(daughter of Stephanus Van Cortlandt), in 1729. Martha Heathcote, who married Lewis Johnston, son of John Johnstone of Perth Amboy, New Jersey and brother of Andrew Johnston (who married Catharine Van Cortlandt). Heathcote died suddenly of apoplexy in New York City on February 28, 1721. He was buried in the churchyard of Trinity Church in Manhattan, which he was instrumental in founding. As both of his sons and three of his daughters predeceased him, his entire estate, real and personal, was inherited by his two surviving daughters. His widow died on August 18, 1736 and was buried alongside him and three of their children at Trinity. Descendants Through his youngest surviving daughter, he was a grandfather of Margaret Johnston and Anne Johnston, who married William Burnet, only son of Gov. William Burnet and a grandson of George Stanhope, Dean of Canterbury. Margaret Johnston was married to Bowes Reed, the Secretary of State of New Jersey. Legacy A neighborhood and an elementary school in present-day Scarsdale, New York are named after Heathcote. A marble statue of him stands atop the Surrogate's Courthouse (former Hall of Records) at 31 Chambers Street in Manhattan. See also Heathcote (surname) References External links Stirnet: 'Heathcote01' (Caleb is near the bottom of the page) 1665 births 1721 deaths Caleb Mayors of New York City People from Scarsdale, New York Members of the New York General Assembly