Livingston family

Family that migrated from Scotland to the Province of New York in the 17th century
Livingston
Current regionEast Coast of the United States
Place of originScottish American Community, Dutch American Community — United Kingdom (Scotland), Netherlands, United States (New York)
Connected familiesRoosevelt family
Hamilton family
Astor family
Bayard family
Bush family
Schuyler family
Stevens family
Stuyvesant family
Van Cortlandt family
Van Rensselaer family
Estate(s)Livingston Manor
Clermont Manor
The Hermitage
Teviotdale

The Livingston family of New York is a prominent family that migrated from Scotland to the Dutch Republic, and then to the Province of New York in the 17th century. Descended from the 4th Lord Livingston,[1] its members included signers of the United States Declaration of Independence (Philip Livingston) and the United States Constitution (William Livingston). Several members were Lords of Livingston Manor and Clermont Manor, located along the Hudson River in 18th-century eastern New York.

Overview

Arms of Livingston of Callendar[1]

Descendants of the Livingstons include Presidents of the United States George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt, suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Congressman Bob Livingston of Louisiana, much of the wealthy Astor family, New York Governor Hamilton Fish, actor Montgomery Clift, and actress Jane Wyatt. The eccentric Collyer brothers 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.[2] Liberty Hall (also known as the William Livingston House) is the home built by New Jersey Governor William Livingston, a signatory of the Constitution. Located in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, it has been designated as a National Historic Landmark, and it is operated as a museum within the Liberty Hall Campus of Kean University.[3]

