but supported her children in a very genteel way. She continued to do this business until all her children were grown up, educated and married, without diminishing the property left by her husband. She was devotedly attached to him and to his children. She was a beautiful woman, but for their sakes she rejected many good offers of marriage. All her happiness seemed centered in the welfare of her children. She was permitted to ive and see them all comfortably married and settled in life, and to see her great grandchildren also. She died in 1784, aged seventy-eight years, greatly beloved and greatly lamented.

She was a daughter of John and Mary Cannon, who flourished in 1697.

When Mary Cannon died, in 1752, she left one-eighth of her property to Hester Cannon. The latter was sister to John Cannon, the great merchant who died in 1762.

The manner in which Mrs. Kortright brought up her children, fitted them to occupy important positions in the world. It will be a curious research to follow down from the date of her birth, about 1706, to now.

Her sons were named Cornelius and Lawrence. Cornelius married Miss Hendricks, of Santa Cruz, a lady of great wealth, and the owner of the so-called "Golden Rock Plantation" in that lovely island. He died there in 1773.

He left four children, two sons and two daughters (twins).

One of the daughters married Doctor Stevens, of Santa Cruz, and the other married William James Yard, of Philadelphia.

The two sons went to England with their mother, who, after the death of their father, had married a Mr. Newton, of St. Croiz, and then went to England.

After the death of Mr. Yard, the widow married Thomas Willing (a cousin of her first husband, Mr. Yard.) Miss Willing, the issue of that marriage, became the wife of Mr. Baring, of the house of Baring Brothers & Co., London, afterwards Lord Ashburton.

Lawrence Kortright, the second son of old merchant Cornelius Kortright, of 1740, was a merchant in New York for many years. He married a Miss Aspinwall.

He was one of the executors of the rich John Schermerhorn, who died in 1768. He was associated with Luke Van Ranst, an old merchant in 1753, and also with the famous Isaac Sears, who was a merchant too.

I have before me original letters of Lawrence Kortright to his sisters.

SISTER-Be pleased to send me the bottles which the wine was in, as they belong to Mr. Taylor.

You will likewise be pleased to communicate to my sisters, that at a decent time I shall administer on the estate of my deceased father and mother, which will prevent a division of the plate and furniture, but shall not be any hinderance to my giving my part thereof, as I have promised. From your brother, LAWRENCE KORTRIGHT.

NEW YORK, 22d January, 1785.

There is no doubt that the old lady had kept the property undivided until she died, about 1784, after the British evacuated New York. Her husband had been dead forty years; yet see with what respect he speaks of administering upon the estate of "my deceased father and mother!"

Very likely the old lady had given occasionally to the six different children. No wonder they respected

her. She was a heroine, as I shall show.

She was not only so when her husband was killed, but when lying upon a sick bed, the British soldiers burned the house. over her head.

The town of Kortright, in this State, was named after him. He originally intended to have a manor of Kortright, and for that purpose, bought large tracts of land in what is now Delaware, in imitation of the Livingstons, Van Cortlandts and Van Rensellaers. Under the British rule, before 1775, these manors had many rights. One was a seat in the Colonial Assembly. The lord of the manor represented himself. I do not see however that the Kortright attended any of the sittings. Lawrence was one of the original incorporators of the Chamber of Commerce in 1770.

He left five children; one son, Captain John Kortright, and four daughters.

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Captain John married Miss Catherine Seamen. ter the death of Captain Kortright, 23d May, 1810, she married Judge Brockholst Livingston, as his second wife. He was originally known as Henry Brockholst LivingsHe had three children by this wife. A daughter, named Louise, married Morris Power, Esq., of Cork, Ireland. He was a member of Parliament. Judge Livingston died in Washington in 1823.

ton.

Captain John Kortright, in 1789, was a member of the St. Goorge's Society.

Captain John left six children.

died on Staten Island a few years ago.

There was John;

The

Edmond married a Miss Shaw. He is dead.

widow is still alive, and has one son and three daugh ters. One of the daughters married a Mr. De Luze, merchant of this city.

Old Mrs. John Kortright Livingston died only a year or two ago. She had been ill for a long time, but was kindly nursed by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edwin Kortright.

Robert Kortright, another son, was a doctor. He died unmarried.

Governeur Kortright, another son of Captain John, is alive, and lives at Madison square. He married Miss Allaire of the Winchester family. They have two children.

One daughter of Lawrence Kortright married James Monroe, who afterwards became President of the United States.

A second daughter married Nicholas Governeur, a merchant of the city, and one of the great commercial house of Governeur, Kemble & Co. This house started immediately after the war of 1787, at No. 26 Front street. Nicholas lived for many years opposite the store, at No. 27 Front street. That house did business in all parts and ports of the known world. Governeur street and Governeur lane were named after the founder.

These Governeurs were here before 1700. Abraham married the daughter of the celebrated Jacob Leister, who was hung for high treason in 1691.

Nicholas Governeur had three sons and three daughters. Isaac was killed in a duel with William H. Maxwell, the brother of Hugh Maxwell, who is still alive.

Samuel L. Governeur, the next son, who married his cousin, the daughter of President Monroe, we all remember. He was once Postmaster of our good city, and a great politician. He lives somewhere in Mary

and now. He is one of the old school of New Yorkers, now almost forgotten. His cousin, James Monroe, I meet occasionally. He is a monument of the old stock, and a most worthy gentlemen. May he live a century

more.

Nicholas Governeur, the third son of old Nicholas, died in June, 1854. He had never married.

Of the three daughters, the eldest married Johnson Verplanck, another Robert Tillotson, and the third Mr. Cadwallader, of Philadelphia.

Mr. Tillotson was appointed U. S. District Attorney by his relative, Monroe, in 1820; and held it until General Jackson came into power in 1829.

Johnson Verplanck was a son of old merchant Gulian Verplanck. He edited the New York Daily American in 1820. He died early.

Old Nicholas Governeur died 14th July, 1802. A third daughter of old Lawrence Kortright married Thomas Knox, an eminent merchant of the city, as early as 1793, at No. 45 Great Dock (Pearl) street. A few years later he moved to No. 43 Wall street, where he remained until 1816. That year he removed his store to No. 101 Front street; and his dwelling to No. 56 Greenwich street. He was in business at No. 17 Broad street as late as 1828. I think that year he left it. He died, I think, at No. 56 Greenwich street, in 1834. He had a son, I think, who was called Governeur Knox. He died 7th August, 1812, aged seventeen years.

His only daughter married one of the most promising young men of that day, being no less than Alexander Hamilton, son of the celebrated General Hamilton,