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
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 Ireland 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

For an alphabetical list of people with the surname Livingston, see Livingston (surname).
Livingston family members[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

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.
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