Cornelia Schuyler
| Cornelia Schuyler | |
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| Born | July 30, 1698 New York City, Province of New York |
| 💀Died | October 1762 (aged 64) Albany, New YorkOctober 1762 (aged 64) |
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| 👩 Spouse(s) | |
| 👶 Children | Gertrude Schuyler Cochran, General Philip Schuyler |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Stephanus van Cortlandt Geertruy Philipse Schuyler |
| Family | Van Cortlandt, Schuyler |
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Cornelia Van Cortlandt Schuyler, (July 30, 1698-October 1762) was the wife of Johannes Schuyler, Jr. She was the grandmother of Angelica Schuyler Church, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, who was married to Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and several influential people in colonial and post-colonial America.
Early life[edit]
Cornelia was born in 1698 to Stephanus van Cortlandt, the 10th and 17th Mayor of New York City, and Gertruj Schuyler, the daughter of Philip Pieterse Schuyler.[1] Philip Pieterse was her grandfather and grandfather in law, making her and her husband first cousins. She was baptized on July 31, 1698. She had 12 siblings, Johannes Van Cortlandt, Margiete Van Cortlandt, Anna de Lancy, Maria Stephanusz Van Cortlandt, Gertrude Beekman, Col. Philip van Cortlandt, Stephanus van Cortlandt, Elizabeth van Cortlandt, Catherine Johnstone, Geertruyd Bayard, N.N. van Cortlandt, Olof van Cortlandt and Gysbert van Cortlandt.[2] In 1700, when she was nearly 2, her father passed away at the age of 57. Her paternal grandfather was the first van Cortlandt to come to New Netherland, and her maternal grandfather was the first Schuyler to arrive in New Netherland. She grew up in a very wealthy and influential family.
Life[edit]
On October 18, 1723, Cornelia van Cortlandt married Johannes Schuyler, Jr.. Her family offered a large dowry to Schuyler and a large inheritance. Together, they were the parents of ten children.
- Geertruy "Gertrude" Schuyler (1724–1813), who married Pieter P. Schuyler (1723–1753). After his death, she married Dr. John Cochran (1730–1807), the Director General of the Military Hospitals of the Continental Army.
- Johannes Schuyler (1725–1746), who died unmarried.
- Stephanus Schuyler (b. 1727), who died young.
- Stephanus Schuyler (b. 1729), who also died young.
- Philip Schuyler (b. 1731), who also died young.
- Philip Schuyler (1733–1804), who married Catherine Van Rensselaer (1734–1803), the daughter of Johannes Van Rensselaer and Engeltie Livingston.[3]
- Cortlandt Schuyler (1735–1820), who married Barbara.
- Stephanus Schuyler (b. 1737), who married Helen Ten Eyck (1746–1818).
- Elizabeth Schuyler (b. 1738), who also died young.
- Oliver Schuyler (b. 1741), who also died young.
When Schuyler widowed Cornelia, he left her his entire estate and inheritance on the condition that she did not remarry. She never remarried. She died 21 years later at the age of 64.
Descendants[edit]
Through her son Philip, she was the grandmother of Angelica Schuyler (1756–1814), who married John Barker Church (1748–1818), a British MP, Elizabeth Schuyler (1757–1854), who married Alexander Hamilton (1755/7–1804),[4] the first United States Secretary of the Treasury,[5] Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler (1758–1801), who married Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1764–1839), the 8th Patroon of Rensselaerwyck, John Bradstreet Schuyler (1765–1795), who married Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (1768–1841),[6][7] Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768–1835), who served in the United States House of Representatives, Rensselaer Schuyler (1773–1847), who married Elizabeth Ten Broeck, daughter of General Abraham Ten Broeck,[8] Cornelia Schuyler (1776–1808), who married Washington Morton,[9] and Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1781–1857), who married first, Samuel Malcolm (son of William Malcolm), and then James Cochran, another of her grandchildren.[10]
Through her daughter Gertrude, she was the grandmother of James Cochran (1769–1848) and the great-grandmother of U.S. General and Congressman John Cochran.
References[edit]
- ↑ https://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/vc/covcortlandt6662.html
- ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Cornelia-Schuyler/6000000006603128525?through=6000000002889260616
- ↑ Annual Report and List of Members of the New-York Historical Society. New-York Historical Society. 1911. Retrieved 8 September 2017. Search this book on
- ↑ Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York (1905). The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York: History, Customs, Record of Events, Constitution, Certain Genealogies, and Other Matters of Interest. V. 1-. p. 23. Retrieved 8 September 2017. Search this book on
- ↑ "Republican Court: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757-1854)". www.librarycompany.org. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ Elizabeth was the sister of Stephen Van Rensselaer III who married his sister Peggy.
- ↑ Schuyler, George W. (1885). Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family, Volume 2. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 282. Search this book on
- ↑ Bielinski, Stefan. "Rensselaer Schuyler". New York State Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ↑ "This Day in History: Cornelia Schuyler and Washington Morton are married!". Facebook: Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site. October 7, 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ Schuyler, George W. (1885). Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family, Volume 2. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 283. Search this book on
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