British colonial military leader, acting governor of New York 1657–1724
For the militia colonel captured during the French and Indian War, see Peter Schuyler (New Jersey soldier).
Pieter Schuyler
Painting of Schuyler from between 1710 and 1718
Governor of the Province of New York Acting
In office 6 May – 9 May 1709
Monarch
Anne
Preceded by
Lord Lovelace
Succeeded by
Richard Ingoldesby
In office 25 May – 1 June 1709
Monarch
Anne
Preceded by
Richard Ingoldesby
Succeeded by
Richard Ingoldesby
In office 21 July 1719 – 17 September 1720
Monarch
George I
Preceded by
Robert Hunter
Succeeded by
William Burnet
1st Mayor of Albany, New York
In office 22 July 1686 – 13 October 1694
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Johannes Abeel
Personal details
Born
(1657-09-17)17 September 1657 Beverwijck, New Netherlands
Died
19 February 1724(1724-02-19) (aged 66) Albany, Province of New York
Resting place
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands
Spouse(s)
Engeltie Van Schaick Maria Van Rensselaer
Children
8
Parent(s)
Philip Pieterse Schuyler Margarita Van Slichtenhorst
Relatives
See Schuyler family
Pieter Schuyler (17 September 1657 – 19 February 1724) was the first mayor of Albany, New York. A long-serving member of the executive council of the Province of New York, he acted as governor of the Province of New York on three occasions – twice for brief periods in 1709, after the death of Lord Lovelace, and also from 1719 to 1720, after Robert Hunter left office.
PieterSchuyler (17 September 1657 – 19 February 1724) was the first mayor of Albany, New York. A long-serving member of the executive council of the...
others). Pieter Tjercks (patronymic, not a family name) (c. 1601–1656) m. Geertruyt Philips van Schuylder (1603–1651) Philip Pieterse Schuyler (1628–1683)...
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...
force coming north from Albany, New York. The force, led by Major PieterSchuyler, initially intended to attack Montreal, but was repulsed with significant...
(1673–1713) m. PieterSchuyler (1657–1724) Gertruj Schuyler (b. 1694) m. Johannes Lansing. Philip Schuyler (b. 1696) m. Margarita Schuyler (daughter of...
Livingston the Younger (1663–1725) and Margarita Schuyler (b. 1682), the daughter of PieterSchuyler (1657–1724), the first mayor of Albany. Kitty was...
brother of PieterSchuyler (1657–1724). He was one of 10 children born to his parents, including Gysbert Schuyler (1652-1664/5), Gertruj Schuyler (b. 1654)...
Cortlandt married Gertruj van Schuyler (b. 1654), the daughter of Philip Pieterse Schuyler and the sister of PieterSchuyler (a colonial governor of New...
of Pieter Tjercks (no family name) and Geertruyt Philips Van Schuylder. His brother was Philip Pieterse Schuyler, the progenitor of the Schuyler family...
died a few years later in 1678. In 1686, he and his brother-in-law, PieterSchuyler, persuaded Governor Thomas Dongan to grant Albany a municipal charter...
(1814–1900) Walter Livingston (1740–1797) ∞ Cornelia Schuyler (1746–1822) (granddaughter of PieterSchuyler) Henry Walter Livingston (1768–1810) ∞ 1796: Mary...
(2) ⚭ Mary Targee (d. 1858) Maria van Rensselaer (1673–1713) ⚭ 1691: PieterSchuyler (1657–1724), widower of Engeltie van Schaick (1659–1689). Hillegonda...
New York City; Alida Schuyler, who married Nicholas van Rensselaer and after his death, Robert Livingston the Elder; PieterSchuyler, the first mayor of...
present-day Albany. The farm was purchased in 1672 by the Schuyler family, and was occupied by PieterSchuyler and his descendants into the early 20th century....
after James, Duke of Albany, the future James II. The following year, PieterSchuyler and Robert Livingston went to New York City, the colonial capital of...
cousin. Margarita Schuyler (1701–1782), who married Phillipus Schuyler (1696–1758), her first cousin and the son of Schuyler's brother, Pieter Catalyntie "Catharina"...
from her father's estate. She married Phillip Schuyler (1695–1758), son of her paternal uncle PieterSchuyler and Maria Van Rensselaer. They were married...
visited Queen Anne in 1710, as part of a diplomatic visit organised by PieterSchuyler, mayor of Albany, New York. They were received in London as diplomats...
children born to her parents, including PieterSchuyler (1657–1724), Arent Schuyler (1662–1730) and Gertruj Schuyler (b. 1654), who was married to Stephanus...
York to the south, began contesting the area as early as 1691, when PieterSchuyler built a small wooden fort at the Ticonderoga point on the western shore...
Livingston the Younger (1663–1725) and Margarita Schuyler (b. 1682) and the granddaughter of PieterSchuyler (1657–1724), the first Mayor of Albany. Together...
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