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is a prominent family that migrated from
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in the 17th century. Descended from the 4th
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, its members included signers of the
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Philip Livingston Philip Livingston (January 15, 1716 – June 12, 1778) was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He represented New York at the October 1774 First Continental Congress, where he favored imposing economic sanctions upon Great B ...
) and the
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William Livingston William Livingston (November 30, 1723July 25, 1790) was an American politician who served as the first governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey representative in the Continental Congress, he sig ...
). Several members were Lords of
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and
Clermont Manor The Clermont State Historic Site, also known as the Clermont estate, the Clermont Manor or just Clermont, is a New York State Historic Site in southwestern Columbia County, New York, United States. It protects the former estate of the Livingston ...
, located along the
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in 18th-century eastern New York.


Overview

Descendants of the Livingstons include
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and
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,
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, suffragist
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, Congressman
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of Louisiana, much of the wealthy
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, actor
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, and actress
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. The eccentric
Collyer brothers Homer Lusk Collyer (November 6, 1881March 21, 1947) and Langley Wakeman Collyer (October 3, 1885), known as the Collyer brothers, were two American brothers who became infamous for their bizarre natures and compulsive hoarding. The two lived ...
are alleged to have been descended from the Livingston family. The Livingston family's burial crypt was established in 1727 at Livingston Memorial Church and Burial Ground in New York. ''See also:''
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(also known as the William Livingston House) is the home built by New Jersey Governor
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, a signatory of the Constitution. Located in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, it has been designated as a
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Prominent members


Family tree

* John Livingston (1603–1672) ∞ Janet Fleming (1613–1693) ** James Livingston (1646–1673) ***
Robert Livingston the Younger Robert Livingston the Younger (1663 – April 1725), sometimes known as Robert Livingston Jr., or The Nephew was a wealthy merchant and political figure in colonial Albany, New York. Early life Livingston was born in 1663 in Edinburgh, Scotland ...
(1663–1725) ∞ Margarita Schuyler (b. 1682) **** Engeltje "Angelica" Livingston (1698–1746/7) ∞ Johannes Van Rensselaer (1708–1793) ***** Catherine Van Rensselaer (1734–1803) ∞
Philip Schuyler Philip John Schuyler (; November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Alba ...
(1733–1804) *****
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (August 27, 1738February 19, 1810), from the prominent Van Rensselaer family, was Lieutenant Governor of New York and a member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York in the 1st United Sta ...
(1738–1810) ∞ (1) 1760: Judith Bayard (d. 1764) ∞ (2) 1764: Helena "Lena" Lansing (1743–1795) *****
Robert Van Rensselaer Robert Van Rensselaer (December 16, 1740 – September 11, 1802) was Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, a member of the New York Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1777 and later a member of the New York State Assembly in the ...
(1740–1802) ∞ Cornelia Rutsen (1747–1790) **** James Livingston (1701–1763) ∞ Maria Kierstede (1704–1762) ***** Robert James Livingston (1725–1771) ∞ Susanna Smith (1729–1791) ****** William Smith Livingston (1755–1795) ****** Peter Robert Livingston (1766–1847) ∞ Joanna Livingston (1759–1827) ******
Maturin Livingston Maturin Livingston (April 10, 1769 – November 7, 1847), a member of the prominent Livingston family, was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Maturin Livingston was born on April 10, 1769 in New York City. He was the son ...
(1769–1847) ∞ Margaret Lewis (1780–1860) (daughter of Morgan Lewis) *******
Morgan Lewis Livingston Morgan Lewis Livingston (April 3, 1799 – November 3, 1869), was an American heir and member of the prominent Livingston family from New York. Early life Livingston was born on April 3, 1799 at his grandfather's home in Staatsburg in Dutch ...
(1799–1869) ∞ Catharine Currie Manning (1809–1886) *******
Robert James Livingston Robert James Livingston (December 11, 1811 – February 22, 1891), a member of the Livingston family, was a prominent businessman from New York. Early life Livingston was born on December 11, 1811 in New York City. He was the son of Maturin ...
(1811–1891) ∞ Louisa Matilda Storm (1807–1883) ******** Louise Matilda Livingston (1836–1920) ∞
Elbridge Thomas Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry (December 25, 1837 – February 18, 1927), usually called "Commodore" Gerry due to the office he held with the New York Yacht Club from 1886 to 1892, was an American lawyer and reformer who was the grandson of U.S. Vice P ...
(1837–1927) *********
Robert Livingston Gerry, Sr. Robert Livingston Gerry Sr. (May 31, 1877 – October 31, 1957) was an American businessman and owner of thoroughbred racehorses. Early life Gerry was born on May 31, 1877 and was the son of Louisa Matilda Livingston (1836–1920) and Elbridge ...
(1877–1957) ∞ Cornelia Averell Harriman (1884-1966) *********
Peter Goelet Gerry Peter Goelet Gerry (September 18, 1879 – October 31, 1957) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and later, as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. He is the only U.S. Senator in American hi ...
