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Frederic James de Peyster (February 5, 1839 – May 10, 1905) was an American soldier, lawyer, and member of New York Society during the Gilded Age .[1]
Early life [ edit ]
Frederic James de Peyster was born on February 5, 1839, in New York City . He was the first of five children born to James Ferguson de Peyster (1794–1874)[2] née Ashton) de Peyster (1805–1871).[3] widower of Susan Maria Clarkson, with whom he had one child, Susan Maria de Peyster (1823–1910), who married Robert Edward Livingston (1820–1889) of Clermont .[4] [a] Goodhue Livingston , the prominent New York architect.[5] [5]
His maternal grandfather was William Ashton. His paternal grandparents were Helen Livingston Hake and Frederic de Peyster who fought for the British crown during the American Revolution and was descended from Arent Schuyler and Abraham de Peyster (the 20th Mayor of New York City ).[6] Frederic de Peyster .[4] [b]
De Peyster prepared for college at the private school of Dr. Dennis.[7] College of the City of New York in 1860 with an A.B. degree and later an A.M. degree. He studied law at Columbia Law School , graduating in 1862 with an LL.B. degree, and in 1864 with an LL.M. degree.[1]
After being admitted to the bar , de Peyster practiced law in New York for many years. He was associated with the firm Tremaine & Tyler.[7] [1]
De Peyster, who was "deeply interested in historic and patriotic subjects,"[5] Holland Society , governor of the Society of Colonial Wars , president of the New York Dispensary and chairman of the New York Society Library .[8] American School of Classical Studies at Athens , serving for several years as the New York trustee and treasurer.[7] The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York .[9]
Society life [ edit ]
In 1892, both de Peyster and his wife Augusta were included in Ward McAllister 's "Four Hundred ", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published in The New York Times [10] [11] Saint Nicholas Society , serving as president.[c] Order of Orange-Nassau by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands .[7]
Personal life [ edit ]
On October 10, 1871, Frederic was married to Augusta McEvers Morris (1851–1911),[12] [d] [13] [14] Augustus Newbold Morris .[15] East 86th Street in Manhattan and were the parents of:[5]
Helen Van Courtlandt de Peyster (1872–1923),[16] [17] [18]
Frederic Ashton de Peyster (1875–1951),[19] [20] [21] [e] [19] [f]
Frances Goodhue de Peyster (1876–1935),[8] [8]
Augusta Morris de Peyster (b. 1877), a philanthropist.[23] [24]
Ella Morris de Peyster (b. 1881), who married William Brock Shoemaker (1883–1906),[25] Henry W. Shoemaker , in December 1905.[26] [27] Morton L. Schwartz , a banker and horse breeder,[g] [16] [28] [29] Crossways , the former villa of Stuyvesant Fish and Marion Anthon Fish in Newport .[30] [31] [32]
De Peyster died in Lakewood, New Jersey , where the family vacationed,[33] [1] Trinity Church Cemetery .[34] [35]
Descendants [ edit ]
Through his eldest daughter Helen, he was the grandfather of George Livingston de Peyster (b. 1909),[7] [h] [36] [37] [38] [7] [21]
References [ edit ]
Notes
^ The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York is an organization in New York City of men descended from early inhabitants of the State of New York.
^ Her grandparents were Helen (née Van Cortlandt ) Morris (1768–1812) and James Morris (1764–1827), High Sheriff of New York . James was a son of Lewis Morris (1726–1798), signor of the Declaration of Independence , from the prominent Colonial-era Morris family of the Morrisania section of the Bronx .
^ Alice's sister, Edith Abercrombie Miller (1883-1954), was married to lawyer, banker, golfer, and philanthropist Walter Tuckerman (1881-1961).
^ Louise was the widow of James Todd and the mother of James Todd Jr., who married Frederic's daughter, Alice Townsend de Peyster, in 1933. His first wife Alice remarried to Count Bohdan K. de Castellane, a member of the Polish branch of the de Castellane family of Europe.[22]
^ Schwartz owned Bold Venture which won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1936, after their divorce.
^ George was born with the surname Lung but had it legally changed to de Peyster. George and Shirley divorced in 1955 after having two sons.
Sources
^ "Obituary. JAMES DE PEYSTER" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "The Late James F. De Peyster" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ a b Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation 1023 –1029. Retrieved November 13, 2017 . clarkson.
^ a b c d Aitken, William Benford (1912). Distinguished Families in America, Descended from Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke 19 . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "Frederic De Peyster Dead.; the End of a Useful and Honorable Career" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
^ a b c d e f Bergen, A.M., Tunis Garret (1915). Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ a b c "FRANCES DE PEYSTER DEAD IN HOME.HERE; With Sister Gave $50,000 to St. John's Cathedral -- Ancestor Was Burgomeister in 1673" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "Personal". New York: Buffalo Daily Courier. June 16, 1874.
^ McAllister, Ward (February 16, 1892). "THE ONLY FOUR HUNDRED | WARD M'ALLISTER GIVES OUT THE OFFICIAL LIST. HERE ARE THE NAMES, DON'T YOU KNOW, ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR GREAT LEADER, YOU UNDER- STAND, AND THEREFORE GENUINE, YOU SEE" (PDF) . The New York Times . Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ Keister, Lisa A. (2005). Getting Rich: America's New Rich and How They Got That Way Cambridge University Press . p. 36. ISBN 9780521536677 . Retrieved October 20, 2017 .
