eter se ▁Sch uy ler , ▁the ▁pro gen itor ▁of ▁the ▁Sch uy ler ▁family , ▁the ▁ancest or ▁of ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁found ing ▁father ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁Sch uy ler ▁Hamilton , ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁van ▁Cort land t , ▁van ▁R ens sel a er ▁and ▁Living ston ▁families . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁children ▁Sch uy ler ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁C ath arina ▁Ver plan ck ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 7 ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Amsterdam ▁Dutch ▁Church , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Dutch - born ▁Abraham ▁Isaac sen ▁Ver plan ck ▁and ▁French - born ▁Maria ▁de ▁la ▁V igne . ▁They ▁had ▁ 8 ▁children ▁between ▁ 1 6 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 6 7 8 . ▁David ▁Pi eter se ▁Sch uy ler ▁died ▁before ▁ 2 9 ▁Nov ▁ 1 6 9 2 , ▁when ▁his ▁wife ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁his ▁wid ow . ▁His ▁wife ▁C ath arina ▁died ▁between ▁ 1 6 9 9 , ▁when ▁she ▁pet ition ed ▁for ▁an ▁addition ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁feet ▁to ▁her ▁lot , ▁and ▁ 1 7 0 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁lot ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁her ▁sons ▁Their ▁children ▁included ▁My nd ert ▁Sch uy ler , ▁who ▁was ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Alb any ▁and ▁David ▁David se ▁Sch uy ler ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁fur ▁tr ader ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Alb any . ▁▁ ▁Judge ▁Peter ▁Sch uy ler ▁was ▁born ▁April ▁ 1 8 ,