William Livingston
Male 1723 - 1790
Father of Sarah Livingston. Son of Philip Livingston and Catrina Van Brugh. Brother of Robert Livingston and Philip Livingston.
11348. William S. LIVINGSTON, b. Nov, bp. Dec 8, 1723, Albany; d. Jul 25, 1790, Elizabethtown, NJ; m. 1745, Susannah French (d. 1777, Van Wyck/Jay House, East Fishkill, NY), dau of Philip French and Susanna Brockholst. He got her pregnant when his parents would not consent to the marriage. Yale, 1741. LLD (Hon), 1778. Lawyer. NJ Bar, 1748. He was an early Patriot and political writer, a member of the "NY Triumverate", with John Morin Scott and William Smith, Jr. (the Historian). Newspaper editor, weekly, "The Independent Reflector" - 1752-1753, Founding President of exclusive laywer's club, "The Moot". Member Committee of Correspondence (Essex Co, NJ), Continental Congress, Lt. Col Webb's Rgt, Jan 1, 1777-Oct 10, 1778, Brig Gen in command of Ny (or NJ ?) Militia, Oct 1775 - Aug 31, 1776. Editor, A Digest of Laws of New York, 1691-1762. War (First) Governor of State of NJ 1776-1790. US Constitutional Convention, 1787. L. Elizabethtown, NJ.
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