Jacob Cuyler (silversmith)
Jacob J. Cuyler | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York Provincial Congress | |
| In office 1775–1776 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1, 1741 Albany, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | June 5, 1804 (aged 62) |
| Spouse | Lydia Van Vechten (m. 1764) |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | Johannes Cuyler Jr. Catharina Glen |
| Relatives | Johannes Cuyler (grandfather) |
Jacob J. Cuyler (September 1741 – June 5, 1804) was an American silversmith, active circa 1765-1790 in Albany, New York.[1]
Early life
[edit]Cuyler was born in September 1741.[2] He was the son of Johannes Cuyler Jr. (1699–1746) and Catharina (née Glen) Cuyler (b. 1699).[3]
His paternal grandparents were Albany mayor Johannes Cuyler (1661–1740) and Elsje Ten Broeck (d. 1752), herself the daughter of Albany mayor Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717). His mother was the daughter of Johannes Jacob Glen.[3]
Career
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He was a silversmith by trade and was known for his high quality work.[4][5] In Albany, he served as firemaster and was manager of the lottery during the early 1770s.[2] In 1767, he willed the estate of his uncle, Johannes Glen (1704-1770).[6]
In 1766, he signed the constitution of Albany. Cuyler was also a member of the Sons of Liberty, and in 1767 served as the first lieutenant in the Albany militia company. During the Revolutionary War period, he was a member of the Albany Committee of Correspondence, and served as a delegate from Albany to the New York Provincial Congress in 1776,[7][8] and later in the Continental Commissary General's office.[1]
Personal life
[edit]On March 5, 1764, Cuyler married Lydia Van Vechten (1743–1808), the daughter of Dirck and Elizabeth (née Ten Broeck) Van Vechten,[9] in Albany.[3] By 1780, they had seven children.[2]
Cuyler died on June 5, 1804.[1][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nicoll, Maud Churchill (1912). The Earliest Cuylers in Holland and America and Some of Their Descendants. T.A. Wright, Printer and Publisher. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Bielinski, Stefan. "Jacob J. Cuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ 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. p. 32. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Groft, Tammis K.; Mackay, Mary Alice (1998). Albany Institute of History & Art: 200 Years of Collecting. New York: SUNY Press | Hudson Hills Press. p. 184. ISBN 9781438429946. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Stock buckle". artgallery.yale.edu. Yale University. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Will of Johannes Glen - 1767". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ New York (State) Legislature Senate (1911). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Albany Institute (1873). Proceedings of the Albany Institute. J. Munsell. p. 321. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Lydia Van Vechten Cuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Munsell, Joel (1855). The Annals of Albany. J. Munsell & Co. p. 142. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- Albany Institute of History & Art: 200 Years of Collecting, SUNY Press, page 184. ISBN 9781438429946.
- New York State Museum biography
- Rootsweb entry
- Founders Archives document, re salt pork