De Peyster (surname)

De Peyster (also spelled DePuyster) is a surname of Dutch origin. It is also a town, De Peyster, New York.

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Abraham de Peyster (1657–1728), the 20th Mayor of New York City from 1691 to 1694
Abraham de Peyster (captain) (1753–1798), American Loyalist officer and Treasurer of New Brunswick
Abraham de Peyster (treasurer) (1696–1767), treasurer of the province of New York
Arent de Peyster (1736–1822), an American-born British loyalist military officer, commandant of the British controlled Fort Michilimackinac and Fort Detroit during the American Revolution
Frederic de Peyster (1796–1882), New York City lawyer
Frederic James de Peyster (1839–1905), prominent American soldier, lawyer, and member of New York Society during the Gilded Age
Johannes de Peyster Sr. (1600–1685), a Dutch merchant who emigrated to New Amsterdam.
Johannes de Peyster (1666–1719), the 23rd Mayor of New York City between 1698 and 1699
Johannes de Peyster III (1694–1783), the Mayor of Albany who served three times between 1729 and 1742
John Watts de Peyster (1821–1907), author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard
John Watts de Peyster Jr. (1841–1873), soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War
Johnston de Peyster (1846–1903), soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, member of the New York State Assembly
De Peyster Brown DFC (1915–1991), American fighter pilot who volunteered to fly for the British Royal Air Force in World War II
James de Peyster Ogden (1790–1870), American merchant and businessman