2C4 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Cortlandt, was buried ye next day ye 12 en ye voute at Mr. Stuyvesant's 

 about six and seven o'clock." 



The situation of the Jay property is very fine, embracing some of the 

 most graceful undulations of a hilly district, highly diversified with rocks, 

 woods and river scenery. Contiguous to the southern portion of the 

 estate, and bordering the Sound, is Maree's neck, and the neighboring 

 islands of Pine and Hen-hawk, the latter consisting of seventy-seven 

 acres. A curious phenomenon, called Mirage, is frequently seen from 

 these shores, when the land on the opposite coast of Long Island appears 

 to rise above the waters of the Sound, while the intermediate portions 

 seem to be sunk beneath the waves. This illusion is caused by a cer- 

 tain state of the atmosphere, depending chiefly upon its humidity and 

 warmth which changes considerably its ordinary refractive power. In 

 days of ignorance and superstition, such appearances occasionally ex- 

 cited a strange interest. 



In an opening of the woods on the south-east side of the mansion, is 

 the family cemetery. 



Here 



are interred 

 the remains of the 



JAY FAMILY, 



which were removed from 



the family vault 



Xew York, 



the 28th of October, 



1807. 



IX MEMORY OF 



JOHN JAY, 



Eminent among those who asserted the liberty 

 and established the Independence 



of his country, 

 which be long served in the most 

 important offices, 

 Legislative, Executive, Judicial and Diplomatic, 

 and distinguished in them all, by bis 

 ability, firmness, patriotism and integrity- 

 He waa in his life and in his death, 

 an example of the virtues, 

 the faith and the hopes 



of a Christian. 

 Born Dec. 12th, 1745, 

 Died May 17th, 1829. 



