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     James Kierstede Livingston was born on 29 December 1749.² He was the son of Robert James Livingston and Susanna Smith.¹ James Kierstede Livingston died in 1777 unmarried.^1,2

     James Smith Livingston was born on 29 July 1764. He was the son of Peter Robert Livingston and Margaret Livingston. James Smith Livingston died on 20 October 1765 at the age of 1.

     James Smith Livingston was born on 24 May 1769. He was the son of Peter Robert Livingston and Margaret Livingston. James Smith Livingston died on 11 January 1839 at the age of 69.

     Jane Livingston was born in 1798.¹ She was the daughter of Abraham Livingston and Maria Peoples.¹

     Janet Livingston was born on 28 September 1643 in Stranraer.^1,2 She was the daughter of Rev. John Livingston of Ancrum and Janet Fleming.¹ Janet Livingston died in August 1696 at the age of 52.³

     Janet Livingston was born in 1703.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Livingston, "The Nephew" and Margarita Schuyler.¹ Janet Livingston married Colonel Henry Beekman.¹

     Janet Livingston was born on 27 August 1743.² She was the daughter of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman.¹ Janet Livingston married General Richard Montgomery, son of Thomas Montgomery, on 24 July 1773 there were no issue.¹ Janet Livingston died in November 1827 in Montgomery Place, near Barrytown, at the age of 84.¹

     Janet Livingston was the daughter of Rev. William Livingston and Nicola Somervell.¹ Janet Livingston died on 3 April 1690.¹

     Janet Livingston was born on 24 July 1751 in New York.¹ She was the daughter of John Livingston and Catryna Ten Broeck.¹ Janet Livingston married Jacob Van der Heyden.¹ Janet Livingston died in Albany.¹

     Janet Cornelia Livingston was the daughter of John Henry Livingston and Alice Delafield Clarkson.¹

     Jasper Hall Livingston was born on 3 December 1780.¹ He was the son of Philip Philip Livingston and Sarah Johnson.¹ Jasper Hall Livingston married Eliza Livingston, daughter of Colonel Henry Brockholst Livingston, on 14 July 1802.¹ Jasper Hall Livingston died on 9 August 1835 at the age of 54.²

     Jean Livingston was the daughter of Rev. William Livingston and Agnes Livingston.¹

     Jean Livingston was the daughter of Rev. William Livingston and Nicola Somervell.¹

     Jennet Livingston was born on 1 November 1730 in New York, New York.^2,3 She was the daughter of James Livingston and Maria Kierstede.² Jennet Livingston married Chief Justice Hon. William Smith, son of Judge William Smith and Mary Hett, on 3 November 1752.³ Jennet Livingston died on 1 November 1819 in Quebec City at the age of 89 at the house of her daughter Harriet (Henrietta).^2,4,5

     Joanna Livingston was born on 14 September 1759.² She was the daughter of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman.¹ Joanna Livingston married Peter R. Livingston, son of Robert James Livingston and Susanna Smith.¹ Joanna Livingston died on 1 March 1829 at the age of 69 (or 1827) s.n.p.^1,2,3

     Joanna Livingston was born in September 1647.² She was the daughter of Rev. John Livingston of Ancrum and Janet Fleming.¹ Joanna Livingston died in October 1648 at the age of 1.²

     Johanna Livingston was born on 10 December 1694.² She was the daughter of Hon. Robert Livingston, "First Lord of the Manor" and Alida Schuyler.¹ Johanna Livingston married Cornelius Gerrit Van Horne in 1720.¹ Johanna Livingston died before 1735.¹

     Johanna Philippina Livingston was born on 1 February 1684.¹ She was the daughter of Hon. Robert Livingston, "First Lord of the Manor" and Alida Schuyler.¹ Johanna Philippina Livingston died on 24 January 1689/90 at the age of 5.²

     John Livingston was baptised on 6 March 1709 at Albany, New York.² He was the son of Robert Livingston, "The Nephew" and Margarita Schuyler.¹ John Livingston married Catryna Ten Broeck, daughter of Dirck Ten Broeck and Margarita Cuyler, on 6 September 1739.² John Livingston died on 17 September 1791 in Stillwater, New York, at the age of 82.^1,2

