Abraham de Peyster (August 26, 1696 – September 17, 1767), was a Dutch-American who served as the treasurer of the

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Early life

De Peyster was born on August 26, 1696 in New York City. He was the eldest son of

Abraham de Peyster Abraham de Peyster (July 8, 1657 – August 3, 1728) was the 20th mayor of New York City from 1691 to 1694, and served as Governor of New York, 1700–1701. Early life De Peyster was born in New Amsterdam on July 8, 1657, to Johannes de Peyst ...

(1657–1728) and Catharina de Peyster (1665–), who were second cousins. Among his siblings were Catherine de Peyster (who married Philip Van Cortlandt, son of

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), Elizabeth de Peyster (who married John Hamilton, the

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), and Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (who married Cornelia Schuyler). His father served as the 20th mayor of New York City from 1691 to 1694. His maternal grandparents were Pierre de Peyster and Gertrude ( van Dyke) de Peyster.Allaben, Frank
John Watts de Peyster, Volume 1
p. 18-19 (1908) His paternal grandparents were Johannes de Peyster Sr. and Cornelia ( Lubberts) de Peyster. His uncle was Johannes de Peyster and his aunt was Maria de Peyster (the wife of

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Career

De Peyster was a prominent New York City merchant and succeeded his father in the office of provincial treasurer of New York.

Personal life

On July 1, 1722, de Peyster married Margaret Van Cortlandt at the New York Dutch Church. Margaret was a daughter of

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. Together, they were the parents of: * Catherine de Peyster (1724–1804), who married John Livingston, a younger son of

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, 2nd Lord of Livingston Manor. * James de Peyster (1726–1799), who married Sarah Reade, a daughter of Joseph Reade and Anna ( French) Reade (a daughter of

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). * Margareta de Peyster (1728–1780), who married William Axtell, a member of the King's Council. * Frederic de Peyster (1731–1773) * Mary de Peyster (b. 1735), who married Dr. John Charlton. * Elizabeth de Peyster (1737–1775), who married Matthew Clarkson, son of Assemblyman David Clarkson and uncle to Matthew Clarkson. De Peyster died on September 17, 1767 in New York City.

Descendants

Through his son James, he was a grandfather to

, who briefly led the Loyalists in the

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. Evacuating to British North America after the American Revolution, the younger Abraham became the

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of the new royal colony of New Brunswick.

References

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