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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.
…Holmes and Jonathan
Piatt, of Bedford; John Thomas, Junior, of Rye;
and Samuel Drake and Philip Van Cortlandt,
both of the Maner of Cortlandt ; a majority of
whom was authorized to represent the County, and to
cast the Vote of…
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.
…MANOR OF CORTLANDT.
The District late commanded by Francis Lent.
James Kronkhyte, Captain. Staats Degrete, 2d Lieutenant.
Abraham Lamb, 1st Lieutenant, David Penore, Ensign.
The District late commanded by Bartow Underbill. Gilbert van Cortlandt, Captain.
Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.
…Philip Van Cortlandt. The said deponent has
always understood from the officers and soldiers that served with the
said Isaac Van Wart that he was a very bold, active and enterprising
officer, and that such was his reputation on the…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2017/10/05/view-of-the-hudson-from-hortons-road-near-croton/
…The painting captures recognizable Croton area features, including the Croton River emptying into the Hudson, Croton Point in the distance, and Van Cortlandt Manor visible among trees along the roadside. Th
Date: Various
Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2017…
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.
…Whereas, our
loving subject, Colonel Stephanus Van Cortlandt, one of the members of our
Council of our Province of New York, &c, hath by his petition presented unto
our trusty and well beloved Colonel Benjamin Fletcher, Captain-General and
Governor…
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.
…Colonies, and bravely resisted what were regarded as the usurpations of the
Home Government; while Pierre Van Cortlandt, of
the Manor of Cortlandt, and John Thomas, representing the body of the County, quite as manfully
opposed them, and, indirectly, quite…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…Colonies, and bravely resisted what were regarded as the usurpations of the
Home Government; while Pierre Van Cortlandt, of
the Manor of Cortlandt, and John Thomas, representing the body of the County, quite as manfully
opposed them, and, indirectly, quite…
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.
…The flood of 1841, that swept away the Croton
Dam, almost filled the bay with earth ; it is accumulating there every
hour ; and, in the course of a few years, the Van Cortlandt estate will
have many acres of fine…
Macdonald, John. Interview with {} ({}). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 2043. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., was born on August 29, 1762, and died on July 13, 1848. https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000023
VAN WART, Alexander
The Reverend Alexander Van Wart was a son of Isaac Van Wart, one of…
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.
…below Kingsbridge and above Archers
along
lands and its northern passing through Van Cortlandt Lake
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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.
…M^ Adam, John Cruger, Ja-
"cob Walton, Robert Bayard, Teter Graham, Peter
"Van Schaack, Andrew Elliot, David Mathews, John
"Watts, Junr., and Thomas Jones.
" In Kings-county. -- Augustus Van Cortlandt and
" John Rapalje.
"In Richmond-county. -- Benjamin Seaman and
" Christopher…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…M c Adam, John Cruger, Ja-
'cob Walton, Robert Bayard, Peter Graham, Peter
'Van Schaack, Andrew Elliot, David Mathews, John
'Watts, Junr., and Thomas Jones.
" In Kings-county. -- -Augustus Van Cortlandt and
' John Rapalje.
"In Richmond-county. -- Benjamin Seaman and…
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.
…95 (probably Robert Troup, of
New York; he had a good practice in this country);
Pierre Van Cortlandt, of the town of Cortlandt, admitted in 1787, but not often in court; Frederick
Prevost, 1787 ; John Johnston, 1787; Augustus James,
1787…
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.
…province, and
the citizens were called upon to come together and choose by popular
election a successor to Stephanus Van Cortlandt in the mayoralty
of the city, which they did accordingly. Finally, in December, by virtue of a letter 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.
…Van der Donck's plantation, " a
flat, with some convenient meadows about it," was located about a
mile above Kingsbridge, near where the Van Cortlandt mansion now
stands. " On the flat just behind the present grove of locusts, north
of…
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.