(1879–1957) ∞ (1) 1910 (div. 1925): Mathilde Scott Townsend (1885–1949) ∞ (2) 1925: Edith Stuyvesant (née Dresser) Vanderbilt (1873–1958) ******* Maturin Livingston Jr. (1815–1888) ∞ Ruth Baylies (1827–1918) ******** Elizabeth Livingston (1855–1943) ∞
William George Cavendish-Bentinck William George Cavendish-Bentinck (6 March 1854 – 22 August 1909), was a member of parliament for Penryn and Falmouth between 1886 and 1895, who married into the American Livingston family. Early life Cavendish-Bentinck was born on 6 March 18 ...
(1854–1909) (son of
George Augustus Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck George Augustus Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (9 July 1821 – 9 April 1891), known as George Bentinck and scored in cricket as GAFC Bentinck, was a British barrister, Conservative politician, and cricketer. A member of parliament from 1859 to 1 ...
) ********* Mary Augusta Cavendish-Bentinck (1881–1913) ∞ 1906: John Gorman Ford (d. 1906) ********* Ruth Evelyn Cavendish-Bentinck (1883–1978) ∞ 1907: Walter Spencer Morgan Burns (1872–1929) (nephew of
J. P. Morgan John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became known ...
) ******** Ruth T. Livingston (1855–1920) ∞ Ogden Mills (1856–1929) ********* Gladys Livingston Mills (1883–1970) ∞ 1907:
Henry Carnegie Phipps Henry Carnegie Phipps (May 11, 1879 – March 21, 1953) was an American Sportsperson, sportsman and financier, the owner of Wheatley Stable along with his wife Gladys Mills Phipps, and a member of the wealthy Phipps family. Early life Phipps was b ...
(1879–1953) (son of
Henry Phipps Jr. Henry Phipps Jr. (September 27, 1839 – September 22, 1930) was an American entrepreneur known for his business relationship with Andrew Carnegie and involvement with the Carnegie Steel Company. He was also a successful real estate investor ...
) **********
Ogden Phipps Ogden Phipps (November 26, 1908 – April 21, 2002) was an American stockbroker, court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist. In 2001, he was inducte ...
(1908–2002) ∞ (1) Ruth Pruyn (1907–1994); ∞ (2) Lillian Stokes Bostwick (1906–1987) ***********
Ogden Mills Phipps Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps (September 18, 1940 – April 6, 2016) was an American financier, Thoroughbred racehorse industry executive, and horse breeder. Widely known by the nickname "Dinny," he was chairman of the family's Bessemer Trust until ...
(1940-2016) ********** Barbara Phipps (1911–1987) ∞ Stuart Symington Janney Jr. (1907–1988) *********** Stuart S. Janney III ********** Audrey Phipps (d. 1992) ∞ Philip Dana Holden (d. 1973) ********** Sonia Phipps (1919–2006) ∞ Hans Christoph Farrell, Count of Seherr-Thoss (1912–1992) ********* Jane Beatrice Mills (1883–1972) ∞ 1909: Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard (1874–1948) ********** Lady Moira Forbes (1910-1994) ∞ Count Rossi of Switzerland **********
Arthur Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard Arthur Patrick Hastings Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard AFC (10 April 1915 – 21 November 1992), was a British peer. Early life Born on 10 April 1915, He was the son of Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard (1874–1948) and Beatrice (née Mills) Fo ...
(1915-1992) ∞ Marie-Madeleine Eugenie, Princess of Faucigny Lucinge (d. 1990) ********** Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes (1919-1993) ∞
John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute John Crichton-Stuart, 5th Marquess of Bute (4 August 1907 – 14 August 1956) was the son of John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, and Augusta Bellingham. Marriage and children On 26 April 1932, he married Lady Eileen Beatrice Forbes (1912 ...
(1907–1956) ********** Hon. John Forbes (1920-1982) *********
Ogden Livingston Mills Ogden Livingston Mills (August 23, 1884October 11, 1937) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as United States Secretary of the Treasury in President Herbert Hoover's cabinet, during which time Mills pushed for tax increa ...
(1884–1937) ∞ (1) 1911 (div 1919): Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherford (daughter of
Anne Harriman Vanderbilt Anne Harriman Sands Rutherfurd Vanderbilt (February 17, 1861 – April 20, 1940) was an American heiress known for her marriages to prominent men and her role in the development of the Sutton Place neighborhood as a fashionable place to live. Ea ...
); (2) 1924: Dorothy Randolph Fell ******* Henry Beekman Livingston (1818–1862) ∞ Mary Lawrence Livingston (1821–1883) ******* Angelica Livingston (1820–1896) ∞ Alexander Hamilton, Jr. (1816–1889) ******* Blanche Geraldine Livingston (1822–1897) ∞ Lydig Monson Hoyt (1821–1868) ***** Janet Livingston (1730–1819) ∞ William Smith (1728–1793) ***** Margaret Livingston (1738–1809) ∞ Peter Robert Livingston (1737–1793) **** Janet Livingston (b. 1703) ∞ Colonel
Henry Beekman Henry Beekman (January 4, 1687 – January 3, 1775) was a prominent colonial American politician and landowner. Early life Beekman was born in Kingston, New York. the son of Judge Hendrick "Henry" Beekman (1652–1716) and his wife, Johanna (né ...
