Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768 - 1835)

Born 21 Jan 1768 in Albany, Albany, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Anna (Sawyer) Schuyler — married 20 Jan 1807 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1835 at age 67 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

He was the son of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler and Catherine Van Rensselaer. The Schuylers were intermarried with other prominent New York families, including the Van Cortlandts and Livingstons, and his relatives included uncle Jeremiah Van Rensselaer.

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton was his sister, and Alexander Hamilton was his brother-in-law. Another sister and brother-in law were Angelica Schuyler Church and John Barker Church.

He received his education through private tutors, and married Sarah Rutsen, a descendant of Wilhelmus Beekman and inheritor of a large portion of the Beekman Patent, which encompassed much of what is now Dutchess County. Schuyler lived in Rhinebeck, where he managed farms and estates throughout upstate New York which were owned by his and his wife's families. After Sarah Rutsen's 1805 death Schuyler married Mary Anna Sawyer. Schuyler served in the New York Militia and attained the rank of major before resigning in 1799.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1798. He was elected as a Federalist to the 15th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1817, to March 4, 1819.

He died of tuberculosis, and was buried at New York Marble Cemetery. His remains were later moved to the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.

His home, an estate he called The Grove, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Baptism

• 1768 31 Jan Philip Jeremias, of Philip Schuyler and Catharina Renzelaar. Wit.: Robert V. Renzelaar, Barbara Schuyler. bo. Jan. 20. (1768). ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Tunis G. Bergen, Frank Hasbrouck, and Arthur H. Van Brunt. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York. New York: Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1908.

• Wikipedia contributors, "Philip Jeremiah Schuyler," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philip_Jeremiah_Schuyler&oldid=745562522 (accessed October 21, 2016).
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHN7-2MN : 13 July 2016), Philip Jeremiah Esq. Schuyler and Mary Anna Sawyer, 20 Jan 1807; citing Marriage, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 890,256.
• https://www.facebook.com/saratoganhp/photos/a.303223583037502/7212048202154971
• FindAGrave.com memorial #6942133 in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA