The Stuyvesant family is a family of American politicians and landowners in New York City. The family is of Dutch origin and is descended from

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 Ne ...

(1610–1672), who was born in

Peperga Peperga ( fry, Pepergea) is a small village in Weststellingwerf in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. As of 2017, it has a population of 85 people, living in approximately 35 houses, and is characterized by detached houses, several busine ...

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

and served as the last Dutch

Director-General A director general or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals'' ) or general director is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer, within a governmen ...

New Netherland New Netherland ( nl, Nieuw Nederland; la, Novum Belgium or ) was a 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic that was located on the east coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva ...

Members

(1610–1672), the

Director-General of New Netherland This is a list of Directors, appointed by the Dutch West India Company, of the 17th century Dutch province of New Netherland (''Nieuw-Nederland'' in Dutch) in North America. Only the last, Peter Stuyvesant, held the title of Director General. As t ...

who was involved with the

Dutch West India Company The Dutch West India Company ( nl, Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie, ''WIC'' or ''GWC''; ; en, Chartered West India Company) was a chartered company of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors. Among its founders was Willem Usselincx ...

. *

(1727–1805), a landowner and philanthropist in New York. *

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 ...

(1769–1833), a New York landowner and merchant *

Peter Gerard Stuyvesant Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (; September 21, 1778 – August 16, 1847) was an American landowner, philanthropist and descendant of Peter Stuyvesant who was prominent in New York society in the 1600s. Early life Stuyvesant was born in New York City o ...

(1778–1847), a New York landowner and philanthropist *

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 ...

(1808–1893), a U.S. Representative,

Lieutenant Governor of New York The lieutenant governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of the State of New York. It is the second highest-ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket w ...

Governor of New York The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor h ...

U.S. Senator from New York Below is a list of U.S. senators who have represented the State of New York in the United States Senate since 1789. The date of the start of the tenure is either the first day of the legislative term (Senators who were elected regularly before th ...

, and

U.S. Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

. *

John Winthrop Chanler John Winthrop Chanler (September 14, 1826 – October 19, 1877) was a prominent New York lawyer and a U.S. Representative from New York. He was a member of the Dudley–Winthrop family and married Margaret Astor Ward, a member of the Astor family ...

(1826–1877), a lawyer and a U.S. Representative from New York. *

Rutherfurd Stuyvesant Rutherfurd Stuyvesant or Stuyvesant Rutherfurd (September 2, 1843 – July 4, 1909) was an American socialite and land developer from New York, best known as the inheritor of the Stuyvesant fortune. Early life Rutherfurd was born on September ...

(1843–1909), a socialite and land developer. *

Stuyvesant Fish Stuyvesant Fish (June 24, 1851 – April 10, 1923) was an American businessman and member of the Fish family who served as president of the Illinois Central Railroad. He owned grand residences in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island, entertain ...

(1851–1923), president of the

Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the Central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A line al ...

. * Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1864–1945), an

Assistant Secretary of War The United States Assistant Secretary of War was the second–ranking official within the American Department of War from 1861 to 1867, from 1882 to 1883, and from 1890 to 1940. According to thMilitary Laws of the United States "The act of August 5 ...

. *

Edith Stuyvesant Gerry Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Gerry ( Dresser; January 17, 1873 – December 21, 1958) was an American philanthropist and wife of George Washington Vanderbilt II and Peter Goelet Gerry, a United States senator from Rhode Island. Early life Edith S ...

(1873–1958), a philanthropist who was married to

George Washington Vanderbilt II George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was an art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. He commission ...

and

U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and power ...

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 ...

Legacy

Peter Stuyvesant, the son of a Calvinist minister, and his family were large landowners in the northeastern portion of New Amsterdam arising from his period as the last Dutch Director-General of New Netherland. Stuyvesant was known as:

"a man of strong individuality, great firmness and remarkable foresight, he so impressed himself upon the affairs that the story of his life from 1647 to 1664 is practically a history of the colony during that period."

Currently, the Stuyvesant name is associated with several places in

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

's East Side, near present-day

Gramercy Park Gramercy ParkSometimes misspelled as Grammercy () is the name of both a small, fenced-in private park and the surrounding neighborhood that is referred to also as Gramercy, in the New York City borough of Manhattan in New York, United States. ...

