American politician
Johannes de Peyster
In office September 29, 1698 – September 28, 1699Preceded by
William Merritt Succeeded by
David Provost In office 1692–1693
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) 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 23rd
Mayor of New York City between 1698 and 1699.
[2]
[3]
[4]
Early life
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 23rd
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
Coat of Arms of Johannes de Peyster
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
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The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902 .
Hartford, Connecticut : Press of J.B. Burr & Company. p.
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^
a
b 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 5 December 2016 .
^ Caliendo, Ralph J. (May 1, 2010).
New York City Mayors . Xlibris Corporation.
ISBN
9781450088145 . Retrieved 5 December 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 5 December 2016 .
^
a
b Bielinski, Stefan.
"Johannes De Peyster" . exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov . Retrieved 5 December 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 5 December 2016 .
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a
b
c 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 5 December 2016 . de peyster douw.
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Johannes De Peyster , New York State museum website, Retrieved October 31, 2011
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
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)
Frederic de Peyster (1796–1882), lawyer
Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (b. 1707), married Cornelia
Schuyler
Arent DePeyster (1736–1822), British military officer
Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (1745–1807)
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
Maria de Peyster, married Gerard Bancker
William de Peyster, married Margaret
Roosevelt
Catharina de Peyster, married Hendrick Rutgers (1712–1779)
Elizabeth de Peyster, married New Jersey provincial Governor
John Hamilton
Maria de Peyster, married New York City Mayor
David Provost