Arent Schuyler

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Who is Arent Schuyler?

Arent Schuyler was born in Rensselaerswyck on June 25, 1662 and died in Belleville, New Jersey on November 26, 1730. A member of the influential Schuyler family, during his lifetime he was a surveyor, "Indian agent", miner, merchant, and land speculator.

Schuyler participated in the military actions an early French and Indian War in Canada in the 1690s. In 1694, Schuyler traveled into north-western New Jersey to investigate rumors that the French were trying to incite the local Lenni-Lenape population to rebel against the English. Schuyler found no evidence of a rebellion, but discovered a rich fertile valley where the Lenni-Lenape grew a variety of crops. Schuyler reported his findings to the English and then convinced Major Anthony Brockholst, Samuel Bayard, Samuel Berry, Hendrick and David Mandeville, George Ryerson and John Mead to invest in the purchase of the land he referred to as the Pompton Valley. The seven chose Schuyler to be negotiator with the Lenape for the rights to the area. Samual Bayard, however, was chosen to negotiate with the East Jersey Company, which maintained land rights over the area that is now Wayne. Approximately 5,000 acres were purchased on November 11, 1695. He built the Schuyler-Colfax House along the Pompton River.

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