Margarita Schuyler (bef. 1701 - 1782)

Born before 12 Jan 1701 in Albany, Albany County, Province of New York

Ancestors

Wife of Phillipus P Schuyler — married 29 Dec 1720 in Reformed Dutch Church, Albany, Albany, New York

Died 28 Aug 1782 after age 81 in Albany, Albany County, Province of New York

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Biography

Margaret Schuyler was born before, 12 Jan 1701, in Albany, New York She is the daughter of Johannes Schuyler and Elsie Staets.

She was baptized January 12, 1701 at the Reformed Dutch Church, Albany, Albany County, New York. Margaret died 28 August 1782 at Albany, Albany County, New York at 81 years of age, a daughter of Johannes Schuyler, Captain and Elizabeth Staets.

Known primarily as Madame Schulyer and Aunt Schuyler during her lifetime. The wife of Colonel Philip Schuyler (her first cousin), she frequently hosted Native Americans, British soldiers, travelers, and family members. Schuyler was a leader of Albany society and a philanthropist. She had her large barn outfitted and operated as a hospital during the Battle of Ticonderoga in 1777. She did not have children of her own, but she took in children of family members to ensure that they had a good education.

Church records

• 1701 Jan 12 Margarita - of Johannes Schuyler and Lysbeth Staats. Witnesses: Jochem Staats, Margareta Schuyler. ^[1]

Research notes

LNAB

Schuyler is the surname recorded for Margarita's father at her baptism. Quackenbush-118 08:21, 29 October 2017 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ Year Book Holland Soc. NY: 1905, Page 20

• Year Book of the Holland Society of New York

• Early New Netherland Settlers, by Robert Gordon Clarke (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rclarke/) Cites:
  • The Van Rensselaers in Holland and America, by Florence Van Rensselaer, 1956, p. 3.

• "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2C4-7QL : accessed 16 September 2015), Lysbeth Staats in entry for Margarita Schuyler, 12 Jan 1701; citing FIRST DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH,ALBANY,ALBANY,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,989.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #48638067

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuyler_family

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarita_Schuyler

• U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989

• New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999