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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
417:, and was President from May 1775 to August 1775 and from September 1776 to March 1777. He was also Chairman of the Committee of Safety from September 1776 to March 1777. In 1776, he was appointed 452: 1429: 387:. He was also engaged in the slave trade with his father. Livingston's mercantile interests involved activities in the West Indies, North Carolina, and 1474: 1484: 1479: 1439: 1434: 815: 1464: 1350: 1489: 1444: 821:....Peter van Brugh Livingston (1710–1792), was a prominent merchant and....was one of the founders of the College of New Jersey...." 294: 1469: 1214: 1204: 1109: 1254: 1139: 448:, and the sister of his business associate, Lord Stirling. Before her death in 1767, they had twelve children, including: 384: 529: 1449: 1239: 1159: 1149: 885:"Livingston, Peter Van Brugh (1710-1792), [New York Provisional Congress resolution to form county committees]" 963: 791: 765: 594: 368: 286: 205: 884: 306: 421:
by the Provincial Congress, and remained in office until 1778, after the establishment of the State Government.
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On November 3, 1739, Peter Van Brugh Livingston married Mary Alexander (1721–1767), the daughter of
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from 1699 to 1700 and from 1721 to 1723. His grandfather's sister, Catharina Van Brugh, married
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In 1775, he was a member of the Committee of One Hundred. He was a delegate to the
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On April 9, 1771, he married Elizabeth Ricketts, the widow of William Ricketts, in
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After his graduation from Yale, he became engaged in the shipping business with
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The New Imperial Economy: The British Army and the American Frontier, 1764-1768
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His home in New York City was a large mansion on the east side of what is now
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General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution: From Redcoat to Rebel
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compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 35; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
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Livingston's daughter Susan Niemcewicz established a scholarship at the
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Genealogies of First Settlers of the Ancient Country Albany 1630-1800
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United Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. General Assembly (1826).
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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York
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William Alexander Livingston (1757–1780), who was killed in a duel.
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Sarah Livingston (1755–1825), who married Capt. James Ricketts.
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Catherine Livingston (1743–1775), who married Nicholas Bayard.
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Elizabeth Livingston (1761–1787), who married French consul
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Peter Van Brugh Livingston was the second surviving son of
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Mary Livingston (1746–1780), who married Capt. John Brown.
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Through his eldest son Philip, he was the grandfather of
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In 1748, he helped found the College of New Jersey (now
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Livingston's mother was the only child of his namesake,
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Peter Livingston (b. 1753), who married Susan Blondel.
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James Alexander Livingston (b. 1763), who died young.
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who was a wealthy merchant and who served as the 1st
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Livingston's maternal great-grandfather, 1110: 1096: 647: 569: 391:, where he was involved in the fur trade. 162: 29: 1009:Biddle, Edward; Fielding, Mantle (1921). 670: 515: 504:Ann Livingston (b. 1767), who died young. 295:United States Declaration of Independence 851: 803: 524:(1792–1868), who served as the American 158: 834:"Livingston, Peter Van Brugh 1710-1792" 753: 578: 352:and was prominently connected with the 1475:Politicians from Elizabeth, New Jersey 1402: 676: 1091: 948: 935: 648:Livingston, Edwin Brockholst (1910). 464:James Alexander Livingston (b. 1744). 1485:18th-century American businesspeople 786:, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, 1480:American businesspeople in shipping 1440:18th-century American slave traders 1435:American people of Scottish descent 13: 14: 1501: 1465:Politicians from Albany, New York 579:Shelton, Hal T. (March 1, 1996). 1490:Merchants from colonial New York 1445:American people of Dutch descent 543:, named in honor of her father. 528:(i.e. equivalent of the current 424: 385:William Alexander, Lord Stirling 1002: 929: 903: 737:O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. (1854). 655:. Knickerbocker Press. p.  367:(1654–1728), and his uncle was 359:His paternal grandparents were 182: 154: 1470:Politicians from New York City 826: 774: 747: 730: 708: 415:New York Provincial Congresses 1: 942:Liberty Hall Collection 1780S 652:and His Principal Descendants 558: 309:. Livingston graduated from 301:(1723–1790), a signer of the 293:(1716–1778), a signer of the 281:(1686–1749), the 2nd Lord of 272: 1015:. 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Index


New York State Treasurer
Gerard Bancker
Albany, New York
British America
Elizabethtown, New Jersey
U.S.
Philip Livingston
Livingston family
Alma mater
Yale College
Albany, New York
Elizabethtown
Union County, New Jersey
Patriot
American Revolution
New York State Treasurer
Philip Livingston
Livingston Manor
Robert Livingston
Philip Livingston
United States Declaration of Independence
William Livingston
United States Constitution
1st Governor of New Jersey
Yale College
New York City
Pieter Van Brugh
Albany, New York
Hendrick van Rensselaer

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