     John Livingston was born on 21 February 1749/50 in New York.² He was the son of Robert Livingston, Jr. "Third Lord of the Manor" and Maria Thong.¹ John Livingston married firstly Mary Ann Le Roy, daughter of Jacob Le Roy and Cornelia Rutgers, on 11 May 1775; of this marriage there were ten children, one died young.^1,3 John Livingston was appointed in 1778, A.D.C. to Governor Clinton.³ He married Catharine Livingston, daughter of Governor William Livingston and Susannah French, on 3 November 1796.² John Livingston died on 24 October 1822 in Oak Hill, Columbia County, at the age of 72.²

     John Livingston was baptised on 11 April 1714 at Albany.^2,3 He was the son of Philip Livingston, "Second Lord of the Manor" and Catharine Van Brugh.¹ John Livingston married Catherine de Peyster, daughter of Abraham de Peyster, on 3 December 1742.^1,4 John Livingston died on 21 July 1786 at the age of 72.⁵

     John Livingston was born on 30 June 1636 in Ireland.¹ He was the son of Rev. John Livingston of Ancrum and Janet Fleming.¹ John Livingston died on 8 January 1639 at the age of 2.²

     John Livingston was born on 20 August 1644.¹ He was the son of Rev. John Livingston of Ancrum and Janet Fleming.¹ John Livingston died in October 1645 at the age of 1.²

     John Livingston was born on 29 June 1652.¹ He was the son of Rev. John Livingston of Ancrum and Janet Fleming.¹ John Livingston died on 12 October 1652.¹

     John Livingston was the son of Dirck (Richard) Livingston and Elizabeth Rencour.¹ John Livingston died in Martinico, West Indies, in the merchant service.¹

     John Livingston was born on 19 May 1777.¹ He was the son of James Livingston and Elizabeth Simpson.¹

     Colonel John Livingston was born on 26 April 1680 in New York.^1,2,3 He was the son of Hon. Robert Livingston, "First Lord of the Manor" and Alida Schuyler.¹ Colonel John Livingston married firstly Mary Winthrop, daughter of Governor Fitz-John Winthrop, in April 1701 at New London, Connecticut.² Livingston's marriage to Governor Fitz-John Winthrop's daughter was no doubt instrumental in his taking up residence in New London and subsequently receiving a commission in the Connecticut militia. He had served previously in the New York militia. When not occupied by military affairs, Livingston was a merchant. In 1701 he owned the sloop Mary, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Samuel Vetch. They became involved in the illegal but profitable trade with Canada, a trade which soon came to the attention of colonial authorities. As late as 1706 it was rumoured that Livingston was still involved in such nefarious activities. During 1706-7 Livingston represented New London as a deputy to the general assembly. He also speculated in Indian lands during this period.
Livingston's restless nature suited him well for the life of a soldier. Known as "the Mohauk," he acquired great influence among the New England Indians, especially the Five Nations. His ability to control the Indians marked him as a valuable asset to colonial commanders. In August 1704 after the outbreak of Queen Anne's War, he commanded a company of "Volunteers English & Indians to reinforce the Frontiers." A month later Livingston had his "first adventure" in "a publick capassety" when his father-in-law appointed him "to visit the 5 Nations" with commissioners appointed by Governor Dudley of Massachusetts. Though the commissioners gained assurances that the Five Nations would "take up the Hatchet," this support was not utilized at the time.

Livingston was serving as a Connecticut officer on the Massachusetts frontier early in 1705 when he learned that Dudley was sending a delegation to Quebec to negotiate an exchange of prisoners. Livingston volunteered and was sent overland from Albany to begin negotiations. Although "the Expense and Industry of our Commissioners in this Affair was very great," release was obtained for only a few of the 117 captives, most notably the Reverend John Williams. Livingston, termed a "very honourable man" by Governor RIGAUD de Vaudreuil, returned to New England in June 1705 with Captain Augustin le Gardeur de Courtemanche, the French governor's agent for the exchange of prisoners, who continued the negotiations with Dudley.