…and so running along Hudson's river northerly to the land of Stephannus Van Cortlandt, from ihence to the eastwardmost end of the said Yan Cortlandt's land, and from thence to a great
fresh water pond called Keakates, and…
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.
…It was not until 1734, however, that the heirs of
Stephanus van Cortlandt, who had died in 1700, chose
to avail themselves of this privilege of representation. In that year at their instance Mr. Philip Verplanck ' was chosen to represent…
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.
…A schedule or list of goods paid by Stephanus Van Cortlandt, in his deed expressed. , ^ ^ ..
8 guns,
9 blankets,
5 coats, '" r .
14 fathom of Duffels,
14 kettles,
40 fathoms of black Wampum,
80 fathoms of white Vv'ampum,
2…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Corsa, Andrew, 1762-1852; Valentine, Elijah, c.1779-1848; (1844). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1891. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
…Delancey
large and coarse - best good looking -
Negro fort in Van Cortlandt's -
(Valentine)
Capt. Corsa taken of a rainy day at his
house where the Catholic college now
is. The Yagers when they retreated
from Philip's house 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.
…Upon the partition of the manor of Cortlandt among the heirs
of Stephanus van Cortlandt in the year 1734, the following allotments were made in this town.
North lot No. 2, Andrew Miller; ditto No. 3, Gertrude Beeckman ; ditto No…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…The District formerly commanded by Barton Underbill elected Gilbert Van Cortlandt, for its Captain;
Daniel Hains, for its First Lieutenant ; 5 James Taller,
for its Second Lieutenant ; and Haramanos Gardinear
minor, or "Third," for its Ensign.
The District formerly commanded…
Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.
…Pierre Van
Cortlandt says that after he
got out "he went to Nathan
Lev in us who kept a livery
stable in Chatterton Street,
where Lorillard's manufactory afterwards was. Paulding there got a
Hessian's coat, green trimmed up…
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.
soldier of the former War, was its Colonel;' and
Philip Van Cortlandt, of Cortlandt Manor, who held,
also, a Royal Commission of Major in the Colonial
Militia, was its Lieutenant-colonel ;* Barnabas Tuthill, of Southold, Suffolk county, was its ]\Lijor…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
soldier of the former War, was its Colonel; 3 and
Philip Van Cortlandt, of Cortlandt Manor, who held,
also, a Royal Commission of Major in the Colonial
Militia, was its Lieutenant-colonel; 4 Barnabas Tuthill, of Southold, Suffolk county, was…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…6
The eight Companies, in the Manor of Cortlandt,
which were thus reorganized and re-officered, were
known as the North Battalion of Westchester-county,
of which, soon afterwards, Pierre Van Cortlandt was
made Colonel, 7 Gilbert Drake its Lieutenant…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…In Westchester-county, the heirs and assigns of Stephanus Van Cortlandt having failed to exercise thoprivilege which had been given to the
latter, as the Lord of the Manor of Cortlandt, of electing a Representative for that Manor in the…
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.
…R, west of the aforesaid creek which lyes by said Stephanus Van Cortlandt's
land, including all the meadows both fresh and salt within said bounds containing in all 1800 acres, or thereabouts, together with all, and all manner of…
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.
…Whereas,
our loving subject, Colonel Stephanus Van Cortlandt, one of the members of
our Council of our Province of New York, &c., hath by his petition presented unto our trusty and well beloved Colonel Benjamin Fletcher, Captain General and Governor…
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.
…Stephanus van Cortlandt, Lord of the manor of Cortlandt. This
lady, mounted on a fine bay horse, was endeavoring to escape from the
burning of the meeting-house in July, 1779, when she was overtaken,
about one mile north of…
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.
…York,'' although the great George Whitefield had preached
in Peekskill in 1770 and talked from the veranda of the Van Cortlandt Manor House, too. Bishop Francis Asbury made great progress,
though, in 1795. Croton must have pleased him, for in…