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******* [[Stephen Van Rensselaer|Stephen van Rensselaer III]] (1764–1839), sixth and last Patroon of Rensselaerwyck.
******* [[Stephen Van Rensselaer|Stephen van Rensselaer III]] (1764–1839), sixth and last Patroon of Rensselaerwyck.
******* [[Philip S. Van Rensselaer]] (1767–1824), [[List of mayors of Albany, New York|Mayor]] of the city of [[Albany, New York]]
******* [[Philip S. Van Rensselaer]] (1767–1824), [[List of mayors of Albany, New York|Mayor]] of the city of [[Albany, New York]]
******* {{Tree list/final branch}}Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (1768–1841) m. (1) 1787: John Bradstreet Schuyler (son of General [[Philip Schuyler]]); m. (2) 1800: John Bleeker.<ref name="Reynolds1914">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Cuyler|title=Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation|date=1914|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|location=New York|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iNIUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1158-IA1|accessdate=29 August 2016|language=en}}</ref>
******* {{Tree list/final branch}}Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (1768–1841) m. (1) 1787: John Bradstreet Schuyler (son of General [[Philip Schuyler]]); m. (2) 1800: John Bleeker.<ref name="Reynolds1914">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Cuyler|title=Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation|date=1914|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|location=New York|url=https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami00reyn|page=[https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami00reyn/page/1158 1158]|accessdate=29 August 2016|language=en}}</ref>
***** Johannes van Rensselaer (d. 1719)
***** Johannes van Rensselaer (d. 1719)
***** Gertrude van Rensselaer, (b. 1714) m. (1) Adonis Schuyler; m. (2) [[Robert Livingston (1708–1790)|Robert Livingston]] (1708–1790).<ref name="Reynolds1914"/>
***** Gertrude van Rensselaer, (b. 1714) m. (1) Adonis Schuyler; m. (2) [[Robert Livingston (1708–1790)|Robert Livingston]] (1708–1790).<ref name="Reynolds1914"/>
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**** [[Hendrick van Rensselaer]] (1667–1740) m. Catharina [[Johannes Pieterse Van Brugh|Van Brugh]] (1665–1730)
**** [[Hendrick van Rensselaer]] (1667–1740) m. Catharina [[Johannes Pieterse Van Brugh|Van Brugh]] (1665–1730)
**** {{Tree list/final branch}}Maria van Rensselaer (1673–1713) m. [[Pieter Schuyler]] (1657–1724)
**** {{Tree list/final branch}}Maria van Rensselaer (1673–1713) m. [[Pieter Schuyler]] (1657–1724)
***** Gertruj Schuyler (b. 1694) m. Johannes Lansing.<ref name="Reynolds">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Cuyler|title=Albany Chronicles: A History of the City Arranged Chronologically, from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time; Illustrated with Many Historical Pictures of Rarity and Reproductions of the Robert C. Pruyn Collection of the Mayors of Albany, Owned by the Albany Institute and Historical and Art Society|date=1906|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company, printers|location=Albany, New York|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNU0AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110|accessdate=7 September 2016|language=en}}</ref>
***** Gertruj Schuyler (b. 1694) m. Johannes Lansing.<ref name="Reynolds">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Cuyler|title=Albany Chronicles: A History of the City Arranged Chronologically, from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time; Illustrated with Many Historical Pictures of Rarity and Reproductions of the Robert C. Pruyn Collection of the Mayors of Albany, Owned by the Albany Institute and Historical and Art Society|date=1906|publisher=J. B. Lyon Company, printers|location=Albany, New York|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_XNU0AAAAIAAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_XNU0AAAAIAAJ/page/n181 110]|accessdate=7 September 2016|language=en}}</ref>
***** Philip Schuyler (b. 1696) m. Margarita Schuyler (daughter of [[Johannes Schuyler]]).<ref name="Reynolds"/>
***** Philip Schuyler (b. 1696) m. Margarita Schuyler (daughter of [[Johannes Schuyler]]).<ref name="Reynolds"/>
***** Pieter Schuyler (b. 1698), a twin m. Catherine Groesbeck.<ref name="Reynolds"/>
***** Pieter Schuyler (b. 1698), a twin m. Catherine Groesbeck.<ref name="Reynolds"/>
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**** Margaret Van Cortlandt (1694–1770) m. Abraham de Peyster (1696–1767) (son of [[Abraham de Peyster]]).<ref name="Reynolds1914"/>