: the

Stuyvesant Town Stuyvesant may refer to: People * Peter Stuyvesant (1592–1672), the last governor of New Netherland * Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (1778–1847), lawyer, landowner and philanthropist. * Rutherfurd Stuyvesant (1843–1909), socialite and land develope ...

housing complex;

Stuyvesant Square Stuyvesant Square is the name of both a park and its surrounding neighborhood in the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Manhattan. The park is located between 15th Street (Manhattan), 15th Street, 17th Street (Manhattan), 17th St ...

, a park in the area; and the

Stuyvesant Apartments The Stuyvesant Apartments, Stuyvesant Flats, Rutherfurd Stuyvesant Flats or simply The Stuyvesant, was an apartment building located at 142 East 18th Street between Irving Place and Third Avenue in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, Ne ...

on East 18th Street, and

Stuyvesant Street Stuyvesant Street is one of the oldest streets in the New York City borough of Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The bo ...

. His farm, called the "Bouwerij" – the seventeenth-century Dutch word for "farm" – was the source for the name of the Manhattan street and surrounding neighborhood named "

The Bowery The Bowery () is a street and neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The street runs from Chatham Square at Park Row, Worth Street, and Mott Street in the south to Cooper Square at 4th Street in the north.Jackson, Kenneth L. "Bo ...

". The contemporary neighborhood of

Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Bedford–Stuyvesant (), colloquially known as Bed–Stuy, is a neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Bedford–Stuyvesant is bordered by Flushing Avenue to the north (bordering Williamsburg), Classon Av ...

includes Stuyvesant Heights and retains its name.

Family tree

* Balthazar Johannes Stuyvesant ∞ 1st marriage 1601 Margaretta Hardenstein 1575-1625 (see below 2nd marriage 1627 ∞ Christina Styntje Pieters 1606-1694) **

(1610–1672)Mooney, James E. "Stuyvesant, Peter" in p.1256 ∞ Judith Bayard (c. 1610–1687) *** Balthazar Lazarus Stuyvesant (1647–1678) ∞ Maria Lucas Raapzaat *** Nicholas Willem Stuyvesant (1648–1698) ∞ (1): Maria Beekman (1650–1679) (daughter 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 ...

); ∞ (2) Elizabeth Van Slichtenhorst **** Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (1691–1777) ∞ Judith Bayard (b. 1685) *****Nicholas William Stuyvesant (1722–1780) *****

(1727–1805) ∞ Margaret Livingston (1738–1818) (granddaughter of

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 '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

) ******Judith Stuyvesant (1765–1844) ∞ Benjamin Winthrop (1762–1844) (descendant of

Wait Winthrop Waitstill Winthrop (27 February 1642 – 7 November 1717) was a colonial magistrate, military officer, and politician of New England. Early life Winthrop was born on 27 February 1642 in Boston, the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He wa ...

and

Joseph Dudley Joseph Dudley (September 23, 1647 – April 2, 1720) was a colonial administrator, a native of Roxbury in Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the son of one of its founders. He had a leading role in the administration of the Dominion of New England ...

) ******* Elizabeth Sheriffe Winthrop (1789–1866) ∞ Rev. Dr. John White Chanler (1789–1853). ********

(1826–1877) ∞ Margaret Astor Ward (1838–1875) (daughter of

Samuel Cutler Ward Samuel Cutler "Sam" Ward (January 27, 1814 — May 19, 1884), was an American poet, politician, author, and gourmet, and in the years after the Civil War he was widely known as the "King of the Lobby." He combined delicious food, fine wines, and ...

and granddaughter of

William Backhouse Astor, Sr. William Backhouse Astor Sr. (September 19, 1792 – November 24, 1875) was an American business magnate who inherited most of his father John Jacob Astor's fortune. He worked as a partner in his father's successful export business. His massive in ...

) ********* John Armstrong Chanler (1862–1935) ∞

Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy Princess Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy (August 23, 1863 – June 15, 1945) was an American author of novels, poetry, and plays. ''The Quick or the Dead?'' (1888), her first novel, which sold 300,000 copies, created more of a sensation than any of her ...

(1863–1945). *********

Winthrop Astor Chanler Winthrop Astor Chanler (October 14, 1863 – August 24, 1926) was an American sportsman and soldier who fought in the Spanish–American War and World War I. Chanler, a descendant of many prominent American families including the Dudley–Winthr ...

(1863–1926) ∞ 1886: Margaret Louisa Terry (1862–1952). *********

Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler Chapman (February 23, 1866 – June 5, 1937) was an American heiress and socialite during the Gilded Age. Early life and family Elizabeth, or "Bessie", was the eldest surviving daughter born to U.S. Representative ...