***** Margaret Beekman (1724–1800) ∞ Robert Livingston (1718–1775) **** John Livingston (1709–1791) ∞ Catharina Ten Broeck (1715–1802) ***** James Livingston (1747–1832) ∞ 1772: Elizabeth Simpson (1750–1800) ****** Elizabeth Livingston (1773–1818) ∞ Peter Gerrit Smith (1768–1837) *******
Gerrit Smith Gerrit Smith (March 6, 1797 – December 28, 1874), also spelled Gerritt Smith, was a leading American social reformer, abolitionist, businessman, public intellectual, and philanthropist. Married to Ann Carroll Fitzhugh, Smith was a candidat ...
(1797–1874) ∞ (1) 1819: Wealtha Ann Backus (1800–1819) ∞ (2) 1822:
Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Ann Carroll Smith ( Fitzhugh; 1805–1875)Syracuse University, Smith FamilTree was an American abolitionist, mother of Elizabeth Smith Miller, and the spouse of Gerrit Smith. Her older brother was Henry Fitzhugh. Ann and Gerrit Smith's Peterboro, ...
(1805–1879) ******** Elizabeth Smith (1822–1911) ∞ Charles Dudley Miller (1818–1896) ********
Greene Smith Greene Smith (1842–1886) was an Americans, American amateur scientist and taxidermist with a specific interest in ornithology. His father was Gerrit Smith. Personal life Greene Smith was born in 1842. He was the son of Gerrit Smith. He starte ...
(1841–1880) ∞ Elizabeth "Bessie" Fitzhugh (1841–1918) ****** Edward Livingston (1783–1843) ∞ Martha Nelson (1785–1855) ****** Margaret Livingston (1784–1871) ∞
Daniel Cady Daniel Cady (April 29, 1773 – October 31, 1859 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York) was a prominent American lawyer, politician and judge in upstate New York. While perhaps better known today as the father of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Judge C ...
(1773–1859) ******* Elizabeth Cady (1815–1902) ∞
Henry Brewster Stanton Henry Brewster Stanton (June 27, 1805 – January 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist, social reformer, attorney, journalist and politician. His writing was published in the '' New York Tribune,'' the ''New York Sun,'' and William Lloy ...
(1805–1887) ****** Richard Montgomery Livingston (1787–1838) ∞ Sarah Livingston (1792–1873) ****** Catharine Ten Broeck Livingston (1789–1874) ∞ Henry Brevoort Henry (1786–1818) **
Robert Livingston the Elder The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...
, 1st Lord of the Manor (1654–1728) ∞ Alida (née Schuyler) Van Rensselaer (1656–1727) *** Johannes Livingston (1680–1720) ∞ 1701: Mary Winthrop (1683–1713) (daughter of
Fitz-John Winthrop Fitz-John Winthrop (March 14, 1637 – November 27, 1707), was the governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1698 until his death on November 27, 1707.Winsor, Justin (1887) ''Narrative and critical history of America, Volume 5'' Houghton, Miffli ...
); ∞ 1713: Elizabeth Knight (1689–1736) (daughter of
Sarah Kemble Knight Sarah Kemble Knight (April 19, 1666 – September 25, 1727) was a teacher and businesswoman, who is remembered for a brief diary of a journey from Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, to New York City, Province of New York, in 1704–1705, which prov ...
) *** Margaret Livingston (1681–1758) ∞
Samuel Vetch Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...
(1668–1732) ***
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston (January 15, 1716 – June 12, 1778) was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He represented New York at the October 1774 First Continental Congress, where he favored imposing economic sanctions upon Great B ...
, 2nd Lord of the Manor (1686–1749) ∞ Catherine Van Brugh (b. 1689) **** Robert Livingston, 3rd Lord of the Manor (1708–1790) ∞ (1) Maria Thong (1711–1765) (granddaughter of
Rip Van Dam Rip Van Dam ( – 10 June 1749) was the acting governor of the Province of New York from 1731 to 1732. As one of the leaders of the republican liberal (or "country") party, Van Dam confronted the subsequent royal governor William Cosby. Early l ...
); ∞ (2) Gertrude (née Van Rensselaer) Schuyler (b. 1714) (daughter of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer) ***** Peter Robert Livingston (1737–1793) ∞ Margaret Livingston (1738–1809) (granddaughter of
Robert Livingston the Younger Robert Livingston the Younger (1663 – April 1725), sometimes known as Robert Livingston Jr., or The Nephew was a wealthy merchant and political figure in colonial Albany, New York. Early life Livingston was born in 1663 in Edinburgh, Scotland ...
) ***** Maria "Mary" Livingston (1738–1821) ∞
James Duane James Duane (February 6, 1733 – February 1, 1797) was an American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father, attorney, jurist, and American Revolutionary War, American Revolutionary leader from New York (state), New York. He serve ...
