
The Schuyler family (
/ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation:
">xœylər was a prominent Dutch family in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries, whose descendants played a critical role in the formation of the
United States
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(especially New York City and northern New Jersey), in leading government and business in
North America
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and served as leaders in business, military, politics, and society. The other two most influential New York dynasties of the 18th and 19th centuries were the
Livingston family and the
Clinton family.
History
By 1650,
Philip Pieterse Schuyler
Colonel Philip Pieterse Schuyler or Philip Pieterse (1628 – 9 May 1683) was a Dutch-born landowner in New Netherlands and progenitor of the senior line of the American Schuyler family.
Early life
Philip Pieterse Schuyler was born in Amsterda ...
emigrated to
New Netherland
New Netherland () was a colony of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to Cape Cod. Settlements were established in what became the states ...
, settling in
Beverwyck
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. His brother,
David Pieterse Schuyler
David Pieterse Schuyler was a Dutch-born member of the Schuyler family. He was a fur trader, Alderman of Albany, captain, and merchant.
Early life
Schuyler was born in the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, in 1636 as the son of Pieter Tjer ...
, also emigrated from The
Dutch Republic
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.
The Schuyler family ancestry and ties were factors in several major American families, including the
Livingston family, the
Oyster Bay branch of the
Roosevelt family
The Roosevelt family is an American political family from New York whose members have included two United States presidents, a First Lady, and various merchants, bankers, politicians, inventors, clergymen, artists, and socialites. The progeny ...
, the
Bayard family, the
Bush family and the Kean family, among others. Descendants also exist in some noble families in the
United Kingdom
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(including the
Gage family, the
Kennedy family, the
Bertie family Bertie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Bertie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
*Bertie (nickname), a list of people
*Bertie (surname), a list of people
Places
* Bertie County, North Carolina
* Bertie Township ...
, and the
Fitzroy family, among others).
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Family tree
Philip Pieterse Schuyler line
* Pieter Tjercks (patronymic, not a family name) (–1656) m. Geertruyt Philips van Schuylder (1603–1651)
** Philip Pieterse Schuyler
Colonel Philip Pieterse Schuyler or Philip Pieterse (1628 – 9 May 1683) was a Dutch-born landowner in New Netherlands and progenitor of the senior line of the American Schuyler family.
Early life
Philip Pieterse Schuyler was born in Amsterda ...
[ (1628–1683) m. Margarita Van Slichtenhorst (1627–1710)
*** Geertruy Schuyler (b. 1654) m. Stephanus van Cortlandt (1643–1700)
**** Margaretta van Cortlandt m. 1696: Judge Samuel Bayard (b. 1669), son of Nicholas Bayard, Mayor of New York
***** Gertrude Bayard m. Peter Kemble (1704–1789), a prominent New Jersey businessman and politician
****** Margaret Kemble (1734–1824) m. Thomas Gage (1718/19–1787), General of the ]British Army
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during the American Revolutionary War
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. Descendants of this union are found in England, including amongst the Viscounts Gage and the noble Bertie family in England (including those holding the title of Earl of Abingdon
Earl of Abingdon is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 30 November 1682 for James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, James Bertie, 5th Baron Norreys of Rycote. He was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his seco ...
).
**** Anne van Cortlandt (1676–1724) m. Stephen DeLancey (1663–1741)
***** James DeLancey (1703–1760), New York Governor
***** Susannah de Lancey (1707–1771) m. Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Warren (1703–1752)
***** Oliver De Lancey Sr. (1718–1785) m. Phila Franks, daughter of Abigail Franks and member of prominent Jewish colonial family.
***** Anne de Lancey (b. 1723) m. John Watts, ancestors of the Marquess of Ailsa in Scotland
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, the Duke of Grafton
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and the Viscount Daventry
Viscount Daventry, of Daventry in the Northamptonshire, County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 May 1943 for Muriel FitzRoy, 1st Viscountess Daventry, Muriel FitzRoy (née Douglas-Pennant), in h ...
in England
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.
**** Catherine van Cortlandt m. Andrew Johnston (1694–1762), a New Jersey politician and son of John Johnstone, the 32nd Mayor of New York City.
