Johannes de Peyster or Johannes de Peyster II (September 21, 1666 – September 25, 1711)[1] was the 23rd Mayor of New York City between 1698 and 1699.[2][3][4]
Early life
Johannes was born in New York City in 1666 to Johannes and Cornelia Lubberts de Peyster. Johannes's brother Abraham de Peyster served as mayor from 1691 to 1694, and his sister, Maria De Peyster, was married to David Provost.
In 1695, he was a Captain with the 2nd Battalion, Company of Foot, New York.[5]
In addition to his stint as mayor, he served in the colonial assembly.[8]
Personal life
Coat of Arms of Johannes de Peyster
Johannes married Anna Bancker (1670–1740), an Albany native and the daughter of Gerrit Bancker, a pioneer fur trader, and Elizabeth Van Epps. Anna was the younger sister of Evert Bancker, the 3rd and 12th Mayor of Albany, New York.[9] Together they had:
Johannes de Peyster (1689–1693), who died aged 3
Gerardus de Peyster (1691–1694), who died aged 3
Elizabeth de Peyster (1692–1760), who married James Beekman (1687–1730)
Johannes de Peyster III (1694–1789), who served as mayor of Albany and married Anna Schuyler (1697–1750), daughter of Myndert Schuyler and Rachel Cuyler.[10]
Cornelia de Peyster (1695–1753), who was married to Matthew Clarkson (1699–1739) and Gilbert Tennent (1703–1764),[11]
Gerardus de Peyster (b. 1697), who married Eva van Nuys Ouke[12]
Anna de Peyster (1700–1735)
William de Peyster (1701–1701), who died young
Abraham de Peyster (b. 1704)
Maria de Peyster (b. 1706), who married Gerard Bancker in 1731.[13]
William de Peyster (1709–1784), who married Margareta Roosevelt (1709–1776), daughter of Johannes Roosevelt[1]
Catharina de Peyster (b. 1711), who married Hendrick Rutgers (1712–1779)[13]
According to some sources, Johannes was known as "Johannes de Peyster II" and his son as "III".[14]
^ a bWhittelsey, Charles Barney (1902). The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902. Hartford, Connecticut: Press of J.B. Burr & Company. p. 36. Retrieved 19 September 2016. oliver.
^ a bWilson, James Grant (ed.) The memorial history of the City of New-York, Vol. II, p. 54 (1892)
^Allaben, Frank. John Watts de Peyster, Volume 1, p. 18-19 (1908)
^Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, p. 395-96 (1853)
^General Register of the Society of Colonial Wars. New York: authority of the General Assembly. January 1894. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^Caliendo, Ralph J. (May 1, 2010). New York City Mayors. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781450088145. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^Lamb, Martha J. & Burton Harrison. History of the City of New York, Vol. I, p.398-402 (1896 ed.)
^Garrett, Erwin Clarkson. Army ballads and other verses, p. 273 (1916)
^Bielinski, Stefan. "Evert Bancker". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ a bBielinski, Stefan. "Johannes De Peyster". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^Sprague (1858), "Gilbert Tennent. 1725-1764," in Annals, pp. 35-43.
^Wardell, Pat. "Early Bergen County Families" (PDF). njgsbc.org. The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ a b cReynolds, Cuyler (1911). Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 5 December 2016. de peyster douw.
^Johannes De Peyster, New York State museum website, Retrieved October 31, 2011