Jacob Cuyler (silversmith)

Jacob J. Cuyler (September 1741 – June 5, 1804) was an American silversmith, active circa 1765-1790 in Albany, New York.[1]

Jacob J. Cuyler
Member of the New York Provincial Congress
In office
1775–1776
Personal details
Born(1741-09-01)September 1, 1741
Albany, Province of New York, British America
DiedJune 5, 1804(1804-06-05) (aged 62)
Spouse(s)
Lydia Van Vechten
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(m. 1764; his death 1804)​
Children7
ParentsJohannes Cuyler Jr.
Catharina Glen
RelativesJohannes Cuyler (grandfather)

Early life

Cuyler was born in September 1741.[2] He was the son of Johannes Cuyler Jr. (1699–1746) and Catharina (née Glen) Cuyler (b. 1699).[3]

His paternal grandparents were Albany mayor Johannes Cuyler (1661–1740) and Elsje Ten Broeck (d. 1752), herself the daughter of Albany mayor Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717). His mother was the daughter of Johannes Jacob Glen.[3]

Career
Funeral spoon, attributed to Jacob Cuyler, Albany, 1771

He was a silversmith by trade and was known for his high quality works.[4][5] In Albany, he served as firemaster and was manager of the lottery during the early 1770s.[2] In 1767, he was willed the estate of his uncle, Johannes Glen (1704-1770).[6]

In 1766, he signed the constitution of Albany. Cuyler was also a member of the Sons of Liberty, and in 1767 served as the first lieutenant in the Albany militia company. During the Revolutionary War period, he was a member of the Albany Committee of Correspondence, and served as a delegate from Albany to the New York Provincial Congress in 1776,[7][8] and later in the Continental Commissary General's office.[1]

Personal life

On March 5, 1764, Cuyler married Lydia Van Vechten (1743–1808), the daughter of Dirck and Elizabeth (née Ten Broeck) Van Vechten,[9] in Albany.[3] By 1780, they had seven children.[2]

Cuyler died on June 5, 1804.[1][10]

References
  1. Nicoll, Maud Churchill (1912). The Earliest Cuylers in Holland and America and Some of Their Descendants. T.A. Wright, Printer and Publisher. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. Bielinski, Stefan. "Jacob J. Cuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. Reynolds, Cuyler (1911). Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 32. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. Groft, Tammis K.; Mackay, Mary Alice (1998). Albany Institute of History & Art: 200 Years of Collecting. New York: SUNY Press | Hudson Hills Press. p. 184. ISBN 9781438429946. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. "Stock buckle". artgallery.yale.edu. Yale University. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. "Will of Johannes Glen - 1767". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. New York (State) Legislature Senate (1911). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. Albany Institute (1873). Proceedings of the Albany Institute. J. Munsell. p. 321. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  9. Bielinski, Stefan. "Lydia Van Vechten Cuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  10. Munsell, Joel (1855). The Annals of Albany. J. Munsell & Co. p. 142. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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