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Robert Livingston (1708–1790)

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The Livingstons of Livingston manor; being the history of that branch of the Scottish house of Callendar which settled in the English province of New York during the reign of Charles the Second; and also including an account of Robert Livingston of Albany, "The nephew," a settler in the same province
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when some New Englanders began to settle on the eastern portion of the Manor. Some of the settlers were Livingston's own tenants, who tired of paying rent moved east and contended they were now in Massachusetts. By 1767, Livingston Manor had about 285 tenant families, together leasing 30,000 from
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Robert, according to C.A. Kierner. Settlement was disbursed, with areas adjoining waterways, mills, and ironworks, the more densely populated. The tenants paid their rent in wheat. In 1760 Livingston Manor produced 50,000 bushels; Robert had claim to one-tenth as income.
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The New York Civil List: Containing The Names And Origin Of The Civil Divisions, And The Names And Dates Of Election Or Appointment Of The Principal State And County Officers From The Revolution To The Present
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Livingston died on November 27, 1790, at the age of eighty-one. He broke the family tradition of leaving the estate to his eldest son and shared Livingston Manor among his five sons and his son-in-law
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John Livingston (1749–1822), who married first Maria Ann Leroy (1759–1797), daughter of Jacob Leroy and Cornelia Rutgers, and second Catherine (Livingston) Ridley, his first cousin, the daughter of
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and a member of the assembly for the manor from 1737 to 1790. He was also U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 1781 to 1783.
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official, fur trader, and businessman who was granted a patent to 160,000 acres (650 km/ 250 sq mi) along the
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Robert Livingston (1742–1794), better known as Robert Cambridge due to his attendance of
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Catherine Livingston (1744–1832), who married John Patterson (1740–1823), brother of
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On May 20, 1731, he married Maria Thong (1711–1765), granddaughter of Governor
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This article is about the 3rd Lord of Livingston Manor. For other uses, see
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Calendar of Historical Manuscripts, Relating to the War of the Revolution
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Upon the death of his father in February 1749, Robert inherited
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Traders and Gentlefolk: The Livingstons of New York, 1675-1790
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Alida Livingston (1747–1791), who married Valentine Gardiner.
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Philip Robert Livingston (1733–1756), died of kidney trouble.
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A Factious People: Politics and Society in Colonial New York
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The Jarring Interests: New York's Boundary Makers, 1664-1776
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Hendrick "Henry" Livingston (1752–1823), who died unmarried.
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Livingston found himself embroiled in a border dispute with
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Hirschman, Elizabeth Caldwell; Yates, Donald Neal (2012).
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During the Revolution, he made available to the New York
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Robert Livingston was born on December 16, 1708, in
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Lyon Company. pp. 356–365 703: 469:, who married Alice Swift (1751–1816). 821:"Livingston, Robert, Jr. (1708-1790)" 638:Livingston, Edwin Brockholst (1901). 354:to represent Livingston Manor in the 579:"Robert Livingston, Jr. (1708-1790)" 16:Lord of Livingston Manor (1708–1790) 1033:American people of Scottish descent 813: 645:. New York: The Knickerbocker Press 365: 13: 514:In 1766, he married Gertrude (nÊe 507:(who also painted British officer 454:(1740–1797), who was the owner of 21:Robert Livingston (disambiguation) 14: 1049: 971: 342:and Sara (nÊe Cuyler) Van Brugh. 338:. His maternal grandparents were 322:, and becoming the first lord of 1028:American people of Dutch descent 785:, Cornell University Press, 1992 496:and the widow of Matthew Ridley. 408: 204:Gertrude Van Rensselaer Schuyler 880: 526:, the fifth Patroon and second 362:in 1759 who served until 1761. 326:. 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Robert Livingston (disambiguation)
Livingston Manor
Philip Livingston
New York General Assembly
Gilbert Livingston
William Livingston
Albany
Province of New York
Walter Livingston
Philip Livingston
Livingston family
Livingston Manor
Albany, New York
nÊe
Philip Livingston
Peter Van Brugh Livingston
Lord Stirling
Philip Livingston
William Livingston
Robert Livingston the Elder
New York colonial
Hudson River
Livingston Manor
Alida Schuyler
Philip Pieterse Schuyler
Nicholas Van Rensselaer
Pieter Van Brugh
Gilbert Livingston
New York General Assembly
William Livingston

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