Armstrong-Bayard-Clayton family

Note: This is just one of 482 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

Some families traditionally (and perhaps properly) considered separately are joined together here if linked by marriage or otherwise. These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the state or lists of states of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

• Robert Livingston (1654-1728) — also known as "First Lord of the Manor" — of New York. Born in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland, 0. Father of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; grandfather of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston (1716-1778), Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775) and William Livingston; great-grandfather of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston, Philip Livingston (1740-1810), Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Henry Brockholst Livingston and Edward Livingston; great-great-grandfather of Henry Walter Livingston, Edward Philip Livingston and Charles Ludlow Livingston. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1716-26. Died in 1728. Burial location unknown.
• Fitz John Winthrop — of New London, New London County, Conn. Father-in-law of John Livingston. Colonial Governor of Connecticut, 1698-1708. Burial location unknown.
• John Livingston (1680-1720) — of Connecticut. Born in 0. Son of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); son-in-law of Fitz John Winthrop; brother of Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; uncle of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston and William Livingston. Member of Connecticut colonial assembly. Died in 1720. Burial location unknown.
• Robert Livingston (1688-1775) — of New York. Born in 0. Son of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); brother of John Livingston and Gilbert Livingston; uncle of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston and William Livingston; father of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); grandfather of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; grandfather-in-law of Morgan Lewis and John Armstrong, Jr.. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1726-27. Died in 1775. Burial location unknown.
• Gilbert Livingston (1690-1746) — of New York. Born in 0. Son of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); brother of John Livingston and Robert Livingston (1688-1775); uncle of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston, Robert R. Livingston and William Livingston. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1728-37. Died in 1746. Burial location unknown.
• Robert Livingston (1708-1790) — also known as "Third Lord of the Manor" — of New York. Born in 1708. Grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); nephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; brother of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston (1716-1778) and William Livingston; first cousin of Robert R. Livingston; father-in-law of James Duane; father of Peter R. Livingston and Walter Livingston; uncle of Philip Livingston (1740-1810) and Henry Brockholst Livingston; uncle by marriage of John Jay, William Duer and John Kean. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1737-58. Died in 1790. Burial location unknown.
• Richard Bland (1710-1776) — of Virginia. Born in Orange County, Va., May 6, 1710. Uncle of Theodorick Bland; granduncle of Henry Lee, Charles Lee and Richard Bland Lee; great-great-granduncle of Fitzhugh Lee and William Henry Fitzhugh Lee. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774. Died in Williamsburg, Va., October 26, 1776. Interment in private or family graveyard. Bland County, Va. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Peter Van Brugh Livingston (1710-1792) — also known as Peter V. B. Livingston — of New York County, N.Y. Born in 1710. Grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); nephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; brother of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Philip Livingston (1716-1778) and William Livingston; first cousin of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); uncle by marriage of James Duane, John Cleves Symmes, John Jay and William Duer; uncle of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston; father of Philip Livingston (1740-1810); first cousin once removed of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; father-in-law of John Kean; granduncle of Henry Walter Livingston and Edward Philip Livingston; grandfather of Charles Ludlow Livingston. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1784-85. Died in 1792. Burial location unknown.
• John Stevens (1715-1792) — of New Jersey. Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., 1715. Father-in-law of Robert R. Livingston; great-great-great-grandfather of Archibald S. Alexander and Millicent Hammond Fenwick. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1783. Died May 10, 1792. Interment at Frame Meeting House Cemetery, Lambertville, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Philip Livingston (1716-1778) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 15, 1716. Grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); nephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; brother of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston and William Livingston; first cousin of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); uncle by marriage of James Duane, John Cleves Symmes, John Jay, William Duer and John Kean; uncle of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston; first cousin once removed of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; granduncle of Henry Walter Livingston; grandfather of Edward Philip Livingston. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1769; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-78; died in office 1778; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New York state assembly, 1776; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1777-78; died in office 1778. Presbyterian. Died while attending the sixth session of the Continental Congress in York, York County, Pa., June 12, 1778. Entombed at Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• John Armstrong (1717-1795) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Ireland, October 13, 1717. Father of James Armstrong and John Armstrong, Jr.. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1778. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., March 9, 1795. Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775) — of New York. Born in 1718. Grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); nephew of John Livingston and Gilbert Livingston; son of Robert Livingston (1688-1775); first cousin of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston and William Livingston; father of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; father-in-law of Morgan Lewis and John Armstrong, Jr.; grandfather-in-law and first cousin twice removed of Edward Philip Livingston. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1769-74. Died in 1775. Burial location unknown.
