Major Hendrick Isbrantsen Cuyler

Genealogical and family history of southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, Volume 3 AuthorCuyler Reynolds PublisherLewis Historical Pub. Co., 1914 pg. 1178 The first mention of the family of Cuyler, so far as it has been possible to find by foreign research, is its appearance in an Act of the City of Koevorden, Province of Drenthe, Holland, bearing the date of February 27, 1387, "Coijlert, one of the six warriors of Hermanne Stael." pg. 1179 Isebrant Cuyler, son of Reynier and Hendryckjen (Jans) Cuyler, was a tailor at Hasselt, Holland. The records show him to have been a responsible person, for from time to time he was named guardian of various persons, and in a number of instances received the thanks of the court for the excellent performance of his trust. He married Evertjen (or Evertien) Jans. All baptisms of their issue were recorded at Hasselt. Children: 1. Hendrykjen, baptized May 9, 1630. 2. Maria, baptized July 14, 1633. 3. Wolter, baptized January 17, 1636. 4. Hendrick, see forward. 5. Reynier, born about 1642; married, Amsterdam, April 16, 1667, Pieternelle Wouters; by whom Isebrant, born in 1669, and Hendrick, baptized at Amsterdam, November 4, 1677. 6. Jan, baptized February 21, 1649. 7- Cornelis, baptized July 18, 1652. (I) Hendrick Cuyler was progenitor of the family in America. He was born in Hasselt, Province of Overyssel, Holland, and his baptism is recorded in "Der Doopboek der Gemeente Hasselt," as follows: "11 August, J637; Vader en Moders: Isebrant Coylaert, Klerema (tailor); Evertien Jansz. Kinders: Henderyck." He died in New York City, where he latterly resided, in 1690. Hendrick Cuyler settled in Beverwyck about 1664, at the time the place was changing from the Dutch rule, known as Dorpe Beverwyck, to that of the English, when it became known for the first time (September 24, 1664), as Albany.... pg. 1180 Hendrick Cuyler married, at New Amsterdam, about 1660, Annatje Schepmoes. She was baptized in the Dutch church of that place (New York City), February 16, 1642, daughter of Jan Janse Schepmoes and Sara Pieters. The record of their intention to marry reads: "December 27, 1631, appeared Jan Jansz Schepmoes of Delft, seafaring man, 26 years of age, orphan, residing in the Brouwerstraat, and Saara Pieters, of Hoorn, 22 years of age, orphan, living in the Moriaansteegje, assisted by her sister, Lysbet Pieters; requesting their three proclamations in the church." Jan Janse Schepmoes died at New Amsterdam, January, 1656, and his daughter Annatje, wife of Hendrick Cuyler, died there some time between the making of her will, dated July 3, 1702 (on file, liber 7; p. 93, New York Surrogate's office), and the date when it was probated, March 18, 1702-03. She was buried in the graveyard of the Dutch church in Nassau street. Both Hendrick Cuyler and his wife mention the same names of children and in the same order, in their wills. Children: 1. Johannes, see forward. 2. Abraham, see forward. 3. Sara, resided in early life in New York, and later in Albany, where she died, and was buried, May 11, 1742; married, in the Dutch church, New York, November 2, 1688, Captain Pieter Van Brugh, who was born at New Amsterdam, July 14, 1666, died at Albany, and was buried in the Dutch church there, July 20, 1740 (son of Johannes Pieterse Van Brugh and Catharina Roeloffse, widow of Lucas Rodenburgh) ; by whom: Catharina, born in New York City, where baptized November 10, 1689, died February 20, 1756, at Albany; married, at Albany, September 19, 1707, Philip Livingston, and their son, Philip Livingston, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. 4. Delia, was a resident of Albany and latterly resided in Schenectady; married, in New York, September 19, 1694, Johannes, son of Pieter Groenendyk, progenitor of the family in America, who was born at New York, where he was baptized March 24, 1675; died in Schenectady, and was buried in the Dutch church there, December, 1739; by whom: Mary, baptized September 16, 1696; Sara, baptized April 28, 1700, died at Albany, June 5, 1774. married, Albany, December 9, 1729, James Stevenson; Pieter, baptized September 7, 1701; Hendrick, baptized September 19, 1703; Anna. 5. Rachel, resided at Albany, where she died July 22, 1747, in her 74th year; married, Albany, October 26, 1693, Mayor Myndert Davidse Schuyler, born at Rensselaerswyck (Albany), January 16, 1672; buried in the Dutch church there, October 21, 1755 son of David Pieterse Schuyler, progenitor of the family in America, and Catalyn Verplanck; by whom: Anna, born at Albany, baptized February 28, 1697, buried in Dutch church there, September 16, 1750, married, Albany, November 24, 1715, Mayor Johannes de Peyster. 6. Maria, resided in New York City, where she was born, March 3, 1678; baptized March 13; died in New York. Sep pg. 1181 tember 14, 1724, and buried in the New York Dutch churchyard; married, at New York, March 5, 1703, Jan (John) Cruger, progenitor of the family in America, prior to 1700, and mayor of New York City; died there, August 13, 1744; by whom: Anna, born March 28, baptized March 29, 1704, died before 174 Tieleman, born November 11, 1705, died in New York, November 16, 1730; Henry, born November 2c, 1707, died at Bristol, England, February 5, 1780, married (first) September 28, 1734, Hannah Slaughter, (second) December 21, 1736, Elizabeth Harris; John, born July 18, 1710, died at New York, December 27, 1791; Maria, born January 6, 1712, died at New York, July 20, 1715; Sarah, born December 5, 1714, died at New York, March 4, 1766, married Gouverneur; Maria, born May 10, 1718, died at New York, April 14, 1787; Rachel, born May 10, 1721, died at New York, March 25, 1775. 7. Eva, residing at and in places near Albany; died at Albany, and was buried there, August 10, 1756; married, August 26, 1712, Dominie Petrus Van Driessen, a native of Belgium, who died at Albany, February 1, 1738; by whom: Petrus, baptized, Albany, January 17, 1714, removed to Schenectady, married there, June, 1738, Engeltje Vrooman; Hendrick, baptized Albany, October 30, 1715, removed to New Yor Johannes, baptized at Albany, September 29, 1717; Annatje, baptized at Albany, November 15, 1719; Maria, baptized at Albany, September 16, 1722, died there and was buried November 19, 1722. 