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BIOGRAPHY OF
ALBERT V. HUYLER
ALBERT V. HUYLER.-Johannes (John) Huyler came to America from
Holland about 1741, and went to Bergen County, where he married,
in 1742, Eva, daughter of Cornelius Banta. He purchased of the
heirs of Colonel Jacobus Van Cortlandt a large tract of land
(several hundred acres) between Cresskill and Tenafly, extending
from the Hudson River to the Tienn Kill, where he resided until
his death. His children were Cornelia, married John Banta; Joris
(George), married Maria Symonson; John, married (1) Effie Westervalt
and (2) Anntje Banta; Jannetje (dead); and Wilhelmus, married
Christian Cole.
John Huyler (2) known as "Captain John," born in
1748, resided on his father's farm above Tenafly and was in the
Revolutionary War. By his wife he had children John, Peter,
and George.
Peter Huyler (3), born April 8, 1781, married Catharine Benson,
and had children Barney, Garret, Henry, John, and George, the
latter of whom obtained title to the old homestead.
Henry Huyler (4) married Margaret Voorhis and by her had three
children: Peter E. Harry, and Albert V., the latter of whom
is the subject of this sketch.
Albert V. Huyler (5) was born at Tenafly, N. J., and there
received his education in the public schools. At the age of
nineteen he left school and engaged in the watch and diamond
business at No. 21 Maiden Lane, New York City, in which he has
continued for the past fifteen years, doing business under the
style of N. M. White & Co. He is a public spirited and progressive
citizen, and thoroughly identified with the affairs of the community.
Mr. Huyler married Miss Virginia Connor, and they have two
children: Cleveland C. and Washington E. Huyler.
Source: Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties,
New Jersey, Editor, Cornelius Burnham Harvey, The New Jersey
Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900, page 86-87.
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