Constable, William Kerin b. 1 Jan 1751 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland d. 1803 Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA: Thurmon King's New Sackett Database

1751 - 1803 (51 years)

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Name	Constable, William Kerin [1, 2, 3]
Born	1 Jan 1751	Dublin, Leinster, Ireland [1, 3]
Gender	Male
Died	1803	Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA [1, 3]
Buried	Saint Paul's Chapel and Churchyard, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA [1, 3]
Person ID	I68470	Sackett
Last Modified	11 Jan 2024

Family White, Ann, b. 4 Jul 1762, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 3 Nov 1826 (Age 64 years)

Married 28 Feb 1782 [1, 2]

Children

+	1. Constable, Anna Maria, b. 10 Mar 1783, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 7 Nov 1859, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, USA (Age 76 years)
+	2. Constable, Eweretta, b. 12 Dec 1784, d. 21 Apr 1830 (Age 45 years)
+	3. Constable, William Jr., b. 4 Apr 1786, d. 28 May 1821 (Age 35 years)
+	4. Constable, Emily, b. 4 Jul 1795, Hotwells, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK , d. 14 Jun 1844 (Age 48 years)
+	5. Constable, Matilda, b. 6 Aug 1797, New York, USA , d. 3 May 1871 (Age 73 years)

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	Born - 1 Jan 1751 - Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
	Child - Constable, Anna Maria - 10 Mar 1783 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
	Child - Constable, Emily - 4 Jul 1795 - Hotwells, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
	Child - Constable, Matilda - 6 Aug 1797 - New York, USA
	Died - 1803 - Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA
	Buried - - Saint Paul's Chapel and Churchyard, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA

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[S2624] Rev. John Moore of Newtown, Long Island, and some of his descendants, James W. Moore, 112, 114-118 (Reliability: 2), 24 Sep 2021.
Dr. William Moore⁵ and Jane Fish had

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620. Dr. Samuel W.⁶, b. October 11, 1786, m. November 17, 1813, Emily Constable³ (William² m. Anna White (Townsend), of Philadelphia, John¹), b. in England, July 4, 1795 or 6, d. June 14, 1844 ; he d. August 26, 1854. [644]

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620. Dr. Samuel W. Moore' (Dr. William', Lieut. Samuel*, Benjamin',
Capt. Samuer, Rev. John') and Emily Constable"" (William', m. Anna White
(Townsend, m. Anna Renaudet), John', m. Jane Kerin).

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Emily Constable³ [Footnote: William Constable² (John¹) and Anna White (Townsend, m. Ann Rcnaudet) had Euretta³, m. James McVickar⁶ (Anna Moore⁵, m. John McVickar, John⁴, Benjamin³, Capt. Samuel², Rev. John¹), Matilda⁸, m. Edward C. McVickar⁶ (Anna Moore⁵, m. John McVickar, John⁴, Benjamin³, Capt. Samuel², Rev. John¹), William³, m. Mary Eliza McVickar⁶ (Anna Moore⁵, m. John McVickar, John⁴, Benjamin³, Capt. Samuel², Rev. John¹), Emily³, m. Dr. Samuel W. Moore⁶ (Dr. William⁵, Lieut. .Samuel⁴, Benjamin³, Capt. Samuel². Rev. John¹), John³, m. Susan Livingston, Harriet³, m. James Duane, settled in Franklin County, N. Y., Anna³, m. Hezekiah B. Pierrepont.] belonged to the Constable family which lived near Dublin, Ireland. They originally came from Yorkshire in England and bore the same arms as the Yorkshire family.

Thomas Constable lived at Loggan in the Manor of Wingfield, County Wexford, Ireland. His great-grandson wrote that he was a descendant of one of the judges of King Charles I. In the list of the Long Parliament was Sir William Constable, Baronet (regicide [Footnote: Signed the death warrant.] instead of Benson, the jobber, and in preference to Deerlove '42, Knaresborough, a "recruiter," not an original member).

