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Stephanus van Cortlandt (May 7, 1643–November 25, 1700) was the first native-born mayor of New York City, a position which he held from 1677 to 1678 and from 1686 to 1688. He was the patroon
Patroon

A patroon was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America . By charter of 1629, the Dutch West India Company first started to grant this title and land to some of its invested members....
 of Cortlandt Manor
Cortlandt Manor, New York

Cortlandt Manor is the designated name of an area located in the Cortlandt, New York in Northern Westchester County, New York, New York. Cortlandt Manor is situated directly east, north and south of Peekskill, and east of three villages of the Town of Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Crugers, New York, and Montrose, New York....
 and was on the governor's executive council from 1691 to 1700. His brother, Jacobus Van Cortlandt
Jacobus Van Cortlandt

Jacobus Van Cortlandt was a merchant and Mayor of New York City from 1710 to 1711 and again from 1719 to 1720.He was born in 1658.Van Cortlandt purchased a parcel of land in what is now Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, New York from John Barrett, after his father, Samuel Barrett, died around 1691....
 also served as mayor of New York City. His wife, Gertruj Van Schuyler, was the sister of Pieter Schuyler
Pieter Schuyler

Pieter Schuyler was the mayor of Albany, New York and the head of the Albany Commissioners for Indian Affairs. He also served as acting List of Colonial Governors of New York in 1709 and from 1719-1720....
, a colonial governor of New York and mayor of Albany
Albany, New York

Albany is the Capital of the state of New York and the county seat of Albany County, New York. Albany is roughly 136 miles north of the city of New York City, and slightly south of the confluence of the Mohawk River and Hudson Rivers....
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Stephanus van Cortlandt (May 7, 1643–November 25, 1700) was the first native-born mayor of New York City, a position which he held from 1677 to 1678 and from 1686 to 1688. He was the patroon
Patroon

A patroon was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America . By charter of 1629, the Dutch West India Company first started to grant this title and land to some of its invested members....
 of Cortlandt Manor
Cortlandt Manor, New York

Cortlandt Manor is the designated name of an area located in the Cortlandt, New York in Northern Westchester County, New York, New York. Cortlandt Manor is situated directly east, north and south of Peekskill, and east of three villages of the Town of Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Crugers, New York, and Montrose, New York....
 and was on the governor's executive council from 1691 to 1700. His brother, Jacobus Van Cortlandt
Jacobus Van Cortlandt

Jacobus Van Cortlandt was a merchant and Mayor of New York City from 1710 to 1711 and again from 1719 to 1720.He was born in 1658.Van Cortlandt purchased a parcel of land in what is now Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, New York from John Barrett, after his father, Samuel Barrett, died around 1691....
 also served as mayor of New York City. His wife, Gertruj Van Schuyler, was the sister of Pieter Schuyler
Pieter Schuyler

Pieter Schuyler was the mayor of Albany, New York and the head of the Albany Commissioners for Indian Affairs. He also served as acting List of Colonial Governors of New York in 1709 and from 1719-1720....
, a colonial governor of New York and mayor of Albany
Albany, New York

Albany is the Capital of the state of New York and the county seat of Albany County, New York. Albany is roughly 136 miles north of the city of New York City, and slightly south of the confluence of the Mohawk River and Hudson Rivers....
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Family

  • His sister Maria married Jeremias Van Rensselaer
    Jeremias van Rensselaer

    Jeremias van Rensselaer was the third director of Rensselaerwyck, a patroonship in the Holland Colony of New Netherland, now part of upstate New York in the United States....
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  • His sister Catherine married Frederick Philipse, the first Lord of Philipsborough Manor
    Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site

    Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site is a historic house museum located in Yonkers, New York, New York. It is Westchester County, New York?s oldest standing building, and is currently owned and operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation....
    , and his brother Jacobus married Frederick Philipse's adopted daughter, Eva De Vries Philipse.
  • His daughter Anne married Stephen DeLancey. They were the parents of New York Governor James DeLancey
    James DeLancey

    James DeLancey was acting colonial governor of the Province of New York from 1753 to 1755.James DeLancey, chief justice and lieutenant governor of the Province of New York, was born in New York City on November 27 1703, the first son of Etienne DeLancey and Anne-daughter of Stephanus Van Cortlandt....
     and Oliver De Lancey Sr.
    Oliver De Lancey Sr.

    Major-General Oliver De Lancey, Sr. , also known as Oliver DeLancey and Oliver de Lancey, was a merchant, a Loyalist politician and soldier during the American Revolution....
  • Two grandsons were Lt. General William Skinner and his brother Loyalist
    Loyalist (American Revolution)

    Loyalists were Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain during and after the American Revolutionary War. They were often referred to as Tories, Royalists, or King's Men by the Patriot , those that supported the American cause....
     General Cortlandt Skinner
    Cortlandt Skinner

    Cortlandt Skinner was the last Royal New Jersey Attorney General and a Brigadier General in the Loyalist forces during the American Revolutionary War....
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  • One granddaughter Margaret Kemble was the wife of Thomas Gage
    Thomas Gage

    Thomas Gage was a Great Britain general, best known for his role in the early days of the American Revolution.Born to a noble family in England, he entered military service, seeing action in the French and Indian War, where he served alongside a future opponent, George Washington....
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  • One grandson was Pierre Van Cortlandt
    Pierre Van Cortlandt

    Pierre Van Cortlandt was the first Lieutenant Governor of the New York.He was born in New York, the son of Philip Van Cortlandt and Catherine DePeyster ....
    , married to Joanna Livingston.