Johannes Cuyler
Johannes Cuyler | |
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Mayor of Albany, New York | |
In office 1725–1726 | |
Preceded by | Myndert Schuyler |
Succeeded by | Rutger Jansen Bleecker |
Member of the New York General Assembly | |
In office 1705–1727 | |
Recorder of Albany, New York | |
In office 1710–1710 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1661 New Amsterdam, Province of New York |
Died | July 20, 1740 Albany, Province of New York | (aged 78)
Spouse |
Elsje Ten Broeck
(m. 1684) |
Children | 12, including Cornelis |
Relatives | Cornelius Cuyler (grandson) Abraham Cuyler (grandson) John Cruger Jr. (nephew) |
Johannes Cuyler (1661 – July 20, 1740)
Early life and family
Cuyler was born in 1661 in
His paternal grandparents, who stayed in the Netherlands, were Isebrant Cuyler and Evertien Jansz. His father was a supporter of Jacob Leisler and his mother was born in Albany, New York, to Dutch immigrants.[2] Through his sister Maria, he was the uncle of John Cruger Jr. (1710–1791), also Mayor of New York and Provincial Assembly Speaker. Through his sister Sarah, he was the uncle of Catharina Van Brugh (b. 1689) who married Philip Livingston (1686–1749), second lord of Livingston Manor.[4]
Career
Cuyler, a merchant in the fur trade, became an admitted freeman of New York City. Before the establishment of Albany's government in 1686, Cuyler had already been a witness, plaintiff, and an attorney at the Albany court. In 1687, he was elected assistant Alderman for the Second Ward and, thus, he began his long association with Albany's government. He was an assistant Alderman until 1698 when he was elected Alderman and served in that role until 1710.[5]
While serving on the city council, his main areas of focus included improving relations with the Native Americans and ensuring the ongoing progress of real estate development within the city and its surrounding areas. In 1710, he was appointed as the Recorder (Deputy Mayor) of Albany.[5] In 1705, he was elected to represent Albany in the New York General Assembly.[6] Notwithstanding two brief breaks, he was elected to five terms, serving from 1705 to 1727.[5]
In 1725, he was appointed
Personal life
On November 2, 1684, he was married to Elsje Ten Broeck (d. 1752).
- Anna Cuyler (1685–1741), who married Anthony Van Schaick (1682–1759).[4]
- Christina Cuyler (1689–1755)[4]
- Hendrick Cuyler (1692–1724), who died unmarried.[4]
- Sara Cuyler (b. 1693), who married Mayor Johannes Hansen (1695–1756).[4]
- Elsie Cuyler (1695–1752), who married Hendrick Johannes Rosenboom (1689–1754).[4]
- Johannes Schuyler, Jr., making her aunt to Gen. Philip Schuyler, as well as the niece of Pieter and Arent Schuyler.[13]
- Johannes Cuyler (1699–1746), who married Catherine Glen (b. 1699), daughter of Johannes Jacob Glen.[4]
- Maria Cuyler (1702–1788), who married Cornelius Cuyler Ten Broeck (1706–1772), son of Wessel Ten Broeck.[4]
- Elizabeth Cuylter (b. 1705), who married Jacob Sanders Glen (1703–1746) and were the parents of Henry Glen.[4]
Cuyler died on July 20, 1740, in Albany.[5]
Descendants
Through his son Cornelis, he was the grandfather of Elizabeth Cuyler (1731–1815), who married Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1726–1781), grandson of Jacobus Van Cortlandt,[4] Philip Cuyler (b. 1733), who married Sarah Tweedy (1739–1825),[14][15][16] Hendrick "Henry" Cuyler (1735–1803), who married Catharina Lydius (1743–1818),[17][18] Elsje "Elsie" Cuyler (1737–1761),[4] who married Augustus Van Cortlandt (1728–1823), another grandson of Jacobus Van Cortlandt,[19] Margarita Cuyler (1738–1802),[20] who married Isaac Low (1735–1791), a prominent merchant,[21] Cornelius Cuyler (1740–1819), who married Anne Wendell in 1763,[19] and became the first Baronet of St John's Lodge,[22][2] and Abraham Cornelius Cuyler (1742–1810), who married Jannetje "Janet" Glen, who was sister to Henry Glen (1739–1814), in 1764.[19]
Through his son Johannes, he was the grandfather of
References
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- ^ a b c d e Nicoll, Maud Churchill (1912). The Earliest Cuylers in Holland and America and Some of Their Descendants. T.A. Wright, Printer and Publisher. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Bergen, Tunis Garret (1915). Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Reynolds, Cuyler (1911). Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d Bielinski, Stefan. "Johannes Cuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Register of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York. The Society. 1901. p. 190. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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- ^ General Society of Colonial Wars (U S. ) District of Columbia; Peale, Albert Charles (1904). Register of the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia, 1904 ... The Society. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Runk, Emma Ten Broeck (1897). Ten Broeck Genealogy, Being The Records and Annals of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck of Albany and his Descendants. New York, De Vinne press. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Catharina Schuyler Cuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ISBN 9780806351537. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Catalina Schuyler (1705-1758)". www.nyhistory.org. New-York Historical Society. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Cornelis Cuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Sarah Tweedy Cuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Philip Cuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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- ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "John Henry Lydius". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Hendrick C. Cuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9780806302591. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Margarita Cuyler Low". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "LOW, Isaac - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Cuyler of St John's Lodge". Debrett's Baronetage of England. 1835. p. 375. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ISBN 9781438429946. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Stock buckle". artgallery.yale.edu. Yale University. Retrieved 10 September 2017.