82 passages in 16 source items for “Van Cortlandt purchase”
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acquired by direct purchase from the Kitchawank (also spelled Kitchtawanc or Kitchawonke) people, [ 3 ] [ 6 ] a Lenape tribe of the Wappinger confederacy. The purchase was made in part by Stephanus van Cortlandt , the first native-born mayor of New
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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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §909
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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…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §907
— Prior to
the
purchase of the Philipses this estate (as before shown,) formed
a portion of the fief of Colen-donck, and was styled the " Old
Yonckers." From the Patroon Adriaen
van der Donck it passed
through the hands of…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §908
— …
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…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §906
— …
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…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §841
— …This property is still vested in a descendant of Jacobus
van
Cortlandt.
13ih August, 1701, we find the Indians confirming the
Van
Cortlandts in their
purchase.
" To all Christian people and others to whom these presents shall come,
Clause Dewilt…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §471
— …Titian's Mistress, Heely ; Augustus
van Cortlandt of
Yonkers, Jarvis ; Mrs.
van Cortlandt, (a miniature) Leslie. The
views of the water from this place are of a beautiful description. Jn the immediate vicinity are located the residences of Mr. Daniel…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II §818
— …b See
Van Cortlandt's confirmation.
' See Bedford.
d Donck is a village in South Holland, three and a half leagues from Corenm.
• O'Callaghan's Hist. N. N. 327.
406 ^' ' HISTORY OF THE "
Patroon Killian
van Rensselaer, for the…
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.
…Wells and Gertrude
Van Cortlandt Wells, a daughter of that union, lives in Croton-on-
Hudson today. She is well known as Baroness de Graffenried. She is
known as "The Baroness" and, by inheritance or purchase, owned
much of the…
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The Story of Croton §14
— …Wells and Gertrude
Van Cortlandt Wells, a daughter of that union, lives in Croton-on-
Hudson today. She is well known as Baroness de Graffenried. She is
known as "The Baroness" and, by inheritance or
purchase, owned
much of the…
The Story of Croton §20
— …Stephanus
Van Cortlandt was married to
Gertrude Schuyler, 1671, his sister Sophia married Andreas Teller.
Evidently through her brother's aid and influence, the Tellers obtained
the greater part of Senasqua, as the peninsula was called. The original
purchase price…
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 purchase was afterwards confirmed to Stephanus Van Cortlandt)
to be holden of his majesty and his successors in common soccage according to the tenure of East Greenwich in England, the patentee
paying yearly therefore (as a quit rent,) two…
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Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
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Van Cortlandt, Philip (Colonel commanding Second New York
Regiment) :
Autobiography, with Notes by Pierre C, Van Wyck. Magazine of American History. Vol. 2. p. 278 et seq. Same. Elmira Daily Advertiser, February 17th, 1879.
Van Hovenburgh, Rudolphus (Lieutenant Fourth…
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's land, &c., &c."
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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §153
— …Pierre
Van
Cortlandt, surviving executor of Philip, deceased, will give a
title agreeable to the act of Assembly, &c. The lands are to be
sold to the highest bidder, and the
purchase money to be immediately paid as soon as…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §112
— …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…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §967
— …1699, Sachima Wicker, sachem of Kightawonck and his associates sold to Stephanus
van
Cortlandt, all their rights as owners and proprietors in the " land
lying and being v/ithin
Cortlandt's manor, beginning on the
south side of Kightawonck creek…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §247
— …This Point was
originally granted by the
Van Cortlandts to the Dutch Reformed
Church of
Cortlandt manor. Some time subsequent to the revoa Monlton & Yates Hist. N. Y., page 271.
b The Wickapy Indians, whose principal settlements were in the…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §566
— Some of these lands must have subsequently reverted to the Indians, for in 1699 the Kitchawan tribe
again released the same territory to Stephanas
van Cortlandt. This individual had previously obtained a charter from the
» Salem was incorporated on the…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §563
— …Seven of Mosher's party were from the farm of General Pierre
van
Cortlandt, Cortlandtown.
» On the east side of the road leading from the
Purchase to Rye, lies the grave
of an old veteran by the name of John…
A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I §297
— …Jacobus
van Cortlandt, Joseph
van Home, Capt. John Drake, Thomas
Pinckney, Joseph Drake, Edmund Ward, Henry Fowler, and Roger Barton,
a grant for a tract of land in Westchester Co., beginning at Hutchinson's
brook, at the end of 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. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…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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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.
…gan's purchase in 1685 covered this tract, and had as one of its
grantors Werekepes, who was also a grantor to Van Cortlandt.
From Verdrietig hook to
Stony point may be assumed
as the territory of the Haverstraws.
The…
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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §204
— …gan's
purchase in 1685 covered this tract, and had as one of its
grantors Werekepes, who was also a grantor to
Van Cortlandt.
From Verdrietig hook to
Stony point may be assumed
as the territory of the Haverstraws.