(1866–1937), ∞ 1899:

John Jay Chapman John Jay Chapman (March 2, 1862 – November 4, 1933) was an American author. Early life Chapman was born in New York City on March 2, 1862. He was a son of Henry Grafton Chapman Jr. (1833–1883), a broker who became president of the New York S ...

(1862–1933). *********

William Astor Chanler William Astor "Willie" Chanler (June 11, 1867 – March 4, 1934) was an American soldier, explorer, and politician who served as U.S. Representative from New York. He was a son of John Winthrop Chanler. After spending several years exploring Ea ...

(1867–1934) ∞ Beatrice Ashley (1878–1946). *********

Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (September 24, 1869 in Newport, Rhode Island – February 28, 1942 in New York City) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1907 to 1908. Early life He was the fifth ...

(1869–1942) ∞ (1) 1890: Alice Chamberlain (1868–1955); ∞ (2) 1921: Julia Lynch Olin (1882–1961). *********

Margaret Livingston Chanler Margaret Livingston Chanler Aldrich (1870–1963) was an American philanthropist, poet, nurse, and woman's suffrage advocate. She served as a nurse with the American Red Cross during the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War, trav ...

(1870–1963), ∞ 1906: Richard Aldrich (1863–1937). *********

Robert Winthrop Chanler Robert Winthrop Chanler (February 22, 1872 – October 24, 1930) was an American artist and member of the Astor and Dudley–Winthrop families. A designer and muralist, Chanler received much of his art training in France at the École des Beaux ...

(1872–1930), ∞ (1): Julia Remington (1872–1936); ∞ (2): Natalina Cavalieri (1874–1944). ********* Alida Beekman Chanler (1873–1969), ∞ Christopher Temple Emmet (1868–1957). ****** Cornelia Stuyvesant (1768–1825) ∞

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) ...

(1765–1833) (son of

Abraham Ten Broeck Abraham Ten Broeck (May 13, 1734 – January 19, 1810) was a New York politician, businessman, and militia Brigadier General of Dutch descent. He was twice Mayor of Albany, New York and built one of the largest mansions in the area, the Ten ...

) ******

(1769/70–1833) ∞ Catharine Livingston Reade (1777–1863) (descendant of Robert Livingston) ******* Peter Stuyvesant (1796–1860) ∞ Julia Rebecca Martin (1805–1883) ******** Robert Van Rensselaer Stuyvesant (1837/8–1918) ******** Rosalie Stuyvesant (1843–1891) ∞ 1869: Aristide Pierre Pillot (1835–1884) ********* Peter Stuyvesant Pillot (1870–1935) ∞ (1): Dorothy Steedman Prewitt (1874–1900) ∞ (2): Gertrude Hubbard Grossman (1882–1919) (granddaughter of

Gardiner Greene Hubbard Gardiner Greene Hubbard (August 25, 1822 – December 11, 1897) was an American lawyer, financier, and community leader. He was a founder and first president of the National Geographic Society; a founder and the first president of the Bell Tel ...

) ******* Gerard Stuyvesant (1805–1859) ∞ Susan Rivington Van Horne (1812–1889) ******** Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant (1838–1918) ∞ 1864: Harriet LeRoy Steward (1838-1918) *********Anne Van Horne Stuyvesant (1870–1938) ********* Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant Jr. (1870–1953) ******* Nicholas Stuyvesant (1805–1871) ∞ Augusta Chesebrough (1807–1876) (aunt of

Robert Chesebrough Robert Augustus Chesebrough, (January 9, 1837 – September 8, 1933) was an American chemist who discovered petroleum jelly—which he marketed as Vaseline—and founder of the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company. Life and career Born in ...

) ******** Robert Stuyvesant (1835–1907) ∞ 1857: Frances J. Gibson. ******** Margaret Livingston Stuyvesant (1839–1928) ∞ John Howard Wainwright (1829–1871) (son of

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright) ********* John Howard Wainwright (1862–1911) ∞ Katherine Esther Walker (1861–1926) *********Stuyvesant Wainwright (1863–1930) ∞ Caroline Smith Snowden (1865–1960) (daughter of A. Loudon Snowden) ********** Stuyvesant Wainwright, Jr. (1891–1975) ∞ Louise Flinn (1901–1986) ********** Loudon Snowden Wainwright (1898–1942) ∞ Eleanor Painter Sloan (1903–1985) *********** Loudon Snowden Wainwright Jr. (1924–1988) ∞ Martha Taylor ************

Loudon Wainwright III Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimmin ...

