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Philip Van Cortlandt
Philip Van Cortlandt (September 1, 1749 – November 5, 1831) was an American surveyor, landowner, and politician from Westchester County, New York. Van Cortlandt was the son of Pierre Van Cortlandt and brother of Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. He was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolution, and later served several terms in the United States House of Representatives.
Early life.
Philip Van Cortlandt was born in New York City on September 1, 1749, in the Van Cortlandt ancestral
- Stephen Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer ⚭ Sarah Schuyler
- Stephen Van Rensselaer, who died young.
- Catharine Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer ⚭ Gratz Van Rensselaer (b. 1834)
- Angelica Van Rensselaer
- Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer (b. 1797) ⚭ Henrietta Ann Schuyler
- Gratz Van Rensselaer (b. 1834) ⚭ Catharine Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer
- Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, who died unmarried
- Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1859–1927) ⚭ 1891: Horace Macaulay
- Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (b.