The Cortlandts

Palmer Cortlandt came a long way from his small town past in Pigeon Hallow, West Virginia. It was a past he wanted to forget. He worked hard to be able to provide a life of leisure to his beloved daughter, Nina Cortlandt. Upon arriving in Pine Valley, Palmer realized that even the best laid plans have a way of going awry.



The Cortlandts in the Manor parlour.


The Corltandt Family Bible
1979

First Generation:
Palmer “Pete Cooney” Cortlandt
Elizabeth “Bess” Cooney (deceased)


Second Generation:
Ross Chandler
Nina Corltandt Warner
Dr. Clifford “Cliff” Warner (m. Nina 1980, 1981, 1986, 1989; dv. 1981; 1983; 1987 )
Melanie “Lanie” Cortlandt Rampal
David Rampal (m. 1991)
William Cooney Cortlandt (d. 1992)
Dixie Cooney (d. 2007)
Delbert “Del” Hunkle Henry
Diana “Di” Kirby Henry
Palmer John Cortlandt Tyler (supposed son b. 1982; d. 1983)
Peter Cortlandt, jr. (b. 1992)
Third Generation:
Julie Rand Chandler
Robert “Bobby” Clifford Thorne Warner (adopted b. 1981)
Michael “Mickey” Connelly Warner (b. 1988)
Adam “JR” Chandler, jr. (b. 1989)
Kathy “Kate” Mershon Keefer (b. 2002)


Fourth Generation:
Samuel Carlos Grey (b. 1996)
Adam Chandler, III (b. 2004)
Honorary Cortlandts:
Myra Murdoch Sloan
Jasper Sloan
Erica Kane
Kendall Hart Slater


Former Cortlandts:
Daisy Murdoch (m. Palmer, 1984; dv., 1985)
Donna Beck Tyler (m. Palmer 1981; dv. 1983)
Ellen Shepherd Dalton (m. Ross 1984; dv. 1987)
Cynthia Preston (m. Palmer 1985; dv. 1986)
Matt Connelly (m. Nina 1987; dv. 1989)
Natalie Marlowe (m. Palmer 1987; 1988)
Nico Kelly (m. Julie 1988; dv. 1989)
Adam Chandler (m. Dixie 1989; dv. 1989)
Thaddeus James Gardner Martin (m. Dixie 1989, 1994, 1999; dv. 1990, 1996, 2002)
Opal Cortlandt (m. Palmer 1990; dv. 1999)
Craig Lawson (m. Dixie 1991; dv. 1992)
Hayley Vaughan Santos (m. Will 1992)
Brian Bodine (m. Dixie 1993; dv. 1993)
Kelsey “Kate” Jefferson (m. Bobby 1995; dv. 1996)
Vanessa Bennett (m. Palmer 1999; d. 2002)
Anita Santos (m. Bobby; dv. 2004)
Arabella "Babe" Carey (m. JR 2004, 2006; dv. 2005, 2007)