The Schuyler family (
/ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation:
[sxœylər]) 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 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.
Elizabeth Schuyler (1757–1854) m.
Alexander Hamilton (1755/7–1804), the first Secretary of the United States Treasury, and the Senior Officer of the United States Army from 1799-1800.
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.[10]
Capt. Abraham de Peyster (1753–1798), married Catherine Livingston, granddaughter of
Philip Livingston
Frederick de Peyster (1758–1834)
James Ferguson de Peyster (1794–1874), married (1) Susan Maria Clarkson (1800–1823), daughter of
Matthew Clarkson; married (2) Frances Goodhue Ashton (1805–1871)
Elizabeth de Peyster, married New Jersey provincial Governor
John Hamilton
Maria de Peyster, married New York City Mayor
David Provost
Notes
^Schuyler, George Washington (1885).
Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family. Charles Scribner's Sons. p.
100. There is a hamlet called Schuiler [sic], in the district of Valkenburg and province of Limburg... from which it is possible that the family name may be derived.
^The Heraldic Journal, Volume III. Boston: Wiggin & Lunt. 1867. pp. 148–151.
^Journals of Stephen Kemble. Collections of the New York History Society. 1884. pp. xvii–xviii.
^Bolton, Robert (1881). The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester: From Its First Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 2. p. 662.
^
abcChristoph, Florence A. (1992).
Schuyler Genealogy: A Compendium of Sources Pertaining to the Schuyler Families in America Prior to 1800. Friends of Schuyler Mansion. The name Schuyler is from the maternal line. [Pieter Tjercks (son of Tjerck)], like most Dutchmen of the time, had no family name. It was unusual but not unique for sons to adopt their mother's name. In the colonial records of the seventeenth century, the name of Schuyler is used irregularly; references to Philip Pieterse [Pieter's son] being as common as those to Philip Schuyler.
^Bielinski, Stefan (April 30, 2005).
"Philip J. Schuyler". New York State Museum. Colonial Albany Project (CAP) Biography #1747. Archived from
the original on 2017-02-16.
^Barker, William V. H. (1986). Early Families of Herkimer County, New York. Baltimore, Maryland.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
The Schuyler family (
/ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation:
[sxœylər]) 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 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.
Elizabeth Schuyler (1757–1854) m.
Alexander Hamilton (1755/7–1804), the first Secretary of the United States Treasury, and the Senior Officer of the United States Army from 1799-1800.
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.[10]
Capt. Abraham de Peyster (1753–1798), married Catherine Livingston, granddaughter of
Philip Livingston
Frederick de Peyster (1758–1834)
James Ferguson de Peyster (1794–1874), married (1) Susan Maria Clarkson (1800–1823), daughter of
Matthew Clarkson; married (2) Frances Goodhue Ashton (1805–1871)
Elizabeth de Peyster, married New Jersey provincial Governor
John Hamilton
Maria de Peyster, married New York City Mayor
David Provost
Notes
^Schuyler, George Washington (1885).
Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family. Charles Scribner's Sons. p.
100. There is a hamlet called Schuiler [sic], in the district of Valkenburg and province of Limburg... from which it is possible that the family name may be derived.
^The Heraldic Journal, Volume III. Boston: Wiggin & Lunt. 1867. pp. 148–151.
^Journals of Stephen Kemble. Collections of the New York History Society. 1884. pp. xvii–xviii.
^Bolton, Robert (1881). The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester: From Its First Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 2. p. 662.
^
abcChristoph, Florence A. (1992).
Schuyler Genealogy: A Compendium of Sources Pertaining to the Schuyler Families in America Prior to 1800. Friends of Schuyler Mansion. The name Schuyler is from the maternal line. [Pieter Tjercks (son of Tjerck)], like most Dutchmen of the time, had no family name. It was unusual but not unique for sons to adopt their mother's name. In the colonial records of the seventeenth century, the name of Schuyler is used irregularly; references to Philip Pieterse [Pieter's son] being as common as those to Philip Schuyler.
^Bielinski, Stefan (April 30, 2005).
"Philip J. Schuyler". New York State Museum. Colonial Albany Project (CAP) Biography #1747. Archived from
the original on 2017-02-16.
^Barker, William V. H. (1986). Early Families of Herkimer County, New York. Baltimore, Maryland.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)