Maj General Philip John Schuyler

1733 - 1804  (70 years)    Has 26 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Philip John Schuyler
  Prefix	Maj General
  Birth	20 Nov 1733	Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Nov 1804	Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA
  Siblings	9 Siblings
  + 1. Gertrude Schuyler,   b. 18 Aug 1724, Albany, New York, USA d. 13 Oct 1813  (Age 89 years) ▻ Peter S Schuyler,  m. Abt 1742 ;   Dr. John Cochran,  m. 19 Nov 1760   2. Johannes Schuyler,   b. 30 Dec 1725   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Stephanus Schuyler,   b. 30 Sep 1727   d. 22 Jun 1729, New York, New York, USA  (Age 1 year)   4. Stephanus Schuyler,   b. 20 Dec 1729   d. 15 Dec 1731, New York, New York, USA  (Age 1 year)   5. Philip Schuyler,   b. 17 Oct 1731, Albany, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Maj General Philip John Schuyler,   b. 20 Nov 1733, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA d. 18 Nov 1804, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA  (Age 70 years) ▻ Catharine van Rensselaer,  m. 17 Sep 1755 + 7. Cortlandt Schuyler,   b. 9 Jul 1735, Albany, New York, USA d. 28 Oct 1773, Albany, NY  (Age 38 years) ▻ Barbara Gray,  m. 23 Aug 1767 + 8. Stepahnus J. Schuyler,   b. 12 Aug 1737, Albany, New York, USA d. 14 Dec 1820, Troy, Rensselaer Co, New York, USA  (Age 83 years) ▻ Lena Teneyck,  m. 29 Apr 1763   9. Elizabeth Schuyler,   b. 8 Oct 1738, Albany, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown   10. Oliver Schuyler,   b. 22 Feb 1741, Albany, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I323280	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2002

  
  

  Father	Col. Johannes John Schuyler, Jr.,   b. 31 Oct 1697, Troy, Rensselaer Co, New York, USA d. 5 Nov 1741, Troy, NY (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Cornelia Schuyler van Cortlandt,   b. 28 Feb 1698, Courtlandt Manor, New York, USA d. 24 Feb 1763 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1723	Albany, New York, USA
  Family ID	F129934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine van Rensselaer,   b. 4 Nov 1734, Claverack, New York, USA d. 7 Mar 1803, Albany, New York, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1755	Claverack, New York, USA
  Children	+ 1. Angelica Schuyler,   b. 22 Feb 1756, Albany, New York, USA d. 23 Mar 1814, NY, NY (Age 58 years) + 2. Elizabeth Schuyler,   b. 7 Aug 1757, Albany, New York, USA d. 7 Nov 1854, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 97 years) + 3. Margarita Schuyler,   b. 24 Sep 1758, Albany, New York, USA d. 14 Mar 1801, Albany, New York, USA (Age 42 years)   4. Cornelia Schuyler,   b. 1 Aug 1761, Albany, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Bradstreet Schuyler,   b. 8 Oct 1763, Albany, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 6. John Bradstreet Schuyler,   b. 23 Jul 1765, Albany, New York, USA d. 19 Aug 1795, Schuylerville, West Virginia, USA (Age 30 years) + 7. Phillip Jeremiah Schuyler,   b. 21 Jan 1768, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA d. 21 Feb 1835, New York, New York, USA (Age 67 years)   8. NN Schuyler,   b. 17 Jul 1770   d. 17 Jul 1770 (Age 0 years)   9. Rensselaer Schuyler,   b. 29 Jan 1773, Albany, New York, USA d. 16 Dec 1847, Albany, New York, USA (Age 74 years)   10. Cornelia Lynch Schuyler,   b. 22 Dec 1775, Albany, New York, USA d. 5 Jul 1808, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 32 years)   11. Courtlandt Schuyler,   b. 15 May 1778, Albany, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 12. Catherine van Rensselaer Schuyler,   b. 20 Feb 1781, Albany, New York, USA d. 26 Aug 1857, Oswego, New York, USA (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F128850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2001

  
  

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  Probably the most prominent member of the renowned Schuyler family of New York. Philip John Schuyler was one of four major generals of the Continental Army and instrumental in stopping the British invasion from Canada, which was led by General Burgoyne. Schuyler was also active in politics as a representative of Albany in the New York legislature and in the Continental Congress. After the war be became a leading Federalist and served two terms as US Senator of New York. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schuyler.html Member of New York state assembly, 1768; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775, 1777, 1779-80; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state senate, 1780-84, 1792-97; U.S. Senator from New York, 1789-91, 1797-98. Built the first flax mill in America. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 18, 1804. Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000154 attended the common schools of Albany and studied under a private tutor in New Rochelle, N.Y.; served in the British Army and was commissioned captain in 1755; appointed chief commissary in 1756; resigned from the British Army in 1757; rejoined in 1758 as a major; sent to England to settle colonial claims in 1758; returned in 1763 and engaged in the lumber business in Saratoga, N.Y.; built the first flax mill in America; member, New York assembly 1768; Member of the Continental Congress 1775, 1777, and 1779-1780; appointed one of the four major generals in the Continental Army in 1775 and resigned in 1779; member, New York State senate 1780-1784, 1786-1790; elected to the United States Senate and served from July 16, 1789, to March 3, 1791; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; member, State senate 1792-1797; elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1797, to January 3, 1798, when he resigned because of ill health; died in Albany, N.Y., November 18, 1804; interment in Albany Rural Cemetery. A member of one of New York's great landed families, was an American general in the American Revolution. During the French and Indian War (1754-63) he fought in the militia and attained the rank of major. He represented Albany in the New York legislature (1768-75) and was a member of the Continental Congress (1775-7 and 1778-81). Named one of the four major generals in the Continental Army in June 1775, he was placed in command of the northern army in New York. General Horatio Gates claimed precedence over Schuyler as commander of the northern army early in 1777, and the resulting controversy was taken up in Congress. Schuyler, meanwhile, had taken effective steps to halt the British invasion from Canada led by General John Burgoyne. When one of Schuyler's subordinates abandoned Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777 without firing a shot, Schuyler was accused of negligence and replaced by Gates in August. Schuyler demanded a court-martial and was acquitted (1778) of all charges, but he resigned from the army in April 1779. An important political figure after the war, Schuyler helped secure New York's ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788. He served in the U.S. Senate (1789-91 and 1797-8) and was a political ally of his son-in-law, Alexander Hamilton.