Robert R Livingston II (1688 - 1775)

Born 24 Jul 1688 in Albany, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Howarden) Livingston — married 11 Nov 1717 in Clermont, Columbia, New York Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1775 at age 86 in Clermont, New York

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Biography

Robert Livingston II is Notable.

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Occupation: Lawyer

Robert of "Clermont"

Robt R Livingston was their only child

AKA: Robert of Clermont, Robert the Builder, Bob the Builder (if you're feeling glib) The Story: Robert Livingston may have been a bit of a cad and a spendthrift, and he definitely enjoyed his youth to the fullest. He was his parents' third son and traditionally would not have been destined for any notable inheritance. Nevertheless, he was also a favored son, and when his oldest brother died before his father, he was slated to inherit 13,000 acres of his dad's Manor (out of 160,000, most of which went to his second brother Philip). He eventually settled down to become a country gentleman with his wife Margaret Howarden and built a two story, Georgian mansion out of brick that was to become Clermont.

No portrait of Robert exists today, and it is believed that if one was painted (as was likely), it was burned in the 1777 fire. Apparently when his daughter-in-law was making the tough choices about what to save and what to leave behind, it didn't make the cut.

-Clermont State Historic Site

Sources

• Robison, Jeannie. Genealogical Records, Manuscript Entries of Births, Deaths and Marriages Taken From Family Bibles 1581-1917 (The Colonial Dames of the State of New York, New York, 1917) page 139

• Ancestry Family Tree submitted by ancestry.com member https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/4151977/family