Philip LIVINGSTON, Sr.

1686 - 1749  (62 years)

• Name	Philip LIVINGSTON
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	9 Jul 1686	Albany, Albany County, NY
  Gender	Male
  AFN	8MR5-6N
  Death	4 Feb 1749	New York City, New York County, NY
  Notes	(1) http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/l/phlivingston86.html: Philip Livingston by Stefan Bielinski Philip Livingston was born in Albany in 1686. He was the fourth child and second son of Robert and Alida Schuyler Van Rensselaer Livingston. He grew up learning the intricacies of business, trade, and the marriage of opportunity and public service from the most successful entrepreneur in the Hudson Valley. From an early age, Philip Livingston acted as his father's assistant, deputy, and then surrogate. By the time he reached adulthood, the pupil was well on his way to becoming a master himself. In 1708, he married Catharina Van Brugh - the nineteen-year-old daughter and only heir of a former Albany mayor. The new couple set up housekeeping in Albany at the Elm Tree Corner. Like their father, the twelve Livingston children were born in that landmark home. From there, they would go forth to further elevate the family name and enhance its status across the colony and beyond. After Robert and Alida Livingston relocated to Livingston Manor, Philip took over his father's Albany enterprises. He also succeeded to the key positions of city and county clerk and Secretary to the Commissioners of Indian Affairs. Early in his career, Philip Livingston surveyed land titles. Although appearing in court for many years before, in 1719 he was licensed to practice law. But it was his long-time hold on the Albany clerk's office that connected him to public activities at several levels and placed him first in line to take advantage of business, real estate, and other opportunities. Clerk in practice under his father for many years, Philip Livingston was officially appointed in 1721 and held that position until his death. Livingston expanded his Albany holdings, owned a house in Schenectady, held property at Schaghticoke, was a partner in other countryside patents , and concealed still others with deeds in the names of his children. In 1725, he was appointed to the provincial Council. He served on this influential board until his death. As his older brother had died in 1720, Philip became lord of Livingston Manor on the passing of his father in 1728. However, he was entrenched in business and public office in Albany - preferring to live at the yellow brick house on the Elm Tree Corner while often travelling to New York. Still, he found time to further develop the Livingston estate adding new tenants and establishing the colony's first iron works at Ancrum by the 1740s. Over a long career, Philip Livingston cemented and even added to the extensive holdings first garnered by his more famous father. Well-schooled in the politics of opportunism, he was able to take advantage of several key positions during a long period of peace to develop the manor and increase the family's real estate holdings. He laid the groundwork for the success of the next generation by sending the sons away for training and his daughters to be married into the best families in the region. Philip Livingston died in New York on February 11, 1749. His body was transported upriver and buried on Livingston Manor. notes The life of Philip Livingston is CAP biography number 86. This profile is derived chiefly from community-based resources and from standard sources on the early history of New York - where his public activities are well-documented. In addition, Milton M. Klein, The American Whig: William Livingston of New York (New York, 1993), a revised edition of the author's 1954 doctoral dissertation, presents a knowing profile of its subject's parents. . . . Philip's parents had moved to Livingston Manor sometime before his marriage in 1708. The Albany house was very familiar to the new couple. It remained Philip Livingston's headquarters throughout his life. (2) Van Rensselaer, Florence, The Livingston Family in America and Its Scottish Origins, New York, NY: 1949, p. 82: Philip Livingston, son of Robert and Alida (Schuyler) (Van Rensselaer) Livingston . . . , was born 9 July 1686 at Albany, N. Y. and died at New York City 4 February 1749. He married at Albany, N. Y, 19 September 1707 Catrina Van Brugh, who was baptized there 10 November 1689 and died 20 February 1756, daughter of Col. Pieter and Sarah (Cuyler) Van Brugh. He became Second Lord of the Manor of Livingston in October 1728. Issue: i. Robert, b. 16 Dec. 1708; m. (1) Maria Thong. ii. Peter Van Brugh, bpt. 3 Nov. 1710; m. (1) Mary Alexander. iii. John, bpt. 11 Apr. 1714; m. Catherine de Peyster. iv. Philip, b. 15 Jan. 1716; m. Christina Ten Broeck. v. Henry, bpt. 5 Apr. 1719; d. Feb. 1772 unmarried at Jamaica, B.W.I. vi. Sara, bpt. 7 May 1721; d. Oct. 1722. vii. William, b. 8 Nov. 1723; m. Susannah French. viii. Sarah, bpt. 7 Nov. 1725; m. William Alexander. ix. Alida, bpt. 18 July 1728; m. (1) Henry Hansen. x. Catherine, bpt. 18 Apr. 1733; m. John Lawrence. No issue. (3) Schuyler, George W., Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family, New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885, vol. 1, pp. 286-287: Philip Livingston, the second proprietor of the manor, married Catharine Van Brugh, a descendant of Anneke Jans. He succeeded his father in the various offices that he had held in Albany, and in 1725 was appointed by Governor Burnet to the Council. In 1710, he served with the expedition which captured Port Royal. After its reduction, he made an overland journey to Quebec with a French officer, as bearer of despatches. The journey was begun in the middle of October. They did not reach Quebec until the 16th of December, having endured great hardships, and for six days before reaching the French settlements having lived on moss, leaves and berries. He was in public life from early manhood until his death in 1750. He died in New York, and was buried on the manor. His funeral was ostentatious and expensive, costing five hundred pounds. Philip Livingston had five sons. Robert, the eldest, was the third proprietor of the manor. Peter Van Brugh, the second, was a merchant in New York City. John, also a merchant in New York, married a lady of French descent. His sons followed their mother's family in the Revolution to swell the ranks of the Tories. Philip, the fourth son, was loyal to his country, and was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. William, the fifth son, was the "war governor" of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War.
  Person ID	I10526	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert LIVINGSTON,   b. 13 Dec 1654, Ancrum on the Teviot, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1 Oct 1728, NY (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Alida SCHUYLER,   b. 28 Feb 1656, Beverwijck, New Netherland [now Albany, Albany County, NY] d. 27 Mar 1729 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1679	Albany, Albany County, NY
  Family ID	F4930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catrina VAN BRUGH,   b. Bef 10 Nov 1689, Albany, Albany County, NY d. 20 Feb 1756 (Age > 66 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1707	Albany, Albany County, NY
  Children	1. Philip LIVINGSTON, Jr.,   b. 15 Jan 1716, Albany, Albany County, NY d. 12 Jun 1778, York, York County, PA (Age 62 years)   2. Gov. William LIVINGSTON,   b. 8 Nov 1723, Albany, Albany County, NY d. 25 Jul 1790, "Liberty Hall," Elizabethtown [now Elizabeth], Essex [now Union] County, NJ (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F4929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024