Prominent members

John Livingston
(1603–1672)
Janet Fleming
(1613–1693)
James Livingston
(1646–1673)
Robert Livingston the Elder
(1654–1728)
Alida Schuyler
(1656–1727),
sister of Pieter Schuyler, himself the brother-in-law of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and great-grandfather of Colonel James Livingston (1747-1832) and a great-uncle of Philip Schuyler.
Robert Livingston the Younger
(1663–1725)
m. Margarita Schuyler, daughter of Pieter Schuyler mayor of Albany New York and acting Governor of New York State
Philip Livingston (1686–1749)Catharine Van Brugh, daughter of Mayor of Albany Pieter Van Brugh; greatuncle of Peter Gansevoort and related to Goose Van Schaick (Goose son of Mayor of Albany Sybrant Van Schaick);Robert Livingston (1688–1775)Gilbert Livingston
(1690–1746),
great grandfather of Hamilton Fish a descendant of Peter Stuyvesant; Fish's wife Julia Kean was a descendant of Philip Livingston
John Livingston (1709-1791) m. Catharina Ten Broeck (1715-1802), sister of Abraham Ten Broeck. An Older Brother of John Livingston was James Livingston (1701-1763) the father of Janet Livingston (1730-1819) the wife of Loyalist/Canadian Chief Justice William Smith (judge, born 1728) (1728-1793). An older sister of John Livingston was Engeltje Livingston (1698-1746) m. Johannes Van Rensselaer (1707-1783), parents of Katherine Van Rensselaer (1734-1803) (wife of General Philip Schuyler) and General Robert Van Rensselaer (1740-1802)Peter Van Brugh Livingston
(1710–1792),
5th great grandfather of Montgomery Clift
William Livingston
(1723–90) Governor of New Jersey married Susannah French (1723–1789) in New Jersey in 1745. She was the daughter of landowner, Philip French III and Susanna (née Brockholst) French.[4] Her paternal grandparents were Phillip French, the 27th Mayor of New York City, and Annetje (née Philipse) French (the daughter of Frederick Philipse lord of Philipsburg Manor (sometimes referred to as Philipse Manor). Her maternal grandparents were Susanna Maria Brockholst and Anthony Brockholst, an acting Governor of Colonial New York under Sir Edmund Andros
Robert Livingston (1718–1775) His grandson-in-law was George Croghan (soldier) a nephew of William Clark and George Rogers Clark.Henry Livingston, Sr.
(1714–99).
His granddaughter Susanna Livingston was the wife of Secretary of the Navy/Supreme Court Justice Smith Thompson and a cousin of Supreme Court Justice Henry Brockholst Livingston
Joanna Livingston
(1722–1808)
m. Pierre Van Cortlandt parents of Philip Van Cortlandt and Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. Pierre Jr was the son-in-law of George Clinton (vice president) and brother-in-law to James Clinton
James Livingston
(1728–90),
3rd great grandfather of Flora Sheldon Bush from whom are descended US Presidents Bush
Robert Livingston (1708–1790). Father-in-law of James Duane Mayor of New York. A great grandson Ancram Livingston (b.January 30, 1828-d.November 30, 1895) was the grandson of Vermont Governor Cornelius P. Van Ness.Philip Livingston
(1716–78)
m. Christina Ten Broeck (1718-1801), sister of Abraham Ten Broeck(1734-1810) Abraham was the husband of Elizabeth Van Rensselaer, a sister of patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer II and great-granddaughter of the first native-born mayor of New York City, Stephanus Van Cortlandt. Van Cortlandt was also related to Philipse; Delancy; Izard; Skinner families and to British Generals Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet and Thomas Gage.
Sarah Livingston
(1725–1805)
m. William Alexander (American general)-parents in law of Congressman William Duer (Continental Congressman) the grandfather of Congressman William Duer (U.S. Congressman) Sarah Livingston was also the great-grandmother of US General Stephen W. Kearny
James Livingston
(1747–1832) Grandfather of Gerrit Smith and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Philip Peter Livingston
(1740–1810)
Susannah Livingston
(1748–?)
m. John Cleves Symmes (Susanna was Stepmother-in-law of President William Henry Harrison)
Sarah Livingston
(1756–1802)
m. John Jay
Janet Livingston
(1743–1828)
m. Richard Montgomery
Gertrude Livingston
(1757–1833)
m. New York Governor Morgan Lewis son of Congressman Francis Lewis
Edward Livingston
(1764–1836), author of the Livingston Code, U.S. Minister to France, U.S Secretary of State, U.S. Senator
Maria Livingston
(aft.1830–?)
m. James Duane Mayor of New York
Catharina Livingston
(1745–1810)
m. Stephen Van Rensselaer II great-grandson of Mayor of New York Stephanus Van Cortlandt
Henry Brockholst Livingston
(1757–1823)
Robert R. Livingston (1746–1813) U.S. Minister to France; negotiator of the Louisiana PurchaseAlida Livingston
(ca.1760–1822)
m. John Armstrong Jr., parents-in-law of William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
Walter Livingston
(1740–97) married Cornelia Schuyler a first cousin several times removed to Philip Schuyler
Philip P. Livingston
(1741–87) Note: his daughter Christina Livingston's husband's brother was US Army general Alexander Macomb who was related by marriage to the Washington, Lee family of Virginia and George Mason families
Sarah Livingston
(1752–1814)
John Henry Livingston
(1746–1825)
Henry Livingston Jr.
(1748–1828) Grandfather of Senator Sidney Breese and Admiral Samuel Livingston Breese
Charles L. Livingston
(1800–73)
Stephen Van Rensselaer III
(1764–1839) husband of Margarita daughter of Philip Schuyler and Katherine Van Rensselaer (a granddaughter of Robert Livingston the Younger). Stephen Rensselaer III was brother-in-law to Alexander Hamilton and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768-1835). Stephen father-in-law from his 2nd marriage was the Governor of New Jersey William Paterson (judge). A younger brother of Stephen was Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1767-1824) Mayor of Albany, New York. A son of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler was Robert Livingston Schuyler (1798-1855) Harvard Graduate of 1817 and railroad speculator/embezzler
Henry W. Livingston
(1768–1810) great-great-great-grandfather of Congressman Bob Livingston
Philip Henry Livingston
(1769–1831)
Edward Philip Livingston
(1779–1843)
Elizabeth Stevens Livingston
(1780–1829)
Edward Livingston
(1796–1840) married to Sarah Lansing daughter of Chancellor of New York John Lansing Jr. Two of Sarah cousins-descended from New Jersey Governor Lewis Morris (governor)-Richard Ray and Barnett Bleecker Lansing also married into Livingston Family
Elisabeth (Livingston) Ludlow
(1813–96),
grandmother of Anna Hall Roosevelt and great-grandmother of Eleanor Roosevelt

