Samuel Stringer was born in 1734. He was the son of Samuel and Lydia Warfield Stringer of Annapolis, Maryland. His father was a prominent physician and young Samuel was groomed to follow in his footsteps.

Trained for the medical profession in Philadelphia under Dr. Thomas Bond, in 1755 he was contracted to perform surgical services for the colonial army by General/Governor William Shirley. That initiative brought him to Albany during the last of the French and Indian Wars.

He married Rachel Vanderheyden in November 1758. The marriage produced but three children who were baptized at St. Peters Anglican church where Stringer was a prominent member. Marriage to the daughter of a successful Albany businesman, jurist, and official provided Stringer with access to the patients, political opportunities, and land.

He petitioned for and recieived a number of land patents during the 1760s and early 70s. His holdings were in the Mohawk, Schoharie, and upper Hudson valleys. In 1779, his Saratoga Property was listed on an assessment roll.

He was a member and officer of St. Peter's Anglican church and the Albany Masonic lodge.

Politically active physician. Head of Medical corps in north.

After the war, he built a large town house on North Market Street. It was shared with his son-in-law, Stephen Lush.

In 1793, he was appointed as one of two commissioners to examine physicians and surgeons in the city of Albany by the State legislature.

Samuel Stringer died at home on July 11, 1817. He was eighty-three-years-old and Albany's first professional physician!

Sources: The life of Samuel Stringer is CAP biography number 5046. This profile is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources. The project has accumulated a substantial file of Stringer-related materials. Until now, an online biography has been the resource of record on his life. Mary C. Gillett's monumental work on Stringer's career with the Revolutionary army also is chronicled online.