▁ 1 6 7 7 – 1 6 7 8 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 6 8 6 – 1 6 8 8 ), ▁Al ida ▁Sch uy ler , ▁who ▁first ▁married ▁Nicholas ▁van ▁R ens sel a er ▁and ▁then ▁second , ▁Robert ▁Living ston ▁the ▁E lder , ▁Br ant ▁Sch uy ler , ▁who ▁married ▁Corn elia ▁Van ▁Cort land t , ▁Ar ent ▁Sch uy ler , ▁who ▁married ▁J ann et je ▁T eller ▁and ▁later ▁Sw ant je ▁Van ▁Du y ck hu ys en , ▁Sy b illa ▁Sch uy ler , ▁Philip ▁Sch uy ler , ▁Johannes ▁Sch uy ler , ▁and ▁Mar gr it ta ▁Sch uy ler , ▁who ▁married ▁Jacob us ▁Ver plan ck . ▁ ▁The ▁many ▁Sch uy ler ▁children ▁established ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁and ▁homes , ▁including ▁the ▁Sch uy ler ▁M ansion ▁in ▁Alb any . ▁They ▁were ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁great ▁family ▁pat ro ons ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁Van ▁Cort land ts . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 6 8 5 , ▁Governor ▁D ong an ▁appointed ▁Pi eter ▁Sch uy ler ▁lieutenant ▁of ▁caval ry ▁in ▁the ▁Alb any ▁milit ia . ▁He ▁later ▁att ained ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Major , ▁and ▁then ▁Colonel . ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 0 , ▁during ▁King ▁William ' s ▁War , ▁Sch uy ler ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁led ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁La ▁Pra irie , ▁Quebec . ▁Colonel ▁Sch uy ler ▁led