Johannes de Peyster

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American politician

BornJohannes de Peyster II
September 21, 1666

DiedSeptember 25, 1711 (aged 45)

New York City, New York

Johannes de Peyster

24th Mayor of New York City
In office September 29, 1698 – September 28, 1699
Preceded by	William Merritt
Succeeded by	David Provost
Assessor of New York
In office 1692–1693

Personal details
Born	Johannes de Peyster II September 21, 1666 New York City, New York
Died	September 25, 1711 (aged 45) New York City, New York
Spouse	Anna Bancker
Children	12, including Johannes
Parent(s)	Johannes de Peyster, Sr. Cornelia Lubberts
Relatives	Abraham de Peyster (brother) David Provost (brother-in-law)
Military service
Allegiance	New York
Branch/service	2nd Battalion, Company of Foot, New York
Rank	Captain

Johannes de Peyster or Johannes de Peyster II (September 21, 1666 – September 25, 1711)^[1] was the 24th Mayor of New York City between 1698 and 1699.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Johannes was born in New York City in 1666 to Johannes and Cornelia Lubberts de Peyster. Johannes's brother Abraham de Peyster served as mayor from 1691 to 1694, and his sister, Maria De Peyster, was married to David Provost.

In 1695, he was a Captain with the 2nd Battalion, Company of Foot, New York.^[5]

Career

De Peyster was Assessor of New York from 1692 to 1693, the Assistant Alderman of New York 1694 to 1696, a member of Provincial Legislature, and served as the 24th Mayor of New York City between 1698 and 1699.^[2] While mayor, the first Trinity Church was built, the first Anglican Church in New York City, after Governor Fletcher's request was approved by King William III.^[6] He was succeeded as mayor by his brother-in law, David Provost.^[7]

In addition to his stint as mayor, he served in the colonial assembly.^[8]

Personal life

Johannes married Anna Bancker (1670–1740), an Albany native and the daughter of Gerrit Bancker, a pioneer fur trader, and Elizabeth Van Epps. Anna was the younger sister of Evert Bancker, the 3rd and 12th Mayor of Albany, New York.^[9] Together they had:

Johannes de Peyster (1689–1693), who died aged 3
Gerardus de Peyster (1691–1694), who died aged 3
Elizabeth de Peyster (1692–1760), who married James Beekman (1687–1730)
Johannes de Peyster III (1694–1789), who served as mayor of Albany and married Anna Schuyler (1697–1750), daughter of Myndert Schuyler and Rachel Cuyler.^[10]
Cornelia de Peyster (1695–1753), who was married to Matthew Clarkson (1699–1739) and Gilbert Tennent (1703–1764),^[11]
Gerardus de Peyster (b. 1697), who married Eva van Nuys Ouke^[12]
Anna de Peyster (1700–1735)
William de Peyster (1701–1701), who died young
Abraham de Peyster (b. 1704)
Maria de Peyster (b. 1706), who married Gerard Bancker in 1731.^[13]
William de Peyster (1709–1784), who married Margareta Roosevelt (1709–1776), daughter of Johannes Roosevelt^[1]
Catharina de Peyster (b. 1711), who married Hendrick Rutgers (1712–1779)^[13]

According to some sources, Johannes was known as "Johannes de Peyster II" and his son as "III".^[14]

Descendants

His grandsons include Gerard Bancker (1740–1799), New York State Treasurer from 1778 to 1798, and Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), namesake of Rutgers College. His granddaughters, Anna de Peyster (1723–1794) and Rachel de Peyster, married New York State Senator Volkert P. Douw (who served in the 9th New York State Legislature)^[13] and Tobias Ten Eyck, respectively.^[10]

References

1 2 Whittelsey, Charles Barney (1902). The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902. Hartford, Connecticut: Press of J.B. Burr & Company. p. 36. Retrieved September 19, 2016. oliver.
1 2 Wilson, James Grant (ed.) The memorial history of the City of New-York, Vol. II, p. 54 (1892)
↑ Allaben, Frank. John Watts de Peyster, Volume 1, p. 18-19 (1908)
↑ Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, p. 395-96 (1853)
↑ General Register of the Society of Colonial Wars. New York: authority of the General Assembly. January 1894. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
↑ Caliendo, Ralph J. (May 1, 2010). New York City Mayors. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781450088145. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
↑ Lamb, Martha J. & Burton Harrison. History of the City of New York, Vol. I, p.398-402 (1896 ed.)
↑ Garrett, Erwin Clarkson. Army ballads and other verses, p. 273 (1916)
↑ Bielinski, Stefan. "Evert Bancker". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
1 2 Bielinski, Stefan. "Johannes De Peyster". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
↑ Sprague (1858), "Gilbert Tennent. 1725-1764," in Annals, pp. 35-43.
↑ Wardell, Pat. "Early Bergen County Families" (PDF). njgsbc.org. The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ. Retrieved December 5, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
1 2 3 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. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved December 5, 2016. de peyster douw.
↑ Johannes De Peyster, New York State museum website, Retrieved October 31, 2011

