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EspañolJACOBUS VAN CORTLANDT
'Jacobus Van Cortlandt' was a merchant and Mayor of New York from 1710 to 1711 and again from 1719 to 1720.
He was born in 1658.[1]
Van Cortlandt purchased a parcel of land in what is now Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, New York. Jacobus' son Frederick Van Cortlandt built the Van Cortlandt House.
He died in 1739.[2]
Jacobus' grandson was John Jay, a Founding Father and first Chief Justice of the United States. Another grandson, Augustus Van Cortlandt, was a City Clerk.
1. http://www.vancortlandthouse.org/An%20Over-view%20of%20the%20History%20of%20the%20Site.htm
2. http://www.vancortlandthouse.org/Significant_dates_in_history_of_.htm
★ Information about Van Cortlandt from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
He was born in 1658.[1]
Van Cortlandt purchased a parcel of land in what is now Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, New York. Jacobus' son Frederick Van Cortlandt built the Van Cortlandt House.
He died in 1739.[2]
Jacobus' grandson was John Jay, a Founding Father and first Chief Justice of the United States. Another grandson, Augustus Van Cortlandt, was a City Clerk.
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Footnotes
1. http://www.vancortlandthouse.org/An%20Over-view%20of%20the%20History%20of%20the%20Site.htm
2. http://www.vancortlandthouse.org/Significant_dates_in_history_of_.htm
External links
★ Information about Van Cortlandt from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
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