• Peyton Randolph (1721-1775) — of Virginia. Born in Williamsburg, Va., 1721. Brother-in-law of Benjamin Harrison; uncle of Edmund Jenings Randolph. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 22, 1775. Interment at College of William and Mary Chapel, Williamsburg, Va. Randolph County, N.C. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• William Livingston (1723-1790) — of Elizabeth, Union County, N.J. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 30, 1723. Grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); nephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; brother of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston; first cousin of Robert R. Livingston; uncle by marriage of James Duane, William Duer and John Kean; uncle of Peter R. Livingston; father-in-law of John Cleves Symmes and John Jay; father of Henry Brockholst Livingston; granduncle of Henry Walter Livingston and Edward Philip Livingston. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1759-61; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1774-76; Governor of New Jersey, 1776-90; died in office 1790; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Presbyterian. Died July 25, 1790. Originally entombed at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; re-entombed in 1846 at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) — also known as "The Signer" — of Virginia. Born in Charles City County, Va., April 5, 1726. Brother-in-law of Peyton Randolph; father of Carter Bassett Harrison and William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); uncle of Beverley Randolph; grandfather of John Scott Harrison; ancestor of James Thomas Harrison; granduncle of Carter Henry Harrison; great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); great-granduncle of Carter Henry Harrison II; great-great-great-grandfather of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990). Planter; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Virginia state legislature, 1776; Governor of Virginia, 1782-84. Died April 24, 1791. Interment at Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, Va. Harrison County, W.Va. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Lewis Morris (1726-1798) — of New York. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., April 8, 1726. Half-brother of Gouverneur Morris; uncle of Lewis Richard Morris; great-great-grandfather of John Kean; ancestor of Hamilton Fish. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1777-78, 1780-81, 1783-90. Died January 22, 1798. Interment at St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard, Bronx, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794) — of Virginia. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., January 20, 1732. Brother of Francis Lightfoot Lee and Arthur Lee; first cousin once removed of Henry Lee and Richard Bland Lee; first cousin once removed and father-in-law of Charles Lee; second cousin once removed of Zachary Taylor; great-grandfather of Francis Preston Blair Lee. Democrat. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Virginia state legislature, 1777; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1789-92. Died June 19, 1794. Interment at Burnt House Field Cemetery, Near Hague, Westmoreland County, Va. Lee counties in Ga. and Ill. are named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about Richard Henry Lee: Oliver P. Chitwood, Richard Henry Lee : Statesman of the Revolution
• George Washington (1732-1799) — also known as "Father of His Country" — of Virginia. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., February 22, 1732. Son of Augustine Washington and Mary (Ball) Washington; married, January 6, 1759, to Martha (Dandridge) Custis; uncle of Bushrod Washington; uncle by marriage of Burwell Bassett; granduncle of George Corbin Washington; granduncle by marriage of Charles Magill Conrad. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75; general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; President of the United States, 1789-97. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. As the leader of the Revolution, he could have been King; instead, he served as the first President and stepped down after two terms. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the U.S. quarter (25 cent coin), and on the $1 dollar bill. His portrait also appeared on various other denominations of U.S. currency, and on the Confederate States $50 note during the Civil War. Died in Mt. Vernon, Fairfax County, Va., December 14, 1799. Entombed at Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon, Va. Washington counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Minn., Miss., Mo., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., R.I., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va. and Wis. are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Henry Lee; Joshua Fry; Alexander Dimitry; Tobias Lear
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about George Washington: Richard Brookhiser, Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington; James Thomas Flexner, Washington: The Indispensable Man; Willard Sterne Randall, George Washington : A Life; Richard Norton Smith, Patriarch : George Washington and the New American Nation; Henry Wiencek, An Imperfect God : George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America; James MacGregor Burns, George Washington; Joseph J. Ellis, His Excellency, George Washington; Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson; Wendie C. Old, George Washington (for young readers)
