IN THE BEGINNING Croton Heights was inhabited by "Indians, deer and wild turkeys." (According to Scharf: History of Westchester)

June 7, 1697: Sylvanus van Cortlandt received a grant of land in the New World from William III of England. It extended from Croton Point on the Hudson River to the present Connecticut border, and northward ten miles. It included the present townships of Cortlandt, Yorktown, Somers, Poundridge and North and South Salem.

In 1734, upon his death, the land was divided among his heirs. His daughter Elizabeth received "Lot 4 of the Middle Ward" (covering Yorktown and Somers). She was married to Cortlandt Skinner.

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