New York political family of Dutch origin
Van Cortlandt
Current region
New York Place of origin Netherlands Connected families
The Van Cortlandt family was an influential political dynasty from the seventeenth-century
Dutch origins of
New York through its period as an English colony, then after it became a state, and into the nineteenth century. It rose to great prominence with the award of a
Royal Charter to Van Cortlandt Manor, an 86,000-acre (35,000 ha) tract in today's
Westchester County sprawling from the
Hudson River to the Connecticut state line granted as a Patent to
Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 1697 by
King William III .
Among the Van Cortlandt family tree are members of the
Philipse family ,
van Rensselaer family ,
Schuyler family ,
Livingston family , the
de Peyster family , the
Gage family , the
Jay family (including
John Jay , the
Founding Father and first
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ), and the
Delanceys .
Its legacy includes
Van Cortlandt Park and the
Van Cortlandt House Museum in
the Bronx , New York; the town of
Cortlandt in northern
Westchester County, New York ;
Van Cortlandt Upper Manor House in the hamlet of
Cortlandt Manor, New York ;
Van Cortlandt Manor in the village of
Croton-on-Hudson to its south; and the namesake for
Cortland County, New York and the
State University of New York College at Cortland .
History
Captain Olof Stevense Van Cortlandt, who was born in
Wijk bij Duurstede , Netherlands, arrived in
New Amsterdam in 1637. He was originally a soldier and bookkeeper who rose to high colonial ranks in service of the
Dutch West India Company , serving many terms as
burgomaster and
alderman .
[1] His descendants became involved in politics and married into the best American political and influential families including the
Van Rensselaers ,
Schuylers , and
Livingstons .
Van Cortlandt Park in
Bronx, New York derives its name from the family, as well as
Manhattan 's
Cortlandt Street and
Cortlandt Alley . The town of
Cortlandt to the north, in
Westchester County, New York carries the family name as well. The
Van Cortlandt House Museum was initially the residence of
Frederick Van Cortlandt .
Family tree
Coat of arms of Olav Van Cortlandt
Van Cortlandt House Museum , in the
Bronx , New York City
Mahogany table brought from Holland in 1668 by Olof Stevense Van Cortlandt
Steven Van Cortlandt
Olof Stevense Van Cortlandt (
c. 1615 –1684) m. Annetje Loockermans (1618-1684).
See also
References
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