Johannes de Peyster
23rd Mayor of New York City
In office
September 29, 1698 – September 28, 1699
Preceded byWilliam Merritt
Succeeded byDavid Provost
Assessor of New York
In office
1692–1693
Personal details
Born
Johannes de Peyster II

September 21, 1666
New York City, New York
DiedSeptember 25, 1711 (aged 45)
New York City, New York
SpouseAnna Bancker
Children12, including Johannes
Parent(s)Johannes de Peyster, Sr.
Cornelia Lubberts
RelativesAbraham de Peyster (brother)
David Provost (brother-in-law)
Military service
Allegiance New York
Branch/service2nd Battalion, Company of Foot, New York
RankCaptain

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]

Career

De Peyster was Assessor of New York from 1692 to 1693, the Assistant Alderman of New York 1694 to 1696, a member of Provincial Legislature, and served as the 23rd Mayor of New York City between 1698 and 1699.[2] While mayor, the first Trinity Church was built, the first Anglican Church in New York City, after Governor Fletcher's request was approved by King William III.[6] He was succeeded as mayor by his brother-in law, David Provost.[7]

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:

According to some sources, Johannes was known as "Johannes de Peyster II" and his son as "III".[14]

Descendants

His grandsons include Gerard Bancker (1740–1799), New York State Treasurer from 1778 to 1798, and Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), namesake of Rutgers College. His granddaughters, Anna de Peyster (1723–1794) and Rachel de Peyster, married New York State Senator Volkert P. Douw (who served in the 9th New York State Legislature)[13] and Tobias Ten Eyck, respectively.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Whittelsey, Charles Barney (1902). The Roosevelt Genealogy, 1649-1902. Hartford, Connecticut: Press of J.B. Burr & Company. p. 36. Retrieved 19 September 2016. oliver.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, James Grant (ed.) The memorial history of the City of New-York, Vol. II, p. 54 (1892)
  3. ^ Allaben, Frank. John Watts de Peyster, Volume 1, p. 18-19 (1908)
  4. ^ Manual of the corporation of the city of New York, p. 395-96 (1853)
  5. ^ General Register of the Society of Colonial Wars. New York: authority of the General Assembly. January 1894. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  6. ^ Caliendo, Ralph J. (May 1, 2010). New York City Mayors. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781450088145. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  7. ^ Lamb, Martha J. & Burton Harrison. History of the City of New York, Vol. I, p.398-402 (1896 ed.)
  8. ^ Garrett, Erwin Clarkson. Army ballads and other verses, p. 273 (1916)
  9. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Evert Bancker". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  10. ^ a b Bielinski, Stefan. "Johannes De Peyster". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  11. ^ Sprague (1858), "Gilbert Tennent. 1725-1764," in Annals, pp. 35-43.
  12. ^ Wardell, Pat. "Early Bergen County Families" (PDF). njgsbc.org. The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  13. ^ a b c 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 5 December 2016. de peyster douw.
  14. ^ Johannes De Peyster, New York State museum website, Retrieved October 31, 2011
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