestor of John was…
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.
…Beeckman married Cornelia van Cortlandt ; thus after the forfeiture of the Philipses a portion of the
manor again reverted to a connection of that ancient family ; Jacobus van Cortlandt, having married Eva Philipse, daughter of
the Hon. Frederick Philipse.
In…
Lossing, Benson John. The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea. New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1866. Internet Archive identifier: hudsonfromwilder00lossi. Illustrated travel-history of the Hudson River valley by the writer and artist Benson J. Lossing, whose chapter on Teller's / Croton Point is a primary source for Senasqua place-name etymology, Sarah Teller's 1682 purchase, and the Underhill vineyard.
…Crossing the bridge, I strolled down the right bank of the Croton, along
HIGH MBIDGE OViiE THE UBOTOX
the high margin of the stream, to the Van Cortlandt Manor House,
passing the old Ferry House on the way, where a…
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.
…confirmed, and by these presents do fully, clearly aud absolutely
grant, bargain, sell, alien, eufeof, and confirm unto Stephamis Van Cortlandt of
the city of New York, merchant, his heirs or assignees forever, all that certain
tract or parcel 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.
…This Point or Farm, which originally consisted of one hundred
and seventy-two acres, was held simply by permission or lease, under
James Van Cortlandt, (the son of John, grandson of Stephen, the son of
De Herr Stephanus 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.
…to his paternal estate, at Bedford ; a property -- part of the Van Cortlandt estate --
which his father had acquired by marriage with
Mary, a daughter of Jacobus Van Cortlandt. There
he lived tor twenty-eight years a peaceful and honored…
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.
…Van
Cortlandt Ridge, intermediate, from Y'onkers line to
Vault Hill, between Tippett's Brook on the east and
its main branch on the west. Greatest elevation, two
hundred feet, near Yonkers city line.
Tippett's Brook, the main stream…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…deLancey has re-produced, in full, an exceedingly interesting autobiographical tract, from the Colonel's own pen.
* Philip Van Cortlandt, eldest son of Pierre Van Cortlandt, was born
in the City of New York, in 1749 (?), and was a graduate…
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.
…Beeckman married Cornelia
van Cortlandt; thus after the forfeiture of the Philipses a portion of the
manor again reverted to a connection of that ancient family ; Jacobus
van Cortlandt having married Eva Philipse, daughter of the Hon. Frederick Philipse.
In…
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.
…15, 1787, Augustus van Cortlandt and .John Warner, trustees.
In accordance with the act passed for the relief of the Episcopal church, passed March 17, 1795, it was again incorporated,
Sept. 7, 1795. Augustus van Cortlandt and William Constable,
wardens…
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.
…and so running along Hudson's river northerly to the
laud of Stephanos Van Cortlandt, from thence to the eastwardmost end of the
said Van Cortlandt's laud and from thence to a great fresh water pond called
Keakates. and…
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.
…General Philip Van Cortlandt, son of Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Van
Cortlandt, was one of the commissioners for the Southern district,
which comprehended our county. Most of the resulting sales occurred in 1785, although a few were made in 1786. 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.
…Upon the highest ground of
Rahway Hook stands " Fort Independence Hotel," lately erected
by Col, Pierre van Cortlandt. From its elevated position this
spot commands a most extensive prospect of the Hudson River
and adjacent country. To the north rise…
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.
…Tompkins, General Lewis Morris, and
Gouverneur Morris-- was present.* Of the latter
Captain Piatt, Colonel Van Cortlandt, Zebadiah
Mills, and General Lewis Morris were new members.'
After a letter from the Delegation of the Colony in
the Continental Congress, bearing…
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.
…She was alive and a passenger on the ship with our travelers
in 1679, but she must have died before 1692, when Frederick Philipse
espoused Catharine Van Cortlandt, widow of John Derval and daughter
of Oloff Van Cortlandt, for his…
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.
These sp2cial enactments were doubtless procured through the
influence of the Philipses and Van Cortlandts, whose families
were both represented in the governor's council at that period, especially, as the lord of the manor of Cortlandt, was ranger within…
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.
…Joseph Strang Manor of Van Cortlandt.
Ebenezer Lockwood Precinct of Poundridge.
Gilbert Budd Town of Mamaroneck.
Ebenezer S. Burling Town of East Chester.
Daniel Horton Precinct of Wliite Plains.
Israel Honeywell Yonkers.
John Thomas Town of Rye.
Philip Pell Manor…
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.
…To Philip Van Cortlandt, north lot No. six and South
lot No. one, north of Croton,
and Front lot No. one on the
Hudson.
To Stephen Van Cortlandt, South lots Nos. six and
seven. North of Croton, and
Front lot…
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 children of Henry
White and Eva Van Cortlandt were Henry, Admiral Sir John Chambers, General Frederick Van
Cortlandt, Wm. Tryon, Ann (wife of Sir John Macnamara Hayes), Margaret (wife of Peter Jay Munro)
and Frances (wife of Archibald Bruce…
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.
…59S
of lands to Frederick Van Cortlandt,li, 61T
from Augustus Van Cortlandt, i. 613
Berrian family, ii. 606
Bir<.h, rtarvey, 1. 75
" Bishop Ptocks," ii. 25
Black DcigPiver, i. 24G
Blatchford, P.ev. .Samuel, L 53
Blind Brook…
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.
…de Lancey has re-produced, in full, an exceedingly interesting autobiographical tract, from the Colonel's own pen.
< I'hilip Van Cortlandt, eldest son of Pierre Van Cortlandt, was born
in the City of New York, in 1749 (?), and was…
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.
…After the death of Margaret he married, in 1692,
Catherine Van Cortlandt, widow of John Dervall
and daughter of Olaf Stevenszen Van Cortlandt, by
whom he received further additions to his wealth. Mr. Flypsen purchased other large tracts of land…
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, left
throughout the Manor. Of this about 1200 acres
divided into five farms are, at this moment, still
held, in the Great Lot, No. 6, south of Croton, by
descendants of the heir to whom that lot…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…5
There were only five Deputies present from the
City of New York, although twenty-one had been
elected; but every member of the Deputation from
Westchester-county -- Colonel Lewis Graham, Colonel
Pierre Van Cortlandt, Major Ebenezer Lockwood,
William Paulding…
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.
…That of
Stephanus van Cortlandt in his Manor-Grant of
Cortlandt one of the latter. Its value to the Lord of
Cortlandt was, that it gave him the regulation and
absolute control of the methods of Hunting and
Fishing, throughout…
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.
He who extended these hospitalities for the period of half a century
or more, was Pierre Van Cortlandt -- who was a member of the New
York Provincial Congress, chairman of the New York Committee of
Safety, and for eighteen successive…