8. Henry, see forward. (Line of Johannes Cuyler.) (II) Johannes Cuyler, son of Hendrick and Annatje (Schepmoes) Cuyler, was the oldest child, and was born in Holland, in 1661; died at Albany, New York, July 20, 1740, and was buried in the Dutch church. He was admitted a "freeman" of New York City, February 13, 1696-97. He resided most of his life at Albany, where he was the fourteenth mayor, commissioned by Governor William Burnet, and served as such from October 14, 1725, to November 7, 1726. His residence was on the east side of North Pearl street, the second house south of Steuben street, with an enormous garden running through to James street. He was one of the prominent traders of the place, and acquired wealth; attended the Dutch Reformed church, was deacon in 1695 and 1700; was an Indian commissioner, beginning with 1706; was also alderman and a justice. Mayor Johannes Cuyler married, at Albany, November 2, 1684, Elsje Ten Broeck, born at Albany, died there June 29, 1752, and was buried in the Dutch church on July 2; daughter of Mayor Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (born in Holland, December 18, 1638; died at Clermont, Columbia county, New York, September 18, 1717), who married (Albany, 1663), Christina Van Buren (born May 19, 1644; died November 24, 1729). Children: 1. Anna, born at Albany, November 26, 1685; died there and was buried in the Dutch church, March 9, 1743; married, Albany, May 24, 1712, Anthony Van Schaick. 2. Christina, baptized at Albany, September 25, 1687; died young. 3. Christina, born at Albany, baptized December 4, 1689; buried at Albany, November 20, 1755. 4. Hendrick, born at Albany, baptized January 10, 1692; died unmarried, April 15, 1724. 5. Sara, born at Albany, baptized October 22, 1693; married, at Albany, April 25, 1723, Mayor Johannes Hansen (Hanszen or Janszen), who was baptized at Albany, June 30, 1695; buried there, December 6, 1756. 6. Elsje, born at Albany, baptized August 25, 1695; buried there, July 2, 1752; married, Albany, October 25, 1724, Hendrick Johannes Rosenboom, who was baptized August 4, 1689; buried at Albany, October 29, 1754. 7. Cornelius, baptized at New York, February 14, 1697; died at Albany, March 14, 1765; was the 20th mayor of Albany (October 14, 1742, to September 28, 1746); married, Albany, December 8, 1726, Catalyntje, daughter of Johannes Schuyler and Elizabeth Staats, who was baptized March 5, 1705; died February 21, 1758. 8. Johannes, see forward. 9. Maria, born at Albany, November 20, baptized November 25, 1702; married, at Albany, October 11, 1733, Cornelius Cuyler Ten Broeck, son of Wessel Ten Broeck and Caatje Loockermans, who was born March 6, 1706; died in 1772. 10. Elizabeth, baptized May 13, 1705, at Albany; married there, December 29, 1732, Jacob Sanders Glen, son of Johannes Glen and Jannetje Bleecker, who was baptized, Schenectady, October 17, 1703; buried, Albany, April 16, 1746. 11. Rachel, baptized at Albany, September 21, 1707; died young. 12. Rachel, baptized at Albany, November 27, 1709; died young. (lll) Johannes Cuyler, son of Johannes and pg. 1182 Elsje (Ten Broeck) Cuyler, was born at Albany, New York, February 12, and baptized February 21, 1699; was buried in the Dutch Reformed church of that place, October 27, 1746. He married Catherine Glen. She was baptized September 8, 1699, at Albany, and was the daughter of Johannes Jacob Glen and Jannetje Bleecker. Johannes J. Glen was the son of Jacob Sanderse Glen and Catharina Witbeck; was born 1675, died 1707, and married, December 11, 1698, Jannetje Bleecker. Jannetje Bleecker was the daughter of Jan Janse Bleecker, the progenitor of the family in America, and Margariet Rutse Van Schoenderwoert. Children: 1. Elsje, married, at Albany, January 29, 1759, Barent Ten Eyck, who was baptized September 9, 1722, son of Hendrick and Margarita (Bleecker) Ten Eyck. 2. John. 3. Cornelius. 4. Jacob, see forward. (IV) Jacob Cuyler, son of Johannes and Catherine (Glen) Cuyler, was a resident of Albany, New York, where he died, June 5, 1804, aged 62 years, 6 months. He married, at Albany, March 5, 1764, Lydia Van Vechten. She was baptized at Albany, October 19, 1744, died there, February 21, 1808, daughter of Ephraim Van Vechten (baptized June 12, 1709; died at New Brunswick, New Jersey, December 10, 1746), who married (January 3, 1744), Catharina Ten Broeck. Children: 1. Johannes, born at Albany, August 14, 1766; died there August 7, 1811; married (first) Albany, February 6, 1789, Jane Wray, who died November 16, 1789, aged 20 years, by whom one child, George Wray, baptized at Albany, November 15, 1789; married (second) Mary Cuyler, a widow, of Albany; by whom Elizabeth Ten Broeck, and John. 2. Dirck, born at Albany, October 9, 1767; died March 31, 1800, and was buried at Albany, April 2, 1800. 3. Catharina, born at Albany, June 22, 1770; died there, September 16, 1852; married, March 26, 1789, Barent G. Staats. 4. Jacob, born at Albany, November 21, 1772; died at Otego, New York, June 25, 1814; married Ann Eldridge, of Otego; by whom: David E., and Lydia Ann, who married L. D. Avery, and died April 14, 1850, aged 48 years. 5. Glen, see forward. 6. Tobias Van Vechten, born at Albany, November 2, 1777; died there, January 29, 1828; married Dorothy Borst; by whom: Eliza M.; Catherine B.; William H., died June 4, 1824, aged 18 years; George, born at Schenectady, November 12, 1809; died at Albany, November 7, 1893; married, at Albany, Lucinda Stiles. 7. Cornelius, born at Albany, May 7, 1780; moved to Aurora, New York, where he died, August 15, 1857; married (first) March 3, 1808, Margaret Ledyard, daughter of General Benjamin Ledyard and Catherine Forman, who died at Aurora, October 15, 1836, aged 45 years, 7 mos., 11 days; by whom: Mary Ledyard, born at Aurora, June 23, 1810, died there, June 19, 1835, married, November 27, 1833, James N. Burnham; Lydia Van Vechten, born at Aurora, November 12, 1813, died there, August 18, 1845; Sophia Ledyard, born at Aurora, January 6, 1819, died there, August 10, 1819; Cornelius, born at Aurora, May 9, 1825, died there, August 1, 1825; Cornelius Cuyler married (second) at Auburn, December 7, 1841, Emily E., daughter of Dr. O. Spring, of Athens, Pennsylvania; by whom: Margaret Emily. (V) Glen Cuyler, son of Jacob and Lydia (Van Vechten) Cuyler, was born at Albany, New York, February 18, and baptized there, March 5, 1775; died at Aurora, New York, September 1, 1832. He married, December 14, 1796, Mary Forman Ledyard, born October 16, 1775, died January 8, 1848, daughter of General Benjamin Ledyard and Catherine Forman. [etc.]

