Clement Clarke Moore's wife, Catharine Elizabeth Taylor, was of English and Dutch descent being a direct descendant of the Van Cortlandt family, once the major landholders in the lower Hudson Valley of New York.
Clement Clarke Moore's wife was of English and Dutch descent. Clement Clarke Moore's wife was being a direct descendant of the Van Cortlandt family Valley of New York. This was once the major landholders in the lower Hudson. Clement Clarke Moore's wife was Catharine Elizabeth Taylor.