Margarita Van Schlichtenhorst

Notes:

Some Colonial Mansions and those who lived in them.
page 407-408

" Margaret Van Schlectenhorst was two-and-twenty years
of age when she married young Schuyler, and ten children
were the fruitful results of this union." She lived sixty years
after her nuptials, and survived her husband more than a
quarter of a century. She possessed great energy of character
and independence of spirit, like her father, and after
her husband's death her wealth and position enabled her to
exercise a controlling influence in public affairs at Albany.

In 1689 she advanced funds to pay troops at Albany, and it
is asserted that toward the close of that year she made
a personal assault upon Milbourne, the son-in-law of Jacob
Leisler (the usurper, as he was called, of political power at
New York) when he came to Albany to assume command
of the fort, then under charge of her second son, Peter, the
first Mayor of that city and commander of the militia in the
northern department of the Province of New York.

Margarita Van Slichtenhorst
by
Stefan Bielinski



Margarita Van Slichtenhorst was born at Nykerk in the Netherlands in 1628 - the daughter of Brant Van Slichtenhorst and Aeltje Van Wenkum. She came to New Netherland with her parents in 1647 and came of age in Rensselaerswyck where her father served as director of the colony.

In December 1650, she married Philip Pieterse Schuyler - an immigrant carpenter who, following the marriage, became one of the leading traders of Beverwyck/Albany. The marriage produced twelve children between 1652 and 1672. Eight of those offspring went on to establish the Schuyler family in Albany and beyond.

By the 1660s, these Schuylers were established in a new house on upper State Street. Before his death in 1683, Philip Pieterse had stretched the Schuyler family holdings by acquiring property around Albany and beyond.

A widow at age 55, by virtue of their joint will filed in 1683, Margarita Schuyler assumed control of her husband's extensive estate. From her Albany house and at the farm known as "the Flats," Margarita continued her husband's business and sat as the matriarch of early Albany's foremost family. Her children included Pieter Schuyler - first mayor of the city; Alida, the wife of Robert Livingston; and future mayor - Johannes Schuyler. Her other offspring established themselves in favored locations throughout the region.
Margarita Van Slichenhorst Schuyler lived until 1711. For much of that time, she was one of colonial Albany's most prominent residents. This active widow participated in business, landholding, and was an active member of theDutch Church. Surrounded by family and supported by a number of slaves, this able women's life was full and advantaged.

Her will, filed in 1707, identified her as a "sometime...Albany merchant" and mentioned the real and personal estate she had acquired since the death of her husband. This seventy-nine-year-old widow had the presence of mind to circumvent English inheritance laws when she divided the Schuyler estate equally among her eight surviving children and their heirs. She died at age eighty-two on January 11, 1711.

http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/vs/mvslicht.html

Will of Margaret Schuyler - c. 1707



In the name of God, Amen. I, Margaret Schuyler, widow of Phillip Schuyler, sometime of Albany, merchant, being of sound mind, and considering that there having been some unhappy differences among my children; the youngest of them being apprehensive that by the strict rules of the common law, the will made by my said husband and myself on May 1st, 1683, might not be authentick enough to make such equal division among our eight children. But that Peter Schuyler, eldest son of my deceased husband, Peter Schuyler [probabaly meant Philip P.], might be entitled to all of the real estate. Yet, not thinking that my son, Peter Schuyler, would himself endeavor to take any such advantage, he being present at the making of said will. I give to each of our 8 children an equal part of all real and personal estate. And I being further willing to dispose of the real and personal estate, which, by of my husband.

And my son Peter, at my request, being agreed with the seven other children, by deed, dated August 16, 1707, by which all further differences among them are prevented, I do give to my eight children, Gertruy, Alida, Peter, Arent, Phillip, Johanes, and Margaret, and to the three children of my son Brant Schuyler, namely: Phillip, Oliver, and Johanes, all my estate, real and personal. Provided always, that my son Phillip shall have the farm called the Flatts, with the utensils, he paying therefor, the sum of 600, to the rest. And they are all to pay an equal part of 9 bushels of good merchantable wheat yearly, to the Patroon or Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck. Mentions "Cornelia Schuyler, widow of my son Brant Schuyler."

I make my sons, Peter and Johanes, and my son in law, Robert Livingston, husband of my daughter Allida, executors.