Thomas Constable and his wife ____ ____ had a son William, born 1693, who married 1716, Elizabeth Owen, of a Welsh family.

William Constable and Elizabeth Owen, his wife, had a son John¹, born in Dublin, Ireland, the first to come to America. Remarried Jane Kerin, the daughter of William Kerin and his wife Jane Ewer, of Dublin. John Constable was Lieutenant and Surgeon in the Colonial Army in 1762-5. He died at Schenectady, N. Y. , in 1785, aged 75, and was buried at St. Paul's, New York City. John Constable¹ and Elizabeth Owen had a son, William².

Emily Constable³ was the daughter of William Constable² born in Dublin, January 1, 1751, who was Aide to General Lafayette, an honorary member of the Society of the Cincinnati, a partner of Gouverneur Morris and an intimate friend of Lafayette, Hamilton, Jay, and Washington. He was the principal owner of the "Macomb purchase." He died in New York in 1803 and was buried in St. Paul's churchyard. William Constable presented a fine portrait head of Washington by Stuart to General Hamilton ; a head of William Constable [Footnote: See Ogden Hoffman's Eulogy. Hough's History of Lewis County, 1852.], by Stuart, is at Constable Hall, N. Y. Amongst the treasures of the family are letters from Gov. Morris, Lafayette, and Robert Morris. He married, February 28, 1782, Anna White, daughter of Townsend White and his wife, Anna Renaudet (m. July 13, 1741), of Philadelphia, who was one of the Queens of Beauty at the Meschianza ball, May 18, 1778. She was a schoolmate and intimate friend of Martha Dandridge, afterward Martha Custis, and later the wife of Washington. A bracelet containing a miniature of Washington is still in existence which was presented by Martha Custis. Her sister Sarah married March 17, 1767, Moore Furman, of New Jersey, who was prominent in the Revolution and a friend of Washington. See Gershom Moore⁴. [11]

Dr. Samuel Moore⁶ and Emily Constable had

644. Susan⁷, b. September 15, 1814, unmarried, d. April 15, 1849.

645. Maria Theresa⁷, b. June 21, 1816, unmarried ; lives at Stamford, Conn.

646. William Constable⁷, b. January 20, 1818, m. June 10, 1857, Mary Charlton Holthuysen ; he d. February 13, 1885, Nyack, N. Y.; no children.

647. Henry Casimir⁷, b. February 16, 1820, in New York City, unmarried, d. March 30, 1897.

648. Anna Constable⁷, b. May 16, 1821, d. December 2, 1822.

649. Rev. John Wells⁷, b. February 25, 1825, m. October 10, 1854, Frances H. Weber, of Michigan (Rev. William), b. at Fairfield, N. Y.; he d. May 13, 1885. [657]

650. Anna Constable⁷, b. July 19, 1827, m. April 21, 1848, Francis Van Rensselaer (Dr. Jeremiah, m. Miss ____ Foster, of Boston, Mass.); she d. July 29, 1859. [669]

651. Samuel Clement⁷, b. November 11, 1829, unmarried, d. March 30, 1873, of pneumonia ; was in the Bank of Commerce, New York, for many years.

652. Benjamin⁷, b. February 26, 1832, unmarried, d. April 6, i860, of consumption ; was with the Appleton Co., New York.

653. Theodore⁷, b. February 26, 1832, unmarried, d. July 1, 1862, of typhoid fever.

654. Edmund Pendleton⁷, b. February 2, 1834, d. February 9, 1834.

655. Jane⁷, b. October 8, 1835, unmarried, d. April 11, 1873.

656. Dr. Richard Hoffman⁷, b. October 20, 1837, m. July 8, 1861, Anna Beekman Whiley (Richard); he d. July 29, 1875 ; no children.

