The Family of Robert Livingston

    This page does not relate to Sewell forebearers.  This is the family of Robert Livingston, First Lord of the Manor (1654 - 1728), a younger son of {Reverend} John Livingston (1603 - 1672).  The Sewell family is descended through Robert's older brother, James Livingston (1646 - 1700).

References:
Florence Van Rennsselaer, The Livingston Family in America, New York, 1949.
Clare Brandt, An American Aristocracy: The Livingstons, New York, 1986, ISBN 0385158750
Mary S. Van Deusen, The Livingston Branch, 1997

Robert Livingston, 1st Lord of the Manor (1654 - 1728) m. 1679 Alvida Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1656 - 1727), daughter of Phillip Pieterse Van Schuyler and sister of {Colonel} Peter "the Indian Guider" Schuyler, who had married first in 1675 to Nicholas Van Rensselaer.  Robert Livingston and Alda Schuyler Van Rensselaer had the following children:

• John Livingston (1680 - 1720) who m.1st Mary Winthrop and 2nd Elizabeth Knight
• dsp (decessit sine parole, died without issue)

• Margaret Livingston (1681 - 1758) m. 1700 {Col} Samuel Vetch (1668 - 1732)
• Alida Vetch m. 1725 Stephen Bayard
• Seven children

• Johanna Phillippina Livingston (1684 - 1690)

• Phillip Livingston, 2nd Lord of the Manor (1686 - 1749) who founded the Manor Branch m. 1707 Catrina Van Brugh (d. 1756)
• {Col} Robert Livingston, 3rd Lord of the Manor (1708 - 1790) m.1st 1731 Maria Thong (1711 - 1765)
• {Col} Peter Robert Livingston (1737 - 1794) m. Margaret Livingston (1738 - 1809); Peter and Margaret Livingston were 3rd cousins, their common ancestor being {Rev} John Livingson (1603 - 1672), father of Robert Livingston, 1st Lord of the Manor.  Margaret Livingston was a sister of Janet Livingston who married {Chief Justice} William Smith of New York.
• ten children
• Walter Livingston who married Cornelia Schuyler.
• Their daughter Harriet Livingston (1786 - 1824) married Robert Fulton (1765 - 1815) who, in 1807, built the "Clermont", the first successful steamboat in the United States. Robert Fulton was a partner of Robert R. "The Chancellor" Livingston.
• Their great X4 grandson is Robert Linlithgow "Bob" Livingston, the Washington D.C. lobbyist and former chairman of the American House of Representatives Appropriations Committee.
• Catherine Livingston (1744 - 1832) m. 1766 John Patterson of New York
• Alida Livingston (1747 - 1791) m. {Capt} James Valentine Gardner of New York.
• nine additional children (as shown in Florence Van Rennsselaer, The Livingston Family in America, New York, 1949, page 84.)
{Col} Robert Livingston, 3rd Lord of the Manor (1708 - 1790) m. 2nd Gertude Van Renssalaer Schuyler widow of Adonijah Schuyler.
• Peter Van Brugh Livingston (1710 - 1792) m.1st 1739 Mary Alexander (1721 - 1769);

• twelve children.
m. 2nd Elizabeth Ricketts

• John Livingston (1714 - 1788) m.1742 Catherine de Peyster (b. 1724)
• Five children
• Philip "The Signer" Livingston (1716 - 1778) who signed the American Declaration of Independance, m.1740 Christina Ten Broeck (1718 - 1801)
• Philip Philip Livingston; his great grandson was Edwin Brockhost Livingston who wrote The Livingstons of Callendar, Edinburgh, 1920.
• Catherine Livingston who married Stephen Van Rensselaer. 
• Their son was {General} Stephen Van Rensselaer (1764 - 1839) who led the American attack on Queenston Heights during the War of 1812. 
• Their great X2 granddaughter was Florence Van Rensselaer who wrote The Livingston Family in America, New York, 1949
• Seven additional children
• Henry Livingston (1719 - 1772) unmarried
• Sarah Livingston (1721 - 1722)
• William Livingston (1723 - 1790) who was the first governor of the American State of New Jersey m.1745 Susanna French (1723 - 1789)
• Thirteen children
• Alida Livingston (1728 - 1790) m.1st Henry Hasen (dsp); m.2nd Martin Hoffman
• Philip Livingston Hoffman
• Catharine Livingston (b.1733) m.1759 John Lawrence (dsp)
• Robert Livingston of Clermont (1688 - 1775) who founded the Clermont Branch m. 1717 Margaret Howarden (1693 - 1758)
• {Judge} Robert R. Livingston (1718 - 1775) m.1742 Margaret Beekman (1724 - 1800)
• Janet Livingston (1743 - 1828) m.1773 {General} Richard Montgomery (1736 - 1775) who was killed while attempting the capture of Quebec in 1775. (dsp)
• Robert R. "The Chancellor" Livingston (1746 - 1813) who administered the inaugural oath to the first American President, {General} George Washington;  and subsequently became the American Ambassador to the Court of Napoleon I.  Robert R. Livingston was a partner of Robert Fulton who, in 1807, built the "Clermont", the first successful steamboat in the United States.
• Nine additional children.
• Gilbert Livingston (1690 - 1746) who founded the Duchess Country Branch m. 1711 Cornelia Beekman (1693 - 1742)
• {Doctor} Henry Livingston (1714 - 1799) m.1742 Susannah Conklin (1724 - 1793)
• {Major} Henry Livingston whose greatX5 granddaughter Mary Van Deusen has recorded much of the family history of Robert Livingston, First Lord of the Manor. Click for Mary's Livingston Branch.
• Ten additional children
• James Livingston (1728 - 1790)  m. 1751 Judith Newcomb (d. 1808). 
• Great X5 grandson George H. W. Bush who was the 41st American President.
• Great X6 grandson George W. Bush who was the 43rd American President.
• Twelve additional children
• Wilhelm Livingston (1692 - 1692)
• Joanna Livingston (b. 1694) m. 1720 Cornelius Van Horne (1694 - 1752)
• Four children
• Catharina Livingston (1698 - 1699)