Surveyor; In 1643 a student at Utrecht, 1652 tutor to son s of Cornelis V an Werckhoven and came to America with the m before 1654. 1654 appoint ed to position of Stelth (Sherr if) by Peter Styversant but refused it. 1657 appointed surv eyor, laying out the lots for the settlement of New UItre c ht. Built his house on a block with a view of the Narrows t o Staten Islan d. Married in New Netherlands
Wife presumably came to America with her brother Garrit Cor nelise Van Du yn about 1649.
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Period: 1660
Block: E
Lot: 6
Type building:
Owner: Jacques Cortelyou
Tenant:
Source: Castello Map List of Inhabitants
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These records are courtesy of David - dtourison@vcn.com
Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Data Relating to th e Settlement a nd Settlers of New York and New Jersey; Joh n E. Stillwell, M. D., Volu me I; New York, 1903. [JS1]
Records of the Court of Sessions of the West Riding of York shire, 16 76 p. 226
p. 226 - Capt. Jaques CORTELEAU, Justice, is present a t a Court of Sess ions held at Gravesend beginning the 21s t day of Dec. in the 27th ye ar of his Maties Raign Annoq D mni 1676, along with Capt. James HUBBARD, Ju stice, Capt El bert ELBERSTON, Justice, Capt. Tho WILLET, High Sheriff e a nd Capt Matthias NICOLLS Secretary Presidt.
p. 230 - Mr. Jaques CORTELEAU, Justice of the Peace, aga in prese nt at a Court of Sessions held at Gravesend beginn ing 19th June in t he 29 yeare of his Maties Annoq Dm 1677 , along with Capt. Thomas WILLET, H igh Sheriffe, Mr. Jame s HUBBARD, Mr. Rich'd BETTS, Justice of the Peace, M r. Elb ert ELBERTS absent being not well, and with Constables of G ravesen d, New Towne, Flat Bush, Breucklyn, Flat Lands, Ne w Utrecht and Boswyck; j ury sworn; new constable sworn.
p. 231 - Mr. Jaques CORTELEAU, Justice of the Peace, aga in at a Cou rt of Sessions held at Gravesend, beginning th e 19th day of Decemb in t he 29 yeare of his Maties Raign A nnoq Dmni 1677.
p. 232 - Upon the Petcon of Daniell de HAERT wherein he e complayn es yt Capts Elbert ELBERTSEN & Capt. Jaques CORT ELEAU bcame obliged to t he said de HAERT for fifty schepl e of winter wheate, & fifty-eight schep le of Pease, wch sa id wheate and Pease was for the use of the Inhabitan ts o f New Utrecht The cort orders yt the sd wheate, & Pease sha ll be pa id to the Plt at or before the second dy of Febr . next in specie aforesai d, or else the whole.in wheate Eq uivalent, and upon default thereof to iss ue forth impmedia te Execucon for the same against the Constable & Oversee r s of the Town aforesaid.
p. 233 - There being a Difference between Captn Richd BE TTS, and the In habitants of Flat Bush about some Lands th e Cort orders yt the constab le & overseers of Flat Bush sh all meet the said Captn BETTS and Captn Jaqu es CORTELEAU w ithin one mondth after this Date to make a final Determina c on thereof
p. 236 - 'at a Court of Sessions held at Gravesend, begi nning the 19 th day of June in the 30th year of his Matie s Raign Annoq Dmni 1678' beg un on p. 233] - Upon ye Petico n of Jno ARESEN wherein hee Complaines th at Justice HUBBAR D doth deteyn from him the sum of 250 Guilders in Li eu o f a Horse taken from him, and sould wch being referr'd to C aptn Jaqu es CORTELEAU, and Captn Richar'd STILLWELL (by co nsent of both pties) to d etermine, They make their repor t to the cort as follows: (vizt) That Justi ce HUBBARD di d promise to deliver to yr Peticoner a Horse valued at so m u ch as the said sum, and if the Horse shoud be Valued at m ore the Overpl us to be returned to Mr. HUBBARD, if at les s to be made good to yr Peticon er; Justice HUBBARD refusin g to stand to their Determination, The Cort d oe order yt J no ARSEN, & all others concern'd about the said Horse doe p ro secute the suit next cort
p. 237 - The will of Ambrose SUTTON being prov'd in Cor t by 2 witness es viz: Jno. WATSON, and Francis PEW sworn e before Captn Jaques CORTELEA U, And Obadiah HOLMES reques ting to Administer according to ye will Hee w as admitted A dministrator
p. 238 [at a Court of Sessions held at Gravesend beginni ng the 18th d ay of Dec in the 30th year of the Reign of So veraigne Lord Charles the sec ond by the Grace of God of En gland, Scotland, France and Ireland King Defe nder of the F aith, &c Annoq Dm 1678] - There being some Difference betw e en the Towne of Flat Bush, & Breucklyn concerning their B ownds wch they a re both willing to referr to Captn Jaque s CORTELEAU, and Captn Richd STILL WELL to be decided: th e cort doe approve thereof, and Order their Repo rt to be D eterminative
also
Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Data Relating to th e Settlement a nd Settlers of New York and New Jersey; Joh n E. Stillwell, M. D., Volume I II; New York, 1914. [JS3]
p. 248 - GROVER of Monmouth Co - concerns a descriptio n of a voyage da ted '1663, to the Neversinks made in the H on. Company's yacht, and what ha ppened during the same, o n board the yacht having been M. KRIEGER, Gove rt LOCKERMAN , Jakes CORTELYOU, and Peter EVEL (EBEL) with ten soldiers , t wo sailors, the Sachem and another savage of Staten Isl and,' with starti ng date of Dec. 6, and ending Dec. 11, o n p. 249. Jacques CORTELYOU is ag ain mentioned in the sam e story in reference to 'land' details which he h ad inspec ted formerly. [This story, from what I can tell, is abou t land o wned by Dutch who'd bought it from the Indians, fr om whom the English in a nother vessel were attempting to p urchase, and the exchange between the pa rties of each vess el. This land was then in the hands of the Dutch but wh e n in the following year the same land passed to the hands o f the Englis h, the new Governor, Richard NICOLL supersede d Director STUYVESANT, and ow nership of the land changed h ands to those English in the 2nd vessel.]dwt