(1733–1797) ****** Mary Duane (b. 1762) ∞ 1787:
William North William North (1755January 3, 1836) was an American soldier and politician. Early life William North was born in Bristol, Maine, Pemaquid, Maine, to John North and Elizabeth Pitson in 1755. John was an Irish immigrant and Elizabeth a native o ...
(1755–1836) ****** Adelia Duane (1765–1860) ∞ Alfred Sands Pell (1786–1831) *******
Robert Livingston Pell Robert Livingston Pell (May 8, 1818 – February 11, 1880) was an American landowner and descendant of several prominent colonial families of New York. Early life Pell was born at the old Pell mansion in Pelham on May 8, 1818. He was a son of Al ...
(1811–1880) ∞ Maria Louisa Brinckerhoff (1816–1866) ******* James Duane Pell (1813–1881) ∞ Sophia Gertrude Pell (1815-1885) ******* George Washington Pell (1820–1896) ∞ Mary Bruen (d. 1890) ******* Richard Montgomery Pell (1822–1882) ∞ Frances Mary Jones Hoyt (1839–1930) ****** James Chatham Duane (1769–1842) ∞ Mary Ann Bowers (1773–1828) ******* James Chatham Duane Jr. (b. 1794) ∞ Harriet Constable (1794–1860) ******** James Chatham Duane III (1824–1897) ∞ Harriet Whitehorne Brewerton ****** Sarah Duane (1775-1828) ∞ 1808:
George William Featherstonhaugh George William Featherstonhaugh ( /ˈfɪərstənhɔː/ '' FEER-stən-haw''; 9 April 1780, in London – 28 September 1866, in Le Havre) was a British-American geologist and geographer. He was one of the proposers of the Albany and Schenectady Ra ...
(1780–1866) ******* George William Featherstonhaugh, Jr. (1814–1900) *****
Walter Livingston Walter Livingston (November 27, 1740 – May 14, 1797) was an American merchant, lawyer and politician. Early life He was a son of Robert Livingston (1708–1790), 3rd Lord of Livingston Manor, and Maria Thong Livingston (1711–1765), a grand ...
(1740–1797) ∞ Cornelia Schuyler (1746–1822) (granddaughter of
Pieter Schuyler Pieter Schuyler (17 September 1657 – 19 February 1724) was the first mayor of Albany, New York. A long-serving member of the executive council of the Province of New York, he acted as governor of the Province of New York on three occasions ...
) ****** Henry Walter Livingston (1768–1810) ∞ 1796: Mary Masters Allen (1776–1855) (granddaughter of
William Allen William Allen may refer to: Politicians United States *William Allen (congressman) (1827–1881), United States Representative from Ohio *William Allen (governor) (1803–1879), U.S. Representative, Senator, and 31st Governor of Ohio *William ...
) ******* Henry Walter Livingston (1798–1848) ∞ 1823: Caroline de Grasse de Pau (1806–1871) ******* Walter Livingston (1799–1872) ∞ 1828: Mary Livingston Greenleaf (1802–1886) (daughter of
James Greenleaf James Greenleaf (June 9, 1765 – September 17, 1843) was a late 18th and early 19th century American land speculator responsible for substantial of the newly designated capital of Washington, D.C. after 1790. A member of a prominent and weal ...
) ******* Mary Livingston (1803–1880) ∞ 1825: James Thomson, Jr. (d. 1847) ******* Elizabeth Livingston (1807–1860) ∞ 1828: William Denning Henderson (1803–1852) ******* Cornelia Livingston (1808–1884) ∞ 1828: Carroll Livingston (1805–1867) (son of
Henry Brockholst Livingston Henry Brockholst Livingston (November 25, 1757 – March 18, 1823) was an American Revolutionary War officer, a justice of the New York Court of Appeals and eventually an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Early life ...
) ******* Anne Greenleaf Livingston (1809–1887) ∞ 1829: Anson Livingston (1807–1873) (son of
Henry Brockholst Livingston Henry Brockholst Livingston (November 25, 1757 – March 18, 1823) was an American Revolutionary War officer, a justice of the New York Court of Appeals and eventually an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Early life ...
) ****** Maria Livingston (1770–1828) ∞ Philip Henry Livingston (1770–1831) ****** Peter Schuyler Livingston (1772–1809) ∞ Eliza Barclay (1776–1817) (daughter of
Thomas Henry Barclay Thomas Henry Barclay (October 12, 1753 – April 21, 1830) was an American lawyer who became one of the United Empire Loyalists in Nova Scotia and served in the colony's government. Early life Thomas Henry Barclay came from a prominent New York f ...
) ****** Robert L. Livingston (1775–1843) ∞ Margaret Maria Livingston (1783–1818) (daughter of Chancellor Livingston) ****** Gertrude Livingston (1778–1864) ∞ William Cutting (1773–1820) ******* Francis Brockholst Cutting (1804–1870) ∞ Anne Markoe Heyward (1807–1885) ********
William Cutting William Cutting (1832 – March 26, 1897) was an American lawyer and soldier who "was one of the best known society leaders and a recognized authority on all matters of etiquette and affairs of honor." Early life Willy Cutting was born in 1832 in ...
