James Roosevelt (1760–1847)
James Roosevelt | |
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Alderman in New York City Council for the Fourth Ward | |
In office January 1, 1809 – December 31, 1809 | |
Member of the New York State Assembly for New York City | |
In office July 1, 1796 – June 30, 1797 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacobus Roosevelt III January 10, 1760 Federalist Party |
Spouses | Maria Eliza Walton
(m. 1786; died 1810)Catharine Elizabeth Barclay
(m. 1812; died 1816)Harriet Howland (m. 1821) |
Relations | See Princeton College (1780) |
Occupation | Businessman and Politician |
Jacobus "James" Roosevelt III (January 10, 1760 – February 6, 1847) was an American businessman and politician from
Early life
Jacobus "James" Roosevelt was born on January 10, 1760, and baptized on January 23 that same year, in New York City, He was the son of Isaac Roosevelt (1726–1794) and Cornelia Hoffman, and the great-great-grandson of the first Roosevelt in America, Claes Maartenszen Van Rosenvelt. He graduated from Princeton in 1780.[1]
Career
James was a sugar-refiner, his father's trade, and banker in post-revolutionary New York, and amassed a large fortune in addition to his inheritance. He worked out of 333 Pearl Street under the firm of C. J. & H. Roosevelt. He was an active Federalist, he served in the New York State Assembly in 1796 and 1797 and was an alderman in the New York City Council for the Fourth Ward in 1809.[1][2][3]
However, his interest in politics was less than previous Roosevelts, especially his father, and he was the last of his branch of the family to engage in politics until
At one point he owned stony farmland at
Personal life
Roosevelt married three times and in total, had 13 children, several of whom died young. His first marriage took place on November 15, 1786
- Isaac Roosevelt (1790–1863), who married Mary Rebecca Aspinwall (1809–1886).
- Grace Roosevelt (1792–1828), who married Guy Carlton Bayley (1786–1859), the son of Richard Bayley.[10]
- James Roosevelt (1794–1823)[9]
- Walton Roosevelt (1796–1836)[9]
- Edward Roosevelt (1799–1832)[9]
- Richard Varick Roosevelt (1801–1835), who married Anna Maria Lyle on April 23, 1823.[9]
- Hamilton Roosevelt (1805–1827), who died at sea on a trip from Mexico[9]
- Henry Walton Roosevelt (1809–1827)[9]
After Walton's death in 1810, he married on September 2, 1812, for the second time to Catharine Elizabeth Barclay (c. 1783–1816) in New York City.[4] Before her death in 1816, they had:
- Susan Barclay Roosevelt (1813–1867), died without issue[9]
- James Barclay Roosevelt (b. 1815), died without issue[9]
After Barclay's death in 1816, he married for the third and final time on January 29, 1821, to Harriet Howland (1784–1856), a descendant of John Howland, a signor of the Mayflower Compact.[4]
Roosevelt died on February 6, 1847.[9]
Descendants
Through his son,
References
- ^ a b c d Whittelsey, Charles B. (1902). The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649–1902.
- ^ Scoville, Joseph A. (1863). The Old Merchants of New York City. New York, NY: Carlton.
- ^ DeGregorio, William A. (2001). The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents. Gramercy Books.
- ^ a b c "Roosevelt Genealogy". fdrlibrary.marist.edu. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Acrelius, Israel; Collin, Nicholas (1841). "New Sweden, or The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware". Collections of the New York Historical Society. 2. 1: 421.
- ^ Van Rensselaer, Mrs. Schuyler (1909). History of the City of New York in the Seventeenth Century. Vol 2. New York: Macmillan Company. pp. 247, 269.
- ^ Bernstorf, Mrs. Philip W. (2003). Directory of the Hereditary Order of Colonial Governors Prior to 4 July 1776. Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. p. 24.
- ^ Charles, Michael Harrison (2006). List of the Colonial Governors Prior to 4 July 1776. Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. p. 30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Whittelsey, Charles Barney (1902). The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902. Hartford, Connecticut: Press of J.B. Burr & Company. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
Roosevelt Genealogy.
- ^ "James Roosevelt Bayley". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^ McNamara, Pat (2011-06-20). "The Setons, the Bayleys, and the Roosevelts". Patheos. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ^ Clarke, Richard Henry (1888). Lives of the Deceased Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States. Vol. III. New York.
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