| 1692/00/00 |
Stephanus Van Cortlandt |
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Stephanus Van Cortlandt buys a tract of land "Commonly called and known by the Indian Name Saghtekoos and by the Christians called Apple-tree Neck". |
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| 1697/06/02 |
Stephanus Van Cortlandt |
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Governor Benjamin Fletcher gives "Saghtekoos Manour, or Appletree Neck Wicke", a 8 mile long and a few 100 feet wide land patent, to Stephen Van Cortlandt. |
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| 1697/07/00 |
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The Sagtikos Manor was built by Stephanus Van Cortlandt, probably, to validate his patent claim. |
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| 1706/00/00 |
Gertruj Schuyler van Cortlandt |
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Timothy Carll buys Sagtikos Manor from the widow and son of Stephanus Van Cortlandt. The Carll family will farm the land until 1758. |
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| 1758/00/00 |
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On horse back, Jonathan Thompson of Setauket arrives with two saddlebags full of money and pays 1,200 English pounds for 1200 acres. Issac Thompson, Jonathan's 15 year old, is sent to Sagtikos Manor to learn land management from the Indians. |
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| 1773/00/00 |
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Jonathan Thompson gives his son Isaac Thompson and his wife, Mary Gardiner Thompson, half of Sagtikos Manor on the occasion of the birth of their first son. Isaac will inherit the remainder of the property upon Jonathan's death. |
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| 1776/08/00 |
Henry Clinton |
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General Sir Henry Clinton uses the Sagtikos Manor as his headquarters during the British occupation of Long Island. |
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Battle of Long Island |
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During the Revolutionary War, many British officers are quartered at Sagtikos Manor incuding Lt General Hugh Earl Percy, Major General Sir William Erskine Bart and L Colonel William Shaw Cathcart. |
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| 1790/04/21 |
George Washington |
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During a tour of Long Island, George Washington spends the night at Squire Thompson's Sagtikos Manor. |
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| 1894/00/00 |
Frederick Diodoti Thompson |
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Isaac Thompson's great grandson, Frederick Diodoti Thompson, buys out all the other heirs and becomes the sole owner of the 1,200 acre Sagtikos Manor. |
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| 1902/00/00 |
Isaac H Green Jr |
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Isaac H Green adds the east wing extension to accommodate an ornately-paneled music room for Frederick Diodati Thompson. |
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| 1905/00/00 |
Isaac H Green Jr |
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The gambrel roofed north addition to Sagtikos Manor is built. |
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| 1906/00/00 |
David Gardiner (horticulture) |
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David Gardiner, nephew of Frederick Diodati Thompson, inherits Sagtikos Manor. |
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| 1910/00/00 |
David Gardiner (horticulture) |
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By using scientific methods of agriculture, David Gardiner improves the bounty of fruits and flowers at the 1200 acre Sagtikos Manor. |
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