He was the son of Swantje Van Duyckhuysen (1679–1724) and Arent Schuyler (1662–1730) of Rensselaerswyck, now (Albany), New York.
[5] Schuyler Avenue, which runs along the eastern edge of the ridge honors the early settlement.
In 1746, during King George's War, Schuyler, a colonel of militia, raised a detachment of 500 volunteer soldiers to fight in the Jersey Blues.
Governor Hamilton replied in May 1747, complimenting Col. Schuyler for his zeal and offered each man "two speckled shirts and one pair of shoes."
[10] On March 7, 1762, Schuyler died at his home, which was then called Petersborough, on the east bank of the Passaic, a short distance above Newark.