• James Duane (1733-1797) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 6, 1733. Son-in-law of Robert Livingston; nephew by marriage of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston (1716-1778) and William Livingston; brother-in-law of Peter R. Livingston and Walter Livingston; first cousin by marriage of Philip Livingston (1740-1810) and Henry Brockholst Livingston. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-83; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1782-85, 1787-90; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1784-89; Judge of U.S. District Court for New York, 1790-94. Died February 1, 1797. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church, Duanesburg, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Robert Morris (1734-1806) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Liverpool, England, January 20, 1734. Father-in-law of James Markham Marshall; father of Thomas Morris. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1785; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789-95. Episcopalian. Financier of the American Revolution, but went broke in the process. Imprisoned for debt from February 1798 to August 1801. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $10 silver certificate in the 1870s and 1880s. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 8, 1806. Entombed at Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734-1797) — of Virginia. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., October 14, 1734. Brother of Richard Henry Lee and Arthur Lee. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Virginia state senate, 1778; member of Virginia state legislature, 1780. Died January 11, 1797. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Richmond County, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Carter Braxton (1736-1797) — of Virginia. Born in King and Queen County, Va., September 16, 1736. Grandfather-in-law of William Brockenbrough and Andrew Stevenson; great-grandfather of John White Brockenbrough, John White Stevenson and Elliott Muse Braxton; ancestor of William Tyler Page. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776. Died in Richmond, Va., October 10, 1797. Interment at a private or family graveyard, King William County, Va. Braxton County, W.Va. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Peter R. Livingston (1737-1794) — of Albany County, N.Y. Born in 1737. Great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); son of Robert Livingston (1708-1790); nephew of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston (1716-1778) and William Livingston; brother-in-law of James Duane; brother of Walter Livingston; first cousin of Philip Livingston (1740-1810) and Henry Brockholst Livingston; first cousin by marriage of John Cleves Symmes, John Jay, William Duer and John Kean; second cousin of Robert R. Livingston and Edward Livingston; uncle of Henry Walter Livingston. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1761-69, 1774-76; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1780-81. Died in 1794. Burial location unknown.
• John Bubenheim Bayard (1738-1807) — Born in Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Md., August 11, 1738. Great-grandnephew of Peter Stuyvesant (Dutch colonial governor of New Amsterdam); father-in-law of Andrew Kirkpatrick; double uncle and adoptive father of James Asheton Bayard, Sr.; grandfather of Littleton Kirkpatrick; great-great-great-great-grandfather of Millicent Hammond Fenwick. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785; mayor of New Brunswick, N.J., 1790; state court judge in New Jersey. Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., January 7, 1807. Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, New Brunswick, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Arthur Lee (1740-1792) — of Virginia. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., December 20, 1740. Brother of Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1781; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1782. Died December 12, 1792. Interment in private or family graveyard.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Walter Livingston (1740-1797) — of Albany County, N.Y. Born November 27, 1740. Great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); son of Robert Livingston (1708-1790); nephew of Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston; brother-in-law of James Duane; brother of Peter R. Livingston; first cousin by marriage of John Cleves Symmes, John Jay, William Duer and John Kean; first cousin of Henry Brockholst Livingston; second cousin of Edward Livingston; father of Henry Walter Livingston; first cousin once removed of Edward Philip Livingston. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1777-79, 1784-85; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1777-79; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1784. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 14, 1797. Interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Philip Livingston (1740-1810) — of New York. Born in 1740. Great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); nephew of Robert Livingston (1708-1790); son of Peter Van Brugh Livingston; first cousin by marriage of James Duane, John Cleves Symmes, John Jay and William Duer; first cousin of Peter R. Livingston; brother-in-law of John Kean; second cousin of Edward Livingston; father of Charles Ludlow Livingston. Member of New York state senate Southern District, 1789-93, 1795-98. Died in 1810. Burial location unknown.
