The Livingston Family in America and Its Scottish Origins Compiled by FLORENCE VAN RENSSELAER Arranged by WILLIAM LAIMBEER New York • 1949 Copyright 1949 by Florence Van Rensselaer All rights n:served PRINTED IN TJIE UNITED STATES OF AMEHICA The William Byrd Press, Inc. Richmond, Virginia THE LIVINGSTON FAMILY IN AMERICA and Its Scottish Origins In Memory of my Father JOHN JEREMIAH VAN RENSSELAER, M. D., 1836-19II in whom the great qualities of these Livingston lines were combined CONTENTS PART I Lines Composing the Pedigree of Master John Livingston, D. D., 1603-1673, of Monyabroch, Ancrum, and Stran­ rear, Scotland, the Parish of Killinchy, County Down, Ireland, and of his Descendants in America I PART II Descendants of Robert Livingston, 1654-1728 79 PART III Descendants of Robert Livingston, "The Nephew" . 299 Authorities and References Index Part I Lines Composing the Pedigree of MASTER JOHN LIVINGSTON, D. D., 1603-1673 of Monybroch, Ancrum, and Stranrear, Scotland, The Parish of Killinchy, County Down, Ireland, and of his Descendants in America LIVINGSTON OF CALLENDAR The earlier Scottish peerage writers state that a Livingus or Leving, a noble Hungarian, came to Scotland in the train of the Princess Mar­ garet when she and her brother, Edgar the Atheling, took refuge at Court of Malcolm Canmorc, whom Margaret married circa 1o68, and though quoted by others for many years, is clearly a tradition, as a com­ pari.on of dates clearly indicates. Later authorities claim him to have been undoubtedly of Saxon origin and cite the rivers Leven in Cumber­ land and in Yorkshire with manorial estates of Levington, and that these manors drew this name from being situated on these rivers, and were owned by Saxons circa 851. The Livingstons of Callendar trace their line to an early Leving who was possessed of a "Viii" or manor in West Lothian; the manor of LevingHun circa noo,- which was situated in the diocese of Robert, Bishop of St. Andrews, to whom Leving of West Lothian presented the Church of his "Viii" to the newly founded Abbey of Holyrood, about the year n28. I. Leving of Levingstoun, West Lothian ... died circa n50. He prob­ ably built the fortress known for many centuries as the Peel of Livingston which was to the eastward of the village of that name. He may have been granted his lands by David 1, who was Prince of Lothian before he became King. II. Thurstan of Lcvingstoun ... was living in n87 in which year he witnessed an early Lindsay Charter together with his son William, who succeeded him in the year 1200. III. William of Livingstoun ... circa uoo, a witness to a Charter in the reign of King William, and here the line is broken for a generation. IV. Sir Andrew de Livingston, Knight, probably slain at Lanark in 1297; married Lady Elene de Carantclee (or Quarantley) "a Lan­ arkshire owner in her own right". In March 1306, she performed homage to Edward I who pur­ chased from Stephen de Musbrigge, Lord of that Ilk, his lands of Musbrigge. He was Sheriff of Lanark in 1296, in which year he swore allegiance to Edward I, of Engand, at Berwick-on-Trent. V. Sir William de Livingston, Knight Bannerct, Lord of Gorgyn, 3 4 THE LIVINGSTON FAMILY Craigmillar and Drumry died 1339; married Margaret, probably a daughter of Sir Fergus Comyn, Lord of Gorgyn, He fought at the battle of Halidon Hill, ID July 1333, VI. Sir William de Livingston, Knight Banneret, Sheriff of Hadding­ ton 1339; Sheriff of Lanark, 1358; died between October and November 1364; married ante 1358, Christian de Callendar, daughter of Sir Patrick de Callendar. He was founder of the House of Callendar. Present at the siege of Stirling serving under Sir William Douglas, the Knight of Lid­ desdale. In August 1340, he was one of the five noble hostages for the Regent Morey. On 13 October 1362, the King granted him the lands of Kilsyth. He fought at Neville's Cross in 1346. VII. Sir John de Livingston slain at the battle of Homildon Hill, 14 September 1402; married, first -- Menteith, died ante 1381, daughter of John Menteith of Carse or Kerse. Married, secondly, date of contract 15 August 1381, Agnes Douglas of Dalkeith, daughter of Sir James Douglas, Lord of Dalkeith. She married secondly, John Gordon and died post 1422. He was knighted be­ tween 1381-1389. He was Sheriff of Clackmannan, 1352. Issue by fim wife: Sir Alexander Livingston who married .a Dundas. Issue by second wife: William Livingston, progenitor of the Livingstons of the House of Kilsyth. VIII. Sir Alexander Livingston, Lord of Callendar, Knight, executed between 4 July and 6 November 1451; married -- Dundas, daughter of James Dundas, "The Elder" of Dundas. Had a share in the release of James I from England. Was Gov­ ernor of Stirling Castle, 1439; Justiciary of Scotland, 1451; Guard­ ian of King