Sagtikos Manor is a historic home located in West Bay Shore , Suffolk County, New York . It is a long, eclectic structure which has been extensively enlarged by additions and alterations during its long and active life as a residence. The original section was built around 1697 and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story, timber-framed structure with a gable roof. Additions occurred through the early 20th century. Also on the property is a carriage house , caretaker's cottage, buttery, potting shed, formal gardens, and Thompson-Gardiner family cemetery.
23-542: The property was first patented to Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643–1700), who built the original house. During the 18th through 20th centuries, it was owned by the prominent Thompson and Gardiner families. The manor functioned for a time during the American Revolution as local headquarters for British forces under General Sir Henry Clinton . In 1790, George Washington recorded in his diary an overnight stop at "Squire Thompson's" during his tour of Long Island. It
46-683: A prenuptial agreement with him ensuring that her daughter would inherit all her former husband's wealth, as well as all or part of his and theirs together. Margaret Hardenbroek owned house lots in Manhattan and Bergen, and several ships including the New Netherland Indian, Beaver, Pearl, and Morning Star. In 1664, the British seized control of New Amsterdam and under the new laws of the British many of her rights were taken away. Though an accomplished businesswoman and merchant, as
69-415: A daughter: In 1661, Peter Rudolphus de Vries died, leaving considerable property. Through her daughter, she was the grandmother of Frederick Van Cortlandt (1699–1749) and Mary Van Cortlandt (1705–1777), who married Peter Jay (b. 1701) in 1728, the parents of Founding Father John Jay (1745-1829). In 1662, she married Frederick Philipse (1626-1702), in an usus marriage (under Dutch law). Philipse
92-440: A debt-collecting agent for her cousin, Wolter Valck. She also worked as a business agent for several Dutch merchants, trading small items such as pins, cooking oils, and vinegar in exchange for furs. Margaret Hardenbroek's marriage to her second husband, Frederick Philipse , was conducted under Dutch law that permitted women to maintain their legal identity and do business in their own name, called usus . In addition, she signed
115-932: A prominent New Jersey businessman and politician, and his great-granddaughter, Margaret Kemble (1734–1824), married Thomas Gage (1718/19–1787) who was General of the British Army during the American Revolutionary War . Descendants of this union are found in England, including amongst the Viscount Gages and the noble Bertie family in England (including those holding the title of Earls of Abingdon ). A grandson, James DeLancey (1703–1760) became New York Governor , and granddaughter Susannah DeLancey (1707–1771) married Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Warren (1703–1752). Another grandson, Oliver De Lancey Sr. (1718–1785) married Phila Franks , daughter of
138-522: A prominent New York Jewish family. Grandson, Lt. General William Skinner, was an American Revolutionary Loyalist whose son, Brig. Gen. Cortlandt Skinner (1727–1799) was also a Loyalist who married Elizabeth Kearney (1731–1810). Another grandson, Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721–1814) was the 1st Lieutenant Governor of New York who married to Joanna Livingston (granddaughter of Robert Livingston ). Their descendants include Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831) and Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. (1762–1848). It
161-478: A woman she was no longer considered legally independent. She was unable to purchase goods under her own authority or act as legal agent. In addition, all the profits that had been made by her thriving businesses were now legally her husband's. Hardenbroeck continued to run the businesses, and with her wealth her husband was able to expand his holdings and become one of the wealthiest men in New York. Together,
184-415: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This New York museum-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Stephanus Van Cortlandt Stephanus van Cortlandt (May 7, 1643 – November 25, 1700) was the first native-born mayor of New York City , a position which he held from 1677 to 1678 and from 1686 to 1688. He was the patroon of Van Cortlandt Manor and
207-675: Is operated by The Sagtikos Manor Historical Society and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Robert David Lion Gardiner inherited the property in 1930 and allowed the newly created Sagtikos Manor Historical Society to use the property in 1964. In 2012 the Historical Society sued the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation . They argued that Gardiner had intended that part of his estate should go to support
230-551: The Hudson River in what is today's southern Dutchess County . During his time in office, van Cortland remained an adherent of the aristocratic Whig party, especially during Leisler's Rebellion from 1689 to 1691. When Delanoy , the Leisler candidate, was elected to the mayoralty, in place of Van Cortland, the latter refused to deliver up the city seal. It has been said that when a committee came to his home, his wife shut
253-479: The couple had several children, including: Her grandson through her eldest son Philip, was Frederick Philipse II (1698-1751), the 2nd Lord of Philipsburg Manor who married Johanna Brockholst (1700–1765), daughter of Anthony Brockholls , acting Governor of Colonial New York . Johanna's sister, Susannah Brockholst (1696–1730), was married to Phillip French III, parents of Susanna French (1723–1789), who married William Livingston (1723–1790), " War-Governor " during
