Jacobus Van Cortlandt
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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.
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. At that time, the plantation was then considered Yonkers. Jacobus' son Frederick Van Cortlandt built the Van Cortlandt House.
He died in 1739.
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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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
Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park is a park located in the Bronx in New York City. It is the fourth largest park in New York City, behind Pelham Bay Park, Flushing Meadows Park and Staten Island Greenbelt....
in Bronx, New York, from John Barrett, after his father, Samuel Barrett, died around 1691. At that time, the plantation was then considered Yonkers. Jacobus' son Frederick Van Cortlandt built the Van Cortlandt House.
He died in 1739.
Jacobus' grandson was John Jay
John Jay
John Jay was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, a Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of the United States ....
, a Founding Father and first Chief Justice of the United States
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...
. Another grandson, Augustus Van Cortlandt, was a City Clerk.