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Robert Livingston the Elder (13 December 1654 – 1728) was a Scottish-born merchant and government official in the Province of New York. He was granted a patent to 160,000 acres (650 km 2 / 250 sq mi) of land along the Hudson River, becoming the first lord of Livingston Manor.
26 de abr. de 2022 · Robert Livingston the Elder (December 13, 1654 – October 1, 1728) was a New York colonial official, and first lord of Livingston Manor. He married Alida Schuyler (widow of Nicholas Van Rensselaer) in 1679. He was the father of nine children, including Philip, Robert and Gilbert.
Robert Livingston was an early American landowner, politician, and merchant who founded the prominent Livingston family of New York state and laid the basis of his family’s material fortune. Livingston was the son of a Scottish Presbyterian minister who emigrated to Rotterdam in Holland in 1663.
Robert of Clermont willed the manor to his eldest son Robert R. Livingston. Robert was a judge so he is known as Robert the Judge. He married Margaret Beekman, who was heir to twenty four thousand acres of land just south of Clermont.
Robert Livingston (July 24, 1688 – June 27, 1775) of New York, known as Robert of Clermont, son of Robert Livingston the Elder and father of Robert Livingston. He was a member of New York colonial assembly from 1726 until 1727.
Sus abuelos paternos fueron Robert Livingston (1688–1775) de Clermont y Margaret Howarden (1693–1758). Sus bisabuelos fueron Robert Livingston the Elder (1654–1728) y Alida (de soltera Schuyler) Van Rensselaer Livingston, hija de Philip Pieterse Schuyler (1628–1683).
Robert Livingston the Elder (December 13, 1654 – October 1, 1728) was a New York colonial official, fur trader, and businessman; he was granted a patent to 160,000 acres along the Hudson River, and became the first lord of Livingston Manor.