Signed and sealed in Albany in my dwelling house.

Witnesses, Iona Rumney, Anthony Caster, John Dunbar.

Proved in Albany, June 27, 1711, before William Van Rensselaer, Esq., and of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas.

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Margarita married Colonel Philip Pieterse Schuyler. Philip was born 1628, Amsterdam, Holland; died 9 Mar 1684, Albany, Albany, New York, British America ; was buried 11 Mar 1684, Albany, Albany, New York, British America . [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Misc: 1696 OR 7; Purchased land known as Pompton Plains, Morris Coounty, New Jersey and settled there win company with his brother-in-law, Major Anthony Brokholst.
• Residence: 1694, New York
• Misc: 28 Feb 1694, New York; Joined the Dutch Church.
• Residence: Apr 1710, New Barbadoes Neck, Bergen, New Jersey, British America

Notes:

Arent Schuyler

by

Stefan Bielinski



Arent Schuyler was born in June 1662. He was a middle child in the very large family of New Netherland pioneers Philip Pieterse and Margarita Van Slichtenhorst Schuyler. His prominent and wealthy father died just before Arent reached his twenty-first birthday.

Arent Schuyler married three times. In November 1684, he wed Jannetje Teller (daughter of Willlem Teller) at the Albany Dutch church. By 1700, six children were christened in Albany and New York. But the marriage ended with Jannetie's death following the birth of her last child. In December 1702, he married Swantje Van Duyckhuysen of New Jersey. She died after bearing five children. In 1724, he was in his sixties when he wed Maria Walters. He appears to have fathered twelve children within the first two marriages.

In March 1685, he filed a joint will with his then new wife, Jannetie Teller. It stated that children were expected and mentioned real and personal property. The survivor would become executor.

At that time, he was known in Albany as an Indian trader. In 1687, he was elected alderman for the third ward. In 1689, he was listed among the householders living in the second ward in Albany. He is said to have participated in military actions against the French in Canada during the 1690s.

By 1695, he had removed to New York City, was known as a merchant, and became a freeman of the city.

About 1707, he was named by his widowed mother to share equally in his parents' estate.

Following the death of his first wife, he re-married and moved to Pompton Plains, New Jersey. He maintained his house on Broadway in New York. In 1710, he acquired a large farm at New Barbadoes Neck, New Jersey. His family became wealthy when they started to mine the copper deposits on their land.

Arent Schuyler died at home in New Barbadoes in November 1730. The father of eleven and the patriarch of the New Jersey branch of the Schuyler family, he had lived almost sixty-eight years.

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Biographical Note:

These papers originate from the Arent Schuyler line of the Schuyler family. Arent Schuyler was born in Rensselaerswyck (Albany), New York on June 25, 1662 and died in Belleville, New Jersey on November 26, 1730. Although he was a merchant by trade, Schuyler participated in the military actions against the French and American Indians in Canada in the 1690s. He moved from New York to Pompton Plains, New Jersey, where he lived until 1710 when he bought a large farm in New Barbadoes Neck, New Jersey. His land had a significant deposit of copper, and the family became wealthy as they started to mine the metal. Arent Schuyler married three times: to Jenneke Teller, to Swantje Van Duyckhuysen, and to Maria Walter(s), the daughter of Robert Walter(s) and Catharine Leisler. He had eleven children, among them were Adonijah, John, and Peter.

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Birth:
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Misc:
They located themselves, according to Mr. Schenck's statement, near to each other, on the east side of the river, just below the steel-works; Brockholst on the spot where Major William Colfax now resides (1871) and Schuyler, as near as can be ascertained, on the site of the residence of Dr. William Colfax. They were thus, in all probability, the pioneers in the settlement of this region, and the first to open up what was then a wilderness, "unless the tradition that Joost Beam settled at Wynockie as early as 1660 is true." How long he remained here is not known.

Died:
His will is dated December 17, 1724, with codicil October 30, 1730; proven February 27, 1730(1?)

