Seventeenth Century
| Mayor | Start | End | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pieter Schuyler | 1686 | 1694 | Colonel of the militia in King William's War. Much trusted by the Iroquois, he took their five Sachems to London to visit the court of Queen Anne, 1709-1710 (Note: Johannes Wendell was appointed in opposition in 1690 by political upstart Jacob Leisler in an attempt to supplant the existing provincial governance structure; no record exists that Wendell actually served, and Leisler was arrested and executed in 1691). |
| Johannes Abeel | 1694 | 1695 | Merchant and trader. Also served as alderman, judge, sheriff and recorder. |
| Evert Bancker | 1695 | 1696 | Farmed in Guilderland; one of the few City Fathers who accepted an appointment to the Council during the regime of Jacob Leisler; also served as Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Master in Chancery; married to sister of Mayor Johannes Abeel. |
| Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck | 1696 | 1698 | Served for 30 years as Indian Commissioner. Also Captain in the militia. Alderman of the first City Board in 1686. His great-grandson-in-law was Philip Livingston, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Philip Livingston was first cousin once removed of mayor Robert Livingston the Younger. Philip Livingston's wife, Christina Ten Broeck also was a cousin of Maria Ten Broeck, who married Continental Army General Gozen "Goose" Van Schaick, son of Albany Mayor Sybrant Gozen Van Schaick. Goose Van Schaick's sister was married to Continental Army General Peter Gansevoort-a great-nephew of Albany Mayor Pieter Van Brugh. |
| Hendrick Hansen | 1698 | 1699 | Provincial Assemblyman, Alderman, Indian Commissioner, trader, merchant. |
| Pieter Van Brugh | 1699 | 1700 | Surname sometimes spelled Verbrugge. Captain of the militia. Great-granduncle of Continental General Peter Gansevoort; constable, high constable, assessor, collector and contractor; one of the last people to be buried beneath the Old Albany Dutch church. His sister Catherina was the wife of Hendrick Van Rennsselaer, a brother-in-law of Albany Mayor Pieter Schuyler. |
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