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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.
…1730 is geboren myn derden soon Frederick Van Cortlandt, zyn compear
Peler Jay, peet Judith Jay."
'"Niew York de 28 Mart. 1732 is geboren myn
dochter Ev a Van Cortlandt, liar compear Jacobus Van
Cortlandt har grote vader, peet Anna…
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.
Frederick Van Cortlandt, the oldest son, was born
in 1698, and married Francina, daughter of Augustus
Jay (the ancestor of the family bearing that famous
name) and Anna Maria Bayard, his wife. The old
family Bible, printed in Amsterdam in…
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Kléber, Louis C. "Van Cortlandt Manor". History Today 30.11 (1980): 62-63. Religion and Philosophy Collection. Web, 24 Apr. 2015. ^ "Van Cortlandt Manor" . American Aristocracy . Retrieved February 15, 2026 . External links [ edit ] "Van Cortlandt
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/ 41.19167; -73.87639 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia House in Croton-on-Hudson, New York Not to be confused with Van Cortlandt Upper Manor House or Van Cortlandt House Museum . United States historic place Van Cortlandt Manor House U…
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 Y'ork the 3rd August, 1728, is born my second
son Augustus Van Cortlandt ; his godfather my
father, Augustus Jay, godmother Margaret De Peyster.
New Y^ork, 28th March, 1730, is born my third son,
Frederick Van Cortlandt ; his…
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The Gardens of Van Cortlandt Manor, 1930
The Gardens of Van Cortlandt Manor, 1930
These glass lantern slides document the gardens of Van Cortlandt Manor as they appeared in 1930, when the property remained in the hands of Van Cortlandt…
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The Gardens of Van Cortlandt Manor, 1930
The Gardens of Van Cortlandt Manor, 1930
These glass lantern slides document the gardens of Van Cortlandt Manor as they appeared in 1930, when the property remained in the hands of Van Cortlandt…
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The Gardens of Van Cortlandt Manor, 1930
The Gardens of Van Cortlandt Manor, 1930
These glass lantern slides document the gardens of Van Cortlandt Manor as they appeared in 1930, when the property remained in the hands of Van Cortlandt…
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…January 1975. ^ Van Wyck, Philip (1979). The Story of a Dutch Colonial family . p. 129. ^ DeForest, L. Effingham (1930). The Van Cortlandt Family . ^ a b c d e "Van Cortlandt Manor" . Croton-on-Hudson NY . Archived from the
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Accident on the Van Cortlandt Bridge, 1911
Accident on the Van Cortlandt Bridge, 1911
During the summer of 1911, a heavy truck's rear wheels broke through the wooden planks of the Van Cortlandt Bridge, which crossed the Croton River…
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Accident on the Van Cortlandt Bridge, 1911
Accident on the Van Cortlandt Bridge, 1911
During the summer of 1911, a heavy truck's rear wheels broke through the wooden planks of the Van Cortlandt Bridge, which crossed the Croton River…
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"People Not Property: Van Cortlandt Manor" . People Not Property / Historic Hudson Valley . Archived from the original on September 13, 2025 . Retrieved December 30, 2025 . ^ "Van Cortlandt Manor--Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1967 and 1974.
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.
Cortlandt house, the ancient residence of the Van Cortlandt
family, stands in the vale below, about one mile north from Kings
bridge, on the road leading to the village of Yonkers. Prior to
the purchase of the Philipses this estate…
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Manor" . Historic Hudson Valley . Official Site. "The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor" . Historic Hudson Valley . "Van Cortlandt Manor" . Croton-on-Hudson . People Not Property , digital documentary on slavery in the North by
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which the Van Cortlandt family members preserved through generations. In 1961, Van Cortlandt Manor was registered as a National Historic Landmark. It is one of the historic sites owned and operated by Historic Hudson Valley . The house is not
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Van Cortlandt Manor in Miniature
Van Cortlandt Manor in Miniature
The New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show featured a miniature replica of Van Cortlandt Manor crafted entirely from natural materials. This rustic version was "made entirely of plant…
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1961 [ 2 ] Designated NYSRHP June 23, 1980 Van Cortlandt Manor House is a 17th-century house and property built by the Van Cortlandt family located near the confluence of the Croton and Hudson Rivers in the village of Croton-on…
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sometime before 1732, [ 8 ] and some 1,000 acres of surrounding lands were inherited by Philip Van Cortlandt (1683–1746). The house was not any owner's principal residence until Philip's son, Pierre Van Cortlandt , inherited it in his…
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A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure - on eBay!
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure - on eBay!
The Westchester County Historical Society (WCHS) acquired an important historical document: a 22-page notebook from surveyor George W. Cartwright. The journal documents his detailed survey…
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A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure - on eBay!
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure - on eBay!
The Westchester County Historical Society (WCHS) acquired an important historical document: a 22-page notebook from surveyor George W. Cartwright. The journal documents his detailed survey…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2014/01/22/a-van-cortlandt-manor-treasure-on-ebay/
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure - on eBay!
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure - on eBay!
The Westchester County Historical Society (WCHS) acquired an important historical document: a 22-page notebook from surveyor George W. Cartwright. The journal documents his detailed survey…
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.
…The whole eight hundred and fifty acres is now vested in his descendant Augustus van Cortlandt Esq.
Jacobus van Cortlandt, the first of the name who enjoyed this
estate was the second son of the Right Hon. OlofTSievensen van
Cortlandt…
Westchester County Historical Society / John M. McDonald Interviews — Digital Collection April 2025
…Van Wyck,” presumably a grandson of Abraham Van Wyck and Catherine Van Cortlandt. Catherine Van Cortlandt was a sister of Philip Van Cortlandt, who ended the Revolutionary War as a Brevet Brigadier General in the Continental Army.
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.
…Surviving him were his widow, Catharine Beck Van Cortlandt (daughter of Dr. T. Romeyn Beck of Albany, the author and
founder of medical jurisprudence), and three children, Catharine Van
Cortlandt Mathews, James Stevenson Van Cortlandt and Anne Stevenson Van Cortlandt…
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.
Pierre Van Cortlandt." Another portrait
represents Pierre (afterwards Lieutenant-Governor) as a boy of about ten
years of age, in a scarlet coat, with white silk stockings and a grey-hound
by his side. Abraham, still older, is depicted in…
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.
By articles of agreement entered into by the Van Cortlandt heirs in November, 1730, Philip
Verplanck was appointed to survey and lay out the manor into thirty
lots. This commission was duly executed, although Verplanck's survey was confined to…
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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.
Annie," as she is affectionately known--who graces the old Manor
House as the Van Cortlandt women always didd 1! The Van Cortlandts
founded Croton-on-Hudson two hundred and fifty years ago. If there
is a village shrine in…
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Van Cortlandt Manor Ferry House
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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.
…Van Cortlandt, A., 594.
Van Cortlandt, K., 278.
Van Cortlandt family, 761.
Van Cortlandt Park, 68.
Van Cortlandt, Philip, 276.
Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 146.
Van Cortlandt, S. (See Manor), 24, 113, 115,
118, 122, 127, 130. I Van Couwenhoven, J…