Colonel John Schuyler

Notes:

From Early Settlements Pompton Plains - page 50 (handwritten history)

John. When he married and who were his children we have no information but on the death of his father he was left the homestead farm near Bellville and a right in the proceeds of the mine. He attained the office of Col. and was highly respected in life. In his day he was a leading man in the Reformed Church at Bellville but having become offended with his Pastor the Rev. ___Haeghourt. He declared himself an Episcopalian and was himself at the expense(?) of procuring a Dutch and English __________ of the Common Prayer book for the use of the congregation.



Arent Schuyler, during his lifetime, did not work the [copper] mine with such energy and profit as his son John afterward did...

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Governor Cosby recommended him to a seat in the New Jersey Council, Sept. 5, 1735 (His commission was dated Sept. 7, 1746), to which he was appointed, but resigned in 1746 (History of Hudson County, New Jersey, 1871, by Charles H. Winfield, pg. 536).


Adonijah Schuyler (1717-1762) received two tracts of land from his father in Elizabethtown Point, New Jersey. John Schuyler (1708-1773) inherited the homestead and the very valuable copper mines situated at New Barbados Neck. He was a colonel of the local militia and horse regiment in Bergen County, and in 1735-1746, served as a member of the New Jersey Council. He died on January 12, 1773. Peter Schuyler (1710-1762) inherited a tract of land on the Rahway River near Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He was a commander of the New Jersey contingent in the French and Indian Wars. Peter Schuyler had one child, Catherine, who married Archibald Kennedy.

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John married Sarah Waters. Sarah died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

John married Ann Van Rensselaer 1 Jan 1739. Ann died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Bergen, New Jersey, British North America; (which is now Hudson County NJ) on the original Schuyler estate situated on the banks of the Passaic River.

Notes:

History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey, Volume 2, page 1277

Biographical Sketch and picture of Arent H Schuyler

Arent J. resided in Bergen (now Hudson) County, N.J. on the original Schuyler estate situated on the banks of the Passaic River.

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Arent married Swan Schuyler 2 Nov 1772. Swan (daughter of Adonijah Schuyler and Gertrude Van Rensselaer.) was born Abt 1741; died 20 May 1801. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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John married Eliza Kip. Eliza (daughter of James H Kip) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

John married Catherine Van Rensselner. Catherine died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: School, Jamaica, Long Island, New York
• Residence: Karny Township, Hudson, New Jersey, British America; Address:

Notes:

Mr Schuyler an an Old-Line Whig, and later as a Republican, manifested much interest in the local issues of the day. He served as justice of the peace, filled the office of chosen freeholder of his township and held various minor positions. He found, however, little pleasure in the exciting scenes of a political career, and seldom abandoned, even temporarily, the congenial labor of the husbandman for the busy arena of politics. He was in his religious belief a firm Episcopalian, and both vestryman and warden in that church, to which he was zealously attached.

The death of Mr. Schuyler occurred on the 19th of May 1878, shortly after the interesting occasion of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of his marriage to Mrs. Schuyler who survives him.

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Died:
His son, Arent Henry, the subject of this biographical sketch, was born in the Schuyler mansion, on the banks of the Passaic, where much of his early life was spent. When a lad, he became a resident of Jamaica, Long Island, for the purpose of pursuing his studies, and subsequently completed his education under the direction of Rev. Mr. Eigenbrodt. Returning again to the home of his parents, he determined upon the life of an agriculturist as the most congenial to his tastes, and at once became interested in the varied employments of the farm. The early death of his father threw upon him much responsibility, and make his assistance and knowledge especially valuable at this juncture. In the division of the paternal estate he chose that portion now the residence of his widow, located in Kearny township, Hudson Co. Here he erected, in 127, a commodious dwelling, which was destroyed by fire in 1870, and at once rebuilt. The healthful pursuits of a farmer engaged his attention for the remainder of his life.

Mr. Schuyler, was, on the 24th of April, 1828, married to Mary Caroline Kingsland, daughter of Judge Henry W. Kingsland, of New Barbadoes, Bergen Co., and granddaughter of Edmund William Kingsland.


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Arent married Mary Caroline Kingsland 24 Apr 1828, Bergen, New Jersey, United States. Mary (daughter of Judge Henry W Kingsland) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Harriet married Smith W Anderson. Smith died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Henry married Ellen P Valentine 1859. Ellen (daughter of Anthony P Valentine) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Harriet married Sidney A Schieffelin. Sidney died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Sarah married Van Courtland Van Rensselaer. Van died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]