(1832–1897) ******** Francis Brockholst Cutting (1834–1869) ∞ Marion Ramsay (1834–1912) ********* Francis Brockholst Cutting (1861–1896) ******* Fulton Cutting (1816–1875) ∞ Elise Justine Bayard (1823–1852) (granddaughter of William Bayard Jr.) ********
William Bayard Cutting William Bayard Cutting (January 12, 1850 – March 1, 1912), a member of New York's merchant aristocracy, was an attorney, financier, real estate developer, sugar beet refiner and philanthropist. Cutting and his brother Fulton started the sugar ...
(1850–1912) ∞ Olivia Peyton Murray (1855–1949) ********* William Bayard Cutting, Jr. (1878–1910) ∞ 1901: Lady Sybil Marjorie Cuffe (daughter of
Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart Hamilton John Agmondesham Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart, (30 August 1848 – 4 November 1934) was an Irish peer and barrister. Early life Cuffe was the second son of John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Campbell. He had an ...
********* Justine Bayard Cutting (1879–1975) ∞ 1901 (div): George Cabot Ward (1876–1936) ********* Bronson Murray Cutting (1888–1935) ********* Olivia Murray Cutting (1892–1963) ∞ 1917:
Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the ...
(son of
William James William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher, historian, and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. James is considered to be a leading thinker of the lat ...
) ****** Harriet Livingston (1783–1826) ∞ (1) 1806:
Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the (also known as ''Clermont''). In 1807, that steamboat ...
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Alexander Dallas Bache Alexander Dallas Bache (July 19, 1806 – February 17, 1867) was an American physicist, scientist, and surveyor who erected coastal fortifications and conducted a detailed survey to map the mideastern United States coastline. Originally an army ...
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David Dixon Porter David Dixon Porter (June 8, 1813 – February 13, 1891) was a United States Navy admiral and a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the U.S. Navy. Promoted as the second U.S. Navy officer ever to attain the rank o ...
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William Livingston William Livingston (November 30, 1723July 25, 1790) was an American politician who served as the first governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey representative in the Continental Congress, he sig ...
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Peter Van Brugh Livingston Peter Van Brugh Livingston (bp. November 3, 1710 Albany, New York – December 28, 1792 Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey) was a Patriot during the American Revolution who was a wealthy merchant and who served as the 1st New York State Trea ...
(1712–1792) ∞ (1) Mary Alexander (1721–1767) (daughter of James Alexander & Mary Spratt Provoost) ∞ (2) 1771: Elizabeth Ricketts ***** Philip Peter Livingston (1740–1810) ∞ Cornelia Van Horne (b. 1759) (daughter of David Van Horne) ******
Peter Van Brugh Livingston Peter Van Brugh Livingston (bp. November 3, 1710 Albany, New York – December 28, 1792 Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey) was a Patriot during the American Revolution who was a wealthy merchant and who served as the 1st New York State Trea ...
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Nicholas Bayard Nicholas Bayard (c. 1644–1707 or 1709) was a government official and slave trader in colonial New York. Bayard served as the mayor of New York City from 1685 to 1686. He is historically most notable for being Peter Stuyvesant's nephew and for ...
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James A. Roosevelt James Alfred Roosevelt (June 13, 1825 – July 15, 1898) was an American businessman and philanthropist. A member of the Roosevelt family, he was an uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt. Early life Roosevelt was born on June 13, 1825, to Corne ...
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Hamilton Fish Kean Hamilton Fish Kean (February 27, 1862December 27, 1941) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Early life Kean was the son of Lucy (née Halstead) and John Kean. He was related to several prominent American politicians including his great-grandfathe ...
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Robert Winthrop Kean Robert Winthrop Kean (September 28, 1893 – September 21, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician and member of one of the nation's oldest and longest serving political families. Kean represented parts of Essex County, New Jersey ...
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Hamilton Fish Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808September 7, 1893) was an American politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States Senator from New York from 1851 to 1857 and the 26th United States Secretary of State fro ...
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Louis-Guillaume Otto Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy (7 August 1754 – 9 November 1817) was a Germano- French diplomat. Life A student of Christoph Wilhelm von Koch and a friend of Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès at the University of Strasbourg, Ludwig Otto graduat ...
(1754–1817) **** John Livingston (1714–1786) ∞ Catharine de Peyster (1724–1804) (granddaughter 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 Peyste ...
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Philip Livingston Philip Livingston (January 15, 1716 – June 12, 1778) was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He represented New York at the October 1774 First Continental Congress, where he favored imposing economic sanctions upon Great B ...
(1716–1778) ∞ Christina Ten Broeck (1718–1801) (daughter of
Dirck Ten Broeck Dirck Ten Broeck (November 3, 1765 – January 30, 1833) was an American lawyer and politician. The first name is sometimes given as Derick. Early life He was the only son of Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810) and Elizabeth (née Van Rensselaer) ...