**** Elizabeth van Cortlandt m. Reverend William Skinner
***** Lt. General William Skinner, a Loyalist
***** Brig. Gen. Cortlandt Skinner (1727–1799), a Loyalist m. Elizabeth Kearney (1731–1810)
**** Philip van Cortlandt (1683–1746) m. Catherine De Peyster
***** Pierre van Cortlandt (1721–1814), the 1st Lieutenant Governor of New York
The lieutenant governor of New York is a Constitution of New York, constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of the State of New York. It is the second highest-ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governo ...
m. Joanna Livingston (granddaughter of Robert Livingston)
****** Philip van Cortlandt (1749–1831)
****** Pierre van Cortlandt, Jr. (1762–1848)
*** Alida Schuyler (b. 1656) m. (1) 1675: Nicholas van Rensselaer (1636–1678); m. (2) 1679: Robert Livingston the Elder
Robert Livingston the Elder (13 December 1654 – 1728) was a Scottish-born merchant and government official in the Province of New York. He was granted a patent to 160,000 acres (650 km2/ 250 sq mi) of land along the Hudson River, becomin ...
(1654–1728)
****Johannes Livingston (1680–1720)
****Margaret Livingston (b. 1681)
****Joanna Philipina Livingston (1683–1689)
**** Philip Livingston (1686–1749) m. Catherine Van Brugh
***** Robert Livingston (1708–1790) m. (1) 1731: Maria Thong (granddaughter of Gov. Rip Van Dam); m. (2) 1766: Gertrude ( Van Rensselaer) Schuyler.
****** Walter Livingston (1740–1797) m. Cornelia Schuyler (1746–1822), his cousin
******* Henry Walter Livingston (1768–1810) m. 1796: Mary Allen
***** Peter Van Brugh Livingston (1712–1792) m. Mary Alexander, sister of William Alexander, Lord Stirling
***** Philip Livingston (1717–1778) m. 1740: Christina Ten Broeck
****** Sarah Livingston (1752–1814) m. John Henry Livingston (1746–1825), her second cousin
**** Robert Livingston (1688–1775) m. Margaret Howarden (1693–1758)
**** Hubertus ("Gilbert") Livingston (b. 1690) m. Cornelia Beekman, granddaughter of Wilhelmus Beekman
**** William Livingston (1692–1692), died young.
**** Joanna Livingston (b. 1694)
**** Catherine Livingston (1698–1699), died young.
*** Pieter Schuyler m. Engeltie Van Schaick (d. 1689) m. Maria Van Rensselaer
**** Margarita Schuyler m. Robert Livingston the Younger
***** Engeltie Livingston m. Johannes Van Rensselaer
****** James Van Rensselaer (1747–1827)
**** Gertruj Schuyler (b. 1694) m. Johannes Lansing
**** Col. Phillipus Schuyler (b. 1696) m. Margarita Schuyler
**** Pieter Schuyler (b. 1698), a twin of Jeremiah m. Catherine Groesbeck.
***** Pieter P. Schuyler (1723–1753) m. Geertruy "Gertrude" Schuyler (1724–1813), his cousin
****** Cornelia Schuyler (1746–1822) m. Walter Livingston (1740–1797)
****** Pieter P. Schuyler, Jr. (1748–1792) m. Geertruy "Gertrude" Lansing (b. 1748/9)
***** Stephen Schuyler (1732–1798) m. Engeltje Van Vechten (1732–1792)
****** John Schuyler (1768–1843) m. Anna Cuyler m. Maria Miller (1784–1832)
******* Angelica Schuyler (1820–1896) m. Clarkson Floyd Crosby (1817–1858)
******** John Schuyler Crosby (1839–1914) m. Harriet Van Rensselaer (1838–1911)
****** Jeremiah Schuyler (1768–1843) m. 1793: Jane Cuyler (1770–1832)
******* Cornelius Schuyler (1795–1876) m. 1817: Harriett L. Hillhouse (1798–1857)
***** Philip P. Schuyler (1736–1808) m. Anna Wendell (1743–1802)
****** Catharina Schuyler (1766–1820) m. Abraham Van Vechten (1762–1837)
**** Jeremias Schuyler (1698–1753), a twin of Pieter m. Susanna Bayeux
*** Brandt Schuyler (1659–1752) m. Cornelia Van Cortlandt (1659–1722)
*** Arent Schuyler (1662–1730) m. (1) Jannetje Teller, m. (2) Swantje Van Duyckhuysen (1679–1720), m. (3) Maria Walter
**** Margareta Schuyler (b. 1685)
**** Philip Schuyler (b. 1687) m. Hester Kingsland
**** Maria Schuyler (b. 1689), died young
**** Olivia Schuyler
**** Judik Schuyler (b. 1692)
**** Casparus Schuyler (1695–1754) m. Mary Schuyler
***** Arent Schuyler m. 1748: Jannetje Van Wagenen
**** Wilhemus Schuyler (b. 1700), died young
**** Peter Schuyler (1707–1762) m. (1) Hester Walter, m. (2) Mary Walter
***** Katherine Schuyler (1737–1765) m. Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis
Captain Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis (1720 – 30 December 1794) was a British peerage, Scottish peer who lived in the English colony of New York which became part of the United States.