Arent married Maria Walters. Maria died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Arent married Jannetie (Johanna/Joanna) Teller 26 Nov 1684, Albany, Albany, New York, British America . Jannetie (daughter of William Teller) died 22 Jun 1700, New York. [Group Sheet]

Arent married Swantie Dyckhuyse\Van Duykhuisen 12 Dec 1702. Swantie died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 27 Sep 1685, Albany, Albany, New York, British America

Margareta married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Margareta married Charles Oliver 26 Nov 1684. Charles died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 6 Oct 1689, Albany

Other Events:

• Baptism: 13 Mar 1692, Albany, Albany, New York, British America

Notes:

Baptism:
Baptism was 13 Mar 1692 according to the Early Settlements Plains, page 49.

Other Events:

• Residence: Burlington, Atlantic, New Jersey, British America
• Baptism: 5 May 1695, New York

Notes:

"He received from his father a deed for land in Burlington, N. J., at Lossa Point or Wingwortlrs Point. His family continued to reside there for many years. Among his ch. was Arent, who m. Jane _____ , and whose will, dated at Burlington, May 7, 1774, was proved Jan. 10, 1780. In it are the names of his ch., viz. :Aaron, John, Ann, Peter, Charles and Abraham (History of Hudson County, New Jersey, 1871, by Charles H. Winfield, pg. 536).

Residence:
He probably settled near Burlington as his father in his lifetime gave him a tract of 500 acres of land within the bounds of that town called _____ Point.

Casparus married Jane. Jane died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Casparus married Mary. Mary died Dec 1773. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 11 Sep 1687, Albany, Albany, New York, British America

Notes:

Film 102851 Early Settlements Pompton Plains page 51

The Family of Philip Schuyler Son of Arent.

When Arent Schuyler removed from Pompton to New Barbadoes his son Philip remained on the farm at Pompton and is the immediate forefather of the branches of the family that settled in this vicinity. He was born at Albany and baptized there Sep 11, 1687 and died at Pompton about 1760. He and his children must have had a large __________ estate. He married about 1712 Hesther Kingsland, daughter of Isaac Kingsland of New Barbadoes who was a member of the Council under several of the deputy Governors of New Jersey. They had 12 children.

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Philip Schuyler, a son of Arent, we are to presume, had patriotic impulses towards self-government long before the tea was thrown overboard at Boston or Patrick Henry made his famous speech, for we are told that Philip was expelled from the New Jersey Assembly in colonial days for drinking a health "to the damnation of the government and justices of the peace." He was subsequently restored to his seat.

History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey, Volume 2, p 1245

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Philip married Hester Kingsland 8 Oct 1727, Second River Dutch Reformed Church, Belleville, New Jersey, British America . Hester (daughter of Isaac Kingsland and Elizabeth) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 2 Jun 1700, Albany

Notes:

Mentioned in her father's will but dead at that time, leaving issue.

Notes:

Film 1028561 Early Settlements Pompton Plains page 50

Eva and Cornelia had devised to them a house and two lots on Broadway in the city of New York together with 4000 pounds apiece, a large sum in those days. Whom they married or who are their descendents we have no information.

Eva married Peter Bayard. Peter died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Film 1028561 Early Settlements Pompton Plains page 50

Eva and Cornelia had devised to them a house and two lots on Broadway in the city of New York together with 4000 pounds apiece, a large sum in those days. Whom they married or who are their descendents we have no information.

Cornelia married Pierre de Peyster. Pierre died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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...

History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey, Volume 2, p 1245

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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]

Notes:

From Film 1028561 Early Settlements Pompton Plains, page 50

Peter. Of his marriage and children we have no particular information. He died near Neward on the banks of the Papaic Nov. 17, 1762. He was left by his Father a large house at Elizabethtown and 760 acres of land at Rahway and a right in the mines. He was a Col in the time of the French and Indian war in 1745, 1754 and 1758. He was in active service on the frontier for a longtime part of this time. He was Chief Commander of the New Jersey forces and at one time had command of the ____ as Celvego and was then taken prisoner. He thus became a leading man and among the most respected in the country.

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Grandson of the first Schuyler, of Albany, and second son of Arent Schuyler, who settled in New Jersey. When an incursion into Canada was projected in 1746, he was put in command of a New Jersey regiment, and was at Oswego for two years, when he returned to private life. He went with his regiment to the same fort in 1755. He was made a prisoner of parole in 1756, but was ordered to Canada in 1758, where he was soon exchanged and returned home. He was soon in the north again with his regiment and in September 1760, he entered Montreal as a victor. He died in 1762, near Newark, New Jersey.

