Maria Van Buren Schermerhorn

Maria Van Buren probably was born during the 1670s. She appears to have been the daughter of New Netherland pioneers Hendrick and Elizabeth Van Slyck Van Buren.

In March 1695, she married Cornelis Schermerhorn at the Albany Dutch church where they both were members. By 1710, the marriage had produced six children who were christened in Albany and New York.

These Schermerhorns raised their family in a comfortable home in Albany's second ward.

However, Maria Van Buren Schermerhorn was dead by February 1713 when her husband re-married. Her life lasted less than forty years.

Sources: The life of Maria Van Buren Schermerhorn has no CAP biography number. This sketch is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources. The Maria Schermerhorn buried in 1730 probabaly refers to a younger family member.