Alexander McDougall (about 1731–1786) was an American seaman, merchant, a Sons of Liberty leader from New York City before and during the American Revolution, and a military leader…
Peter Waldron Yates (August 23, 1747 – 1826) was a lawyer and statesman from Albany, New York. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786.Yates was…
Marinus Willett (July 31, 1740 – August 22, 1830) was an American soldier and political leader from New York. He was characterized by historian Mark M. Boatner as…
Captain Benjamin Walker (1753 – January 13, 1818) was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and later served as a U.S. Representative from New York.He was born…
Richard Varick was an American lawyer and politician. He was born on March 15, 1753 at Hackensack in Bergen County, New Jersey, and he died on July 30,…
Goose Van Schaick (September 5, 1736 – July 4, 1789 in Albany) was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War.==Life==He was the son of Sybrant Van…
Philip Van Cortlandt (August 21, 1749 – November 21, 1831) was an American surveyor, landowner, and politician from Westchester County, New York. Van Cortlandt was the son of…
William Stephens Smith (November 8, 1755 – June 10, 1816) was a United States Representative from New York. He married Abigail “Nabby” Adams, the daughter of President John…
Philip John Schuyler (November 20, 1733{spaced ndash}November 18, 1804) was a general in the American Revolution and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known…