Philip LIVINGSTON, Jr.

1716 - 1778  (62 years)

• Name	Philip LIVINGSTON
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	15 Jan 1716	Albany, Albany County, NY
  Gender	Male
  AFN	8MR5-DP
  Death	12 Jun 1778	York, York County, PA
  Notes	(1) http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/l/phlivingston.html: Philip Livingston by Stefan Bielinski Philip Livingston was born in Albany in January 1716. He was the fourth son born to Philip Livingston and Catharina Van Brugh Livingston. He grew up in his father's Albany townhouse on the Elm Tree Corner in Albany and at the family estate called Clermont down in the Hudson Valley. He graduated from Yale College in 1737. He began a business career in New York City and soon was involved in a number of Manhattan-based civic organizations. He married Christina Ten Broeck in 1740. The marriage produced three children between 1741 and 1745. The couple resided in Manhattan and had a farm in Brooklyn. However, he maintained an Albany presence and was elected assistant alderman in the first ward in 1743, 1744, and 1745. He also added to his Albany real estate holdings with his first ward house still on the city assessment rolls in 1767. He was a New York City alderman during the 1750s and a member of the provincial Assembly from 1759 to 1768. On the eve of the Revolution, he was a prominent member of the conservative colonial opposition to new British restrictions and taxes! After serving on a number of New York City-based resistance committees, he was elected to the Continental Congress in 1774. As a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1776, he signed the Declaration of Independence. Suffering from dropsy, his health declined. In the Spring of 1778, he visited friends in Albany for the last time. Although he took his seat in Congress in May, his condition worsened. Philip Livingston died in York, Pennsylvania on June 12, 1778. His name still is legendary in Albany today. Livingston Avenue and Philip Livingston Magnet Academy are named for him! notes Sources: The life of this Philip Livingston is CAP biography number 5004. This profile is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources.Because he signed the Declaration of Independence, Philip Livingston has been the subject of a number of biographical portraits. Several Livingston articles have appeared on the Internet. Few have considered his life in its Albany context. (2) Van Rensselaer, Florence, The Livingston Family in America and Its Scottish Origins, New York, NY: 1949, pp. 85-86: Philip Livingston, son of Philip and Catrina (Van Brugh) Livingston . . . , was born at Albany, N. Y. 15 January 1716 and died at York, Pa., 12 June 1778. He married 14 April 1740 Christina Ten Broeck, who was born 30 December 1718, daughter of Mayor Dirck and Margarita (Cuyler) Ten Broeck. Philip Livingston was a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 and to the Second Continental Congress in 1775. As a Delegate to the Congress in 1776 he affixed his signature to The Declaration of Independence. Issue: i. Philip Philip, b. 28 May 1741; m. Sarah Johnson. ii. Dirck (Richard) b. 6 June 1743; d. unmarried. iii. Catherine, bpt. 25 Aug. 1745; m. (1) Stephen Van Rensselaer. iv. Margaret, bpt. 25 Oct. 1747; m. Dr. Thomas Jones. v. Peter Van Brugh, bpt. 13 Mar. 1751; d. unmarried Jamaica, B.W.I. vi. Sarah, b. 7 Dec. 1752; M. Rev. John Henry Livingston. . . . vii. Abraham, b. 3 July 1754; d. unmarried 1782 Charleston, S. C. viii. Alida, bpt. 3 Aug. 1757; d. unmarried. ix. Henry Philip, bpt. 26 Mar. 1760; d. unmarried.
  Person ID	I10545	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Philip LIVINGSTON, Sr.,   b. 9 Jul 1686, Albany, Albany County, NY d. 4 Feb 1749, New York City, New York County, NY (Age 62 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F4929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina TEN BROECK,   b. 30 Dec 1718, Albany, Albany County, NY d. 29 Jun 1801, Albany, Albany County, NY (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1740	Albany, Albany County, NY
  Family ID	F4936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024