Robert Livingston Family Bible
Holy Bible in English; (London), 1683.

Contains the records of Robert Livingston, first Lord of the Manor of
Livingston, and of his wife, Alida Schuyler.  The Bible descended in the direct
line to Mrs. Mary E. Livingston Wilson, who presented it to the New York
Historical Society in 1913.  The records are in Dutch, with an English
translation.

Robert Livingston his Bible, sent by his mother from Rotterdam, A. D. [1689]

Den 9 July 1679 oude Stÿl Ben ick Rob't Livingston in den Howelyken Staat
bevestigt met myn Waarde Huysvrow Alida Schuÿler gewesene Wed-. wÿlen
Dom: Nicolas van Rensselaer in de gereformeerde Kerke te albany in america
op een woonsdagh voor de Middagh door Dom: Gideon Schaets God v-leene
one dat hem Eerlyk ons Ons Saligh is amen

Aº. 1680 den 26 aprill zynde 's maandags 's morgens tuschen 8 & 9 uyren is
myn Oudtse Soon Johannes gebooren, de heer will hem in deughde laeten
opwassen; hy is nae myn Vader Salg- genoemt & den 2 mey zynde Sondaghs
gedoopt, d'Compeers waeren myn Schoonvader C: Phillip Schuyler & Dirk
Wessels & ten doop gehouden van myn Schoonmoeder Juffr: Margareta
Schuyler doch vader Schuyler op D' Vlakte zynde was v-hindert van d'Extreem
hooghwater hier to comen so dat Broed- Pieter in zyn Plaats als getuyge
gestaan heeft.

Aº. 1681 Den 5 Decemb- zynde 's maendaghs 's morgens ontrent 6 uyrens is
myn Oudtse Dochter Margareta geboren, d' heer will haer segenen nae Siele &
lichaam, zy is nae myn Schoonmoeder genoemt & op den 11 d'to van Do:
Gideon Schaets gedoopt, d' getuygen waren myn Sch...vader C: Phill: Schuyler
& myn Schoonmoeder die haer ten doop heeft gepresenteert.

Aº 1683/4 p'mo februarÿ zynde Vrydaeghs 'S morgens ontrent 7 uyrens in myn
Twede Dochter Johanna Philippina geboren; d' heere will haer zegenen & in
deughde laeten opwassen, Sy is naer myn moeder & myn Schoonvader salg-
genoemt & op den 3 dº van Dº. Gideon Schaets gedoopt, dom. Godevridus
Dellius leesende t Formulier, de getuyge waren oom David Schuyler en Broed-
Arent Schuyler & is ten doop gedraege van Suster Engeltie Schuyler.

Aº. 1686 Den 9 July zynde Vrydagh savonts te 10 uyren is myn Twede Son
Philip geboren Godt will hem in deughde laeten opwassen, hy is naer myn
Schoonvader genoemt & op den 25 dº. gedoopt van Dº. Gideon Schaets Dº.
Godevridus Dellius lesende t Formulier d'Coompeerst waeren oom David
Schuyler & Broed- Phillip Schuyler & is ten doop gepresenteert van Suster
Cornelia Broed-Brants huysvrou ick was te N: Yorke gecommitteert met Br: P'r
om d Charter

Aº. 1688 Den 24 July zynde dynsdagh te 3 uyre 'S achtermiddaghs is myn
huysvrouw v-lost van myn derde Soon Robert, d heere will hem zegenen dat
hy in deughde magh opwassen in d' oprechte gereformeerde Religie is op
Sondagh den 29 gedoopt van Dº Godevridus Dellius, d Compeers waeren oom
David Schuyler & Br. Johannes Schuyler en is ten doop gepresenteert van
Suster Margareta Schuyler: Ick was met gov- Dongan nae N: York v-trocken
weg: d Reck- van d Soldaeten optemaeken die hier v-lede winter in garnisoen
laegen & door my onderhouden

