Angelica Schuyler Church (February 20, 1756 – March 13, 1814[1]) was the eldest daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler, wife of British MP John Barker Church, sister of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (wife of Alexander Hamilton), and a prominent member of the social elite wherever she lived; first in New York, then in Paris, London and New York again. The village and the town named "Angelica", both located in New York State were named after her.

Angelica was one of the most celebrated beauties of the original thirteen colonies and the young United States and perhaps she is most famous for her love affair with her brother-in-law, Alexander Hamilton. Despite the resulting scandal and embarrassment, Angelica was beloved on both sides of the Atlantic for her warm heart, generous nature, sparkling wit, ethereal beauty and intelligent involvement in the political affairs of the day. 

She was so esteemed, in fact, that her sister Elizabeth (who truly loved her deeply), never publicly or privately faulted her for having an affair with her own husband, which is to Elizabeth's everlasting credit. 

Angelica received her final wish: she is buried in Trinity Churchyard in lower Manhattan, not far from the graves of her brother-in-law and her sister, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.

Family

Engeltje (or Angelica) was baptized at Albany, February 22, 1756.

• parents: eldest child and daughter of General Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804) and Catharine van Rensselaer  (1734–1803) (1)

Married 

1. June 1777 by elopement (she climbed out the window of her family's Albany mansion) to John Barker Church (1748-1818).  He was the son of Richard Church and Elizabeth Barker. 

4 children include:

1. Philip Schuyler Church, Judge (1778-1861).  He served as aide de camp to Hamilton; married Anna Matilda Stewart, daughter of General Walter Stewart.  9 children. (4)(5)
2. Catharine Church

Sources

1. [http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/schuyler-1.htmlHudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Schuyler]
2. Wikipedia
3. Findagrave
4. [http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu00003.xml;query= A Guide to the Angelica Church Papers at UVA Special Collections Library.]
5. [http://www.bernehistory.org/local/walterchurch_part1.htmPart I: Church Family Background in Allegany County Land Speculation.]
6. Finding Aid to the Church Family Papers at Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives and Special Collections

Links

• [http://churchtree.tripod.com/angchurch.htmlJefferson's Letters to Angelica Schuyler Church]