Family tree

Livingston family members[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
  • John Livingston (1603–1672) ∞ Janet Fleming (1613–1693)
    • James Livingston (1646–1673)
    • Robert Livingston the Elder, 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); ∞ 1713: Elizabeth Knight (1689–1736) (daughter of Sarah Kemble Knight)
      • Margaret Livingston (1681–1758) ∞ Samuel Vetch (1668–1732)
      • Philip Livingston, 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); ∞ (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)
          • Maria "Mary" Livingston (1738–1821) ∞ James Duane (1733–1797)
            • Mary Duane (b. 1762) ∞ 1787: William North (1755–1836)
            • Adelia Duane (1765–1860) ∞ Alfred Sands Pell (1786–1831)
              • Robert Livingston Pell (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)
            • Sarah Duane (1775-1828) ∞ 1808: George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866)
          • Walter Livingston (1740–1797) ∞ Cornelia Schuyler (1746–1822) (granddaughter of Pieter Schuyler)
          • Robert "Cambridge" Livingston (1742–1794) ∞ Alice Swift (1751–1816), daughter of John Swift
          • Catherine Livingston (1744–1832) ∞ John Patterson (1740–1823) (brother of Walter Patterson)
            • Daniel Todd Patterson (1786–1839) ∞ George Ann Pollock (1787–1851)
          • Alida Livingston (1747–1791) ∞ Valentine Gardiner
          • John Livingston (1749–1822) ∞ (1) Maria Ann Leroy (1759–1797) (daughter of Jacob Leroy and Cornelia Rutgers); ∞ (2) Catherine (Livingston) Ridley (daughter of William Livingston)
          • Hendrick "Henry" Livingston (1752–1823)
        • Peter Van Brugh Livingston (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 (1792–1868) ∞ Maria "Harriet" Elizabeth Houston
              • Elizabeth Ludlow Livingston (1836–1895) ∞ Joseph Montgomery Strong (1822–1894)
              • Van Brugh Livingston (1840–1904) ∞ Ada Mary Jaudon (b. 1839)
          • Catherine Livingston (1743–1775) ∞ Nicholas Bayard (1736–1798)
          • James Alexander Livingston (b. 1744)
          • Mary Livingston (b. 1746) ∞ John Brown
          • Peter Van Brugh Livingston Jr. (b. 1753) ∞ Susan Blondel
          • Sarah Livingston (1755–1825) ∞ James Ricketts
          • Susan Livingston (1759–1853) ∞ (1) 1789: John Kean (1756–1795); ∞ (2) 1800: Count Julian Niemcewicz (1758–1841) (aide to Kościuszko)
          • Elizabeth Livingston (1761–1787) ∞ 1787: Louis-Guillaume Otto (1754–1817)
        • John Livingston (1714–1786) ∞ Catharine de Peyster (1724–1804) (granddaughter of Abraham de Peyster)
        • Philip Livingston (1716–1778) ∞ Christina Ten Broeck (1718–1801) (daughter of Dirck Ten Broeck)
        • Hendrick "Henry" Livingston (1719–1772)
        • William Livingston (1723–1790) ∞ 1745 Susannah French (1723–1789) (granddaughter of Phillip French)
          • Susannah Livingston (1748–1840) ∞ 1780: John Cleves Symmes (1742–1814) (father-in-law of William Henry Harrison)
          • Catherine Livingston (1751–1813) ∞ (1) Matthew Ridley (1746–1789); ∞ (2) John Livingston (1750–1822) (son of Robert Livingston)
          • Mary Livingston (b. 1753) ∞ 1771: James Linn
          • William Livingston Jr. (1754–1817) ∞ Mary Lennington
          • Sarah Van Brugh Livingston (1756–1802) ∞ John Jay (1745–1829)
          • Henry Brockholst Livingston (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 (1811–1870)
            • Henry Brockholst Livingston (1819–1892) ∞ Marianna Gribaldo
          • Judith Livingston (1758-1843) ∞ John W. Watkins
        • Sarah Livingston (1725–1805) ∞ 1748: William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783)
        • Alida Livingston (1728–1790) ∞ (1) Henry Hansen (d. 1758); ∞ (2) Martinus Hoffman (1706–1772) (father-in-law of Isaac Roosevelt)
        • Catherine Livingston (1733–1807) ∞ 1759: John Lawrence (1721–1764)
      • Robert Livingston (1688–1775) ∞ Margaret Howarden (1693–1758)
        • Robert R. Livingston (1718–1775) ∞ Margaret Beekman
          • Chancellor Robert R. Livingston (1746–1813) ∞ 1770: Mary Stevens (1751–1814) (daughter of John Stevens)
          • Janet Livingston (d. 1824) ∞ 1773: Richard Montgomery (1738–1775)
          • Margaret Livingston (1749–1823) ∞ Thomas Tillotson (1750–1832)
