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. Together they had: • Johannes de Peyster (1689–1693), who died aged 3 • Gerardus de Peyster (1691–1694), who died aged 3 • Elizabeth de Peyster (1692–1760), who married James Beekman (1687–1730) •
Johannes de Peyster III (1694–1789), who served as mayor of Albany and married
Anna Schuyler (1697–1750), daughter of Myndert Schuyler and Rachel Cuyler. • Cornelia de Peyster (1695–1753), who was married to Matthew Clarkson (1699–1739) and
Gilbert Tennent (1703–1764), • Gerardus de Peyster (b. 1697), who married Eva van Nuys Ouke • Anna de Peyster (1700–1735) • William de Peyster (1701–1701), who died young • Abraham de Peyster (b. 1704) • Maria de Peyster (b. 1706), who married Gerard Bancker in 1731. • Catharina de Peyster (b. 1711), who married Hendrick Rutgers (1712–1779)
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) and
Tobias Ten Eyck, respectively. ==References==