• Theodorick Bland (1742-1790) — of Virginia. Born in Cawsons, Prince George County, Va., March 21, 1742. Nephew of Richard Bland; uncle of John Randolph of Roanoke. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1780-83; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1788; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1789-90; died in office 1790. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 1, 1790. Original interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1828 at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Jacquelin Ambler (1742-1798) — of Virginia. Born August 9, 1742. Father-in-law of John Marshall; grandfather of Thomas Marshall. Virginia state treasurer. Died January 10, 1798. Interment at St. John's Church Cemetery, Church Hill, Richmond, Va.
• John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814) — Born in Riverhead, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 21, 1742. Nephew by marriage of Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston (1716-1778); son-in-law of William Livingston; first cousin by marriage of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston and Philip Livingston (1740-1810); married to the sister-in-law of John Jay; brother-in-law of Henry Brockholst Livingston; father-in-law of William Henry Harrison. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1777-87; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1785-86; justice of Northwest Territory supreme court, 1788-1802. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 26, 1814. Interment at Congress Green Cemetery, North Bend, Ohio.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) — also known as "Apostle of Liberty"; "Sage of Monticello"; "Friend of the People"; "Father of the University of Virginia" — of Albemarle County, Va. Born in Albemarle County, Va., April 13, 1743. Son of Peter Jefferson and Jane (Randolph) Jefferson; married, January 1, 1772, to Martha Wayles Skelton (died 1782); third cousin once removed of John Marshall; father-in-law of Thomas Mann Randolph and John Wayles Eppes; uncle of Dabney Carr; second cousin once removed of William Segar Archer; grandfather-in-law of Nicholas Philip Trist; granduncle of Dabney Smith Carr; grandfather of Meriwether Lewis Randolph and George Wythe Randolph; great-grandfather of Thomas Jefferson Coolidge and Frederick Madison Roberts. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1775-76, 1783-84; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Virginia, 1779-81; member of Virginia state legislature, 1782; U.S. Minister to France, 1785-89; U.S. Secretary of State, 1790-93; Vice President of the United States, 1797-1801; President of the United States, 1801-09; defeated (Democratic-Republican), 1796. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Philosophical Society. He was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the U.S. nickel (five cent coin) since 1938, and on the $2 bill since the 1860s. Died near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., July 4, 1826. Interment at Monticello Graveyard, Near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va. Jefferson counties in Ala., Ark., Colo., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Mont., Neb., N.Y., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., Tenn., Tex., Wash., W.Va. and Wis. are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Jefferson M. Levy; Joshua Fry
  • See also: congressional biography; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Thomas Jefferson: Joseph J. Ellis, American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson; Willard Sterne Randall, Thomas Jefferson : A Life; R. B. Bernstein, Thomas Jefferson; Joyce Appleby, Thomas Jefferson; Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson; John Ferling, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800; Susan Dunn, Jefferson's Second Revolution : The Election Crisis of 1800; Andrew Burstein, Jefferson's Secret: Death and Desire at Monticello; Christopher Hitchens, Thomas Jefferson : Author of America
  • Critical books about Thomas Jefferson: Joseph Wheelan, Jefferson's Vendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the Judiciary
• Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) — of Delaware. Born in Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Md., July 20, 1744. Son-in-law of Richard Bassett; father of Thomas Clayton; uncle of John Middleton Clayton. State court judge in Delaware; Governor of Delaware, 1789-96; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 11, 1798. Interment at Bethel Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• Richard Bassett (1745-1815) — of Delaware. Born in Cecil County, Md., April 2, 1745. Son of Michael Bassett and Judith (Thompson) Bassett; father-in-law of Joshua Clayton and James Asheton Bayard, Sr.; married to Ann Ennals and Miss Bruff; grandfather of Richard Henry Bayard and James Asheton Bayard, Jr.; great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard, Sr.; great-great-grandfather of Thomas Francis Bayard, Jr.; ancestor of Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Delaware state senate, 1782; member of Delaware state house of representatives, 1786; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; common pleas court judge in Delaware, 1793-99; Governor of Delaware, 1799-1801; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1801-02. Methodist. Died in Cecil County, Md., September 15, 1815. Interment at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
  • See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile.
