American politician
Cornelis Cuyler
or
Cornelius Cuyler
(baptized February 14, 1697 ? March 14, 1765)
[1]
was a prominent American of Dutch ancestry who served as the
Mayor
of
Albany, New York
, from 1742 to 1746.
[2]
Early life and family
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Cuyler was born in 1697 and baptized in the
New York City
Dutch Church in the then
Province of New York
of
British America
. He was the oldest surviving son of twelve children born to Albany Mayor
Johannes Cuyler
(1661?1740) and Elsje (
nee
Ten Broeck) Cuyler (d. 1752).
[3]
[4]
His father was an admitted freeman of New York City and served for 22 years as a
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
.
[5]
His siblings included Anna Cuyler (who married Anthony Van Schaick), Christina Cuyler, Hendrick Cuyler (who died unmarried), Sara Cuyler (who married Mayor Johannes Hansen), Elsie Cuyler (who married Hendrick Johannes Rosenboom), Johannes Cuyler (who married Catherine Glen, daughter of Johannes Jacob Glen), Maria Cuyler (who married Cornelius Cuyler Ten Broeck, son of Wessel Ten Broeck), and Elizabeth Cuylter (who married Jacob Sanders Glen and were the parents of
Henry Glen
).
[3]
His paternal grandparents were Hendrick Cuyler,
[6]
a tailor who was born in the
Netherlands
, came to America, and went to Albany in 1664, and Annatje (
nee
Schepmoes) Cuyler.
[1]
His maternal grandparents were Albany Mayor
Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck
and Christyna (
nee
Van Buren) Ten Broeck.
[7]
Career
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Following his father, he became a prominent fur trader.
[6]
In 1717, he served as a constable in the Second Ward.
[2]
In 1724, he swore not to trade with the French and was, therefore, sent into
Mohawk country
and Canada to represent Albany's interests.
[2]
From 1729 to 1735, he was elected and served as Alderman for the Second Ward.
[2]
In 1742, Cuyler was appointed and served as the
Mayor of Albany
, succeeding
Johannes de Peyster III
who was re-nominated but did not take the oath of allegiance required of officeholders. He served from October 14, 1742, to September 28, 1746, and was himself succeeded by Dirck Ten Broeck.
[3]
For a total of fourteen years, he served as
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
for the
Province of New York
, appointed in 1734, 1739, 1742, 1745, 1752, and 1754,
[5]
which brought him into contact with
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
, both as a client and adversary.
[2]
During the
French and Indian War
, which took place from 1754 to 1763, he was a supplier to the troops.
[2]
Personal life
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On December 9, 1726, he was married to Catalyntie "Catharina" Schuyler (1704?1758).
[8]
She was the daughter of
Johannes Schuyler
(1668?1747), of the prominent
Schuyler family
, and Elizabeth Staats (1647?1737).
[9]
[10]
She was also the sister of
Johannes Schuyler, Jr.
, making her aunt to Gen.
Philip Schuyler
, as well as the niece of
Pieter
and
Arent Schuyler
. Together, Cornelius and Catharina were the parents of eleven children, including:
[3]
- Johannes Cuyler (1729?1749)
- Elizabeth Cuyler (1731?1815), who married Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1726?1781), son of
Frederick Van Cortlandt
, grandson of
Jacobus Van Cortlandt
and first cousin of
James
and
John Jay
, in 1752.
[3]
- Philip Cuyler (b. 1733), who married Sarah Tweedy (1739?1825),
[11]
of Newport, in 1757.
[12]
He was also a fur trader.
[13]
- Hendrick "Henry" Cuyler (1735?1803), who married Catharina Lydius (1743?1818), daughter of
John Henry Lydius
(1704?1791),
[14]
in 1767.
[15]
- Elsje "Elsie" Cuyler (1737?1761),
[3]
who married
Augustus Van Cortlandt
, another son of Frederick Van Cortlandt, in 1760.
