Johannes Cuyler

Johannes Cuyler (1661 – July 20, 1740) His father was a tailor who was born in the Netherlands, came to America, and went to Albany in 1664 after the expansion of British America.

His paternal grandparents, who stayed in the Netherlands, were Isebrant Cuyler and Evertien Jansz. His father was a supporter of Jacob Leisler and his mother was born in Albany, New York, to Dutch immigrants. Notwithstanding two brief breaks, he was elected to five terms, serving from 1705 to 1727.

Personal life On November 2, 1684, he was married to Elsje Ten Broeck (d. 1752). She was the daughter of Albany Mayor Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717) and Christyna (née Van Buren) Ten Broeck (1644–1729). Together, Johannes and Elsje were the parents of twelve children, including:

Anna Cuyler (1685–1741), who married Anthony Van Schaick (1682–1759). She was the daughter of Johannes Schuyler (1668–1747), of the prominent Schuyler family, and Elizabeth Staats (1647–1737). She was also the sister of Johannes Schuyler, Jr., making her aunt to Gen. Philip Schuyler, as well as the niece of Pieter and Arent Schuyler. Johannes Cuyler (1699–1746), who married Catherine Glen (b. 1699), daughter of Johannes Jacob Glen.

Descendants Through his son Cornelis, he was the grandfather of Elizabeth Cuyler (1731–1815), who married Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1726–1781), grandson of Jacobus Van Cortlandt, Hendrick "Henry" Cuyler (1735–1803), who married Catharina Lydius (1743–1818), Elsje "Elsie" Cuyler (1737–1761), Margarita Cuyler (1738–1802), who married Isaac Low (1735–1791), a prominent merchant, Cornelius Cuyler (1740–1819), who married Anne Wendell in 1763, and Abraham Cornelius Cuyler (1742–1810), who married Jannetje "Janet" Glen, who was sister to Henry Glen (1739–1814), in 1764.