• Thomas Tudor Tucker (1745-1828) — of South Carolina. Born in Port Royal, Bermuda, June 25, 1745. Uncle of Henry St. George Tucker. Physician; member of South Carolina state legislature, 1776, 1782-83, 1785, 1787-88; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1787-88; U.S. Representative from South Carolina at-large, 1789-93; treasurer of the United States, 1801-28. Died in Washington, D.C., May 2, 1828. Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• John Jay (1745-1829) — of New York. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 12, 1745. Nephew by marriage of Robert Livingston, Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston (1716-1778); son-in-law of William Livingston; first cousin by marriage of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston and Philip Livingston (1740-1810); married to the sister-in-law of John Cleves Symmes; brother-in-law of Henry Brockholst Livingston. Lawyer; law partner of Robert R. Livingston; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-76, 1778-79; state court judge in New York, 1777; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1779-82; received 9 electoral votes, 1789; received 5 electoral votes, 1796; received one electoral vote, 1800; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-95; Governor of New York, 1795-1801; defeated, 1792. Episcopalian. French ancestry. Died in Bedford, Westchester County, N.Y., May 17, 1829. Interment at Jay Family Cemetery, Rye Brook, N.Y. Jay County, Ind. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about John Jay: Walter Stahr, John Jay : Founding Father; Phil Webster, Can a Chief Justice Love God? The Life of John Jay
• Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) — of New York. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., November 27, 1746. Great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); grandson of Robert Livingston (1688-1775); first cousin once removed of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston and Henry Walter Livingston; son-in-law of John Stevens; son of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); second cousin of Peter R. Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston; brother-in-law of Morgan Lewis and John Armstrong, Jr.; brother of Edward Livingston; first cousin once removed and father-in-law of Edward Philip Livingston. Law partner of John Jay; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1777; candidate for Governor of New York, 1798; U.S. Minister to France, 1801-04. Member, Freemasons. Died February 26, 1813. Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Tivoli, N.Y. Livingston counties in Ky., La. and N.Y. are named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• William Duer (1747-1799) — of New York County, N.Y. Born in England, March 18, 1747. Nephew by marriage of Robert Livingston, Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston (1716-1778) and William Livingston; first cousin by marriage of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston, Philip Livingston (1740-1810) and Henry Brockholst Livingston; grandfather of William Duer (1805-1879). Member of New York state senate Eastern District, 1777; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1777; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1785-86. Died April 18, 1799. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• John Tyler (1747-1813) — of Virginia. Born February 28, 1747. Father of John Tyler (1790-1862); grandfather of David Gardiner Tyler; relative of William Tyler Page. Planter; state court judge in Virginia, 1789; Governor of Virginia, 1808-11. Died January 6, 1813. Burial location unknown. Tyler County, W.Va. is named for him.
• James Armstrong (1748-1828) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., August 29, 1748. Son of John Armstrong; brother of John Armstrong, Jr.. Received one electoral vote, 1789; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1793-95; state court judge in Pennsylvania, 1808-28. Died in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., May 6, 1828. Interment at Old Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Pa.
  • See also: congressional biography.
• James Madison (1751-1836) — also known as "Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights" — of Virginia. Born in Port Conway, King George County, Va., March 16, 1751. Son of James Madison and Eleanor (Conway) Madison; married, September 15, 1794, to Dolly Payne Todd; second cousin of George Madison and Zachary Taylor; second cousin thrice removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major and Edgar Bailey Woolfolk. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state legislature, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1780-83, 1787-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1789-97 (at-large 1789-91, 5th District 1791-93, 15th District 1793-97); U.S. Secretary of State, 1801-09; President of the United States, 1809-17. Episcopalian. Died in Montpelier, Orange County, Va., June 28, 1836. He was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $5,000 bill from about 1915 until 1946. Interment at Montpelier Plantation, Montpelier Station, Va. Madison counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., La., Miss., Mo., Mont., Neb., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Tenn., Tex. and Va. are named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about James Madison: Ralph Louis Ketcham, James Madison : A Biography; Garry Wills, James Madison; Robert Allen Rutland, The Presidency of James Madison
• Carter Bassett Harrison (c.1752-1808) — of Virginia. Born in Charles City County, Va. Son of Benjamin Harrison; brother of William Henry Harrison; first cousin once removed of Carter Henry Harrison; first cousin twice removed of Carter Henry Harrison II. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1784; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1793-99 (13th District 1793-97, at-large 1797-99). Died April 18, 1808. Burial location unknown.