James II. Issue: James, of whom befow; Alexander Liv­ ingston, progenitor of the Livingstons of Falkirk "of the Halls of Airth". IX. Sir James Livingston, Lord Livingston of Callendar, Guardian of King James II, Great Chamberlain and Master of the Household. He died between 26 April and 7 November 1467; married Lady Marion, widow of William Olyphant and daughter of Thomas of Berwick. She died between 4 June and 19 October 1478. He was First Lord Livingston of Callendar before 7 July 1455, erected into a free barony 30 April 1458. MASTER JOUN LIVINGSTON, D,D, 5 X. Sir Alexander Livingston, second Lord Livingston of Callendar, died prior to I November 1472. Name of wife unknown. XI. Sir James Livingston, third Lord Livingston of Callendar, knighted before 30 July 1477; died circa 1505; married circa r472 for first wife, Beatrice (sometimes given Elizabeth) Fleming, daughter of Robert, first Lord Fleming, by his first wife Lady Janet Douglas whom he married ante r451. Beatrice died circa r49r. XII. Sir William Livingston, fourth Lord Livingston of Callendar, died before 25 April 15r8; married ante 5 April r5or, Agnes Hepburn sister of James Hepburn, Bishop of Maray, and daughter of Alex­ ander Hepburn "The Younger" of Hailes and Whitsome (third son). XIII. Master James Livingston slain at the battle of Pinkie 10 Septem­ ber 1547; married circa r544 a wife whose name is unknown and who probably died before her husband. "In 1544" of the household of his kinsman James Hamilton Earl of Arran. XIV. Master Alexander Livingston, first rector of Monyabroch, died circa 1598; married circa r570, Barbara Livingston "Of the House of Kilsyth", daughter of Alexander Livingston of Inches by his first wife, Barbara Forrester whom he married before 18 September. 1542. In 1217, Earl Maldonen, third Earl of Lenox, granted to his sister, Eva, wife of Malcolm of Callendar, son of Duncan, Thane of Cal­ lendar, the lands of Glaskel, or Gidswel, and on 10 August 1217, renewed the grant to her and her husband and added part of Kil­ syth with the patronage of the Church, then called Monyabroch. In 1345, Christian de Callendar who married Sir William de Living­ ston, Knight Banneret (sixth generation) brought these lands to the Livingston family. Eight generations later, their descendant, Master Livingston became the first Rector of Monyabroch and died circa 1598. He was a son of Master James Livingston, slain at the battle of Pinkie, IO September 1547, whose wife's name is unknown, she, probably, having died before her husband. Master Alexander Livingston used a seal with the Livingston arms when signing all ecclesiastical and other documents. These are shown in the records of the Parish of Kilsyth and illustrated in a history of that parish. XV. Master William Livingston, second Rector of Monyabroch, born 6 THE LIVINGSTON FAMILY circa 1576; died 1641 at Lanark; married 6 January 16o1 at Falkirk Parish Church, Sterlingshire, Agnes Livingston, daughter of Alex­ ander Livingston of Falkirk "Of the Halls of Airth" by Marion Bryson of Falkirk. XVI. Master John Livingston of Ancrum and Stranrear, Scotland, also of Killinchy, county Down, Ireland, born 21 June 16o3 at Kilsyth; died August 1672 in Rotterdam, Holland; married 13 June 1635 at Edinburgh, Janet Fleming, daughter of Bartholomew Fleming by Marion Hamilton, born 1613; buried in Rotterdam, February 1690/91. Issue: a. John born 30 June 1636 at Iron-Furnace Milton, county Down, Ireland; died 8 January 1639 at Stranraer. b. William born 7 January 1638 at Lanark; married 23 Decem­ ber 1663, Ann Veitch Bartholomew, born 9 September 1639 at Stranraer; died 24 September 1641; buried Inch churchyard. c. Agnes born 20 September 1640 at Stranraer; died 24 Septem­ ber 1641. d. Marion born IO October 1642 at Stranraer; married 28 Sep­ tember 1658, Rev. John Scott, Minister at Harwick, Rox­ burghshire. e. Janet born 28 September 1643 at Stranraer; married Andrew Russell, merchant in Rotterdam, Holland. f. John born 20 August 1644 at Stranraer; died October 1645. g. Agnes born 18 August 1645 at Stranraer; married 6 June 1676, David Cleland, Chirargeon, at Edinburgh. h. James born 22 September 1646 at Stranraer; married first a wife whose name is unknown; married second, 15 August 1683, Christian Fish. James, by first wife, was father of "Robert, the Nephew," who settled in America. i. Joanna born September 1647 at Stranraer; died October 1648 at Ancrum. j. Barbara born 21 June 1648; married James Millar, merchant. k. John born 24 June 1652; died 12 October 1652. I. Andrew born August 1653; died 7 February 1655. m. Robert born 13 December 1654; married in 1674, in Albany, N. Y., Alida (Schuyler) Van Rensselaer. Went to America MASTER JOHN •."IINGSTON, D,D. 7 where he became first Lord of the Manor of Livingston, 1686.