          • Henry Beekman Livingston (1750–1831) ∞ 1781: Ann Hume Shippen (1763–1841) (daughter of Dr. William Shippen)
          • Catharine Livingston (1752–1849) ∞ 1791: Freeborn Garrettson (1752–1827)
          • John R. Livingston (1755–1851) ∞ (1) 1779: Margaret Sheafe; ∞ (2) 1789: Eliza McEvers (d. 1810)
            • Robert Montgomery Livingston (1790–1838) ∞ 1811: Sarah Barclay Bache
            • Serena Eliza Livingston (1795–1884) ∞ George Croghan (1791–1849) (nephew of William Clark)
            • John Robert Livingston (1803–1871) ∞ Mary McEvers (1806–1843)
              • Edward Louis Livingston (1829–1888) ∞ Mary Josephine Kernochan (1828–1908) (sister of James P. Kernochan and J. Frederic Kernochan)
                • Mary Josephine Livingston (1854–1937) ∞ (1) 1872: Campbell Boyd (1842–1894); ∞ (2) 1895: Charles Joseph Blanc, Vicomte de Lanautte d'Hauterive (b. 1848); ∞ (3) 1913: Charles Gaston, Comte de Fontenilliat
                • Edward McEvers Livingston (1856–1938) ∞ Sarah McAlpine Pollack
                • Helen Margaretta Livingston (1860–1929) ∞ 1896: Granville Frederick Richard Farquhar[12]
          • Gertrude Livingston (1757–1833) ∞ Morgan Lewis (1754–1844) (son of Francis Lewis)
          • Joanna Livingston (1759–1827) ∞ Peter R. Livingston (1766–1847)
          • Alida Livingston (1761–1822) ∞ John Armstrong Jr. (1758–1843) (son of Gen. John Armstrong, Sr.)
          • Edward Livingston (1764–1836) ∞ 1778: Mary McEvers; ∞ (2) 1805: Madame Louise Moreau de Lassy (sister of Auguste Davezac)
      • Hubertus "Gilbert" Livingston (1690–1746) ∞ Cornelia Beekman (1693–1742) (daughter of Hendrick Beekman and granddaughter of Wilhelmus Beekman)
        • Robert Gilbert Livingston (1712–1789) ∞ Catherine McPheadres (1717–1792)
          • Robert Gilbert Livingston (1749–1791) ∞ Margaret Hude (1751–1824)
          • Helen Livingston (1751–1791) ∞ Samuel Hake
            • Helen Hake (1773–1801) ∞ Frederic De Peyster (1758–1834) (nephew of Arent DePeyster)
              • Frederic De Peyster (1796–1882) ∞ (1) 1820: Mary Justina Watts ∞ (2) 1839: Maria Antoinette Kane Hone (1798–1869)
          • Catherine Livingston (1756–1829) ∞ John Reade (1745–1808)
          • Gilbert Robert Livingston (1758–1816) ∞ Martha De Lancey Kane (1758–1843)
          • Henry Gilbert Livingston (1758–1817) ∞ Ann Nutter
          • Simon Johnson Livingston (b. 1762)
        • Henry Gilbert Livingston (1714–1799) ∞ Susannah Storm Conklin (1724–1793)
          • Gilbert Livingston (1742–1806) ∞ 1763: Catherine Crannell (1745–1830)
          • John Henry Livingston (1746—1825) ∞ 1775: Sarah Livingston (1752–1814)
          • Henry Livingston Jr. (1748–1828) ∞ (1) Sarah Welles ∞ (2): Jane McLean Patterson (1769–1838)
          • Cornelia Livingston (1750–1810) ∞ Myndert Van Kleeck (1744–1799)
          • Catherine Elizabeth Livingston (1751–1828) ∞ (1) Thomas Mifflin (1744–1800) ∞ (2) Peter Close, Sr. (b. 1751)
          • Joanna Livingston (1754–1795) ∞ Paul Schenck (1741–1817)
          • Susan Livingston (1755–1781) ∞ Gerardus Duyckinck (1754–1814)
          • Alida Livingston Woolsey (1758–1843) ∞ 1779: Melancthon Lloyd Woolsey (1754–1819)
          • Robert Henry Livingston (1760–1804) ∞ Catherine "Cady" Tappan (1772–1841)
          • Beekman Livingston (b. 1762) ∞ Catherine Marsh (1772–1854)
          • Helena Livingston (1767–1859) ∞ Jonas Platt (1769–1834)
            • Zephaniah Platt (1796–1871)
        • Alida Livingston (1716–1798) ∞ (1) 1737: Jacob Rutsen (1716–1753); ∞ (2) 1762: Hendrick van Rensselaer (1712–1793)
          • Johannes Rutsen (1743–1771) ∞ (1) 1767: Phebe Carmen (1747–1819) (Phebe married Robert Sands (1745–1835) after Johannes death)
          • Cornelia Rutsen (1746–1790) ∞ Robert Van Rensselaer (1740–1802)
        • Joanna Livingston (1722–1808) ∞ Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721–1814)
        • James Livingston (1728–1790) ∞ Judith Newcomb (1733–1808)
        • Margaret Livingston (1738–1818) ∞ Peter Stuyvesant (1727–1805), (great-grandson of Peter Stuyvesant)
      • Joanna Livingston (1694–1734) ∞ Cornelius Gerrit Van Horne (1694–1752)
        • Gerrit Van Horne (1726–1765) ∞ 1751: Anne Reade (1726–1772) (daughter of Joseph Reade)