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v t e de Peyster family tree
Johannes de Peyster Sr. (c. 1600–c. 1685) Abraham de Peyster (1657–1728), Mayor of New York City Catherine de Peyster, married Philip Van Cortlandt, son of Stephanus Van Cortlandt Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721–1814) Abraham de Peyster (1696–1767), Treasurer of the Province of New York, married Margaret Van Cortlandt, daughter of Jacobus Van Cortlandt James Abraham de Peyster (1726–1799) Capt. Abraham de Peyster (1753–1798), married Catherine Livingston, granddaughter of Philip Livingston Frederick de Peyster (1758–1834) James Ferguson de Peyster (1794–1874), married (1) Susan Maria Clarkson (1800–1823), daughter of Matthew Clarkson; married (2) Frances Goodhue Ashton (1805–1871) Susan Maria de Peyster (1823–1910), married Robert Edward Livingston (1820–1889) Goodhue Livingston (1867–1951), an architect, married Louisa Robb (1877–1960), daughter of James Hampden Robb Frederic James de Peyster (1839–1905), lawyer, married Augusta McEvers Morris (1851–1911) Frederic de Peyster (1796–1882), lawyer John Watts de Peyster (1821–1907), military officer, married Estelle Livingston John Watts de Peyster Jr. (1841–1873), Union Army officer Johnston de Peyster (1846–1903), New York State Assembly member Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (b. 1707), married Cornelia Schuyler Arent DePeyster (1736–1822), British military officer Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (1745–1807) William Sheriff de Peyster, married Mary Roosevelt, niece of Nicholas Roosevelt Cornelia de Peyster, married Jacob R. Van Rensselaer Johannes de Peyster (1666–1719), Mayor of New York City, married Anna Bancker, sister of Albany mayor Evert Bancker Johannes de Peyster III (1694–1783), married Anna Schuyler, daughter of Albany mayor Myndert Schuyler Anna de Peyster (1723–1794), who married Albany mayor Volkert P. Douw Maria de Peyster, married Gerard Bancker Gerard Bancker (1740–1799), surveyor and politician William de Peyster, married Margaret Roosevelt William de Peyster Elizabeth de Peyster, married Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827), painter Franklin Peale (1795–1870), Philadelphia Mint officer Titian Peale (1799–1885), naturalist Catharina de Peyster, married Hendrick Rutgers (1712–1779) Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), Revolutionary War hero, namesake of Rutgers University Elizabeth de Peyster, married New Jersey provincial Governor John Hamilton Maria de Peyster, married New York City Mayor David Provost

de Peyster family tree

Johannes de Peyster Sr. (c. 1600–c. 1685)
- Abraham de Peyster (1657–1728), Mayor of New York City
  - Catherine de Peyster, married Philip Van Cortlandt, son of Stephanus Van Cortlandt
    - Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721–1814)
  - Abraham de Peyster (1696–1767), Treasurer of the Province of New York, married Margaret Van Cortlandt, daughter of Jacobus Van Cortlandt
    - James Abraham de Peyster (1726–1799)
      - Capt. Abraham de Peyster (1753–1798), married Catherine Livingston, granddaughter of Philip Livingston
      - Frederick de Peyster (1758–1834)
        James Ferguson de Peyster (1794–1874), married (1) Susan Maria Clarkson (1800–1823), daughter of Matthew Clarkson; married (2) Frances Goodhue Ashton (1805–1871)
        Susan Maria de Peyster (1823–1910), married Robert Edward Livingston (1820–1889)
        Goodhue Livingston (1867–1951), an architect, married Louisa Robb (1877–1960), daughter of James Hampden Robb
        
        Frederic James de Peyster (1839–1905), lawyer, married Augusta McEvers Morris (1851–1911)
        
        Frederic de Peyster (1796–1882), lawyer
        John Watts de Peyster (1821–1907), military officer, married Estelle Livingston
        John Watts de Peyster Jr. (1841–1873), Union Army officer
        
        Johnston de Peyster (1846–1903), New York State Assembly member
  - Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (b. 1707), married Cornelia Schuyler
    - Arent DePeyster (1736–1822), British military officer
    - Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (1745–1807)
      - William Sheriff de Peyster, married Mary Roosevelt, niece of Nicholas Roosevelt
      - Cornelia de Peyster, married Jacob R. Van Rensselaer
- Johannes de Peyster (1666–1719), Mayor of New York City, married Anna Bancker, sister of Albany mayor Evert Bancker
  - Johannes de Peyster III (1694–1783), married Anna Schuyler, daughter of Albany mayor Myndert Schuyler
    - Anna de Peyster (1723–1794), who married Albany mayor Volkert P. Douw
  - Maria de Peyster, married Gerard Bancker
    - Gerard Bancker (1740–1799), surveyor and politician
  - William de Peyster, married Margaret Roosevelt
    - William de Peyster
      - Elizabeth de Peyster, married Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827), painter
        Franklin Peale (1795–1870), Philadelphia Mint officer
        
        Titian Peale (1799–1885), naturalist
  - Catharina de Peyster, married Hendrick Rutgers (1712–1779)
    - Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), Revolutionary War hero, namesake of Rutgers University
- Elizabeth de Peyster, married New Jersey provincial Governor John Hamilton
- Maria de Peyster, married New York City Mayor David Provost

Descendants

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