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#1732797450613276-525: The couple purchased many properties, and expanded their transatlantic trading ventures. From her first marriage, Margaret owned several ships, one of them the King Charles . She made several voyages between Europe and America on these as supercargo responsible for all the purchases and sales of goods. Among the Philipses' top cargoes were slaves, being regarded among the biggest slaver traders in
299-504: The door in their faces. Van Cortlandt married Gertruj van Schuyler (b. 1654), the daughter of Philip Pieterse Schuyler and the sister of Pieter Schuyler (a colonial governor of New York and mayor of Albany ). They lived at the "Waterside," on the present line of Pearl street, near Broad, where he engaged in business as a merchant. Together, they had: Stephanus Van Cortlandt died in New York on November 25, 1700. His granddaughter, Gertrude Bayard, married Peter Kemble (1704–1789),
322-409: The first lord of Philipsborough Manor . Philipse was previously married to Margaret Hardenbroeck (1637–1691) and during that marriage, had adopted her daughter, Eva de Vries (born 1660), who thus took the name of Philipse. Eva's father and Margaret's first husband was Peter Rudolphus de Vries (died 1661). In 1668, he was appointed ensign of one of the militia companies of New York City. In 1677, he
345-595: The maintenance of the property. However, since his will did not specifically name the Society, the courts ruled the Society did not have standing, could not even request an audit of the Foundation's finances. The Society had been looking for $ 65,000 per year. This article about a historic property or district in Suffolk County , New York , that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places ,
368-460: The northern Colonies, who also used slave labor extensively in their businesses and operation of their 52,000 acre Manor . In 1698, though long a member of the governor's Executive Council, the British governor, Lord Bellomont , banned Frederick Philipse from government office for conducting a slave trade into New York. On October 10, 1659, she married Peter Rudolphus de Vries but continued to do business under her maiden name. In 1660, they had
391-675: The son of Captain Olof Stevense van Cortlandt. His father had been born at Wijk bij Duurstede , in the Dutch Republic , and in 1637 arrived in New Amsterdam . Beginning as a soldier and bookkeeper, Olof Stevense van Cortland rose to high office in the colonial service of the Dutch West India Company , serving many terms as burgomaster and alderman before dying in 1684. His mother, nicknamed "Anna",
414-579: Was Annetje ( née Loockermans) van Cortlandt (born Turnhout ; March 17, 1618), who may have been the person who began the " Santa Claus " tradition in America. His parents had four children: Stephanus van Cortlandt (1643–1700); Jacobus van Cortlandt (1658–1739), who married Eva de Vries Philipse (born 1660); Maria van Cortlandt , who married Jeremias van Rensselaer (1632–1674); and Catherine van Cortlandt, who married firstly Johannes Derval and secondly, after his death, Frederick Philipse (1626–1702),
437-597: Was appointed by the English Governor of the Province of New York to a two-year term as mayor of New York City, the first who had been born in America. Although of Dutch parentage, he was reportedly appointed due to his intelligence, and social position in the community. In 1685, he joined partners Francis Rombouts and Jacobus Kip in being awarded what became known as the Rombout Patent to lands along
460-688: Was born in the Rhine Valley of the Netherlands , the daughter of Adolph Hardenbruk (the surname later varied), a German emigrant who lived in New Jersey across from the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam , along with her older brother Abel Hardenbroeck, who came as an indentured servant to the Ten Eyck family . She established herself in the burgeoning city in the late 1650s working in as
483-702: Was merchant who through trade with the Indians and good relations with the governors had become one of the leading men of the Colony. Upon their union, the court of Orphan Masters of New Amsterdam required her to render an inventory of her child's parental inheritance. Owing to its unsettled state she was unable to do so. Her husband overcame what were considerable difficulties by adopting her two-year-old daughter Eva, promising that if he had no children of his own she would inherit half of his estate, and if other children were born she would share equally with them. Together,
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#1732797450613506-468: Was on the governor's executive council from 1691 to 1700. He was the first resident of Sagtikos Manor in West Bay Shore on Long Island , which was built around 1697. A number of his descendants married English military leaders and Loyalists active in the American Revolution , and their descendants became prominent members of English society. Stephanus van Cortlandt was born on May 7, 1643,
529-647: Was revealed on a 2024 episode of Finding Your Roots that the American writer, director, actor, and producer Lena Dunham (b. 1986) is a descendant of Stephanus van Cortlandt. Margaret Hardenbroeck Margaret Hardenbroeck de Vries Philipse ( c. 1637 – c. 1691 ) was a prominent and wealthy merchant in the colonial Province of New York . She inherited great wealth from her first husband after his early death, and later married another merchant and landowner, Frederick Philipse , who became 1st Lord of Philipse Manor . Margareta Hardenbroeck
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