Aº. 1689/90 Den 3 maart zynde 's Maendaghs te 5 uyren 'S morgens is myn
Vierde Soon geboren genaemt Gysbertus nae myn huysvrows Broed- Salg- de
heere will hem & ons altemael bewaeren in dese gevaerlyke oorloghstyden is
op woonsdagh den 5 deº gedoopt van Dº Godevridus Dellius, is ten Doop
gedraage van Suster Jenneke Schuyler de Compeers waaren Livinus van
Schaÿk & .....Ick was gecommitteert van d Conventie nae de Colonyen van N:
Engelandt om assistentie van Volk en ammunitie tegens de franse, die
Shennechtady op den 9 feb- lestleden hebben offgelopen van eenen Jacob
Leysler Coopman tot N: Yorke die zich de Regeering van dese Provintie
assumeerde Sonder Commissie. N.B. is ook voor een v-raeder gexecuteert te
N: Yorke in Mey 1691

1690 Den 24 Junÿ So is onse Lieve Dochter Johanna Philippina is den Heere
ontslaapen te N: Yorke & naest haer Engeltje meut begraeven, ick was te
hartford aldaer te v-blyven gedurende de tydt van d Revolutie & disorders, ick
quam in July tot albany met Maj-Gen'l Winthrop & werde siek van d Coors
v-trock in Septemb- nae Stratford myn huysvrouw Volgde in decemb- den 15
arriveerde zy met d kinders te norwok gengen te fairfield woonen dese winter.
 Ondertuschen arriveerde Maj-Rich'd Ingoldsby met de Soldaeten uyt Engelant
& naederhant Col henry Sloughter gov- gen'l. Doch Jacob Leÿsler & zyn factie
Resisteerde de Coninklycke authoriteyt & wilde t fort niet overleverren,
naderhant d' Canallie hem afvallende liet hem & zyn Raaden in d Peekell om
alles te v-antwoorden waerom 8 zyn gecondemneert voor hooghv-raet om te
sterven, Leysler & Milborn gehangen als de hoofden, d Rest in gevankenisse
tot dat d Coning zyn believe bekent wort.

1679 den 9 July oude Styll Ben ick Robert Livingston in den houelyken......tigh
met myn Waerde huysvrow Alida Schuyler gewesene wed-wylen dom... Nicolas
Van Renselaer in d gereformeerde kerk van albany in america op Woensdagh
voor d Middagh door dom: gideon Schaets Godt v-leene ons dat......Eerlyk en
ons Saligh is amen

1680 den 26 aprill zynde s maendaghs S morgens tushen 8 & 9 uren is myn
soon......geboren d heer will hem in deugde laeten opwassen hy is naer myn  
Vad'r Salg-....naemt & den 2 meÿ zynde Sondaegs gedoopt waerover als
getuygen zyn m...shoonvad- Phillip Schuyler & Dirk Wessels is ten doop
gehouden van....schoenmoed- Juff-. margrieta Schuyler doch vader Schuyler
op d Vlakte sy...was v-hind't van d Extreme hooge water hier t koman soo dat
Broe...Pieter in zyn Plaets (in zyn Plaets) als getuyge gestaen heeft

1681 den 5 Decemb- S maendaegs S morgens ontrent 6 uren is myn oudtste
Doghter margareta geboren; d heere will haer segenen naer ziel en lichaem
zy....naer myn shoenmoed- genaemt en op den 11 dº van dom shaets
gedoopt getuygen waeren myn shoonvad-. Phillip Shuyler en mÿn
shoonm...die haer ten doop heeft gepresenteert

1683/4 den Erste February zynde Vrydaegs S morgens ontrent 7 uren is
m...Doghter Johanna Phillipina geboren: Godt will haer met zyn geest en in
Deugde laten opwassen, sy is naer mÿn moed- & myn Shoomn...Salg-
genaemt & op den 3 dº van Dom: shaets gedoopt Dom: godevr...Dellius
leesende t formulier ,d getuygen waren oom David Shuy...Broed-. arent
Schuyler & is ten doop gepresenteert van Suster Engel...shuyler: NB.zy is in
den heere gerust te N: Yorke van d kinder Pocke gestorven, Juny 1690.

