Jacobus Van Cortlandt
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Jacobus Van Cortlandt was a merchant and Mayor of New York City from 1710 to 1711 and again from 1719 to 1720.
Van Cortlandt purchased a parcel of land in what is now Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, New York. Jacobus' son Frederick Van Cortlandt built the Van Cortlandt House.
Jacobus' grandson was John Jay, a Founding Father and first Chief Justice of the United States. Another grandson, Augustus Van Cortlandt, was a City Clerk.