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[S2662] The Duyckinck and allied families : being a record of the descendants of Evert Duyckink who settled in New Amsterdam, now New York, in 1638, Whitehead Cornell Duyckinck & John Cornell, (Tobias A. Wright), 9, 18 (Reliability: 2), 27 Sep 2021.
60 Ann Renaudet of Belitje,⁴ Anna,³ Belitje,² Evert,¹ m. June 13, 1741, Townsend White. Children (White):

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135 Ann Maria, b. 1762; m. 1782, William Constable.

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135 Ann Maria⁶ White of Ann,⁵ Belitje,⁴ Anna,³ Belitje,² Evert,¹ m. 1782, William (K.) Constable. Children (Constable):

250 Anna Maria, b. March 10, 1783; d. Nov. 7, 1859; m. Jan. 21, 1802, Hezekiah B. Pierrepont.

251 Eweretta, b. Dec. 12, 1784; m. Hon. James McVickar.

252. William, b. April 4, 1786; m. Eliza McVickar (dau. John McVickar).

253 John, b. June 20, 1788; m. (1) Susan Livingston (dau. Hon. Gilbert Livingston); m. Alida Kane.

254 Robert, b. June 30, 1790.

255 Julia, b. 1792.

256 Harriet, b. April 12, 1794; m. James Duane.

257 Emily, b. July 4, 1795, m. Samuel Moore, M.D.

258 Matilda, b. Aug. 6, 1797; m. Edward Cope McVickar.

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[S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 26 Sep 2021.
Memorial ID 10308878
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10308878

William Kerin Constable
Birth 1 Jan 1751
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death 1803 (aged 51-52)
New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Saint Paul's Chapel and Churchyard
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA

William Kerin Constable's father, John Constable, was a regimental surgeon in the British Army sent there in 1754. The French surrendered Montreal to the English in 1760 during the French and Indian War. John Constable's family joined him in Montreal by 1860. He resigned his commission and the family moved to Schenectady, New York.

William Kerin Constable was a merchant and fur dealer.
He speculated in land and debt and at one time he and his partners owned one tenth of the land in New York.

1752-William was born on New Year day in Dublin Ireland.
1760-Lived in Montreal with his family.
1762-William at age 11 is in Schenectady, New York.
His father was comminssioned as a surgeon in the First New York Regiment.
1768-William's sister, Eweretta married James Phyn. James was associated with Sir William Johnson in the Indian trade.
Later at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, the Phyn family would leave for England on a pass issued form the new York State Committe of Public Safety.
1769-William has an apprenticeship with the trading firm, Phyn & Ellice, at Schenectady and Detroit.
? [Year] Educated in Dublin, Ireland, graduated form Trinity College where he lived with his aunt, Mrs. White. When William returned he bacame a partner with his brother-in-law James Phyn.
1774-William went to London for Phyn and Ellice.
1777-Returned to New York and then settled in Philadelphia.
He was involved with Benedict Arnold during Arnold's time as military governor of Philadelphia in Arnold's commercial dealing in Philadelphia.
William lived in Philadelphia and had a partnership iwth James Seagrove in trade with France and Havana.
1781-Aid de Camp to Generals Muhlenberg and Lafayette after taking the Oath of Allegiance to Pennsylvania.
1782-Married Ann daughter of Townsend White of Philadelphia. Christ Church records. She was a childhood friend of Martha Washington. Seven children.
1783-William became severely ill with Yellow Fever on a trip to Havana.
1784-Moved to New York
1784-Founded Constable, Rucke, and Company.
Partnership Constable and Company, with Robert Morris and Governeur Morris; Ship: Empress of China Feb. 1784; There was a combined endeavor to establish trade between America and China. Also owned the 600 ton America.
Partnership with Governeur Morris and silent partner, his brother-in-law, William Edgar. They were the first Americans to trade on a large scale with China. They also won a contract to supply British troops in the West Indies.
1780s (late) and early 1790s William had business and personal relations with Alexander Hamilton.
1791-With the merchant partners of Alexander Macomb and Daniel McCormick, they joined in the Macomb Purchase of 3.6 million acres of the wild land of New York.
Deeds were drawn up by Alexander Hamilton.
1791-William traveled to Europe to begin sales of the land.
1791-William's brother, James (who went to England with the Phyns in 1777), returned from England and became a partner in the new "William Constable and James Co." William dissolved William C. and Co.
In 1800 (10 years later), a large note had been backed of Nathanial J. Ingram which caused William Constable to fail. He was briefly in debtor's prison. The debts were settled. The land remained. James never married and died at age 43.
1803-William Constable died.

