• Born: 1739, New York City NY
• Christened: 23 Jan 1739, New York City NY
• Marriage (1): Elsie Babbington on 10 May 1763
• Died: 2 Oct 1814, Hyde Park NY

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Apprenticed about 1752 to Nicholas Roosevelt in New York City NY ¹
  

• Teaset, c 1760
  Museum of the City of New York ²⁰
  h: 6 3/4" (teapot)
  Engraved with the Van Rensselear crest and the initials of Philip Schuyler Van Rensselear, Mayor of Albany NY.

• He worked after 1759-1795 as a silversmith in New York City NY ⁴

• Made freeman of New York City NY, 1769. ⁴

• He worked in 1796-1809 as a silversmith in Poughkeepsie NY ⁴

• He worked in 1814 as a silversmith in Hyde Park NY ⁴

Petrus married Elsie Babbington on 10 May 1763. (Elsie Babbington was born on 5 Aug 1744 in Albany NY, died on 19 Oct 1818 in Hyde Park NY and was buried in Hyde Park NY.)