In March 1685, Governor Dongan appointed Pieter Schuyler lieutenant of cavalry in the Albany militia.

In 1690, during King William's War, Schuyler's younger brother led an attack on La Prairie, Quebec.

On 22 July 1686, Albany was incorporated as a city, and Pieter Schuyler was named its first mayor, serving for eight years.

[2] From 1692, Schuyler was a member of the executive council, which was the unelected upper house of New York's colonial legislature.

Together, Pieter and Maria Van Rensselaer had: Schuyler died on 19 February 1724, aged 66, in Albany.

Catherine and Goose were the children of Albany mayor Sybrant Van Schaick.