[16]
- Margarita Cuyler (1738?1802),
[17]
who married
Isaac Low
(1735?1791), a prominent merchant, in 1760.
[18]
- Cornelius Cuyler
(1740?1819), who married Anne Wendell in 1763,
[16]
and became the first
Baronet of St John's Lodge
.
[6]
- Abraham Cornelius Cuyler
(1742?1810), who married Jannetje "Janet" Glen, who was sister to
Henry Glen
(1739?1814), in 1764.
[16]
Cuyler died on March 14, 1765, in Albany. He was buried in Church cemetery but later moved to
Albany Rural Cemetery
.
[2]
Descendants
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Though his son Cornelius, he was the grandfather of
Sir Charles Cuyler, 2nd Baronet
(1794?1862).
[19]
Through his son Abraham, he was the grandfather of
Jacob Glen Cuyler
(1773?1854), who became a British army officer who was instrumental getting the
1820 Settlers
to
South Africa
.
[20]
[21]
References
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"Cuyler, Cornelius, Letterbooks, 1724-1736/7; 1752-1764"
(PDF)
.
americanantiquarian.org
.
American Antiquarian Society
Manuscript Collections
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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a
b
c
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e
f
g
Bielinski, Stefan.
"Cornelis Cuyler"
.
exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov
.
New York State Museum
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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a
b
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e
f
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. p.
32
. Retrieved
8 September
2017
.
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General Society of Colonial Wars (U S. ) District of Columbia; Peale, Albert Charles (1904).
Register of the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia, 1904 ...
The Society
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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a
b
Rhoden, Nancy L. (2014).
English Atlantics Revisited: Essays Honouring Ian K. Steele
. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 240?243.
ISBN
9780773560406
. Retrieved
7 September
2017
.
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b
c
Nicoll, Maud Churchill (1912).
The Earliest Cuylers in Holland and America and Some of Their Descendants
. T.A. Wright, Printer and Publisher
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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Runk, Emma Ten Broeck (1897).
Ten Broeck Genealogy, Being The Records and Annals of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck of Albany and his Descendants
. New York, De Vinne press
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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Bielinski, Stefan.
"Catharina Schuyler Cuyler"
.
exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov
.
New York State Museum
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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Laer, Arnold J. F. Van (2009).
Early Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony of Rensselaerswyck: Volume 4 (Mortgages 1, 1658-1660, and Wills 1-2, 1681-1765)
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ISBN
9780806351537
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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"Catalina Schuyler (1705-1758)"
.
www.nyhistory.org
.
New-York Historical Society
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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"Sarah Tweedy Cuyler"
.
exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov
.
New York State Museum
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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Bielinski, Stefan.
"Philip Cuyler"
.
exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov
.
New York State Museum
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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Mulder, Philip N. (2017).
Colonial America and the Early Republic
. Routledge.
ISBN
9781351950565
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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Bielinski, Stefan.
"John Henry Lydius"
.
exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov
.
New York State Museum
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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Bielinski, Stefan.
"Hendrick C. Cuyler"
.
exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov
.
New York State Museum
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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b
c
Committee, New York Colony; (State), New York (1968).
New York Marriages Previous to 1784
. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 96.
ISBN
9780806302591
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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Bielinski, Stefan.
"Margarita Cuyler Low"
.
exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov
.
New York State Museum
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
.
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"LOW, Isaac - Biographical Information"
.
bioguide.congress.gov
.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
. Retrieved
9 September
2017
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"Cuyler of St John's Lodge"
. Debrett's Baronetage of England. 1835. p. 375
. Retrieved
8 September
2017
.
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Stefan Bielinski (2008).
"Jacob Glen Cuyler"
.
New York State Museum
. Archived from
the original
on 23 June 2013
. Retrieved
8 September
2017
.
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"Cuyler Manor Museum"
. Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism
. Retrieved
8 September
2017
.
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