Ancestor of the Yonkers branch. His estate at Yonkers continuously held by hisdescendants to this day, has been purchased by the city of New Yorkfor its new "Van Cortlandt park" of about 800 acres. He was one ofthe most eminent men of his time and one of the aldermen of the city.He sat in the first assembly of William and Mary in 1691, for New Yorkcity and also in the two succeeding assemblies. Also in 1702 till1709, and from 1710 till 1715. In 1719 he was mayor of the city ofNew York. He was a large land-holder in Westchester county, notably inthe town of Bedford, where a large part of his property came bydescent and wills of relatives to his grandson(through his daughterMary), Chief-Justice John Jay, who built thereo* the residencein whichhe died, and which now belongs to the latter's grandson John Jay.Jacobus was an officer and member of the Dutch church.
