IOO HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



the 26th of February, 1 641-2, he married Anneken Lookermans of 

 Turnhout," now in Belgium, daughter of Govert Lookermans. In 

 i648 01offStephensen Van Cortlandt left the Dutch West India Com- 

 pany's service and embarked in business at Brouwer straat. He was a 

 politician of influence, and was Colonel of the Burghery or City train 

 bands in 1649. In 1650 he was president of a body called the "nine 

 men," representing the citizens at large; as such, he opposed the policy 

 of Governor Stuyvesant with considerable effect. Stuyvesant retaliated 

 by turning the "nine men" out of their pews in church, and tearing up 

 the seats. Mr. Van Cortlandt became one of the most considerable 

 men in the city of New York, or New Amsterdam, as it was then called, 

 and acquired a large property, amongst which was a plot on the west 

 side of Broadway 238 ft. front extending to the North River and adja- 

 cent to the present Courtlandt St." & "In 1654 he was elected schepen 



Autograph and Seals of Oloff Stevensen Van Cortlandt. 



of the city, and in 1655 appointed Burgomaster, which office he filled 

 uninterruptedly to the close of the Dutch government. His place of 

 residence was in Brouwer straat (now Stone street). He had the char- 

 acter of being a worthy citizen, and a man most liberal in his charities." 

 Among the wealthy citizens of New Amsterdam in 1654, occurs the 

 name of Oloff Stevens who contributed the sum of 150 guilders towards 



a The record of the marriage of Burgomaster Van Cortlandt is February 26, 1642. Oloff 

 Stephensen of Wyck te Duurstede, (Wyk bie Duurstede, a village of the Netherlands, 13 miles 

 south-east of Utrecht,) to Anneken Lookermans of Turnbout now in Belgium, 25 miles east 

 of Antwerp. See atlas pub. by Laurie and Whittle, No. 53, Fleet St., London, 12 May, 1794. 



b Valentine's Hist, of the City of N. Y., Putnam's. 



c O'Callaghan's Hist, of N. N. 