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* In the church records of the Walloon church in Utrecht Ne therlands the re are references to the name of Cortelyou a s follows: 1612, Dec 13 Baptiz ed, Abraham Courtillon, so n of Jacques Courtillon;
* In 1643, Jacques Cortelyou is listed as a student at th e University of U trecht. From these
records, it can be assumed this is the family of the emigra nt, Jacques Cor telyou.
* "The Cortelyou Genealogy" by John Van Zandt Cortelyou

• Married: Abt 1655 ³
• Change Date: 22 Apr 2010

1. Jacques Cortelyou b: 1660 in New Utrecht, Brooklyn NY
2. Cortelyou b: 1657 in New Utrecht, Kings County, Long Island, New York
3. Maria Corteljou Cortelyou b: Abt 1669 in New Utrecht, Kings Co., New York
4. Cornelis Corteljou Cortelyou b: 1662 in New Utrecht, Kings County, Long Island, New York
5. Pieter Corteljou Cortelyou b: 1665 in New Utrecht, Kings County, Long Island, New York
6. Helena Corteljou Cortelyou b: 1666 in New Utrecht, Kings County, Long Island, New York
7. Willem Corteljou Cortelyou b: 1671

• Married:
• Change Date: 22 Apr 2010

1. Abbrev: Van Borckeloo.FTW
   Title: Van Borckeloo.FTW
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   Text: Date of Import: Sep 16, 1998
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   Title: The Fulkersons in 18th Century New Jersey
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   Title: Van Borckeloo.FTW
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6. Abbrev: Vanden Berg, Susan K.
   Title: "Bellville," supplied by Vanden Berg, 25 Aug 2001.
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   Text: In the church records of the Walloon church in Utrecht Neth erlands there are references to the name of Cortelyou as fo llows: 1612, Dec 13 Baptized, Abraham Courtillon, son of Ja cques Courtillon
8. Abbrev: Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey, Volume I
   Title: Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Data Relating to th e Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey, Volu me I
   Author: John E. Stillwell, M. D
   Publication: New York, 1903. [JS1]
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   Page: p. 226 - 238
   Quality: 3
   Text: Records of the Court of Sessions of the West Riding of York shire, 1676
   Sent by David - dtourison@vcn.com