**** Margaret Van Cortlandt (1694–1770) m. Abraham de Peyster (1696–1767) (son of [[Abraham de Peyster]]).<ref name="Reynolds1914"/>
**** [[Frederick Van Cortlandt]] (1699–1749) m. Frances Jay (1701–1780).<ref name="vchm">{{cite web |title=The History of Van Cortlandt House and Museum |url=http://www.vchm.org/the-history-of-van-cortlandt-house-and-family.html |website=vchm.org |publisher=[[Van Cortlandt House Museum]] |accessdate=31 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
**** [[Frederick Van Cortlandt]] (1699–1749) m. Frances Jay (1701–1780).<ref name="vchm">{{cite web |title=The History of Van Cortlandt House and Museum |url=http://www.vchm.org/the-history-of-van-cortlandt-house-and-family.html |website=vchm.org |publisher=[[Van Cortlandt House Museum]] |accessdate=31 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
***** James Van Cortlandt (1727–1781) m. Elizabeth Cuyler (1731–1815) (daughter of [[Cornelis Cuyler]]).<ref name="Reynolds1911">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Cuyler|title=Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene|date=1911|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b4k-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32|accessdate=8 September 2017|language=en}}</ref>
***** James Van Cortlandt (1727–1781) m. Elizabeth Cuyler (1731–1815) (daughter of [[Cornelis Cuyler]]).<ref name="Reynolds1911">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Cuyler|title=Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene|date=1911|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_b4k-AAAAYAAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_b4k-AAAAYAAJ/page/n42 32]|accessdate=8 September 2017|language=en}}</ref>
***** Augustus Van Cortlandt (1728–1823) m. Catherine Barclay (1744–1808) (daughter of [[Andrew Barclay (merchant)|Andrew Barclay]]).<ref name="Moffat1904">{{cite book |last1=Moffat |first1=R. Burnham |title=The Barclays of New York: who They are and who They are Not,-and Some Other Barclays |date=1904 |publisher=R. G. Cooke |page=103 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hGkJ5N4ZEd8C&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103 |accessdate=29 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
***** Augustus Van Cortlandt (1728–1823) m. Catherine Barclay (1744–1808) (daughter of [[Andrew Barclay (merchant)|Andrew Barclay]]).<ref name="Moffat1904">{{cite book |last1=Moffat |first1=R. Burnham |title=The Barclays of New York: who They are and who They are Not,-and Some Other Barclays |date=1904 |publisher=R. G. Cooke |page=[https://archive.org/details/barclaysnewyork00moffgoog/page/n115 103] |url=https://archive.org/details/barclaysnewyork00moffgoog |accessdate=29 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
****** Anne Van Cortlandt (1766–1814) m. Henry White (1763–1822)
****** Anne Van Cortlandt (1766–1814) m. Henry White (1763–1822)
******* Helen Van Cortlandt White (1792–1881) m. [[Abraham Schermerhorn]] (1783–1850).<ref name="Nick1905">{{cite book|last1=Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York|title=The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York: History, Customs, Record of Events, Constitution, Certain Genealogies, and Other Matters of Interest. V. 1-|date=1905|page=84|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJM-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA84|accessdate=January 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
******* Helen Van Cortlandt White (1792–1881) m. [[Abraham Schermerhorn]] (1783–1850).<ref name="Nick1905">{{cite book|last1=Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York|title=The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York: History, Customs, Record of Events, Constitution, Certain Genealogies, and Other Matters of Interest. V. 1-|date=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/saintnicholassoc01sain/page/n87 84]|url=https://archive.org/details/saintnicholassoc01sain|accessdate=January 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
******** [[Caroline Schermerhorn Astor|Caroline Webster Schermerhorn]] (1830–1908) m. [[William Backhouse Astor Jr.]] (1829–1892).<ref name="WBAobit1892">{{cite news|title=William Astor Is Dead; Stricken Suddenly at the Hotel Liverpool, Paris. He Leaves a Fortune of Many Mill- Ions -- John Jacob Astor Will Inherit It -- the Body Will Be Brought Home for Burial.|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/04/27/104125908.pdf|accessdate=January 14, 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 27, 1892}}</ref>
******** [[Caroline Schermerhorn Astor|Caroline Webster Schermerhorn]] (1830–1908) m. [[William Backhouse Astor Jr.]] (1829–1892).<ref name="WBAobit1892">{{cite news|title=William Astor Is Dead; Stricken Suddenly at the Hotel Liverpool, Paris. He Leaves a Fortune of Many Mill- Ions -- John Jacob Astor Will Inherit It -- the Body Will Be Brought Home for Burial.|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1892/04/27/104125908.pdf|accessdate=January 14, 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 27, 1892}}</ref>
****** Helen Van Cortlandt (1768–1812) m. James Morris (1764–1827) (son of [[Lewis Morris]]).
****** Helen Van Cortlandt (1768–1812) m. James Morris (1764–1827) (son of [[Lewis Morris]]).

