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Descendants of Van Brugh Progenitor-353511

Eighth Generation


53. Of Boston Bayard Mary-370727 (Balthazer Bayard , Hillegond Helegonda de Kay , Helena van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ).

Item at www.archive.org/stream/ re name Temple in America. She has four children.

Mary married Boston merchant Bourn Melatiah-383586 son of Merchant, militia Colonel Bourn Silvanus-383582 and Of Barnstable Mass Gorham Mercy-383583. Melatiah was born in 1722. He died in 1778.

Item at www.archive.org/stream/ re name Temple in America.

Melatiah and Mary had the following children:

  119 M i Bourn Melatiah-383590.
  120 M ii US Consul Amsterdam Bourn Silvanus-383591 was born in 1756 in Circa. He died in 1817.
        Silvanus married Of Baltimore Haslett Rebecca-383592 daughter of Haslett Progenitor-413995 and HNotknown Miss-413996.
  121 F iii Bourn Miss-424080.

Item at www.archive.org/stream/ re name Temple in America.
        Miss married Colonel Greatton Colonel-424081 son of Greatton Progenitor-424082 and GNotknown Miss-424083.

Item at www.archive.org/stream/ re name Temple in America.

59. Brig-General Gansevoort Peter-257123 (Magdalena Douw , Anna van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born in 1748. He died in 1812.

Family is of Albany, New York. He is the hero of Fort Stanwix in 1775. He owned Van Schaik Mansion. See US website on ancestors of William Addams Reitwiesner.

Peter married van Schaak Catherine-257126 daughter of van Schaak Progenitor-257130 and VNotknown Miss-257132.

They had the following children:

  122 F i Gansevoort Maria-257127.
        Maria married Major Melville Thomas-257128 son of Melville Progenitor-61661 and MNotknown Miss-45208.

Grandfather of Herman Melville, Novelist.
+ 123 F ii Gansevoort Maria-126569 was born in 1791. She died in 1872.
  124 F iii Gansevoort Catherine-257131.

Loose http.
+ 125 M iv Gansevoort Peter II-257142.

60. Merchant Lawyer Douw John Depewster-420084 (Volkert Petrus Douw , Anna van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born in 1756. He died in 1835.

He had three wives.

John married (1) wife1 Beekman Deborah-420159 daughter of Mayor of Albany NY Beekman Johannes Jocabse-420206 and Sanders Maria-420207.

She is dr of a Mayor of Albany New York.

John and Deborah had the following children:

+ 126 M i Merchant of Albany Douw Volkert Peter-420200 was born in 1790. He died in 1869.
  127 F ii Douw Ann dePeyster-420247 was born in 1797. She died in 1871 in Albany NY.
        Ann married (1) Lush Samuel Stringer-420248 son of Lush Progenitor-420257 and LNotknown Miss-420258.
        Ann married (2) Cuyler William Tremper-420249 son of Cuyler John Cornelius-420250 and Maley Hannah-420251. William was born in 1802 in Albany NY. He died in 1864.
  128 M iii Douw John de Peyster-420252 was born in 1812 in Albany NY. He died in 1901.
        John married (1) Van Rensselaer Margaret Schuyler-367236 daughter of Van Rensselaer Stephen IV-267935 and Bayard Harriet Elizabeth-267936. Margaret was born in 1819 in Albany NY. She died in 1897.
        John married (2) wife2 Lanman Marianne Chandler-367237 daughter of Lanman Progenitor-448533 and LNotknown Miss-448534.

John married (2) wife2 Of Duchess County Livingstone Margaret-420160 daughter of Livingstone Peter Robert-199395 and Livingstone Margaret-199396. Margaret died in 1802.

She had four cihldren.

John married (3) wife3 Gansevoort Catherine-420161 daughter of Lawyer Gansevoort Leonard Jnr-420196 and van Rensselaer Maria-420197 in 1811. Catherine was born in 1782.

She is cousin of husband and his third wife. She had four children.

63. Douw Maria-420244 (Volkert Petrus Douw , Anna van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born in 1760. She died in 1818.