) ***** Philip Philip Livingston (1741–1787) ∞ Sara Johnson (1749–1802) ****** Philip Henry Livingston (1769–1831) ∞ Maria Livingston (1770–1828) (daughter of
Walter Livingston Walter Livingston (November 27, 1740 – May 14, 1797) was an American merchant, lawyer and politician. Early life He was a son of Robert Livingston (1708–1790), 3rd Lord of Livingston Manor, and Maria Thong Livingston (1711–1765), a grand ...
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Edward Livingston Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764May 23, 1836) was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented both ...
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Edward Livingston Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764May 23, 1836) was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented both ...
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Edward Philip Livingston Edward Philip Livingston (November 24, 1779 in Kingston, Jamaica – November 3, 1843 in Clermont, New York) was an American politician. Early life He was the son of Philip Philip Livingston (1741–1787, son of Philip Livingston) and Sara (J ...
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Edward Hunter Ludlow Edward Hunter Ludlow (1810 – November 27, 1884) was an American physician and real estate broker. His granddaughter Anna Hall Roosevelt was the mother of First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt. Early life A scion of a prominent Hu ...
(1810–1884) ******** Mary Livingston Ludlow (1843–1919) ∞ Valentine Gill Hall Jr. (1834–1880) *********
Anna Rebecca Hall Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...
(1863–1892) ∞
Elliott Roosevelt (socialite) Elliott Roosevelt (February 28, 1860 – August 14, 1894) was an American socialite. He was the father of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and the younger brother of Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), the 26th president of the United States. Elliott and ...
(1860–1894) (brother of
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...
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Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt () (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four ...
(1884–1962) ∞
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
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John Watts de Peyster John Watts de Peyster, Sr. (March 9, 1821 – May 4, 1907) was an American author on the art of war, philanthropist, and the Adjutant General of New York.Allaben, p. 205 He served in the New York State Militia during the Mexican–American War an ...
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John Henry Livingston John Henry Livingston (May 30, 1746January 25, 1825) was an American Dutch Reformed minister and member of the Livingston family, who served as the fourth President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University), from 1810 until his death in 182 ...
(1848–1927) ∞ (1) Catherine Livingston Hamersley (d. 1873) (sister of J. Hooker Hamersley); ∞ (2) Emily Evans ******* Robert Edward Livingston (1820–1889) ∞ Susan Maria Clarkson de Peyster (1823–1910) ******** Catharine Goodhue Livingston (1856–1931) ******** Robert Robert Livingston (1858–1899) ∞ Mary Tailer (1863–1944) ******** Edward De Peyster Livingston (1861–1932) ******** Goodhue Livingston (1867–1951) ∞ married Louisa Robb (1877–1960) (daughter of J. Hampden Robb) ********* Goodhue Livingston, Jr. (1897–1994) ∞ (1) 1919 (div 1931): Joan Livingston Allen (1898–1964) (daughter of Frederick Hobbes Allen); ∞ (2) 1932 (div 1950s) Lorna Mackay (1911–1986); (3) (div) Ruth Monsch Gordon; ∞ (4) 1966: Dorothy Michelson-Stevens-Bitter-Dick (d. 1994) (daughter of
Albert A. Michelson Albert Abraham Michelson Royal Society of London, FFRS HFRSE (surname pronunciation anglicized as "Michael-son", December 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931) was a German-born American physicist of Polish/Jewish origin, known for his work on measuring the ...
) ********* Cornelia Thayer Livingston (1903–1975) ∞ 1927: Frederic Cromwell Jr. (1900–1973) ********** Katherine Cromwell (b. 1928) ∞ David Elmslie Moore (1923-2012), (son of William Scoville Moore and Edith Pulitzer and grandson of Joseph Pulitzer) ********** Florence Cromwell (b. 1931) ********** Seymour Cromwell III (1934–1977) ********** Cornelia Livingston Cromwell ∞ 1958:
Richard Pillard Richard Colestock Pillard (born 11 October 1933) is a professor of psychiatry at the Boston University School of Medicine. He was the first openly gay psychiatrist in the United States.Mass L (1990). Homophobia on the couch: A conversation with Ric ...
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Stephen Van Rensselaer III Stephen Van Rensselaer III (; November 1, 1764January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College, at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck, his family's mano ...
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Philip Van Cortlandt Philip Van Cortlandt (September 1, 1749 – November 5, 1831) was an American surveyor, landowner, and politician from Westchester County, New York. Van Cortlandt was the son of Pierre Van Cortlandt and brother of Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. He ...
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John Henry Livingston John Henry Livingston (May 30, 1746January 25, 1825) was an American Dutch Reformed minister and member of the Livingston family, who served as the fourth President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University), from 1810 until his death in 182 ...
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William Livingston William Livingston (November 30, 1723July 25, 1790) was an American politician who served as the first governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey representative in the Continental Congress, he sig ...
(1723–1790) ∞ 1745 Susannah French (1723–1789) (granddaughter of
Phillip French Phillip French II (c. February 13, 1666/7 – c. June 3, 1707) was the 27th Mayor of New York City from 1702 to 1703. Early life French was born in Suffolk, England, and was sometimes known as Philip French Van London. He was the son of Phillip ...
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John Cleves Symmes John Cleves Symmes (July 21, 1742February 26, 1814) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison and, thereby, th ...