1686 Den 9 Jully zynde Vrydaegs avont...10 uren is myn Twede...Phillip
geboren, godt will hem...deaugde laeten opwassen...naer myn shoonvader
genoemt en op den 25 dº gedoopt van....dom: godevridus Dellius lass het
formulier, d. Compeers waren...David Schuyler & Broder Phillip Schuyler & is
ten doop gepresenteert...Suster Cornelia Schuyler Broed- Brants huysvrow, ick
was t N: York gecommitteert weg: d Charter.

1688 Den 24 Jully zynde Dynsdaeg ten uyren achtermiddaghs...huysvrowe
v-lost van myn derde soon Robert D heere will hem zyn zeegan v-leene dat
ghy in deugde magh opwassen in d oprechte ge...meerde Religie is op
Sondagh den 29 gedoopt van Dom: godev...van Dell: d Compeers waren David
oom & Johannes Shuÿler...doopt gepresenteert van Suster Margerata Shuyler
Ich was....Excell. Tho: Dongan Cap't Gen'l naer N: Yorke v-trocken w...Rek- d.
militia belangende op te maken-

1689/90 Den 3 maert zynde Maendagh te 5 uyren 's morgens is myn waerde
pant v-lost van myn...Soon Gysbert, d Almaghtige will hem bewaren in dese
gevaerlyke Tyden & hem....maken int Ewige Paradys is op compeers waren Br:
Peter Shuyler d mayor & alderman Livinus Van Sh[aick] Peet was Suster
Jenneke Shuylers.

1692 Den maert is geboren myn Vyffde Soon Willhem godt geve hem geluk &
sa...hy is gedoopt van Dº Dellius waarover als Compeers stingen

dº Den 5 november is myn Soon willem in d heere ontlsaepen & was
begra...van N: Yorke arriveerde

1694 Den 10 Decem-. is geboren myn derde Dochter Johanna zynde maendagh
'S avondts, ( op dieselfden dagh ging ick & myn Johannes d Sandt Punt uyt in
de Ship d Charity Lancaster Syms Shipper) zy is gedoopt van Dº
godev...Dellius....waren Collonel Richard Ingoldesby & Maj P- Shuyler & is ten
doop ....van Juffrow Dellius [some words cut off]

1699 Den 13 Feb- is onse soon Robert

1698 Den 22 maÿ is geboren onse Vierde Dochter Catharina en is 2 weeken
daernae gedoopt Door Dom- godevridus Dellius d Compeers waren Cap't Brant
Schuyler & Collonel abraham de Peÿster en d Countess d' Gravinne van
Bellomont was Peet die haer ten doop hiel

1699 Den 6 Decmeb- ontrent 8 uyren 's avonts is onse Dochtertie Catharina in
den heere ontslapen en op den 9'den daeraen in de kerk begraven by haer
grootvader Cap't Phil: shuyler zalg-

1700 Den 20 Decemb- is myn oudtste Dochter Margareta getrowt met Cap't
Samuel Veitch tot onsen in huys door Dº Johannes Lydius met een Lycence.  
de heere will haer zyn Segen geven in dese werelt & d' Ewighe Vreucht
hiernamaels  amen

Translations

On July 9, 1679, Old Style I, Robert Livingston, was married to my worthy
wife Alida Schuyler last widow of the deceased Domine Nicolaus Van
Rensselaer, in the Reformed Church at Albany in America on a Wednesday in
the forenoon, by Dom. Gideon Schaets.  May God grant us to Honor Him,
toward our salvation, Amen.

1680 April 26, being Monday morning between 8 and 9 o'clock my eldest son
Johannes was born; may the Lord grant him to grow up virtuous; he was
named for my deceased father, and baptised on May 2, being a Sunday.  The
witnesses were my father in law Cap Phillip Schuyler and Dirk Wessels, and
was presented for baptism by my mother in law Mrs. Margareta Schuyler.  But
Father Schuyler, being at the Flatts, was prevented by the extremely high
water from coming hither, and Brother Pieter acted as witness in his father's
stead.

