Stephanus Van Cortlandt
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Stephanus van Cortlandt | |
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17th Mayor of New York City | |
In office 1686–1688 | |
Governor | Thomas Dongan |
Preceded by | Nicholas Bayard |
Succeeded by | Peter Delanoy |
10th Mayor of New York City | |
In office 1677–1678 | |
Governor | Edmund Andros |
Preceded by | Nicholas De Mayer |
Succeeded by | Thomas Delavall |
Personal details | |
Born | New Amsterdam, New Netherland (New York City) | May 7, 1643
Died | November 25, 1700 New York, New York | (aged 57)
Spouse | Gertruj van Schuyler |
Children | 5 |
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Stephanus van Cortlandt (May 7, 1643 – November 25, 1700) was the first native-born
Early life
Stephanus van Cortlandt was born on May 7, 1643, the son of Captain Olof Stevense van Cortlandt. His father had been born at Wijk bij Duurstede, in the Dutch Republic, and in 1637 arrived in New Amsterdam. Beginning as a soldier and bookkeeper, Olof Stevense van Cortland rose to high office in the colonial service of the Dutch West India Company, serving many terms as burgomaster and alderman before dying in 1684.[1] His mother, nicknamed "Anna", was Annetje (née Loockermans) van Cortlandt[2] (born Turnhout; March 17, 1618), who may have been the person who began the "Santa Claus" tradition in America.[3]
His parents had four children:[4] Stephanus van Cortlandt (1643–1700); Jacobus van Cortlandt (1658–1739), who married Eva de Vries Philipse (born 1660); Maria van Cortlandt, who married Jeremias van Rensselaer (1632–1674); and Catherine van Cortlandt, who married firstly Johannes Derval and secondly, after his death, Frederick Philipse (1626–1702), the first lord of Philipsborough Manor. Philipse was previously married to Margaret Hardenbroeck (1637–1691) and during that marriage, had adopted her daughter, Eva de Vries (born 1660), who thus took the name of Philipse. Eva's father and Margaret's first husband was Peter Rudolphus de Vries (died 1661).[citation needed]
Career
In 1668, he was appointed ensign of one of the militia companies of New York City. In 1677, he was appointed by the English Governor of the
During his time in office, van Cortland remained an adherent of the aristocratic
Personal life
Van Cortlandt married Gertruj van Schuyler (b. 1654), the daughter of Philip Pieterse Schuyler and the sister of Pieter Schuyler (a colonial governor of New York and mayor of Albany).[4] They lived at the "Waterside," on the present line of Pearl street, near Broad, where he engaged in business as a merchant.[5] Together, they had:
- Johannes Van Cortlandt (1672–1702), who married Anna Maria Van Schaick.[6]
- Gertrude Van Cortlandt (1697–1766), who married Philip Verplanck, a grandson of Gulian Verplanck.[7]
- Margaretta Van Cortlandt (b. 1674), who married Judge Samuel Loyalistswho relocated to England.
- Anne van Cortlandt (1676–1724), who married Stephen DeLancey(1663–1741).
- Catherine Van Cortlandt, who married New Jersey politician Andrew Johnston (1694-1762), the son of John Johnstone(1661–1732), the 32nd Mayor of New York City.
- Elizabeth Van Cortlandt, who married the Rev. William Skinner.
- Philip Van Cortlandt (1683–1746), who married Catherine de Peyster (1688-1766), daughter of Abraham de Peyster the 20th Mayor of New York City and his wife Catharine de Peyster. Philip and Catherine had six children:
- Stephen (1714–1756), who married Mary Walton Ricketts in 1738.
- Abraham (1713–1745)
- Philip (1715–1745)
- John (1718–1747)
- Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721–1814), first Lt. Governor of the State of New York, who married his second cousin, Joanna Livingston (1722–1808), daughter of Cornelia Beekman (1693–1742), niece of Gerardus Beekman and granddaughter of Wilhelmus Beekman, and Gilbert Livingston (1690–1746), a son of Robert Livingston the Elder and Alida Schuyler;[8][9]
- Catherine Van Cortlandt (1725–1735), who died young.[10]
Stephanus Van Cortlandt died in New York on November 25, 1700.[11]
Descendants
His granddaughter, Gertrude Bayard, married
A grandson,
Grandson, Lt. General William Skinner, was an American Revolutionary
It was revealed on a 2024 episode of Finding Your Roots that the American writer, director, actor, and producer Lena Dunham (b. 1986) is a descendant of Stephanus van Cortlandt.[12]
References
- ^ Allaben, Frank (1908). John Watts De Peyster, Volume 1. Frank Allaben Genealogical Co. pp. 42–43. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ Baeckelandt, Dave (March 17, 2011). "Annetje Loockermans - Flemish Mother of America". The Flemish American. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "The Flemish American". flemishamerican.blogspot.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9781450088152. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ a b Sketches of the Mayors of New York, thehistorybox. Accessed April 20, 2022.
- ^ "Anna Maria Van Schaick Van Cortlandt". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1919). A History and Genealogy of the Families of Bayard, Houstoun of Georgia: And the Descent of the Bolton Family from Assheton, Byron and Hulton of Hulton Park, by Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch ... J. H. Dony, Printer. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ISBN 0-912882-27-1. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ Roebling, Emily Warren (1903). The Journal of the Reverend Silas Constant. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. p. 430. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ISBN 0-912882-27-1.
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. V. James T. White & Company. 1907. pp. 532–533. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/watch/episodes/in-the-blood