Early life
Kennedy, who lived in New York City ...
(1736–1794)
**** Eva Schuyler (d. 1737) m. Peter Bayard
**** Adonijah "Adonis" Schuyler (1708–1763) m. Gertrude Van Rensselaer (b. 1714), daughter of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer
**** John Schuyler (1710–1773) m. Anne Van Rensselaer (b. 1719), daughter of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer
***** Elsey Schuyler Heminover (1760–1848) m. Anthony Heminover (1750/1824), Patriot Soldier From Moravia
***** Mary Schuyler Roosevelt (b.1762) m. Johannes Roosevelt (1751/1820), Great uncle to Theodore
**** Cornelia Schuyler (1715–1785) m. Pierre Guillaume DePeyster (1707–1785)
***** Arent Schuyler DePeyster (1736–1822), British military officer
*** Philipse "Philip" Schuyler (1666–1724) m. (1) 1687: Elizabeth De Meyer; m. (2) 1719: Catherine Schierph (widow of Ritsert Brouwer)
**** Nicholas Schuyler (1691–1748) m. (1) 1714: Elsie Wendell (1689–1744); m. (2) 1744: Mary Stevenson
***** Ariaantie Schuyler (1720–1763) m. Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1717–1781)
****** Killian K. Van Rensselaer (1763–1845) m. 1791: Margaret Sanders (1764–1830)
***** Harmanus Schuyler (1727–1796) m. Christina ten Broeck
****** John Harmanus Schuyler (1763–1846) m. Annatje Schuyler (1770-1851)
******* George W. Schuyler (1810–1888) m. Matilda Scribner
******** Eugene Schuyler (1840–1890)
******** Walter S. Schuyler (1850–1932)
*** Johannes Schuyler (1668–1747) m. 1695: Elizabeth Staats (d. 1737)
**** Philip Johannes Schuyler (d. 1745), killed during the French and Indian raid on Saratoga on November 28, 1745.
**** Johannes Schuyler Jr. (1697–1741) m. Cornelia van Cortlandt (1698–1762), (daughter of Stephanus Van Cortlandt his first cousin)
***** Geertruy "Gertrude" Schuyler (1724–1813) m. (1) Pieter P. Schuyler (1723–1753), her cousin; m. (2) John Cochran (1730–1807)
****** James Cochran (1769–1848) m. Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1781–1857), his first cousin
***** Cortlandt Schuyler (1735-1773) m. (1) Francis Fox
***** Stephanus Schuyler (1737-1820) m. (1) Lena Ten Eyck (1745-1818)
****** Stephen Van Rensselaer m. Mary De Bright
******* Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (1820-1879) m. Salina Sarah Smith
******** Cortlandt Ten Eyck (1856-1909) m. Anne Fanning Carroll
***** Gen. Philip Schuyler
Philip John Schuyler (; November 20, 1733 - November 18, 1804) was an American general in the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War and a United States Senate, United States Senator from New York (state), New York. He is usually known as ...
(1733–1804) m. Catherine Van Rensselaer (1734–1803) (see above)
****** Angelica Schuyler (1756–1814) m. John Barker Church (1748–1818)
******* Philip Schuyler Church m. Anna Matilda Stewart, daughter of Walter Stewart
****** Elizabeth Schuyler (1757–1854) m. Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 dur ...
(1755/7–1804), the first Secretary of the United States Treasury, and the Senior Officer of the United States Army from 1799-1800.
