Over the years, various parcels of the estate have been leased to farmers and loggers. She rents the place to Guy Beattie, a farmer who had been working the land for a while. His widow, the former Susan Drake, remains in the house twelve more years.ġ910 – Drake vacates The Flatts, ending the Schuyler era. Schuyler leaves it to Richard Philip Schuyler.ġ898 – Richard P. In fact, this 1839 newspaper ad offers the place for lease. I’m not certain Stephen Schuyler lives in the mansion. Schuyler dies and is buried in the family plot.ġ820 – The death of Stephen Schuyler leaves the property to Peter S. “Madame/Aunt Schuyler”Īunt Schuyler’s home becomes the place of gathering both men and supplies because it’s at the head of deep navigation of the Hudson and is convenient for those coming from New England either by way of Bennington or Kinderhook.ĭuring this period, a large (100′ x 60′) barn that had been used for troop lodging and staging is torn down.ġ771 – Peter Schuyler dies, his will naming his grandson, Stephen Schuyler, as eventual heir to The Flatts.ġ774 – At The Flatts, Major Peter Schuyler forms his plans for the Revolutionary War invasion of Canada.ġ782 – With the passing of Margarita “Madame” Schuyler, The Flatts becomes the property of Stephen Schuyler, who has lived here since the 1740’s.ġ808 – Philip P. Philip Schuyler dies, survived by his kindhearted widow, by now known as “Madame Schuyler” or “Aunt Schuyler.” The property is willed to her until her death when it is supposed to be passed on to her nephew, Peter Schuyler. Schuyler becomes the owner of the Flats and the mansion.ġ752- A serious fire nearly demolishes the mansion, which is then rebuilt by British soldiers.ġ758 – Col. Margarita is known during the latter part of her life as “Madame Schuyler.” Philip Schuylerġ724 – Upon the death of Col. Peter Schuyler, now married to Maria Van Rensselaer, the sister of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, moves to The Flatts.ġ720 – Philip Schuyler marries Margarita Schuyler, his cousin, whose father had for a number of years been the mayor of the City of Albany. Here, the the barns are turned into hospitals for the defeated forces of Abercrombie.ġ695 – Pieter leases it to his son Philip.ġ711 – Col. Here the gallant Lord Howe spends the night, and eating his breakfast on the march under Abercrombie to attack Ticonderoga. The Flats become a staging ground for troops engaged in the French and Indian War, and many of their officers find entertainment. Pieter Schuyler (later the first mayor of Albany), inherits The Flatts.ġ690 – General Fitz John Winthrop sends the first detachment of his army from Albany for the invasion of Canada to the Flatts.
Pieter Schuylerġ683 – Upon the elder Schuyler’s death, his son, Col. This begins a long Schuyler lineage in the area. Schuyler repairs the old house and cellar, and builds an additional structure to the north. He establishes the Flatts as the heart of the area’s fur trade.ġ660 – Richard Van Rensselaer, a son of the Patroon, occupies the property.ġ670- Richard VanRensselaer returns to Holland. He marries in 1643, and after a brief honeymoon in Holland, returns to work the farm. Arent Van Curlerġ630 – Arent Van Curler, a cousin of the first Patroon Van Rensselaer, arrives with the first colonists of the manor, and is soon after made superintendent. Please excuse the lack of annotation, I didn’t set out to write a term paper.
The Flatts was (were?) owned and occupied by the Schuyler family for 250 years.īecause its history is so complex, and the Schuyler family history so confusing (how many of them were named Peter and Philip?!), I’ve broken it down into a chronology. For a century, from about 1711-1806, the main public road from Albany to Saratoga ran between the mansion and the river. It was situated on the west bank of the Hudson in what is now Menands (then West Troy), opposite Breaker Island (formerly two islands called Culyer and Hillhouse). This was the mansion at The Flatts, after the Dutch “DeVlackte,” later called Schuyler Flats and Schuyler Farm.
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