Philip Livingston (1686-1749)

Colonel Philip Livingston, 2nd Lord of Livingston Manor, New York

He was born at "Elm Tree Corner" Albany, New York. He was fluent in Dutch and English before being sent to learn French with the Huguenots at New Rochelle in preparation for trading with French Canada. As a young man, he was described as a, "handsome.. breaker of hearts" and lived in a townhouse in Albany where he managed his father's many business concerns as well as the Manor of Livingston. He succeeded his father as Secretary for the Commission of Indian Affairs and Town Clerk of Albany; and, he was appointed to the Provincial Council (1725-1749). Prioritizing business over politics, he declined a seat in the New York Assembly. In 1728, he succeeded to the Manor of Livingston (by then 247,000-acres) and the manor house, "Linlithgo". He was frequently in New York City for business and bought a townhouse on Broad Street. There, he established the shipping firm of Phillip Livingston & Sons that ran a lucrative business between Madagascar, Barbados and Virginia trading in slaves, sugar, and tobacco. In 1743, he also established the colony's first iron works at Ancram. In 1708, at Albany, he married his wife, Catherine Van Brugh, and they had nine surviving children (listed above).

Parents

Robert Livingston The Elder

Robert Livingston, 1st Lord of the Manor of Livingston, New York

1654-1728

Alida (Schuyler) Livingston

Mrs Alida (Schuyler) Van Rensselaer, afterwards Livingston

1656-1727

Spouse

Catherine (Van Brugh) Livingston

Mrs Catherina (Van Brugh) Livingston

1689-1756

Children

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston, 3rd and last Lord of Livingston Manor, New York

1708-1790

Peter Van Brugh Livingston

Peter Van Brugh Livingston, of Elizabethtown, N.J., New York State Treasurer

1710-1792

John Livingston

John Livingston, "Prosperous Merchant" of New York City

1714-1786

Philip Livingston

U.S. Founding Father & President of the New York Provincial Congress

1716-1778

Henry Livingston

Hendrick "Henry" Livingston, of the Aleppo Estate Plantation, Jamaica

1719-1772

William Livingston

1st Governor of New Jersey & Signer of the U.S. Constitution

1723-1790

Sarah (Livingston) Alexander

Sarah (Livingston) Alexander, Lady Stirling

1725-1805

Alida (Livingston) Hoffman

Mrs Alida (Livingston) Hansen, Hoffman

1728-1790

Catherine (Livingston) Lawrence

Mrs Catherine (Livingston) Lawrence, died without children

1733-1807