(1742–1814) (father-in-law of
William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...
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John Jay John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, abolitionist, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as the second governor of New York and the first ...
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Henry Brockholst Livingston Henry Brockholst Livingston (November 25, 1757 – March 18, 1823) was an American Revolutionary War officer, a justice of the New York Court of Appeals and eventually an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Early life ...
(1757–1823) ∞ (1) 1784: Catherine Keteltas (1761–1804); ∞ (2) 1804: Ann N. Ludlow (1775–1815); ∞ (3) 1815: Catherine Seaman (1775–1859) ****** Eliza Livingston (1786–1860) ∞ Jasper Hall Livingston (1780–1835) (son of Philip Philip Livingston) ****** Susan French Livingston (1789–1864) ∞ Benjamin Ledyard (1779–1812) ****** Catherine Augusta Livingston (b. c. 1790) ∞ Archibald McVicker (1785–1849) ****** Carroll Livingston (1805–1867) ∞ Cornelia Livingston. ****** Anson Livingston (1807–1873) ∞ Anne Greenleaf Livingston (1809–1887) (daughter of Henry Walter Livingston) ****** Jasper Hall Livingston (1815–1900) ∞ 1851: Matilda Anne Cecila Morris (daughter of Sir John Morris, 2nd Baronet of Clasemont) ****** Catherine Louise Livingston (b. 1815) ∞
Maurice Power Maurice Power (14 May 1811 – 28 December 1870) was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as member of parliament for List of United Kingdom by-elections (1832–47), County Cork (1847–1852) and as List of colonial governors of Saint Lucia, L ...
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William Alexander, Lord Stirling William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling (1726 – 15 January 1783), was a Scottish-American major general during the American Revolutionary War. He was considered male heir to the Scottish title of Earl of Stirling through Scottish line ...
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Robert R. Livingston Robert Robert Livingston (November 27, 1746 (Old Style November 16) – February 26, 1813) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from New York, as well as a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor", afte ...
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Edward Philip Livingston Edward Philip Livingston (November 24, 1779 in Kingston, Jamaica – November 3, 1843 in Clermont, New York) was an American politician. Early life He was the son of Philip Philip Livingston (1741–1787, son of Philip Livingston) and Sara (J ...
(1779–1843) ****** Margaret Maria Livingston (1783–1818) ∞ Robert L. Livingston (1775–1843) (son of
Walter Livingston Walter Livingston (November 27, 1740 – May 14, 1797) was an American merchant, lawyer and politician. Early life He was a son of Robert Livingston (1708–1790), 3rd Lord of Livingston Manor, and Maria Thong Livingston (1711–1765), a grand ...
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Richard Montgomery Richard Montgomery (2 December 1738 – 31 December 1775) was an Irish soldier who first served in the British Army. He later became a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and he is most famous for l ...
(1738–1775) ***** Margaret Livingston (1749–1823) ∞
Thomas Tillotson Thomas Tillotson (May 5, 1832) was an American physician and politician. Life Born in the Province of Maryland around 1751 or 1752, Tillotson received a thorough education, studied medicine, and practiced. He was the great great nephew of the A ...
(1750–1832) *****
Henry Beekman Livingston Henry Beekman Livingston Jr. (October 13, 1748 – February 29, 1828) has been proposed as being the uncredited author of the poem ''A Visit from St. Nicholas'', more popularly known (after its first line) as ''The Night Before Christmas''. Cre ...
(1750–1831) ∞ 1781: Ann Hume Shippen (1763–1841) (daughter of Dr. William Shippen) ***** Catharine Livingston (1752–1849) ∞ 1791:
Freeborn Garrettson Freeborn Garrettson (August 15, 1752 – September 26, 1827) was an American clergyman, and one of the first American-born Methodist preachers. He entered the Methodist ministry in 1775 and travelled extensively to evangelize in several states. ...
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John R. Livingston John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
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George Croghan George Croghan (c. 1718 – August 31, 1782) was an Irish-born fur trader in the Ohio Country of North America (current United States) who became a key early figure in the region. In 1746 he was appointed to the Onondaga Council, the governin ...
(1791–1849) (nephew of
William Clark William Clark (August 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Misso ...
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Farquhar Farquhar is a surname of Scotland, Scottish origin, derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''fearchar'', from ''fear'' ("man") and ''car'' ("beloved"). Farquharson is a further derivation of the name, meaning "son of Farquhar". The name originated as a g ...
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Francis Lewis Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713 – December 31, 1802) was an American merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of ...
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Maturin Livingston Maturin Livingston (April 10, 1769 – November 7, 1847), a member of the prominent Livingston family, was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Maturin Livingston was born on April 10, 1769 in New York City. He was the son ...
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Peter R. Livingston Peter Robert Livingston (October 3, 1766 – January 19, 1847 Rhinebeck, New York) was an American politician who served as Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York from February to October 1828. Early life Peter Robert Livingston was born on Oc ...
(1766–1847) ***** Alida Livingston (1761–1822) ∞
John Armstrong, Jr. John Armstrong Jr. (November 25, 1758April 1, 1843) was an American soldier, diplomat and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Senator from New York, and United States Secretary of War under President James Madison. A me ...