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b Henry Reed Stiles, ed. (1886). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. p. 85.
  2. ^ Neil Larson (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Livingston Memorial Church and Burial Ground". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-07-04. See also: "Accompanying 12 photos".
  3. ^ "Liberty Hall, Elizabethtown", Historic Houses, Get New Jersey
  4. ^ Walworth, Reuben Hyde (1867). Livingston Genealogy (1982 ed.). Rhinebeck, NY: Moran Printing Co.
  5. ^ Bulloch, M.D., J. G. (1895). A History and Genealogy of the Families of Bellinger and De Veaux and Allied Families, With a Genealogy of Branches of the Following families, together with mention of many names. Savannah, GA: The Morning News Print. pp. 33–35. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ^ Reynolds, 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 1 March 2018.
  7. ^ Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1919). A History and Genealogy of the Families of Bayard, Houstoun of Georgia: And the Descent of the Bolton Family from Assheton, Byron and Hulton of Hulton Park, by Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch ... J. H. Dony, printer. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. ^ Livingston, Devon Brockholst (1910). The Livingstons of Livingston Manor: Being the History of that Branch of the Scottish House of Callendar which Settled in the English Province of New York During the Reign of Charles the Second; and Also Including an Account of Robert Livingston of Albany, "The Nephew," a Settler in the Same Province and His Principal Descendants. Knickerbocker Press. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  9. ^ Van Rensselaer, Florence; Laimbeer, William (1949). The Livingston Family in America and its Scottish Origins. New York. Retrieved 1 March 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ Kelly, Arthur C. M.; Brandt, Clare (1982). A Livingston Genealogy. Rhinebeck, NY: Friends of Clermont | Co-sponsored by the Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  11. ^ Livingston, James D. (1986). A Livingston Genealogy. Friends of Clermont, Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  12. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1910). Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour. T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 544. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
Sources
  • Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources #69 by Gary Boyd Roberts from the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
  • Genealogy of the Livingston Family 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