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The Schuyler family ranked at the most prominent residents of New Jersey during pre-Revolutionary days, and Col. Peter Schuyler takes the lead in importance. Peter was one of the sons of Arent, the original copper-mine settler. Peter took an active part in the invasion of Canada in 1746, but by the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, returned to his home on the Passaic. Hostilities began again in 1754, and the New Jersey forces were again placed under control of Col. Peter Schuyler. After seeing to the safety of New Jersey from Indian and other depredations, he was called by Governor Shirley, of New York, to the defense of Fort Ontario, in that State. Gen. Montcalm, with overpowering numbers, invested and captured the fort, notwithstanding the brave defense of Col. Schuyler and his Jersey Blues, who were taken prisoners and sent to Montreal and Quebeck. Our soldiers received the title of Jersey Blues in 1747, on account of the blue color of the uniform. Col. Schuyler was released on parole in 1757, and returned to his New Jersey home in East Newark. He was so popular that he was the occasion of the wildest demonstration all through New York and New Jersey. Bonfires, bands, processions, speeches, and delegations from cities and boroughs were wild with joy, and eagerly manifested their love and esteem for "the brave old Peter Schuyler, of New Jersey," the plucky soldier and Christian gentleman. But the period of his parole having expired without being satisfied, he was compelled, Regulus-like, to go back to captivity. His stay this time was, however, brief, as the war having ceased, an exchange of eminent prisoners was duly executed. In 1759 he a third time led his Jersey Blues to Canada, and entered Montreal a victor in 1760. He died at his home in East Newark in 1762, full of years and honors and through much of his life was spent on the tented field, his heart was never hardened to the cry of distress and poverty, as he left a reputation full of kindness, generosity and humanity.

History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey, Volume 2, p 1245-46




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Died:
Col. Peter Schuyler was one of the prominent men of New Jersey in his day, and a brave soldier who did honor to his country. A sketch of his life and military services will be found in Winfield's History of Hudson Co, NJ, pp 536-541 - in the Schuyler Genealogy - to which we are indebted and the reader is referred.

Peter married Mary Walter. Mary (daughter of John Walter) died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Peter married Hester Walter. Hester died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Film 1028561 Early Settlements Pompton Plains page 50

Adonijah. All we can say respecting him is that he was lefty by his Father a large house with tracts and pieces of land at Elizabethtown Point and with John and Peter a right in the proceeds of the mine.

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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Adonijah married Gertrude Van Rensselaer.. Gertrude died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Arent married Jennette. Jennette died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Arent married Jane Praul. Jane died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Johanna married Isaac Kingsland 24 Jun 1741. Isaac died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Film 1028561 Early Settlements Pompton Plains, page 51

It was he in all probability who in 1737 and 1752 was enrolled among the members of the Church of Pompton. His grandfather Arent, it is said, gave him a tract of land above Pompton lying on the north side of the Furnace(?) Pond and on which is the beautifully located residence of the late Cornelius Schuyler.

Transcription of Arant Schuyler's will of Pompton
Dated June 8, 1798. Probated December 15, 1806
Mentions: wife Rachel, sons Philip and Adonyah
Executors: sons Philip and Adonyah and friend William Colfax
Witnesses: John Wright, Nicholas Slingerland, Jr., Charles Wayman

Arent married Rachel Demarest Zabriskie. Rachel was born 19 Mar 1724; died 16 Apr 1812. [Group Sheet]

Arent married Helen Gerritse Van Wagenen\Van Wagoner 1 Oct 1741. Helen (daughter of Gerrit Hermanus Van Wagenen and Annetje (Sip)) was born 3 Dec 1720, Passaic County, New Jersey, British America ; died 13 Jan 1786. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Film 1028561 Early Settlements Pompton Plains, page 51

Isaac Schuyler, b. Ap 16.1716. died young

Birth:
Film 1028561 Early Settlements Pompton Plains pg 51

Lists Isaac's birth as Apr 16, 1716. Died young.

Notes:

Film 1028561 Early Settlements Pompton Plains page 52

Philip Schuyler born Dec 23 1717 died. mar? Sara Debow. da of Garret Debow and Maria Van Desbeck. He settled in Bloomindale at the Van Sep Mill. It is supposed he married as a 2 wife Rebecca Ryesson.

