The Albany City Council
[ a roster of officeholders, 1686-1800 ]
Listed below are the officers of the Albany Corporation beginning in 1686. This roster has been compiled from Common Council Minutes and other sources. The annual rosters shown below cover the calendar year from September and/or October (times of election and appointment) to the same month of the year following.
1686*
mayor: Pieter Schuyler
recorder: Isaac Swinton; Dirck Wesselse
clerk: Robert Livingston
treasurer: Jan Janse Bleecker
sheriff: Richard Pretty
aldermen: Livinius Van Schaick; Jan Janse Bleecker; Adrian G. Van Papendorp;
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
1687
mayor: Pieter Schuyler
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff: Richard Pretty
aldermen: Livinius Van Schaick; Arent Schuyler
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
1688
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff: Richard Pretty
aldermen: Livinius Van Schaick;
assistants:
firemen:
constables: Pieter D. Schuyler;
1689
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff: Richard Pretty
aldermen: Livinius Van Schaick;
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
1690
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff: Richard Pretty
aldermen: Livinius Van Schaick;
assistants: ; Pieter D. Schuyler;
firemen:
constables:
1691
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen: Livinius Van Schaick;
assistants:
firemen:
constables: ; ; Hendrick Hansen
1692
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen: Livinius Van Schaick;
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
1693
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen:
assistants: ; ; Hendrick Hansen
firemen:
constables:
1694
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen: Evert Bancker, Jacob
Staats;
assistants: ; ; Hendrick Hansen
firemen:
constables: Jan Cornelisse Vanderhoeve
1695
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen: ; ; Hendrick Hansen
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
1696
mayor:
recorder: Jan Janse Bleecker;
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen: ; ; Hendrick Hansen
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
1697
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen: ; ; Hendrick Hansen
assistants:
firemen:
constables: Jacobus Schuyler
1698
mayor: Hendrick Hansen
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen:
assistants:
firemen:
constables: Casper van Hoesen;
1699
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff: Thomas Williams
aldermen:
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
1700
mayor: Jan Janse Bleecker;
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen:
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
1701
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen:
assistants:
firemen:
constables: ; Nicholas Bleecker;
1702
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen:
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
collectors: Claes Luykasse Wyngaert
1703
mayor: Johannes Schuyler
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer: Anthony Bratt
sheriff:
aldermen:
1. David Schuyler & Evert Bancker;
2. Johannes Cuyler & Johannes Roseboom;
3. Hendrick Hansen & Johannes Mingael
assistants:
firemen:
constables: Myndert Roseboom - high constable
1704
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen:
1. David Schuyler & Evert Bancker;
2. Johannes Cuyler & Johannes Roseboom;
3. Hendrick Hansen & Johannes Mingael
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
1705
mayor:
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff: David Schuyler
aldermen:
1. David Schuyler & Evert Bancker;
2. Johannes Cuyler & Johannes Roseboom;
3. Hendrick Hansen & Johannes Mingael
assistants:
firemen:
constables:
1706
mayor: David Schuyler
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen:
1. Evert Bancker & Thomas Williams;
2. Johannes Cuyler & Johannes Roseboom;
3. Hendrick Hansen & Frans Winne
assistants:
firemen:
constables: ; Claes Fonda;
assessors: Claes Luykasse Wyngaert ; Frederick Myndertse
collector: Robert Wendell
1707
mayor: David Schuyler
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen:
assistants:
firemen: ; ; Samuel Pruyn
constables: ; Andries Nack; Claes Fonda - high constable
1708
mayor: David Schuyler
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen:
assistants: ; Harpert Van Deusen;
firemen: Casper van Hoesen; Nicholas Bleecker
constables: ; Baltis Van Bentheusen; Benjamin Egbertse
1709
mayor: David Schuyler
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen:
assistants:
firemen:
constables: Baltis Van Bentheusen, high constable;
1710
mayor: Robert Livingston, Jr.
recorder:
clerk:
treasurer:
sheriff:
aldermen: David Schuyler;
assistants: |