Van Cortlandt Family Burial Ground

In 1694, Jacobus Van Cortlandt acquired a tract of land in “Lower Yonkers” that became the nucleus of what is now Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.  Jacobus was the youngest son of Oloff Van Cortlandt, a wealthy Dutch merchant who founded the Van Cortlandt dynasty that was influential in New York from the colonial…

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Ann Van Cortlandt Wells (1848-1848) - Find a Grave Memorial

May, 2011

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Van Cortlandt House - Wikipedia

Van Cortlandt House - Wikipedia

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Before They Were Parks : NYC Parks

Before They Were Parks : NYC Parks

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