The…
History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River §205
— …gan's
purchase in 1685 covered this tract, and had as one of its
grantors Werekepes, who was also a grantor to
Van Cortlandt.
From Verdrietig hook to
Stony point may be assumed
as the territory of the Haverstraws.
The…
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.
…Against
this powerful conservative combination stood the Morrises in the extreme southern part of the county, Judge Thomas, representing no
landed estates but the simple yeomanry of Rye, Harrison's Purchase, and the central sections, and Pierre Van Cortlandt, the…
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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.
…Previously to his purchase of the Dongan lands,
and on the 13th of July, 1688, Stephanus Van Cortlandt bought from the Haverstraw Indians a tract on
the West side of the Hudson River, directly opposite
to the promontory of Anthony…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §600
— …Previously to his
purchase of the Dongan lands,
and on the 13th of July, 1688, Stephanus
Van Cortlandt bought from the Haverstraw Indians a tract on
the West side of the Hudson River, directly opposite
to the promontory of Anthony…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §655
— …who desired to take up lands, The few ])eo])le
brought in, and imjirovements undertaken, by Steplianus
van Cortlandt between his first
purchase and his
death, were settled and made in the western portion
of the Manor, along the river…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §634
— …
Van Cortlandt's
home was in New York, and this first building was
intended as a station for Indian traffic. Naturally it
became his place of temporary residence when visiting his lands after his first
purchase, either for business, pleasure…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §601
— Previously to his
purchase of the Dongan lands,
and on the 13th of July, 1688, Stephanus
Van Cortlandt bought from the Haverstraw Indians a tract on
the West side of the Hudson River, directly opposite
to the promontory of Anthony…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §635
—
Van Cortlandt's
home was in New York, and this first building was
intended as a station for Indian traffic. Naturally it
became his place of temporary residence when visiting his lands after his first
purchase, either for business, pleasure…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §592
— …Sec'y.^
The earliest movement of Stephanus
van Cortlandt
towards obtaining the Lands of the Manor, was to
take out, pursuant to the law of the Province,'^ a License to
purchase them from the Indians, in order to
extinguish the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §576
— …ten in
width, in shape nearly a rectangular parallelogram,
formed, " The Manor of
Cortlandt." Acquired by
direct
purchase from the Indians, in part, by Stephanus
van Cortlandt, a native born Dutch gentleman of
New York, and in part by others…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4080
— …
Van der Donck's " planting-field " was on the
plain or flat of the
Van Cortlandt estate, lying between Broadway and the present lake, and extending
up to the southerly end of Vault 11111.** It is probable that his house…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…He married a wealth}' wife, and became, by purchase, the
proprietor of the \^an Cortlandt Manor on the river. Van Cortlandt 's neighbour, Philipse, began life (according to Chief-Justice John Jay) as a carpenter. The ex|)crts in heraldry…
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The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §105
— …He married a wealth}' wife, and became, by
purchase, the
proprietor of the \^an
Cortlandt Manor on the river.
Van Cortlandt 's neighbour, Philipse, began life (according to Chief-Justice John Jay) as a carpenter. The ex|)crts in heraldry…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §103
— …North of his extensive territory, more
particular!}^ defined in another chapter, lay the manor
of
Cortlandt, reaching as far as Anthony's Nose. On
the north of
Van Cortlandt Philipse again appears; the
Highland Patent, as it was called, taking…
The Hudson River from Ocean to Source (Bacon, 1903) §104
— On
the north of
Van Cortlandt Philipse again appears; the
Highland Patent, as it was called, taking in nearly all
of Putnam Coimty and reaching to Fishkill creek. Rondout came next, including the land between Fishkill and Wappinger's creek…
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.
…They sold
it to Stephen Van Cortlandt, in the year 1683, with land east of it called
A]}-2)a-magh-2)ogh. The purchase was confirmed by patent from the
English government. On this point Colonel Livingston held command…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…Livingston and James Duane and John Jay and Pierre Van Cortlandt-- the
lust- named three having been Livingstons by their marriages -- were
members of that Convention; and six of them were present when the
order was given. (Journal of the…
Raymond, Marcius D., editor and publisher. Souvenir of the Revolutionary Soldiers' Monument Dedication, at Tarrytown, N.Y., October 19th, 1894. Tarrytown, NY, 1894.
…The latter, born 1755, afterwards
removed to Cortlandt town, where he died 1808, leaving descendants
by two marriages. John married Rea, the only daughter of Cornelius
Van Tassel, as already stated in the story of that family. James Romer
was…
National Park Service (2021)
…Indian Field, part of Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, honors Ninham, his son Abraham, and the fifteen other Stockbridge Munsee Mohican warriors who died fighting the Queen’s Rangers on this site in the Battle of Kingsbridge in 1778…
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…To the west is Route 9 and to the south is the Van Cortlandt Manor property, a five-acre historic estate. The Harmon commercial area includes a mix of smaller-scale shops along South Riverside and a large (30-acre…