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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.
Of him it may well
be said : " Write me as
one that loves his fellowmen."
The interment took
place in the family burial
ground at Croton, where
repose the remains of
those sterling Revolutionary patriots, Lieutenant
Governor 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.
And we do by these presents Constitute and Appoint our said Loving SubjectStephanus van Cortlandt
and his heirs and Assinys to be our Sole and only
Ranger of the Said Lordship and Mannour of Cortlandt and to have hold 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.
…About 1700 he dammed Tippet's
Brook, thus creating the present Van Cortlandt Lake; and probably
not long afterward he erected below the dam the Van Cortlandt mill,
which until as recent a date as 1889 (when it came into…
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this time, the Rumachenanck (Haverstraw) tribe. [ 7 ] [ 6 ] Unlike other manors that followed primogeniture , Stephanus willed the estate not to the eldest son but to all his children equally, leading to the eventual breakup of the massive
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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.
…On the 14th of April, 1700, Stephanus Van Cortlandt made and published his last will and testament as follows : --
a M. S. vol. City Rec. X. V.
b Moultou"s sketch of New Orange, 1669, Stephanus Van Cortlandt In behalf…
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brigadier general by the war's end, returned and, along with his sister, Catherine (who became well known for her resistance to the British occupiers [ 15 ] ), restored the manor to working order. [ 11 ] [ 16 ] The work of repairing and rebuilding
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movie theater. [ 11 ] [ 16 ] In 1953, John D. Rockefeller Jr. purchased the property and began restoring the manor to its previous prominence. It officially opened to the public as a museum in 1959. [ 17 ] The museum holds many original furnishings,
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Macdonald, John. Interview with {} ({}). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 2043. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
…VAN CORTLANDT, Pierre Jr. Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., was a son of Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1819), who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795, and Joanna Livingston (1722-1808). His brother Philip Van Cortlandt (1749…
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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.
The will of Augustus Van Cortlandt, dated December, 1823, contains the following clause : " Whereas,
the greatest part of the lands and real estate which I
occupy and hold in the town of Yonkers was derived
to me by inheritance from…
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National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark New York State Register of Historic Places Show map of New York Show map of the United States Location South Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, New York Coordinates 41°11…
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73°52′35″W / 41.19167°N 73.87639°W / 41.19167; -73.87639 Built 1665 Architectural style Dutch-English Colonial NRHP reference No. 66000579 NYSRHP No. 11953.000005 Significant dates Added to NRHP October 15, 1966 [ 1 ] Designated NHL…
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…1700 -- death of Stephanus Van Cortlandt. Son Philip Van Cortlandt became Second Lord of the Manor. His wife was Catherine de Peyster. After the father's death, the 83,000 acre estate was gradually broken up.
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…Van Cortlandt Manor The Van Cortlandt Manor House stands near the shore of Croton Bay. It was erected at the beginning of the last
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social and economic importance to the Hudson Valley . [ 11 ] He established an apple orchard, dairy farm, carpenter and blacksmith shops, bee house, and kiln, as well as a tavern. [ 12 ] A 1776 map shows a mill on a stream between…
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thriving and provided the community and travelers with food, supplies, and lodging. Pierre and his wife did not return until 1803, once the manor was in full working order again. The manor was passed down in the family until it…
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non-relative, Otis Taylor, in 1945. [ 11 ] By this time, the property had lost luster and was not the flourishing estate it had once been. Some buildings and barn houses were taken down to accommodate for more modern facilities, such…