THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT. 



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The Dutch Reformed Church of Cortlandtown was incorporated 30th 

 December, 1794; first trustees, William Lent, Peter Goetchius, Hercu- 

 les Lent, elders; Abraham Lent, Benjamin Dyckman, Jacobus Kronk- 

 hite, deacons. a 



To this church was formerly annexed the Van Nest Reformed Dutch 

 chapel at Peekskill. A mission was commenced by the present pastor, 

 nth Nov., 1876, at Verplank's Point ; land has been given for the erec- 

 tion of a chapel, and there is good prospect of success. Prior to the 

 year 1801, supplies were obtained weekly from this church from New 

 York. 



LIST OF MINISTERS OF THE REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH CORT- 

 LANDT. 



Date of Instalment. Minsters. Vacated by. 



April, 1800, Rev. William Manly, & Death. 



March 27, 1810, Rev. Abraham Hoffman, Resig. 



October 21, 1831, Robert Kirkwood, 



October 3, 1836, Rev. Cornelius Depew Westbrook, D.D., 



September, 1850, Rev. Samuel Lockwood, 



August, 1853, Rev. John B. Steele, 



1859, Rev. John St. John, 



1867, Rev. Polhemus Van Wyck, 



1870, Rev. John C. Garretson, 



1874, Rev. John B. Thompson, 



May 25, 1875, Rev. Joseph Alexander Harper, present minister. 



One of the principal professors in this neighborhood in former times 

 was Stephanus Hunt, son of Josiah Hunt of Flushing, L. I., who came 

 originally from England. His two younger sons were Lewis Hunt who 

 settled at Chappaqua, W. C. C. and Edmund Hunt. Stephanus the 

 eldest purchased, as we have already had occasion to show, 700 acres 

 of land in the manor of Cortlandt ; and left four sons John, Daniel, 

 Josiah and Elias, to each of whom their father set off 50 acres. Elias 

 married Hannah, daughter of Dennis Lent Odel who is still living on a 

 part of the old farm 



Between Verplanck's Point and Crugers is Montross Point, where 

 there is a small hamlet and several fine residences ; there is a brick 

 yard owned by John D. Karet and occupied by Cyrus Travis — employing 

 about 25 men and disbursing-some $8,000 during the season. A little 

 north, just below Verplanck's Point, are two brick yards owned by 

 Charles Jones and occupied by Kelly and O'Brien — employing about 90 

 men, and paying out about $20,000 per season. 



a Religious Soc. Lib. A. p. 78. 

 b Brother of General Manly. 



