David Davidse Schuyler

David Davidse Schuyler (June 11, 1669 – December 16, 1715) was a colonial fur trader who served as Mayor of Albany, New York from 1706 to 1707.[1]

David Davidse Schuyler
Mayor of Albany, New York
In office 1706–1707
Preceded by	Johannes Schuyler
Succeeded by	Evert Bancker
Personal details
Born	(1669-06-11)June 11, 1669 Schuyler Flatts, Province of New York
Died	December 16, 1715(1715-12-16) (aged 46) Albany, Province of New York
Spouse(s)	Elsje Rutgers ​ ( m. 1694; his death 1715)
Children	6
Parents	David Pieterse Schuyler Catharina Verplanck
Relatives	Myndert Schuyler (brother) Alida Schuyler (cousin) Pieter Schuyler (cousin) Arent Schuyler (cousin) Johannes Schuyler (cousin) Philip P. Schuyler (uncle)

Early life

Schuyler was born on January 16, 1672 at the family homestead, Schuyler Flatts (near present-day Menands, New York). He was the third son of eight children born to his parents, David Pieterse Schuyler (1636–1690), who was born in the Netherlands, and Catharina Verplanck (1639–1690), between 1659 and 1678.[2] Both of his parents died during the Schenectady massacre of 1690.[3][4] His younger brother was Myndert Schuyler (1672–1755), who also served as Mayor of Albany.[1]

His paternal grandparents were Pieter Tjercks Van Schuylder and Geertruyt Philips and his uncle was Philip Pieterse Schuyler (1628–1683), the prominent colonist landowner.[5] Through his uncle, he was first cousins with Gertruj Schuyler (b. 1654), who married Stephanus van Cortlandt (1643–1700), the patroon of Van Cortlandt Manor and a Mayor of New York City, Alida Schuyler (1656–1727), who married Nicholas van Rensselaer and after his death, Robert Livingston the Elder, Pieter Schuyler (1657–1724), the first mayor of Albany, Arent Schuyler (1662–1730), and Johannes Schuyler.[5]

Career

Like others in his family, he became prominent in the fur trade. In 1697, he was elected Assistant Alderman. In 1699, he was elected Alderman representing the First Ward, serving for many years. He was considered an active member of the council and often was sent to Canada on official Albany business.[6]

In 1705, Schuyler was appointed both the Sheriff of Albany, city and county, which roles he served for a year.[6]

In 1706, he was appointed and began serving as Mayor of Albany, succeeding Johannes Schuyler.[7] In February 1707, he secured Soquon's deed to the "Schaahtecogue Tract 2 by 2 by 12 by 14 miles in extent."[8] After serving for a year, he was succeeded by Evert Bancker, who had previously served as Mayor.[9]

Personal life

In 1694, Schuyler married Elsje "Elsie" Rutgers (1674–1752), the daughter of Harmanus and Catrina (née de Hooges) Rutgers,[10] a prominent New York merchant.[11] Her maternal grandparents were Eva Albertse Bratt, daughter of Albert Andriessen Bratt, and Anthony de Hooges (1620-1655), the secretary of the Colony of Rensselaerswyck.[10] Together, they were the parents of six children:[5][12]

• Catrina Schuyler (1694–1775), who married Igenas Engines Du Mont (1701–1737).[13]
• David Schuyler (1697–1764)[14]
• Harmanus Schuyler (1700–1748), who married Jannetje Bancker (1701–1757), daughter of Evert Bancker.[14]
• Myndert Schuyler (1711–1772/3)[10]
• Anthony Schuyler (1715–1775), who married Rachel Van Buren (b. 1717), daughter of Tobias Martens Van Buren.[15]

Schuyler died on December 16, 1715 at the age of forty-six.[6] His widow, who had to care for six young children, remarried to the older Reverend Petrus Vas (d. 1756), pastor of the Kingston Dutch Church, in 1772.[11]

See also

• Schuyler family

References

1. Bielinski, Stefan. "Myndert Schuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
2. Bielinski, Stefan. "David Pieterse Schuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
3. "An account of the burning of Schenectady by Mons. De Monsignat, comptroller General of the marine in Canada to Madam de Maintenon, the morganatic wife of Louis XIV.", Doc. Hist. N. Y., I, p. 186, noted in Pearson (1883), A History of the Schenectady Patent, Schenectady History Digital Archives
4. Jonathan Pearson, Chap. 9, "Burning of Schenectady", History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times, 1883, pp. 244-270
5. 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. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
6. Bielinski, Stefan. "David D. Schuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
7. Hough, Franklin (1889). The New-York Civil List: Containing the Names and Origin of the Civil Divisions, and the Names and Dates of Election Or Appointment of the Principal State and County Officers ... New York. p. 221. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
8. Niles, Grace Greylock (1997). The Hoosac Valley: Its Legends and Its History. Heritage Books. ISBN 9780788406867. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
9. York, National Society of the Colonial Dames in the State of New (1913). Register of the Colonial Dames of the State of New York. Colonial Dames of the State of New York. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
10. Art, Albany Institute of History and (1998). Albany Institute of History & Art: 200 Years of Collecting. SUNY Press. pp. 47–48. ISBN 9781555951016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
11. Bielinski, Stefan. "Elsje Rutgers Schuyler Vas". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
12. Pearson, Jonathan (1872). Contributions for the Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany, from 1630 to 1800. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 98. ISBN 9780806307299. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
13. Clearwater, Alphonso T. (2001). The History of Ulster County, New York. Heritage Books. p. 97. ISBN 9780788419430. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
14. Schuyler, George Washington (1885). Colonial New York : Philip Schuyler and his family. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
15. Waite, H. C.; Peckham, Buren (1913). History of Cornelis Maessen Van Buren. Tobias A. Wright Printer and Publisher. p. 75. ISBN 9785878394376. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

External links

• David Davidse Schuyler at the New York State Museum

Political offices
Preceded by Johannes Schuyler	Mayor of Albany, New York 1706–1707	Succeeded by Evert Bancker