(1758–1843) (son of Gen.
John Armstrong, Sr. John Armstrong (October 13, 1717March 9, 1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army and as a major general in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was also a ...
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Edward Livingston Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764May 23, 1836) was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented both ...
(1764–1836) ∞ 1778: Mary McEvers; ∞ (2) 1805: Madame Louise Moreau de Lassy (sister of
Auguste Davezac Auguste Davezac (May 30, 1780 – February 15, 1851) was a Saint Dominican-American diplomat who served twice as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands. Biography Auguste Genevieve Valentin D'Avezac was born in May, 1780, near Aux Cayes in ...
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Hendrick Beekman Col. Hendrick "Henry" Beekman JP (March 9, 1652 – 1716), was a colonial American judge and politician. Early life Beekman was born on March 9, 1652 in Kingston. He was the eldest son of the former Catalina de Boogh and Wilhelmus Beekman. Hi ...
and granddaughter of
Wilhelmus Beekman Wilhelmus Hendricksen Beekman (April 28, 1623 – September 21, 1707) — also known as William Beekman and Willem Beekman (or Beeckman) — was a Dutch immigrant to America who came to New Amsterdam (now New York City) from the Netherlands in the ...
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Robert Gilbert Livingston Maj. Robert Gilbert Livingston (December 24, 1712 – August 27, 1789) was an American merchant and a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War. Early life Livingston was born on December 24, 1712, in Kingston in the Province of New York, ...
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Arent DePeyster Arent Schuyler DePeyster (27 June 1736 – 26 November 1822) was an American-born military officer best known for his term as commandant of the British controlled Fort Michilimackinac and Fort Detroit during the American Revolution. Following th ...
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Frederic De Peyster Frederic de Peyster II (November 11, 1796 in New York City – August 17, 1882 in Tivoli, New York) was a New York City lawyer and prominent member of the De Peyster family. Early life De Peyster was born in Hanover Square in New York City ...
(1796–1882) ∞ (1) 1820: Mary Justina Watts ∞ (2) 1839: Maria Antoinette Kane Hone (1798–1869) ********
John Watts de Peyster John Watts de Peyster, Sr. (March 9, 1821 – May 4, 1907) was an American author on the art of war, philanthropist, and the Adjutant General of New York.Allaben, p. 205 He served in the New York State Militia during the Mexican–American War an ...
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Nicholas William Stuyvesant Nicholas William Stuyvesant (1769 – March 11, 1833) was a New York landowner and merchant who was a great-great-grandson of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch Director-General of New Amsterdam. Early life Stuyvesant was born in New York City in ...
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Levi Parsons Morton Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Ne ...
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Smith Thompson Smith Thompson (January 17, 1768 – December 18, 1843) was a US Secretary of the Navy from 1819 to 1823 and a US Supreme Court Associate Justice from 1823 to his death. Early life and the law Born in Amenia, New York, Thompson graduated ...
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Jonas Platt Jonas Platt (June 30, 1769 – February 22, 1834) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives. Early life Platt was born on June 30, 1769, in Poughkeepsie, Province of New Yor ...
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Zephaniah Platt Zephaniah Platt (May 27, 1735 – September 12, 1807) was an American politician and lawyer, and founder of the U.S. town of Plattsburgh, New York. Early life Platt was born in Huntington, Province of New York, to Zephaniah Platt (1705-1778). ...
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Theodore Earl Butler Theodore Earl Butler, (1861–1936) was an American impressionist painter. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to Paris to study art. He befriended Claude Monet in Giverny, and married his stepdaughter, Suzanne Hoschedé. After her death ...
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Peter Stuyvesant Peter Stuyvesant (; in Dutch also ''Pieter'' and ''Petrus'' Stuyvesant, ; 1610 – August 1672)Mooney, James E. "Stuyvesant, Peter" in p.1256 was a Dutch colonial officer who served as the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Net ...
(1727–1805), (great-grandson of
Peter Stuyvesant Peter Stuyvesant (; in Dutch also ''Pieter'' and ''Petrus'' Stuyvesant, ; 1610 – August 1672)Mooney, James E. "Stuyvesant, Peter" in p.1256 was a Dutch colonial officer who served as the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Net ...
) *****
Nicholas William Stuyvesant Nicholas William Stuyvesant (1769 – March 11, 1833) was a New York landowner and merchant who was a great-great-grandson of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch Director-General of New Amsterdam. Early life Stuyvesant was born in New York City in ...
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References

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Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources #69
by Gary Boyd Roberts from the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

by Timothy Alden, published in 1814.


External links


Finding aid for the Livingston Family Papers, 1719-1929 at the Museum of the City of New York

The Livingstons of Livingston Manor
by
Edwin Brockholst Livingston Edwin Brockholst Livingston (August 17, 1852 – May 14, 1929) was an amateur historian. His lifetime work was the research and publication of the genealogy of the Scottish Livingston family of Callendar, and the offshoots of the family that sough ...
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