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In Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, page 160

Sarah, born in 1740 (married Philip Schuyler), daughter of Garret De Bow (born in New York about 1703 and died about 1768 at Pompton Plains, NJ, married May 23, 1727, Maria, daughter of Paulus Vanderbeck and Catharine Ryerson. Garret settled on the lands of his father-in-law Vanderbeck at Pompton where he spent his days until he died. He had 6 children.

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Philip married Sarah DeBow. Sarah (daughter of Garrett Debow \ De Boog \ De Bow and Maria Van Desbeck\Vanderbeck) was born 1740; died Aft 1801. [Group Sheet]

Philip married Rebecca Ryerson. Rebecca (daughter of Martin Ryerson and Elizabeth LaRue) was born Abt 1741; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Film 1028561 Early Settlements Pompton Plains page 53

Lists birth date as Sep 8 1717. Had two sons that they think are Isaac and Philip. They believe Philip to be Major Philip Schuyler b 6 Apr 1764.

Isaac married Margaret. Margaret died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth married Reverand Dominie Benjamin Van der Linde\Vandelander 9 Dec 1749. Dominie (son of Hendrick Van der Linde\Vandelander and Adriantje Westerfelt) died 1789. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Transcribed Summary of Will
Peter Schuyler of Pompton
Dated December 17, 1806. Probated October 24, 1808
Mentions: wife Mary, children of brothers Phillip and Isaac and of sisters Elizabeth Vandelander, Anna Board and Johanna Kingsland, Mary Colfax, daughter of William Colfax, Esq., Peter Schuyler, a descendant of Philip Schuyler, son of brother Arent
Executors: wife Mary, Reverend Uall Odgen D. D. of Neward, Philip, son of my brother Isaac Schuyler
Witnesses: Charles Ogden, John Crouter, Peter Crouter

Peter married Mary Ogden. Mary (daughter of Uzal Ogden and Elizabeth Charlotte Thebaut) was born 1740; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 29 Jun 1725, Hackensack, New Jersey, British America

Notes:

Back in the Day - Nov. 6, 1966: Schuyler-Colfax home is builtMonday November 14, 2011, 12:36 AM By BRYAN LAPLACA COLUMNIST

"With ax in hand, a tall Dutchman stands alone in the wilderness. His back glistens with the sweat of labor. Aching muscles are his personal testimonial to days of grueling construction. But determined eyes shine as the hope of the future stands before him. Arent Schuyler has built his home."It is a sanctuary from weather not chained by technology; a wall separating man and inimical nature; a meeting place where friends may talk of a country without a name, without a government as we know it and without a plan even remotely connected with democracy."The year is 1702. The place is Pompton Plains, and the man is the first member of the Schuyler family to come to New Jersey. Two hundred and sixty four years later, the Schuyler family is still living here in the historic quarters which have been witness to the American Revolution, the Independence movement, the results of a constitution written in 1789 and the growth of a nation," began an article about the historic home.The Schuyler-Colfax House hasn’t moved, but it is now located in Wayne Township. The source article is probably wrong in stating that Arent Schuyler built the home in Pompton Plains, as according to the Wayne Township website, the home is close to the Pompton Lakes border. Pompton Lakes is not one of the many towns in the area that was once a part of the once-megalithic Pequannock Township.According to the Wayne Township website, "Until recently the homestead was a private residence for the eighth generation of the family, when it became a Wayne Township Museum. One of only a few colonial homesteads built prior to 1700 on the East Coast of the United States, it was never sold out of original ownership for eight generations. In 1994, Dr. Jane Colfax sold the landmark to Wayne Township to serve as a museum. Each generation produced military, medical, legal, and governmental representatives."The Schuyler-Colfax house was recognized and honored in October 1966 as an historical shrine. The 16th annual New Jersey Historical conference, as part of a tour to many historical sites in New Jersey, presented the dedication. About 200 people attended the ceremonies.Jack E. Boucher, supervisor of historic sites, dedicated the plaque mounted at the foot of the house. As reported, it reads "Schuyler-Colfax. The Schuyler and Colfax families were prominent in shaping New Jersey History."Guests at the dedication included Robert M. Lunny, director of the New Jersey Historical Society, who presided; Wayne Mayor Edward Sisco, who made the welcoming remarks; Peggy Lamont, Butler High School student and member of the Jerseymen, whose winning essay made the dedication possible; and Dr. Jane Colfax and Dr. Richard Colfax, then-owners of the house and direct descendants of Arent Schuyler."The house, which has been continuously occupied by descendants of the original builder (one of three in the United States left), is of significance because of its Revolutionary and pre-Revolutionary architecture," it was reported 45 years ago. "Although the present owners are busy restoring parts of the home, little has been changed since it was first built. As visitors pass through the rooms of the Schuyler-Colfax house, the mood and reality of a developing nation and state emerge."There is a nightcap crocheted by Martha Washington for Lt. William Golfax, born July 3, 1756, who served at Valley Forge. There are yellowed books of state and federal records dated 1793. An antique baby cradle stands by the doorway. Tables are dressed with hand-printed water basins and pitchers. The walls boast a copy of the Declaration of Independence, portraits of George and Martha Washington, and a framed document of the house's plans recorded in the Library of Congress.