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Marriage

• before 1678

Children

• 1678 Mar 13; Hendrick Kuyler, Anna Schepmoes; Maria; Johannes de Peyster, Sara Schepmoes NA DRC Baptisms 1639-1730

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Henderyk's birth is recorded in "Der Doopboek der Germeente Hasselt". His father is listed as "tailor". He died in New York City, where he later resided, in 1690. He settled at Beverwyck (Albany) about 1664 about the time it was changing from Dutch to English rule. Not long after he began to accumulate property around Albany and other places. In 1677, he and his wife were in Holland visiting family. They returned and he continued to accumulate property in Albany near "ye forte" opposite St. Peter's Church. About 1680 he decided to remove to New York, were he is found engaged in contracts with other businessmen for building a house. Only a few years previous to this he had build a handsome colonial residence of brick with stone trimming at Greenbush (Renssalaer Co.) New York. It was a very large house with large fireplaces decorated with biblical tiles from Holland. He continued to buy land, now near Schenectady, and in 1687 was licensed to buy land from the Indians near Esopus. He was appointed a justice for the town and county of Albany, and was an alderman and member of the council. His military record covers a wide range of usefulness. He was commissioned a major for all the foot companies in Albany, which was at the time of the French and Indian War. He and his wife were members of the Dutch Reformed Church at Albany. His will, written in low Dutch, is dated March 21, 1690. He directed that all his children be taught to read and write. He and his wife were both buried in the graveyard of the Dutch Reformed Church in New York on Nassau St.