1681, December 5, being Monday morning about 6 o'clock my eldest daughter
Margareta was born; may the Lord bless her both spiritually and physically
she was named for my mother in law and was baptised on the 11th of the
said month by Dom. Gideon Schaets.  The witnesses were my father in law
Cap Phill. Schuyler and my mother in law who has presented her for baptism.

1683/4 February first, being Friday morning about 7 o'clock, my second
daughter Johanna Philippina was born; may the Lord bless her and grant her
to grow up virtuous; she was named after my mother and my deceased father
in law, and was baptized on the 3rd by Dº Gideon Schaets, Dom. Godevridus
Dellius reading the Formulary.  The witnesses were uncle David Schulyer and
Brother Arent Schuyler, and was presented for baptism by Sister Engeltie
Schuyler.

1686, July 9, being Friday evening about ten o'clock, my second son Philip
was born, may God grant him to grow up in virtue; he was named for my
father in law, and on the 25th was baptized by Dom. Gideon Schaats, Dº
Godevridus reading the Formulary.  The Witnesses were uncle David Schuyler
and Brother Phillip Schuyler, and was presented for baptism by Sister Cornelia
Schuyler, wife of Brother Brant.  I was at New York as Commissioner for the
Charter, with brother P'r.

1688 July 24, being Tuesday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon my wife was
delivered of my third son Robert, the Lord will bless him that he may grow up
in virtue in the true Reformed Religion; was baptised on Sunday the 29th by
Dº Godevridus Dellius.  The witnesses were Uncle David Schuyler and Brother
Johannes Schuyler.  I had departed with Governor Dongan for New York, in
regard to making out the account for the soldiers garrisoned here last winter,
and supported by me.

1689/90 March 3d being Monday at 5 o'clock in the morniong my fourth son
was born; named Gysbertus after my wife's deceased brother; may the Lord
protect him and us together in these dangerous times of war.  Was baptised
on Wednesday the 5th by Dom. Godevridus Dellius.  Was presented for
baptism by sister Jenneke Schuyler.  The witnesses were Levinus Van Schayke
& ........I was deputed by the convention to the New England Colonies, to
request assistance of people and ammunition against the French, who on
February 9 last had surprised Schenectady, no guard having been kept, the
people being divided on account of the usurpation of on Jacob Leysler,
merchant at New York, who, without a commission, assumed the government
of this Province.  N.B. Was also executed as a traitor at New York in May
1691.

1690 June 24, Our beloved daughter Johanna Philippina slept in the Lord at
New York, and was buried next to Engeltje. I was at Hartford intending to
stay there during the period of revolt and disorder. I arrived in July at Albany
in company with Maj. Genl Winthrop, and was taken sick with fever. Departed
in September for Stratford.  My wife followed in December, and on the 15th
she with the children arrived at Norwalk.  We went to live at Fairfield for the
winter.  Meanwhile Majr. Rich'd Ingolsby arrived with the soldiers from
England, and afterward Col. Henry Slougter, gov'r Genl.  But Jacob Leysler and
his faction resisted the royal authority and was unwilling to surrender the
fort.  Afterward the mob falling away from him left him and his Councillors in
a pickle, to answer for everything.  On account hereof eight have been
condemned to death on a charge of high treason; Leysler and Milborn hung as
the ringleaders.  The remainder imprisoned till the King's pleasure shall be
known.

1679 July 9 Old Style, I Robert Livingston was married to my worthy wife
Alida Schuyler last widow of the deceased Domine Nicolas Van Renselaer, in
the Reformed Church of Albany in America, on a Wednesday in the forenoon
by Dom. Gideon Schaets.  May God grant us to honor Him, for our salvation,
Amen.

1680 April 26, being monday morning between 8 and 9 o'clock my son...was
born.  May the Lord grant him to grow up virtuous.  He was named for my
deceased father, and baptised on May 2 being a Sunday, at which there were
witnesses my father in law Philip Schuyler & Dirk Wessels.  Was presented for
baptism by my Mother in law Mrs. Margareta Schuyler.  But Father Schuyler
being on the Flatts, was prevented coming here by the extremely high flood,
so that Brother Pieter stood in his stead as witness.