"The original plaster ceilings, floor boards (of which no two are alike), and stone walls put together with mortar composed of field clay and reeds remain. The office where Dr. Jane Colfax, present owner of the home and direct descendant of Arent Schuyler, practices medicine is believed to be the original dwelling of her ancestors."One can see a chimney with hooks where meat was once cured. The garret above the room was used as a bedroom by slaves. The heavy beams overhead have now deepened in color. The main hall of the house is supported by walls with permanent color, having been made al fresco when the plaster was applied still wet. The living room supports the original plaster cornice molding and a floor that rests on hand-hewn joists. The original paneled wall in the dining room is also there, the top of which is curved. It is noted that they were constructed by ship's carpenters who built the walls as of a ship."The kitchen is supported by the original oak beams, ceiling boards, and oak floor boards which are ‘preserved and sealed by periodic applications of boiled linseed oil.’ A sandstone hearth stone, 5-feet wide and running the length of the kitchen, served as the base of a large fireplace."While the house, parts of which are still under reconstruction, exemplifies pre- and post-Revolutionary architecture, the mood of the times in which it was built is further enhanced when you learn the genealogy of the generations who lived there," it was reported."The land was purchased in 1697 by Arent Schuyler. The property was left to one of his three sons, Philip, who ran a copper mine and resided at the home with his wife, Hester, and children. His daughter, Hester Schuyler, married Lt. William Colfax, thus, the present name, Schuyler-Colfax Home."President Washington served as godfather to Colfax's son, George Washington Schuyler, and is said to have sat in one of the chairs in the home. William Colfax's other son, Schuyler Colfax Jr., became vice president of the United States under U.S. Grant. His third son, William Washington Colfax, became a doctor in the Passaic and Paterson areas and inherited the home."Since that time, medicine has become a family vocational tradition, and the only two direct descendants now living, Jane and Richard Colfax, are both doctors."Several landmarks are also found around the home, among which is a scarce mile-marker showing the distance from Hoboken to Jersey City; the site of the Morris Canal Feeder in the rear of the home where the Ramapo River flows; and a family graveyard where descendents are buried."As one visitor put it, ‘If the walls of the house could talk, just think of the things they could tell!’ Dr. Jane Colfax and her husband, Michael DeNike, and Dr. Richard Colfax have done a good job of making these walls do just that."

http://www.northjersey.com/community/history/back_in_the_day/133788183_Nov__6__1966_Schuyler-Colfax_home_is_built.html?c=y&page=1

Hester married Teunis Dey. Teunis died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 8 Oct 1727, Belleville, Bergen, New Jersey, British America ; Address:

Other Events:

• Residence: Wesel

Jenneke married Board. died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married and had one daughter, Hester who married General William Colfax of Pompton.