^ "MRS. F. J. DE PEYSTER DEAD. Member of Old New York Family, Was Interested in Charitable Work" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "The Commercial and Financial Chronicle" . National News Service, Incorporated. 1906: 542. Retrieved October 15, 2017 .
^ Huberdeau, Jennifer (July 21, 2016). "The Cottager | Brookhurst: Modern art finds a home on former estate's property" . The Berkshire Eagle the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017 .
^ National American Society (1906). Americana, American Historical Magazine . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ a b "Mrs. Helen Van C. de Peyster Lung" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "CAPTAIN LUNG A SUICIDE.; Medical Officer at Naval War College Kills Himself in Summer Home" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "MISS DE PEYSTER WEDS DR. G.A. LUNG; Ceremony at St. Bartholomew's Largely Attended by Old New York Families. WAS A NAVAL WEDDING Bridegroom, Best Man, and Ushers All Wore Full Dress Uniforms, Brave with Gold Lace" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ a b "F. A. De Peyster Dies in Home Here at 76" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "Countess de Castellane, 80, Widow of Polish NoblemanI" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 1, 2018 .
^ a b "MRS. TODD TO BE WED TO F.A. DE PEYSTER; Bridegroom-Elect Member of Pioneer New York Family" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "MRS. DE PEYSTER WED TO A COUNT; Word Is Received Here of Her Marriage in Genoa Dec. 28 to Bohdan de Castellane. HAD BEEN LIVING IN FRANCE The Former Alice Abercrombie-Miller Is Due in New York Tomorrow for Visit" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 1, 2018 .
^ "Augusta de Peyster Heads Group Of Patronesses Aiding Seamen; Helen L. Michalis Is Chairman of Debutante Committee for 'The Star-Wagon' Benefit Performance on Night of Oct. 28--'I'd Rather Be Right' to Support Madison House" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "BISHOP DEDICATES WINDOW; It Is Gift to St. John the Divine of de Peyster Sisters" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ Leonard, John William (1907). Men of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "A Day's Weddings.; Shoemaker -- De Peyster" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "BROKER SHOEMAKER KILLED.; Elevator Started as He Was Getting Off and Crushed His Leg" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "GIVE MARRIAGE SURPRISE.; Mrs. E. de Peyster Shoemaker Weds Morton L. Schwartz, Banker" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ Times, Wireless To the New York (May 16, 1926). "MRS. M.L. SCHWARTZ GAINS PARIS DECREE; Divorces Broker She Married in 1915" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "MORTON SCHWARTZ WEDS MISS BALKE; Capitalist, Divorced ill Paris in May, Marries Daughter of Mrs. Katherine M. Balke, IN DODGE BROTHERS DEAL He Aided in Purchase of Automobile Business for $150,000,000 -- First Wife Now Mrs. E. M. de Peyster" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "Mrs. de Peyster Entertains" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "Mrs. Morris de Peyster Hostess" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "SEASON ON AT LAKEWOOD.; Hotels Open and Cottages Filed -- The Goulds and de Peysters Arrive" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "F.J. DE PEYSTER'S FUNERAL.; Interment in Old Family Vault in Trinity Churchyard" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "F.J. DE PEYSTER'S WILL.; Lawyer Left All of His Estate to Widow and Five Children" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "Shirley (Hull) HUNTINGTON's" . legacy.com . Press Democrat . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "SHIRLEY T. HULL WED TO G. L. DE PEYSTER; Ceremony Takes Place in the Junior League's Clubhouse" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
^ "Miss Shirley Hull Becomes Bride of G.L. de Peyster" (PDF) . The New York Sun . Retrieved February 26, 2018 .
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Abraham de Peyster (1696–1767), Treasurer of the Province of New York, married Margaret Van Cortlandt, daughter of Jacobus Van Cortlandt
James Abraham de Peyster (1726–1799)
Capt. Abraham de Peyster (1753–1798), married Catherine Livingston, granddaughter of Philip Livingston
Frederick de Peyster (1758–1834)
James Ferguson de Peyster (1794–1874), married (1 ) Susan Maria Clarkson (1800–1823), daughter of Matthew Clarkson ; married (2 ) Frances Goodhue Ashton (1805–1871)
Frederic de Peyster (1796–1882), lawyer
Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (b. 1707), married Cornelia Schuyler
Arent DePeyster (1736–1822), British military officer
Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (1745–1807)
Johannes de Peyster (1666–1719), Mayor of New York City, married Anna Bancker, sister of Albany mayor Evert Bancker
Johannes de Peyster III (1694–1783), married Anna Schuyler, daughter of Albany mayor Myndert Schuyler
Maria de Peyster, married Gerard Bancker
William de Peyster, married Margaret Roosevelt
Catharina de Peyster, married Hendrick Rutgers (1712–1779)
Elizabeth de Peyster, married New Jersey provincial Governor John Hamilton
Maria de Peyster, married New York City Mayor David Provost
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