In 1795 William returned from England to New York. His wife, Ann, was expectiong so she stayed behind. Emily Constable was born on the 4th of July 1795. Ann was staying with her uncle, Dr. Peter Renaudet who lived in Hot Wells (1962 book pg. 19). William sent a vessel from New York to bring his family home with his brother-in-law, John White, acting as their escort (pg. 19).

Founded Northern Inland Lock Navigation Company
Member of the Society of the Cincinnati and the St. Patrick's Society at New York.

Lived in Brooklyn; Pearl Street; Broadway; had a county estate called Bloomingdale; lived in Europe.

In 1796, William went to Philadelphia to request Gilbert Stuart to paint a protrait of General Washington. At the time Stuart was painting a portrait for Mr. Bingham. William paid Stuart $500 for the full length portrait and $250 for the half-length [Moffat pg. 23]
The half-length was given to Alexander Hamilton.
The full length was donated to the Brooklyn Museum in 1947 and sold at auction in ?

22 May 1803 William died in Greenwich near New York City.

Children of William Kerin and Ann (White) Constable.
Ann was the daughter of Townsend/Townshend and Ann (Renaudet) White of Philadelphia.
[1.] Anna Maria m. Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont.
[2.] Eweretta b. 12 December 1784 married James McVicker (brother of the wife of William Constable Jr.). James was a county judge. Lived in Turin.
[3.] William Constable Jr. b. 4 April 1786 (founded Constableville)(married Mary Eliza McVicker 1789-1870). William Jr. died two years after injuring his leg trying to place a 10 ton capstone for the front portico of Constable Hall. He was 36 years old; 5 children.
[4.] John Constable b. 20 January 1788 m. Susan Livingston; 5 children.
[5.] Robert Constable b. 20 June 1790....d. young.
[6.] Julia Constable b. 1792...d. young.
[7.] Harriet Constable b. 12 April 1794 m. James Duane
[8.] Emily Constable b. 4 July 1795 born at Wick, England....m. Dr. Samuel W. Moore of Troy NY; 11 children
[9.] Frances Matilda McVickar b. 6 August 1797 m. Edward Cope McVicker. (he was the brother of William Constable Jr.'s wife). Lived in West Turin.

Children of Townsend and Anne (Renaudet) White, parents of Ann White wife of William.
[1.] James White (1743-1770)
[2.] Sarah White (1745-1796) m. Moore Furham
[3.] Townsend White, Jr. (1747-1790)
[4.] Ann White (1749-)
[5.] John White (1750-1780)
[6.] Isabella White (1753-1793) m. William Edgar.
[7.] Ann White (1757-1759)
[8.] Ann White (1762-1826) m. William Kerin Constable-Christ Church record Philadelphia.

Sources:
Pilcher, Edith [Adirondack Research Library] ; THE CONSTABLES First Family of The Adirondacks; Published by North Country Books of Utica New York; 1992
Marks, Edward J.; A Genealogical Abstract of Descent of the Family of Pierrepont from Sir Hugh DePierrepont of Picardy, France, A. D. 980; Hoggson & Robinson; New Haven, Conn.;1881
Moffat, R. Burnham; Pierrepont Genealogies; 1913

Researched by Ted Smith