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Coat of Arms of Philip Pieterse Schuyler. The Schuyler family (/ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation: ) 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 (especially New York City and northern New Jersey), in leading government and business in North America and served as leaders in ...
Philip John Schuyler was born on November 20 [O.S. November 9] 1733 [3] in Albany, New York, to Cornelia Van Cortlandt (1698–1762) and Johannes ("John") Schuyler Jr. (1697–1741), the third generation of the Dutch Schuyler family in America. His maternal grandfather was Stephanus Van Cortlandt, the 17th Mayor of New York City. [4]
Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler (/ ˈ s k aɪ l ər /; also known as "Kitty", November 10, 1734 – March 7, 1803) [1] was a Colonial and post-Colonial American socialite and the matriarch of the prominent colonial Schuyler family as wife of Philip Schuyler.
The Schuyler family in upstate New York was a longstanding political force in the colony and state. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories ...
Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler / ˈ s k aɪ l ər /; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854 [2]) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was the wife of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and was a passionate champion and defender of Hamilton's work and efforts in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
Hamilton was born on July 22, 1822, in New York City.He was the fifth of 14 children born to John Church Hamilton (1792–1882) and Maria Eliza van den Heuvel. [1] [2] His paternal grandparents were Alexander Hamilton (1755/7–1804), a Founding Father of the United States, and Elizabeth Schuyler (1757–1854).
Coat of Arms of Philip Schuyler. Philip Pieterse Schuyler was born in Amsterdam, Holland in the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, in 1628 as the son of Pieter Tjercks (no family name) and Geertruyt Philips Van Schuylder. [1] [2] His father was a German-born Amsterdam baker. His brother, David Pieterse Schuyler, married
Gertrude Schuyler (born 1654) Margaretta Van Cortlandt (b. 1674) m. Judge Samuel Bayard (b. 1669) (son of Nicholas Bayard) Gertrude Bayard m. Peter Kemble (1704-1789) Margaret Kemble (1734–1824) m. British General Thomas Gage (1718/19–1787); descendants in the United Kingdom include the Bertie family, the Gage family, and the Foley family.