******* Hamilton family
****** Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler (1758–1801) m. Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1764–1839)
******* Stephen Van Rensselaer IV (1789–1868) m. Harriet Elizabeth Bayard (1799–1875)
******** Margaret Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1819–1897) m. (1) John de Peyster Douw (1812–1901) m. (2) Wilmot Johnson (1820–1899)
******** Cornelia Patterson Van Rensselaer (1823–1897) m. Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. (1808–1883)
******** Stephen Van Rensselaer (1824–1861) m. Annie Louise Wild
******** Catherine Van Rensselaer (1827–1909) m. Nathaniel Berry (1811–1865)
******** Justine Van Rensselaer (1828–1912) m. Dr. Howard Townsend (1823–1867)
******** Bayard Van Rensselaer (1833–1859) m. Laura Reynolds (1830–1912)
******** Harriet Van Rensselaer (1838–1911) m. John Schuyler Crosby (1839–1914)
******** Eugene Van Rensselaer (1840–1925) m. Sarah Boyd Pendleton (1846–1923)
****** John Bradstreet Schuyler (1765–1795) m. Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (1768–1841)
****** Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768–1835) m. (1) Sarah Rutsen (d. 1805) m. (2) Mary Anna Sawyer
******* Philip P. Schuyler (1789–1875) m. Rosanna Livingston
******* Stephan Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1792–1859) m. Catherine Morris
******* Catherine Schuyler (1793–1875) m. Samuel Jones (1770–1853)
******* John Rutsen Schuyler (1796–1875)
******* Robert Livingston Schuyler (1798–1855) m. Lucinda Waldron "Lucy" Wood (1807–1882)
******** Julia Wood Schuyler m. 1850: Rev. William Orne Lamson (1824–1909)
********* George Henry Lamson (1852–1882)
********* Robert Schuyler Lamson (1855–1876)
******** Robert Sands Schuyler (1830–1895) m. 1864: Caroline E. Acker (1840–1905)
******** William Sawyer Schuyler (1840–1864) m. 1859: Florence Miriam Barbour (1840–1895) (niece of Reuben H. Walworth)
******* William Schuyler (1807–1829)
******* Sybil Schuyler (1809–1813)
******* George Lee Schuyler (1811–1890) m. (1) Eliza Hamilton (1811–1863) m. (2) Mary Morris Hamilton (1815–1877)
****** Rensselaer Schuyler (1773–1847) m. Elizabeth Ten Broeck, daughter of Abraham Ten Broeck
****** Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1781–1857) m. (1) Samuel Malcolm m. (2) James Cochran (1769–1848), her first cousin
**** "Madame" Margarita Schuyler (b. 1701) m. Phillipus Schuyler, her first cousin
**** Catalentie Schuyler (b. 1704) m. Mayor Cornelis Cuyler (1697–1765)
***** Johannes Cuyler (1729–1749)
***** Elizabeth Cuyler (1731–1815) m. 1752: Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1726–1781) (grandson of Jacobus Van Cortlandt)
***** Philip Cuyler (b. 1733) m. 1757: Sarah Tweedy (1739–1825)
***** Hendrick "Henry" Cuyler (1735–1803), royalist m. 1767: Catharina Lydius (1743–1818)
***** Elsje "Elsie" Cuyler (1737–1761) m. 1760: Augustus Van Cortlandt (1728–1823) (grandson of Jacobus Van Cortlandt)
***** Margarita Cuyler (1738–1802) m. 1760: Isaac Low (1735–1791), a royalist
****** Isaac Low, became a field officer in the British army.
****** Helena Low m. Dirck Hansen, operator of the Albany-Greenbush ferry
***** Sir Cornelius Cuyler, 1st Baronet (1740–1819) m. 1763: Anne Wendell
***** Abraham Cornelius Cuyler (1742–1810) m. 1764: Jannetje "Janet" Glen
****** Jacob Glen Cuyler (1773–1854) m. 1808: Maria Elizabeth Hartman
*** Margareta Schuyler (1672–1748) m. Jacobus Verplanck (1671–1771)
David Pieterse Schuyler line
* Pieter Tjercks (–1656) m. Geertruyt Philips van Schuylder (1603–1651)
** David Pieterse Schuyler
David Pieterse Schuyler was a Dutch-born member of the Schuyler family. He was a fur trader, Alderman of Albany, captain, and merchant.