Revision as of 09:21, 24 March 2020

Van Cortlandt
Current regionNew York
Place of originNetherlands
Connected familiesVan Rensselaer family
Schuyler family
Livingston family

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.

Among its legacy is Van Cortlandt Park and the Van Cortlandt House Museum in 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, and Van Cortlandt Manor in the village of Croton-on-Hudson to its south.

Among the family tree are members of the Philipse family, van Rensselaer family, Schuyler family, Livingston family,the de Peyster family, the Jay family (including John Jay, the Founding Father and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court), and the Delanceys.

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 Rensselaer family, Schuyler family, and Livingston families.

Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, New York derives its name from the family. 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

Van Cortlandt House Museum, in the Bronx, New York City
Mahogany table brought from Holland in 1668 by Olof Stevense Van Cortlandt

See also

References

  1. ^ Allaben, Frank (1908). John Watts de Peyster, Volume 1. Frank Allaben Genealogical Co. pp. 42–43. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b Fraser, Sir William (1897). The Elphinstone Family Book of the Lords Elphinstone, Balmerino and Coupar. T. and A. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press. p. 149. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 1158. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d Reynolds, Cuyler (1906). Albany Chronicles: A History of the City Arranged Chronologically, from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time; Illustrated with Many Historical Pictures of Rarity and Reproductions of the Robert C. Pruyn Collection of the Mayors of Albany, Owned by the Albany Institute and Historical and Art Society. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company, printers. p. 110. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ^ Benjamin, Aline (30 October 1977). "From Rags to Riches in 1686". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ "The History of Van Cortlandt House and Museum". vchm.org. Van Cortlandt House Museum. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  7. ^ Reynolds, Cuyler (1911). Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 32. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  8. ^ Moffat, R. Burnham (1904). The Barclays of New York: who They are and who They are Not,-and Some Other Barclays. R. G. Cooke. p. 103. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  9. ^ Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York (1905). The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York: History, Customs, Record of Events, Constitution, Certain Genealogies, and Other Matters of Interest. V. 1-. p. 84. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "William Astor Is Dead; Stricken Suddenly at the Hotel Liverpool, Paris. He Leaves a Fortune of Many Mill- Ions -- John Jacob Astor Will Inherit It -- the Body Will Be Brought Home for Burial" (PDF). The New York Times. April 27, 1892. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
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