Myndert Schuyler

Myndert Schuyler (January 16, 1672 – October 18, 1755) was a colonial trader and merchant with extensive real estate holdings who served as Mayor of Albany, New York, twice between 1719 and 1725. Both of his parents died during the Schenectady massacre of 1690. He was the younger brother of David Davidse Schuyler, also a mayor of Albany. The first term began in 1719 and he was in office until 1720 when he was succeeded by Pieter Van Brugh, who served from 1720 to 1723.

For thirty-five years, the longest of any Commissioner, he served as Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the Province of New York, appointed in 1706, 1710, 1712, 1715, 1728, 1729, 1732, 1734, 1739, 1742, 1745, 1752, and 1754.

Personal life In December 1693, Schuyler married Rachel Cuyler (1674–1747), the daughter of Hendrick Cuyler and Anna Schepmoes, pioneers of New Netherland, at the New York Reformed Church, New York City. Together, they were the parents of one child:

Anna Schuyler (1697–1750), who married Johannes de Peyster III (1694–1783). He was the son of Albany Mayor Johannes De Peyster Jr. and grandson of Johannes de Peyster, Sr., the 23rd Mayor of New York City, nephew of Mayor Abraham de Peyster, Maria De Peyster, who was married to Mayor David Provost, and Evert Bancker, the 3rd and 12th Mayor of Albany, New York. His nephews included Gerard Bancker (1740–1799), New York State Treasurer from 1778 to 1798, and Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), namesake of Rutgers College.

Descendants He was the grandfather of Anna de Peyster (1723–1794), who married Volkert Petrus Douw (1720–1801), a New York State Senator and Mayor of Albany who was the grandson of Hendrick van Rensselaer, Rachel de Peyster (1728–1794), who married Tobias Coenraedt Ten Eyck (1717–1785),