Maria married Ten Eyck Johannes dePeyster-420245 son of Ten Eyck Tobias-420083 and DePeyster Rachel-420081. Johannes died in 1798.

They had the following children:

  129 M i Ten Eyck John dePeyster-420246 was born in 1788.

66. Schuyler Elizabeth-12626 (Catherine (Kitty) van van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born in 1757. She died in 1854.

http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/burr_hamilton.html - Chernow article on Robert Morris qv. Livingston http update. Website on familytreemaker.com user home page on Descendants of Tjerck Jansz.

Elizabeth married Illegit, US Politician, Financier Hamilton Alexander-12627 son of Merchant Hamilton James of Ayrshire and Nevis-13748 and Lover, of Nevis Faucette Rachael (Fawcett)-13749. Alexander was born on 11 Jan 1755 in Nevis. He died on 12 Jul 1804 in New York.

He is Signer US Constitution for New York. He took his first cousin Robert in the US Navy as a way of demonstrating that he had family in Scotland and was not quite the bastard he might be branded. See pp. 191-197, paper by Rocher and Scorgie. See Milton Cantor, (Ed), Hamilton. Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Prentice-Hall. 1971. See Ritcheson on Loyalist Influence, p. 16. He is killed in duel by Aaron Burr. Livingston http update. See David Loth, Alexander Hamilton: Portrait of a Prodigy. 1939. Website on familytreemaker.com user home page on Descendants of Tjerck Jansz. http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/burr_hamilton.html -

Alexander and Elizabeth had the following children:

  130 M i Hamilton James Alexander-84020 was born in 1788. He died in 1878.

http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/burr_hamilton.html -
        James married parent problem recheck Morris Mary-265644 daughter of New York Admiralty Court Judge Morris Lewis-15662 and wife2 Gouverneur Sarah-15663.

She is g-gdaughter of Gov Lewis Morris. Livingston http update.
  131 M ii Colonel Hamilton William Stephen-265642 was born in 1797. He died in 1850.

http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/burr_hamilton.html - Livingston http update.
        William married van den Heuvel Maria Eliza-265645 daughter of van den Heuvel Senior-265646 and VNotknown Miss-265647.
+ 132 M iii Colonel Hamilton John Church-265643 was born in 1792. He died in 1882.
  133 M iv Hamilton Philip-353594 was born in 1782. He died in 1801.

http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/burr_hamilton.html - Website on familytreemaker.com user home page on Descendants of Tjerck Jansz.
  134 F v Hamilton Angelica-353595.

Website on familytreemaker.com user home page on Descendants of Tjerck Jansz.
  135 M vi Union General Hamilton Schuyler-420088 was born in 1822. He died in 1903.

http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/burr_hamilton.html - His own wikipedia entry.

67. Soldier Schuyler Philip Jeremiah-197735 (Catherine (Kitty) van van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born in 1768. He died in 1835.

Livingston http update.

Philip married (1) Rutsen Sarah-197749 daughter of Rutsen Progenitor-61948 and RNotknown Miss-217614. Sarah was born in 1788 in Circa.

Philip married (2) Sawyer Mary Ann-197750 daughter of Sawyer Progenitor-197751 and SNotknown Miss-197752. Mary was born in 1807 in Circa.

They had the following children:

+ 136 F i wife1 Schuyler Margaret-197738 was born in 1758. She died in 1801.

68. Schuyler Engeltie Angelica-197736 (Catherine (Kitty) van van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born in 1756. She died in 1815.

http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/burr_hamilton.html - Circa 1788. she received rather intimate letters from Thomas Jefferson.

Engeltie married British MP Church John Barker-197737 son of Church Progenitor-211883 and CNotknown Msis-211884. John was born in 1746. He was christened in 1780 in active. He died in 1818.

gapskey gapsbuel. See Buel, p. 155 re Jeremiah Wadsworth. It seems in the 1770s he, formerly wealthy, fled to America, possibly to escape gambling debts. He is hard to find. Is a Commissary to the French army arriving in America in 1780. He once in 1799 had a duel with Aaron Burr, was unscathed, and he put a bullet through Burr's coat that missed Burr's body. Burr used Church's pistols in his later duel with Hamilton. See Thomas Fleming, Duel, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America. Reissued about 2001. He is English in Chernow article on Robert Morris, p. 213. John Barker Traitor/Church/ MP - He is in 1774 a London grocer who flees to America to escape creditors, as bankrupted, later he serves as commissary general to French army sent to assist Americans in revolution, built a fortune, returned to England, became gent of leisure. Was one of Charles Fox's gambler friends and lent him much money.