History of the City of Paterson and the County of Passaic, New Jersey, page 308

I I . Christinetje, bap. Oct. 8, 1738; m. Casparus
Schuyler (b. Dec. 16, 1735, son of Philip Schuyler and
Hester Kingsland), and lived in a small frame house on the
northeast side of the Paterson and Hamburgh turnpike
road, near the corner of what is known as Wanaque avenue,
in the present Borough of Pompton Lakes. Pier father, by
his will, d a t e d June 25, 1785, devised to her "the Lott of
Land I purchased from Abraham Garritse containing two
hundred acres lying and being on Hardins plains for and
dureing her Natural life and after her decease if She
Should leave a Child or Children then I give devise and
bequeath the equal half part or moiety of said tract of
Land to be taken off the North side thereof, to such Child
or Children after they a t t a in the age of twenty one and to
their heirs and assigns for ever." In a codicil, dated Nov.
2, 1785,2 he recites t h a t his daughter Christinetie is dead,
and devises said moiety to his granddaughter, Esther Colfax,
in fee. Issue: Hester (Esther), m. Capt. William Col-
1 l b . , 257-9.
2 This will was witnessed by James Christie, Cornelius Hennion and
William Drummond. The codicil was witnessed by Arent Schuyler,
Clemens McMikin and Adonijah Schuyler. Proved June 4, ijgo.—E. J .
Wilts, Liber No. 31, f. 531.

Casparus married Christina Ryerson. Christina (daughter of Martin Ryerson and Elizabeth LaRue) was born 8 Oct 1738; died Between Jun 1785 and Nov 1785. [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.

http://books.google.com/books?id=3NQ4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PR7&dq=history+of+essex+and+hudson+counties+new+jersey,+volume+11&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2SuiUtb9AYbXoATUgIGQBQ&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=schuyler&f=false

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:

She inherited her parent's property and also that of the grandfather, John Walter, who was a man of great wealth. She was also the heiress of Richard Jones. She died without issue and Kennedy married second, Ann, daughter of John and Ann (De Lancey) Watts of New York.

Catharine married Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Casselis.. Archibald died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Military: Lieutenant in the English Army

Mary married Captain Henry St John. Henry died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Notes:

Lieut. in the British Navy

Adonijah married Susan Shields. Susan died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Philip, d.s.p. in 1795 (Colonial New York - Philip Schuyler - page 197).

Summary Transcript of Will
Philip A Schuyler of New Barbadoes Neck, Bergen County, New Jersey
Dated: August 29, 1795
Mentions: to sister Suan Schuyler, $1000, to brother John?s son John Renselaer Schuyler, 3 ½ acres on Passaic River bounded by lands of Benjamin Sandford and Jacob Mark plus $500, brother John's son Peter Schuyler residue of $500 if John Scuhyler dies, brother John Schuyler residue of real and personal property.
Executors: brother John Schuyler, Arent I. Schuyler and nephew Adoniah Schuyler
Witnesses: James Brown, John Marley, Pierre E. Fleming.
Proved: September 26, 1795

Will
1795, Aug 29. Schuyler, Philip A, of New Barbadoes Neck, Bergen Co.; will of. To sister, Suan Schuyler, (L) 1,000, and all movables I have in her house, excepting a silver bowl. To my brother John's son, John Renselaer Schuyler, the silver bowl. To sister Swan's son, John Schuyler, 3 1/2 acres on Passaic River, bounded by lands of Benjamin Sandford and Jacob Mar, and (L)500, to be put at interest until he is of age; should he die before of age, then the same to go to my brother John's son, Peter Schuyler. Brother, John Schuyler, all residue of real and personal. Executors--brother, John Schuyler, Arent I. Schuyler and nephew, Adoniah Schuyler. Witnesses--James Brown, John Marley, Pierre E. Fleming. Proved 26 Sept 1795. [Original will sent by Nehemia Wade, Surrogate of N.Y. City, to be proved there, no paper on file.] (Record of Wills in New Jersey, 1789-1795, Lib. 32, p 494).

Swan married Arent J Schuyler 2 Nov 1772. Arent (son of John Schuyler and Ann Van Rensselaer) was born Oct 1746; died 28 Oct 1803. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Transcript Summary of Will
John Schuyler of Barbadoes Neck
Updated. Probated June 15, 1807
Mentions: wife Latitia, slave William, granddaughters Mary Miller and Letitia Caroline Schuyler, daughters of son Arent
Executors: Latitia, son Arent and William Davis
Witnesses: John Wiley, Stephen Kingsland, David Kingsland

John married Mary Hunter 16 Feb 1769. Mary was born 31 May/Mar 1748; died 1810. [Group Sheet]