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• Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) — of Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Morrisania, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., January 31, 1752. Half-brother of Lewis Morris; uncle of Lewis Richard Morris; relative of Wymberley DeRenne Coerr. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1777; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County, 1777-78; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Minister to France, 1792-94; U.S. Senator from New York, 1800-03. Episcopalian. Died November 6, 1816. Interment at St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard, Bronx, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about Gouverneur Morris: Richard Brookhiser, Gentleman Revolutionary : Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution; William Adams, Gouverneur Morris: An Independent Life
• Edmund Jenings Randolph (1753-1813) — of Virginia. Born in Williamsburg, Va., August 10, 1753. Nephew of Peyton Randolph; second cousin once removed of Thomas Mann Randolph; second cousin of John Randolph of Roanoke; second cousin twice removed of George Wythe Randolph; ancestor of Francis Beverley Biddle. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1776; Virginia state attorney general, 1776-82; Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1779-82; Governor of Virginia, 1786-88; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1788; U.S. Attorney General, 1789-94; U.S. Secretary of State, 1794-95. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Millwood, Clarke County, Va., September 12, 1813. Interment at Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va. Randolph County, Ill. is named for him.
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  • Books about Edmund Jenings Randolph: John J. Reardon, Edmund Randolph : A Biography
• Joseph Eggleston (1754-1811) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1754. Uncle of William Segar Archer; first cousin once removed of Joseph Cary Eggleston. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1798-1801. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in 1811. Interment at Old Grub Hill Church Cemetery, Amelia Court House, Va.
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• Morgan Lewis (1754-1844) — of Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 16, 1754. Grandson-in-law of Robert Livingston; son-in-law of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); brother-in-law of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; married to the sister-in-law of John Armstrong, Jr.. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1789-90, 1791-92 (New York County 1789-90, Dutchess County 1791-92); New York state attorney general, 1791-92; appointed 1791; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1792; Governor of New York, 1804-07; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1810-14; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 7, 1844. Interment at St. James Cemetery, Hyde Park, N.Y. Lewis County, N.Y. is named for him.
• Beverley Randolph (1754-1797) — of Virginia. Born in 1754. Nephew of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791); first cousin of William Henry Harrison; first cousin once removed of John Scott Harrison; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). Governor of Virginia, 1788-91. Died in 1797. Interment at Westview Cemetery, Farmville, Va.
• Richard Howell (1754-1802) — of New Jersey. Born in Newark, New Castle County, Del., October 23, 1754. Grandfather-in-law of Jefferson Finis Davis. Governor of New Jersey, 1793-1801. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., April 28, 1802. Interment at Friends Burying Ground, Trenton, N.J.
• John Marshall (1755-1835) — of Virginia. Born in Germantown, Fauquier County, Va., September 24, 1755. Son-in-law of Jacquelin Ambler; third cousin once removed of Thomas Jefferson; married, January 3, 1783, to Mary Willis Ambler (1766-1831); brother-in-law of William McClung, George Keith Taylor and Joseph Hamilton Daviess; first cousin and brother-in-law of Humphrey Marshall (1760-1841); brother of James Markham Marshall and Alexander Keith Marshall (1770-1825); cousin of John Randolph of Roanoke; father of Thomas Marshall and James Keith Marshall; uncle of Edward Colston, Thomas Francis Marshall, Alexander Keith Marshall (1808-1884), Charles Alexander Marshall and Edward Colston Marshall; father-in-law of Jacquelin Burwell Harvie; uncle and first cousin once removed of Thomas Alexander Marshall; granduncle by marriage of Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872); granduncle of John Augustine Marshall. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1782-96; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1799-1800; U.S. Secretary of State, 1800-01; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1801-35; died in office 1835; received 4 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1816. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on the $20 U.S. Treasury Note in the 1880s, and the $500 bill in the early 20th century. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 6, 1835. Interment at Shockoe Cemetery, Richmond, Va. Marshall counties in Ala., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Miss., Tenn. and W.Va. are named for him.
