• Born: 5 Feb 1668, New York City NY
• Marriage (1): Ann Saunders on 21 Sep 1692 in New York City NY
• Died: 1708, New York City NY

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Standing salt, c 1690
  Brooklyn Museum
  h: 3 1/4"
  This form, based on Dutch versions, is unique in American silver.

• New York City NY, 1691: elected captain in Army. ⁴

• Spoon, c 1695-1705
  Yale University
  l: 6 1/2"

• Appointed in 1698 as Constable in New York City NY ⁴

• Trencher salt, c 1700-1708
  Yale University ²⁷
  d: 3 7/8" (base)
  wt: 2 oz, 15 dwt
  Possibly made for Helena Willets of Flushing NY

• Salver, c 1700
  Winterthur Library ⁷
  h: 2 7/8"
  d: 8 3/16"
  wt: 16 oz, 7 dwt
  Engraved M + S for Myndert Schuyler

• Salver, c 1700
  Norton Art Gallery ⁷
  h: 3"
  d: 8 1/4"
  wt: 9 oz, 17 dwt
  Engraved with the Cortlandt family arms.

• Made freeman of New York City NY, 24 Feb 1701. ⁴

Jacobus married Ann Saunders, daughter of Robert Saunders and Elsie Barentse Van Kleeck, on 21 Sep 1692 in New York City NY. (Ann Saunders was born in 1671 in Albany NY.)