1681 December 5, being a Monday about 6 o'clock in the Morning, my eldest
daughter Margareta was born; may the Lord bless her spiritually and
physically; she was named for my mother in law, and on the 11th of the said
month was baptised by Dom. Shaets.  Witnesses were my Father in Law
Phillip Schuyler and my mother in law who presented her for baptism.

1683/4 February 1, being Friday morning about 7 o'clock my daughter Johanna
Phillipina was born; may God endow her with His spirit and grant her to grow
up in virtue; she was named for my mother and my deceased father in law
and was baptized on the 3d by Dom. Shaets, Dom. Godevridus Dellius reading
the Formulary.  The witnesses were Uncle David Shuyler, Brother Arent
Shuyler and was presented for baptism by Sister Engeltie Schuyler.  N.B. She
rested in the Lord at New York, dying with small pox, June 1690.

1686, July 9, being Friday evening at 10 o'clock my second son Phillip was
born; may god grant him to grow up in virtue.  He was named for my father in
law and baptised on the 25th of the same month by Dom. Shaets.  Dom
Godevridus Dellius read the Formulary.  Witnesses were uncle David Schuyler
& Brother Phillip Schuyler, and was presented for baptism by Sister Cornelia
Schuyler, Brother Brant's wife.  I was at New York, as Commissioner regarding
the Charter.

1688, July 24, being Tuesday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon my wife was
delivered of my third son Robert.; the Lord will bless him that he may grow up
in virtue, in the pure Reformed religion.  Was baptised on Sunday the 29th by
Dom. Godevridus Van Dell.  The witnesses were Uncle David and Johannes
Schuyler.  Presented for baptism by Sister Margareta Schuyler,  I had gone to
New York with His Excellency Tho: Dongan, Captain General, in order to make
out the accounts concerning the Military.

1689/90 March 3, being Monday at five o'clock in the morning my dear life
partner was delivered of my son Gysbert.  May the Almighty guard him in
these dangerous times and make [obliterated] in the eternal Paradise.  Was
baptised on Wednesday the 5th by Dom. Godevridus.  The witnesses were
Brother Peter Schuyler, the mayor, & Alderman Levinus Van Shaick.  Sister
Jenneke Shuylers was godmother.

1692 March - Was born my fifth son Willhem.  May the Lord grant him
happiness and prosperity.  He was baptised by Do. Dellius and as witnesses
stood...

November 5.  My son Willem slept in the Lord.  He was buried when I arrived
from New York.

1694 December 10.  Was born my third daughter Johanna, being Monday in
the evening.  (On the same day I and my Johannes passed the Sand point in
the ship The Charity, Lancaster Syms, skipper) She was baptised by dom.
Godevridus Dellius. Witnesses were: Colonel Richard Ingoldesby and Maj. P'r
Shuyler, and Mrs. Dellius presented her for baptism.

[Here follows one line which is entirely obliterated]

1698 May 22 Was born my fourth daughter Catharina, and two weeks later
was baptized by Dom. Godevridus Dellius.  The witnesses were Capt. Brant
Schuyler and Col. Abraham De Peyster.  And the Countess Gravinne Van
Bellomont was the godmother, presenting her for baptism.

1699 December 6, about 8 o'clock in the evening our little daughter Catharina
slept in the Lord, and was on the 9th following buried in the Church next to
her grandfather Capt. Phil Schuyler, deceased.

1700 December 20.  My oldest daughter Margareta was married to Capt.
Samuel Veitch, in our house by Do. Johannes Lydius with a licence.  May the
Lord grant her His blessings in this World, and eternal joy hereafter, Amen.



Taken from the book: The Colonial Dames of the State of New York,
Genealogical Records, Manuscript entries of Births, Deaths, and Marriages,
taken from Family Bibles 1581-1917.
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