Early life
Schuyler was born in the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, in 1636 as the son of Pieter Tjer ...
(1636–1690) m. Catharina Verplanck (1639–1690), daughter of Abraham Isaacsen Verplanck (1606–1690); the couple died during the Schenectady massacre
The Schenectady massacre was an attack against the colonial settlement of Schenectady in the English Province of New York on February 8, 1690. A raiding party of 114 French soldiers and militiamen, accompanied by 96 allied Mohawk and Algonqui ...
of 1690
*** Myndert Schuyler (1672–1755), Mayor of Albany, m. Rachel Cuyler (1674–1747), sister of Johannes Cuyler (1661-1740)
**** Anna Schuyler (1697–1750) m. Johannes De Peyster III (1694–1789), Mayor of Albany and son of Johannes de Peyster
***** Anna de Peyster (1723–1794), m. Volkert Petrus Douw (1720–1801), New York State Senator, Mayor of Albany, grandson of Hendrick van Rensselaer
****** John De Peyster Douw (1756-1835), m. 1) Deborah Beekman (1763–1791), daughter of Johannes Jacobse Beekman; 2) Margaret Livingston (1768–1802), daughter of Peter Robert Livingston; 3) Catherine Douw Gansevoort (1782–1848)
*** Pieter Davidse Schuyler (b. 1659) m. Alida Van Slictenhorst
**** David Pieterse Schuyler (1688–1764) m. Anna Bradt
***** Peter David Schuyler (1723–1763) m. Elizabeth Barbara Herkimer, sister of General Nicholas Herkimer
Brigadier-General Nicholas Herkimer (also known as Nikolaus Herchheimer; – August 16, 1777) was an American military officer who fought during the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War. He died in 1777 from wounds suffered during the ...
(1728–1777) and loyalist Johan Jost Herkimer (1732–1795)
****** Johan Joseph "Hon Yost" Schuyler (1743–1810), militia member and spy during the American Revolution
***** Philip David Schuyler (1730–1777) m. Anna
*** Maria Schuyler (1666–1742) m. Dr. Hendrick van Dyck (1665–1707)
**** David Hendrick Van Dyke (1693–1763) m. Christina Ten Broeck (1694–1750), sister of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717)
**** Arent Van Dyck (1700–?) m. Heyetie Van Dyck
**** Lydia Van Dyck (1704–1785) m. Cornelius Van Schaack (1705–1776)
***** Cornelius Van Schaack Jr. (1734–1797) m. Angeltie (Angelica) Yates; brother of Peter van Schaack
****** Maria Helen Van Schaack (1773–1845) m. James Jacobus Roosevelt (1759–1840)
******* Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt (1794–1871) m. Margaret Barnhill (1799–1861)
******** Roosevelt family (Oyster Bay)
*** David Davidse Schuyler (1669-1715), Mayor of Albany, m. Elsje Rutgers
*** Jacobus Schuyler (b. 1675)
*** Catharina Schuyler (b. 1678) m. 1) Johannes Abeel (1667–1711), Mayor of Albany; 2) Rutger Jansen Bleecker (1675-1756), Mayor of Albany, son of Jan Jansen Bleecker, brother of Johannes Bleecker Jr.
**** Christoffel Abeel (b. 1696) m. Margueritta Breese (Bries)
***** Johannes Abeel (1722–1794) m. Gah-hon-no-neh
****** Gaiänt'wakê (Cornplanter) John Abeel (1751–1836), Seneca leader
**** Catalina Abeel (b. 1698) m. Vincent Mathews
***** Fletcher Mathews (1725-1799) m. Sarah Woodhull (1726-1791), sister of Nathaniel Woodhull (1722-1776)
****** Sarah Mathews (1760-c. 1785) m. Thomas Beekman
****** Julia Ann (Juliana) Mathews (1765-1811) m. John Evertson of the Great Nine Partners (1762-1795), brother-in-law of Governor John Cotton Smith
John Cotton Smith (February 12, 1765 – December 7, 1845) was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Connecticut. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and as ...
of Connecticut (1765-1845)
***** David Mathews (1739–1800), Loyalist Mayor of New York
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during the American Revolution
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m. Sarah Seymour
****** Catalina Mathews (b. 1759) m. James Lamb, Jr. (b. 1755) of Lamb House, Rye, East Sussex
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, a British officer
******* Sarah Lamb (b. 1777) m. James Noble (b. 1779), Vice-admiral of the White
******** Edith Elizabeth Noble (1811–1875) m. Rev. William Wollaston Pym (1792–1852), son of Francis Pym
Francis Leslie Pym, Baron Pym, (13 February 1922 – 7 March 2008) was a British Conservative Party politician who served in various Cabinet positions in the 1970s and 1980s, including Foreign, Defence and Northern Ireland Secretary, and ...