In 1709 Livingston, now a major, prepared to take part in the still-born Vetch expedition against Quebec. A year later he was again with Vetch, this time as commander of a party of Indians which flanked the main body of troops in the successful expedition led by Francis Nicholson against Port-Royal (Annapolis Royal, N.S.). With Auger de Subercase's surrender in October 1710, a council of war resolved that Livingston, accompanied by the Baron de Saint-Castin Ernard-Anselme d'Abbadie, "should go to the Governour of Canada, about the exchange of Captives, and inform him how Matters were" at Annapolis Royal. Livingston was, as Vetch put it, "perhaps the only Brittish subject of any figure or character capable of such extraordinary undertakings." The "Journall" that he kept attests to the arduous nature of this mission, which would have come to an early end had not Saint-Castin intervened to save Livingston from death "in a barbarous manner" at the hands of a distraught Indian. After almost two months' hard travel, Livingston arrived in December 1710 at Quebec where he was received "with all imaginable marks of civillity." His time in Quebec was well spent. While awaiting the arrival from Montreal of Hertel de Rouville and Simon Dupuy, agents whom Vaudreuil was sending to New England to continue the negotiations and "to obtain information through them of the movements of our enemies," Livingston prepared notes for "A View of Canada," an account of the fortifications and troops at Quebec. This was probably the chief purpose of the mission, for a successful expedition against Quebec had long been in Vetch's mind.

Livingston returned to New England late in February 1710/11 and at Vetch's urging prepared to leave for England. It was hoped that his knowledge of Canada could be used to persuade the court to renew plans for a general assault on New France. Stormy weather postponed his trip and word from England that another expedition was under way made it unnecessary. As preparations for the Walker expedition began, Livingston's knowledge of Quebec was utilized by both Admiral Walker and General John Hill. Livingston was questioned by the general "about the situation and works of Quebec, and was thought to give a very good account of it." The failure of Walker to navigate the St Lawrence successfully meant that Livingston's knowledge of Quebec could not be put to use.
Having "a verry great sway amongst them," Livingston, now a colonel, spent the better part of the next year and a half recruiting Iroquois for scouting work around Annapolis Royal and as a result was "considerably out of pockett." The fort was deprived of the officer best able to control the Indians when Livingston left at the end of 1712. He returned to New London where he was granted the right to erect a saw-mill in 1713. He liquidated his holdings there in 1718 and sailed for England where he hoped to recoup the money he had lost in supplying the garrison at Annapolis Royal. His early death denied him the honour of succeeding his father as the second lord of the Livingston manor in New York.

Although he was tied by blood or marriage to some of the most important families in New England, Livingston remains an obscure figure who moved only at the edges of the important events of his time; a figure who appeared to be more at home with the Indians than with his fellow colonials.⁴ Colonel John Livingston married secondly Elizabeth Knight, daughter of Mrs Sarah Knight, on 1 October 1713 at Boston.² Colonel John Livingston died on 19 February 1719/20 at the age of 39 s.n.p.²

     John Henry Livingston. Lawyer. He was born on 8 July 1848 in Oak Hill, Columbia County, New York.¹ He was the son of Clermont Livingston and Cornelia Livingston.¹ John Henry Livingston graduated in 1869 from Columbia.¹ He married firstly Catherine L. Hamersley, daughter of John W. Hamersley, on 2 November 1871.² John Henry Livingston married Alice Delafield Clarkson, daughter of Howard Clarkson, on 9 November 1906.² John Henry Livingston died on 27 January 1927 at the age of 78.²

     Rev. John Henry Livingston. President of Queen's College, New Jersey.² He was born on 30 May 1746 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.^3,4 He was the son of Henry Livingston and Susan Conklin.¹ Rev. John Henry Livingston married Sarah Livingston, daughter of Philip Livingston and Christina Ten Broeck, on 26 November 1775 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York.^5,6,4 Rev. John Henry Livingston died on 20 January 1825 in New Brunswick at the age of 78 The Synod resolved that a monumental stone should be erected above his grave

Sacred To the Memory of the Rev. JOHN H. LIVINGSTON, D. D. S. T. P.
Born at Poughkeepsie, State of New-York, May 30th 1746. Educated for the Ministry at the University of Utrecht, in Holland. Called to the pastoral office of the Reformed Dutch Church in New-York, 1770. Appointed by the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church in America, their Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology in 1784. And elected to the Presidency of Queen's College, New-Jersey, in 1810. There, in performance of the duties of his office, and blessed in the enjoyment of mental energy, high reputation, and distinguished usefulness, he suddenly, but sweetly fell asleep in Jesus, January 20th, 1825, in the 79th year of his age, the 55th of his Ministry, and the 41st of his Professoral labours.^7,4