Johannes Cuyler

Cuyler was born in 1661 in New Amsterdam in the Province of New Netherland, which in 1664 became the Province of New York. He was the eldest son of Hendrick Cuyler (1637–1690), His father was a tailor who was born in the Netherlands, came to America, and went to Albany in 1664 after the expansion of British America. His paternal grandparents, who stayed in the Netherlands, were Isebrant Cuyler and Evertien Jansz. His father was a supporter of Jacob Leisler and his mother was born in Albany, New York, to Dutch immigrants. Through his sister Maria, he was the uncle of John Cruger Jr. (1710–1791), also Mayor of New York and Provincial Assembly Speaker. Through his sister Sarah, he was the uncle of Catharina Van Brugh (b. 1689) who married Philip Livingston (1686–1749), second lord of Livingston Manor. ==Career==

Cuyler, a merchant in the fur trade, became an admitted freeman of New York City. Before the establishment of Albany's government in 1686, Cuyler had already been a witness, plaintiff, and an attorney at the Albany court. In 1687, he was elected assistant Alderman for the Second Ward and, thus, he began his long association with Albany's government. He was an assistant Alderman until 1698 when he was elected Alderman and served in that role until 1710. Notwithstanding two brief breaks, he was elected to five terms, serving from 1705 to 1727. ==Personal life==

On November 2, 1684, he was married to Elsje Ten Broeck (d. 1752). She was the daughter of Albany Mayor Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717) and Christyna (née Van Buren) Ten Broeck (1644–1729). Together, Johannes and Elsje were the parents of twelve children, including: • Anna Cuyler (1685–1741), who married Anthony Van Schaick (1682–1759). She was the daughter of Johannes Schuyler (1668–1747), of the prominent Schuyler family, and Elizabeth Staats (1647–1737). She was also the sister of Johannes Schuyler, Jr., making her aunt to Gen. Philip Schuyler, as well as the niece of Pieter and Arent Schuyler. • Johannes Cuyler (1699–1746), who married Catherine Glen (b. 1699), daughter of Johannes Jacob Glen. Descendants Through his son Cornelis, he was the grandfather of Elizabeth Cuyler (1731–1815), who married Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1726–1781), grandson of Jacobus Van Cortlandt, Hendrick "Henry" Cuyler (1735–1803), who married Catharina Lydius (1743–1818), Elsje "Elsie" Cuyler (1737–1761), Margarita Cuyler (1738–1802), who married Isaac Low (1735–1791), a prominent merchant, Cornelius Cuyler (1740–1819), who married Anne Wendell in 1763, and Abraham Cornelius Cuyler (1742–1810), who married Jannetje "Janet" Glen, who was sister to Henry Glen (1739–1814), in 1764. ==References==