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  • Books about John Marshall: Jean Edward Smith, John Marshall : Definer of a Nation; Charles F. Hobson, The Great Chief Justice : John Marshall and the Rule of Law; Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: The Building of the Nation 1815-1835; Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: Conflict and Construction 1800-1815; Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: Politician, Diplomatist, Statesman 1789-1801; Albert J. Beveridge, The Life of John Marshall: Frontiersman, Soldier, Lawmaker; David Scott Robarge, A Chief Justice's Progress: John Marshall from Revolutionary Virginia to the Supreme Court; R. Kent Newmyer, John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court
• Henry Lee (1756-1818) — also known as "Light Horse Harry" — of Virginia. Born in Prince William County, Va., January 29, 1756. Grandnephew of Richard Bland; first cousin once removed of Richard Henry Lee; brother of Charles Lee and Richard Bland Lee; third cousin of Zachary Taylor and Elliot Woolfolk Major; grandfather of Fitzhugh Lee and William Henry Fitzhugh Lee. Delegate to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1786-88; Governor of Virginia, 1791-94; U.S. Representative from Virginia at-large, 1799-1801. Eulogized George Washington as "First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.". Died March 25, 1818. Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1913 at Lee Memorial Chapel, Lexington, Va. Lee County, Va. is named for him.
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• John Kean (1756-1795) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., 1756. Nephew by marriage of Robert Livingston, Philip Livingston (1716-1778) and William Livingston; son-in-law of Peter Van Brugh Livingston; first cousin by marriage of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston; brother-in-law of Philip Livingston (1740-1810); uncle by marriage of Charles Ludlow Livingston; great-grandfather of John Kean (1852-1914) and Hamilton Fish Kean; great-great-grandfather of Robert Winthrop Kean; great-great-great-grandfather of Thomas Howard Kean. Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1785. Died May 4, 1795. Interment at St. John's Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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• Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831) — of Morristown, Morris County, N.J. Born in Mine Brook, Morris County, N.J., February 17, 1756. Son-in-law of John Bubenheim Bayard; father of Littleton Kirkpatrick. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1797-98; resigned 1798; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1798-1804; chief justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1804-25. Presbyterian. Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., January 7, 1831. Burial location unknown.
• Henry Brockholst Livingston (1757-1823) — also known as Brockholst Livingston — of New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 25, 1757. Great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); nephew of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston; son of William Livingston; first cousin by marriage of James Duane, William Duer and John Kean; first cousin of Peter R. Livingston and Walter Livingston; brother-in-law of John Cleves Symmes and John Jay; second cousin of Robert R. Livingston and Edward Livingston; first cousin once removed of Henry Walter Livingston and Edward Philip Livingston. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1788-89; state court judge in New York, 1802; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1806-23. Presbyterian. Died March 18, 1823. Original interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• John Armstrong, Jr. (1758-1843) — also known as "Old Soldier"; "Monsieur Tombo" — Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., November 25, 1758. Grandson-in-law of Robert Livingston; son of John Armstrong and Rebecca (Lyon) Armstrong; son-in-law of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); brother-in-law of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward Livingston; brother of James Armstrong; married to the sister-in-law of Morgan Lewis; married 1789 to Alida Livingston. Republican. Secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1783-87; Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1787-88; U.S. Senator from New York, 1800-02, 1803-04; U.S. Minister to France, 1804-10; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Secretary of War, 1813-14. Catholic. Blamed for British capture of Washington, D.C. Died in Red Hook, Dutchess County, N.Y., April 1, 1843. Interment at Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y. Armstrong County, Pa. is named for him.
