Myndert Schuyler (January 16, 1672 – October 18, 1755) was a colonial trader and merchant with extensive real estate holdings who served as Mayor of Albany, New York, twice between 1719 and 1725.
[5] Schuyler was a prominent merchant and trader who turned his profits into extensive real estate holdings throughout the New York region.
[1] In 1726, Schuyler was appointed and began serving as Mayor of Albany for two non-consecutive times.
[11] Together, they were the parents of one child:[5][12] Schuyler died in October 18, 1755, and was buried beneath the Albany Dutch church.
[1] He was the grandfather of Anna de Peyster (1723–1794), who married Volkert Petrus Douw (1720–1801), a New York State Senator and Mayor of Albany who was the grandson of Hendrick van Rensselaer,[22] Rachel de Peyster (1728–1794), who married Tobias Coenraedt Ten Eyck (1717–1785),[14] and his namesake, Myndert Schuyler de Peyster (1736–1745), who died young.