(ancestor of the Lord Pym)
********* Horatio Noble Pym (1844–1896), British solicitor, book collector and editor
****** Harriet Mathews (1763–1847) m. Francis Green (1742–1809), son of Benjamin Green
******* Anna Winslow Green m. Samuel Webber (1759–1810), President of Harvard
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****** Amelia Mathews (d. 1816) m. 1807: John Corbett Ritchie (1775–1860)
******* Caroline Maria Ritchie (b. 1808) m. 1830: Edmund Murray Dodd (1797–1876)
******** Murray Dodd (1843–1905) m. 1879: Laura Isabel
******** Rosina Uniacke Dodd (d. 1899) m. 1872: Henry Arthur Keith-Murray (b. 1846), son of Sir William Keith-Murray, 7th Baronet
******** Emily Mary Dodd (1832-1908) m. Lewis Johnstone (c. 1827-1899), son of James William Johnston (1792-1873), Premier of Nova Scotia
********* Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone (1862–1936), Member of the House of Commons of Canada
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m. Annie Brown
***** James Mathews (b. 1742) m. Hannah Strong (b. 1742)
****** Congressman Vincent Mathews (1766-1846)
****** Juliana Strong Mathews (1775–1830) m. Lazarus Hammond (1777–1848), founder of Hammondsport
******* Samuel Haight Hammond (1809–1878) m. Emeline Anne Humphrey (1808–1873), granddaughter of Congressman Reuben Humphrey
****** Sarah Mathews (1778–1830) m. General Samuel S. Haight (1778–1863)
******* Fletcher Mathews Haight (1799–1866), United States federal judge
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m. Elizabeth Stuart McLachlan (1799–1827)
******** Henry Huntly Haight (1825–1878), tenth Governor of California
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Established in the Constit ...
m. Anna E. Bissell (1834–1898)
**** Cornelia Abeel (b. 1701) m. Goose Van Schaick
***** Anthony Van Schaick, Jr. (b. 1721)
****** Anna Van Schaick (b. 1754)
**** David Abeel (b. 1705)
***** Catharina Abeel (b. 1723)
**** Johannes Rutger Bleecker (1713–1800), m. Elizabeth Staats (1725–1811)
**** Margareta Bleecker (1714–1760), m. Edward Collins (1704–1753), son of Lt. John Collins and Margareta (née Schuyler) Verplanck, widow of Jacobus Verplanck (as above)
**** Jacobus Bleecker (1716-1791), m. Abigail Lispenard (1718–1807), sister of Leonard Lispenard
***** Anthony Lispenard Bleecker (1741-1816), namesake of Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street is an east–west street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is most famous today as a Greenwich Village nightlife, nightclub district. The street connects a neighborhood popular today for music venues and comedy as well as a ...
, Manhattan
Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, larg ...
, m. Mary Noel
****** Anthony Bleecker (1770-1827)
**** Myndert Bleecker (b. 1720)
Schuyler Family Association
On 25 March 2020, members of the Schuyler family formed the Schuyler Family Association, with a founding governing board including Charles Neuhauser (chair) and Katherine Rosman. The association periodically publishes items of interest to the family in a newsletter called ''Kindred''.[.]
See also
* The Schuyler Sisters
* Van Rensselaer family
* Van Cortlandt family
* Temple Bowdoin
* Peter Schuyler (New Jersey soldier)
*Schuyler Colfax
Schuyler Colfax Jr. ( ; March 23, 1823January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the United Sta ...
* Schuyler Copper Mine
* Schuyler Island
Notes
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American families of Dutch ancestry
Schuyler Colfax
Political families of the United States
Families from New York (state)
Families from New Jersey