John and Engeltie had the following children:

  137 M i Church Phillip-199193.

Chernow article on Robert Morris qv.
+ 138 F ii wife1 Church Catherine-457696 was born in 1779. She died in 1839.

70. Schuyler John Bradstreet-197747 (Catherine (Kitty) van van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born in 1765. He died in 1795.

http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/burr_hamilton.html - Website on familytreemaker.com user home page on Descendants of Tjerck Jansz.

John married van Rensselaer Elizabeth-197748 daughter of Mayor of New York van Rensselaer Stephen II-353561 and Livingstone Catherine Catharina-265552. Elizabeth was born in 1768 in Circa. She died in 1841.

She and Bleeker had one dr and two sons. From website drawn from Cuyler Reynolds, (Ed.), Hudson -Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, Vol. 1. New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1911. Schenectady County Public Library. Website on familytreemaker.com user home page on Descendants of Tjerck Jansz.

John and Elizabeth had the following children:

  139 M i Schuyler Philip-353596 was born in 1788.

Website on familytreemaker.com user home page on Descendants of Tjerck Jansz.
  140 M ii Schuyler Stephan Van Rensselaer-353597 was born in 1790. He died in 1790.

72. van Rensselaer Jacob Rutsen I-465114 (Robert van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born in 1767.

Jacob married dePeyster Cornelia-465115 daughter of dePeyster Pierre-265664 and DNotknown Miss-339562.

They had the following children:

+ 141 M i van Rensselaer Jacob Rutsen II-458089 was born in 1805. He died in 1846.

73. van Rensselaer Jeremias-469810 (Robert van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born in 1769.

Head of mercantile firm Van Rensselaer and Kane, with ? He is son3.

Jeremias married Of Albany NY Kane Sybil Adeline-469811 daughter of Loyalist Kane John-469812 and Kent Sybil-469813.

She had eight children.

Jeremias and Sybil had the following children:

+ 142 F i van Rensselaer Cornelia Rutsen-469818 died in 1823.

75. van Rensselaer James-469820 (Robert van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born in 1783.

He is son5.

James married Cullen Susan deLancey-469821 daughter of Cullen Charles-469835 and Kent Lucy-469836. Susan was born in 1786. She died in 1863.

They had the following children:

+ 143 M i Lawyer van Rensselaer John Cullen-469841 was born in 1812.
  144 F ii van Rensselaer Cornelia Rutsen-469842 was born in 1813.
  145 F iii van Rensselaer Susan DeLancey Cullen-469843 was born in 1816. She died in 1870.
        Susan married Weston Henry-469844. Henry was born in 1806. He died in 1880.

77. van Rensselaer John Jeremias-511396 (Jeremias van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Catharina van Brugh , Johannes Pieterszen , Peter , Jan , Progenitor ) was born about 1769. He died in 1828.

John married wife1 Glen Catharina-457716 daughter of Glen Johannes-457717 and Veeder Katarina-457718. Catharina was born in 1765. She died in 1807.

They had the following children:

  146 F i van Rensselaer Catharina Glen-457721 was born in 1785.
  147 M ii Dr MD van Rensselaer Jeremias-457722.
+ 148 M iii van Rensselaer Cornelius Glen-457723 was born in 1801. He died in 1871.
  149 M iv van Rensselaer Jeremiah-511283 was born in 1769. He died in 1827.
        Jeremiah married (1) Foster Charlotte Willis-511282 daughter of Boston Merchant Foster William-413509 and Spear Grace-413510. Charlotte was born in 1792. She died in 1852.
        Jeremiah married (2) Waddington Anne-511399 daughter of Waddington Progenitor-457713 and WNotknown Miss-457714.

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