(b. 1946) ∞ (1):

Kate McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010)Obituary at CBC ...

(1946–2010) ∞ (2):

Suzzy Roche Suzzy Roche ( ; born September 29, 1956) is an American singer and actress best known for her work with the vocal group The Roches, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre. Suzzy is the youngest of the three, and joined the act in 1977. She is the aut ...

*************

Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded 10 studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical operas and set ...

(b. 1973) *************

Martha Wainwright Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She has released seven critically-acclaimed studio albums. Wainwright is the daughter of musicians Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III a ...

(b. 1976) *************

Lucy Wainwright Roche Lucy Wainwright Roche (born December 16, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. Preceded by two EPs, ''8 Songs'' and ''8 More'', Roche released her debut album, ''Lucy'' in October 2010. In 2013, she starred as Jeri in the ''Stuff You Should Kno ...

(b. 1981) ************

Sloan Wainwright Sloan Wainwright (born 1957) is an American artist and member of the American independent music scene. Her musical style consists of a combination of folk, rock, jazz, and blues, an approach which owes itself to her time writing and performing i ...

(b. 1957) **********

Carroll Livingston Wainwright I Carroll Livingston Wainwright (December 2, 1899 – July 6, 1967) was an American artist and socialite. Early life Wainwright was born on December 2, 1899, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Stuyvesant Wainwright (1863–1930) and Caroline Sm ...

(1899–1967) ∞ Edith Catherine Gould (1900–1937) (daughter of

George Jay Gould I George Jay Gould I (February 6, 1864 – May 16, 1923) was a financier and the son of Jay Gould. He was himself a railroad executive, leading the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW), Western Pacific Railroad (WP), and the Manhatta ...

) *********** Stuyvesant Wainwright II (1921–2010) ∞ Janet Isabel Parsons (1920–2000) ********* Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1864–1945) ∞ Laura Wallace Buchanan (1865–1946) ******* Margaret Livingston Stuyvesant (1806–1845) ∞

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 ...

(1805–1840) ****** Elizabeth Stuyvesant (1775–1854) ∞

Nicholas Fish Nicholas Fish (August 28, 1758 – June 20, 1833) was an American Revolutionary War soldier. He was the first Adjutant General of New York. Early life Fish was born on August 28, 1758 into a wealthy New York City family. He was the son of Jon ...

(1758–1833) *******

Fish family The Fish family is a prominent American family, members of which became influential in politics, diplomacy, and business. The family is of English origin and is descended from Jonathan Fish (1615–1663), who was born in East Farndon, Northamptons ...

******

(1778–1847) ∞ (1): Susannah Barclay (1785–1805) (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 ...

); ∞ (2): Helena Rutherfurd (1790–1873) ******* Margaret Chanler Stuyvesant (1820–1890) ∞

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (November 25, 1816 – May 30, 1892) was an American lawyer and astronomer, and a pioneering astrophotographer. Early life and work Rutherfurd was born in Morrisania, New York to Robert Walter Rutherfurd (1788–1852) a ...

(1816–1892) ********

(1843–1909) ∞ (1): Mary Pierrepont (1842–1879) (granddaughter of Peter Augustus Jay) ∞ (2): Countess Mathilde Elizabeth Loewenguth de Wassanaer (1877–1948) ********* Lewis Rutherfurd Stuyvesant (1903–1944) ∞ Rosalie Stuyvesant Pillot (1907–1959) ********** Peter Winthrop Rutherfurd Stuyvesant (1935–1970) ** Anna Stuyvesant (1613–1683) ∞

Samuel Bayard Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Vetch Bayard (born 1757, New York – d. 28 May 1832 Wilmot, Nova Scotia) was a Loyalist military officer in the American Revolution who served in the King's Orange Rangers (KOR). He is the son of William Bayard who foun ...

(c. 1615–c. 1647) ***

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 ...

(c. 1644–1707) ∞ Judith Verlet ****

Bayard family The Bayard family has been a prominent family of lawyers and politicians throughout American history, primarily from Wilmington, Delaware. Beginning as Federalists, they joined the party of Andrew Jackson and remained leaders of the Democratic P ...

* ∞ Christina Styntje Pieters 1606-1694 (2nd marriage of Balthazar J. Stuyvesant 1627) ** Margaret Grietie Margrietje Stuyvesant 1635-1682 (half-sister of Peter Stuyvesant)

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Portrait of Peter Stuyvesant
at the

New-York Historical Society The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library in New York City, along Central Park West between 76th and 77th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum. ...

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