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• Charles Lee (1758-1815) — Born in Westmoreland County, Va., 1758. Grandnephew of Richard Bland; first cousin once removed and son-in-law of Richard Henry Lee; brother of Henry Lee and Richard Bland Lee; third cousin of Zachary Taylor; granduncle of Fitzhugh Lee. U.S. Attorney General, 1795-1801. Died June 24, 1815. Burial location unknown.
• William McClung (1758-1811) — of Kentucky. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., July 12, 1758. Brother-in-law of John Marshall. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1793; U.S. District Attorney for Kentucky, 1794-96; member of Kentucky state senate, 1796-1800; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1801. Died in 1811. Interment in private or family graveyard.
• Humphrey Marshall (1760-1841) — of Kentucky. Born in Orlean, Fauquier County, Va., 1760. First cousin and brother-in-law of John Marshall, James Markham Marshall and Alexander Keith Marshall (1770-1825); first cousin once removed and uncle by marriage of Edward Colston, Thomas Francis Marshall, Alexander Keith Marshall (1808-1884), Charles Alexander Marshall and Edward Colston Marshall; father of Thomas Alexander Marshall; grandfather of Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872). Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1793-94, 1807-09; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1795-1801. In 1809, he opposed Henry Clay's proposal to require all Kentucky legislators to wear domestic homespun instead of British broadcloth; this clash resulted in a duel in which both men were wounded. Author of the first history of Kentucky, published in 1812. Died near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., July 3, 1841. Interment in private or family graveyard.
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• Lewis Richard Morris (1760-1825) — of Vermont. Born in Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y., November 2, 1760. Nephew of Lewis Morris and Gouverneur Morris. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1795-97, 1803-08; U.S. Representative from Vermont 2nd District, 1797-1803. Died in Springfield, Windsor County, Vt., December 29, 1825. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Charlestown, N.H.
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• Richard Bland Lee (1761-1827) — Born in Prince William County, Va., January 20, 1761. Grandnephew of Richard Bland; first cousin once removed of Richard Henry Lee; brother of Henry Lee and Charles Lee; third cousin of Zachary Taylor; granduncle of Fitzhugh Lee. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1784; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1789-95 (at-large 1789-91, 4th District 1791-93, 17th District 1793-95); judge in District of Columbia, 1827. Died March 12, 1827. Original interment in private or family graveyard; subsequent interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1975 at Sully, Chantilly, Va.
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• Bushrod Washington (1762-1829) — of Virginia. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., June 5, 1762. Nephew of George Washington. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1787; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1798-1829. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died November 26, 1829. Entombed at Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon, Va.
• George Madison (1763-1816) — of Kentucky. Born in 1763. Second cousin of James Madison. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Kentucky auditor of public accounts, 1796-1816; Governor of Kentucky, 1816; died in office 1816. Died of tuberculosis, October 14, 1816. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
• Burwell Bassett (1764-1841) — of Virginia. Born in New Kent County, Va., March 18, 1764. Nephew by marriage of George Washington; first cousin of William Henry Harrison; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin Harrison. Democrat. Member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1787-89, 1819-21; member of Virginia state senate, 1794-1805; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1805-13, 1815-19, 1821-29 (at-large 1805-07, 12th District 1807-09, 22nd District 1809-11, 12th District 1811-13, 13th District 1815-19, 8th District 1821-29). Died, after a fall from his horse, in New Kent County, Va., February 26, 1841. Interment at Eltham Plantation, New Kent County, Va.
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• Edward Livingston (1764-1836) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, N.Y., May 28, 1764. Great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); grandson of Robert Livingston (1688-1775); first cousin once removed of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston (1716-1778) and Henry Walter Livingston; son of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775); second cousin of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston, Philip Livingston (1740-1810) and Henry Brockholst Livingston; brother of Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813); brother-in-law of Morgan Lewis, John Armstrong, Jr. and Auguste Davezac; first cousin once removed and uncle by marriage of Edward Philip Livingston. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 17