Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Schuyler was born on 7 January 1719, in New York City, New York County, New York Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Phillip Schuyler, was 35 and his mother, Anna Elizabeth Staats, was 28.
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- Samuel Schuijler, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
Parents and Siblings
1683–1725 Male
1690–1737 Female
Siblings (6)
1714– Female
1717–1752 Male
1719– Male
1721– Male
1721– Female
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World Events (6)
1776
Age 57
1776
Age 57
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 62
Name Meaning
Dutch: altered form of Van Schuylder, itself an altered form of German Schüller (see Schuller ). Surnames Schuyler and Van Schuylder are not found in the Netherlands anymore.
History: Schuyler is the name of one of the oldest and wealthiest Dutch families of NY, established there by Philip Pieterse Schuyler from Amsterdam; His father, Pieter Tjercks (1601–1656), born in Emden, took the surname of his wife, Geertruyt Philips van Schuylder (1603–1651), who was born in Oldenburg, Germany. The marriage of Philip Pieterse Schuyler is recorded in North America in 1650. He was a merchant and colonial administrator. Four generations later one of his best-known descendants was Philip Schuyler (1733–1804), a member of Congress and a leading figure in the American Revolution; he was in command of the American army at Saratoga before being replaced by Horatio Gates.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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