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词条 William Malcolm
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     Revolutionary War service  Post War 

  3. Personal life

     Descendants 

  4. References

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = William Malcolm
| image = William Malcolm.jpg
| office = Member of the New York State Assembly
| term = 1774–1774
| predecessor =
| successor =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1745|01|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Glenrothes, Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1791|9|01|1745|01|23|df=yes}}
| death_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| party =
| education =
| parents = Richard Malcolm, Bt.
| spouse = {{marriage|Abigail Tingley
|1765|1770|reason=her death}}
{{marriage|Sarah Ayscough
|1772|1791|reason=his death}}
| children = Richard Montgomery Malcolm
Samuel Bayard Malcolm
| relatives =
| allegiance = {{flag|United States of America|1777}}
| branch = {{flagicon|New York|1778}} New York State Militia
| rank = Brigadier General
| serviceyears =
| battles = Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Long Island
  • Battle of White Plains
  • Battle of Trenton
  • Battle of Princeton

}}

General William Malcolm (January 23, 1745 – September 1, 1791) was a New York City merchant and officer in the American Revolution. He commanded Malcolm's Regiment, with Aaron Burr as his second in command.[1]

Early life

William Malcolm was born in Glenrothes, Scotland on January 23, 1745 and was a member of the Clan Malcolm. He was the third son of Richard Malcolm, Baronet of Balbedie and Innertiel in the county of Fife, Scotland. When he came to America in 1763, he brought a number of family portraits and valuable plates.[1]

Career

In 1763, he moved to New York City as agent of a Glasgow firm of which he was a partner, and established himself as an import/export merchant. His business was in Queen Street, now known as Pearl Street. The same year he joined the Society of St Andrew and was its secretary from 1765 to 1766, treasurer and secretary in 1772 until 1774, one of the managers in 1784, and vice president in 1785 until 1787.[1]

Malcolm grew wealthy, and as his influence increased he took part in politics and government, including serving as a member of the New York Assembly in 1774.[2]

Revolutionary War service

Malcolm was also active in the militia, and volunteered for military service during the American Revolution. He served in New York's military and the Continental Army throughout the Revolution, including assignments as Deputy Adjutant General of the Northern Department under Horatio Gates.[3]

In 1777, Malcolm was appointed to command a regiment. Called Malcolm's Additional Continental Regiment, he raised the organization and used his own funds to pay and equip it.[4][5] He commanded as Colonel, with Aaron Burr as second in command and Lieutenant Colonel, though Burr was often the de facto commander as the result of Malcolm's detached assignments as Deputy Adjutant General or for other duties.[6][7] Malcolm took part in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton and Princeton. He was with the Army during the 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge, and he later commanded Continental forces in upstate New York.[8]

Near the end of the Revolution he was appointed commander of the militia in New York, Kings and Richmond Counties with the rank of Brigadier General.[9][10][11]

Post War

In 1784, and again in 1787, he was elected to the New York Provincial Congress where he supported Alexander Hamilton in his motion to restore the elective franchise to the Tories and he favored the United States Constitution.[1] In 1785, he served on New York City's Board of Aldermen.[12][13]

As head of the militia in and around New York City, Malcolm commanded George Washington's escort when Washington took the oath of office as the first President.[14]

Malcolm was a Freemason as a member of St. John's Lodge No. 1 in New York City,[15] a member of the Saint Andrew's Society[16] and the Saint Nicholas Society,[17] and a founder of New York City's Chamber of Commerce.[18]

Personal life

Malcolm was married twice. His first wife was Abigail Tingley, whom he married in 1765, and who died in 1770.[19] His second wife was Sarah Ayscough, the daughter of Richard Ayscough and Catharine Bayard,[1] whom he married on February 5, 1772.[20][21] Together, they were the parents of

  • Richard Montgomery Malcolm (1776–1823), who married Ann Henry
  • Samuel Bayard Malcolm (1777–1817), who married Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1780–1875), the youngest daughter of Philip Schuyler and sister of Angelica Schuyler, Elizabeth Schuyler, Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler, and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler.[22] After his death, his widow married James Cochran (1769–1848).[23]

William Malcolm died in New York City on September 1, 1791. He was buried in Manhattan's Brick Presbyterian Church Cemetery.[24]

Descendants

Malcolm's descendants included members of the prominent Bayard, Schuyler and Montgomery families.[25][26][27] His grandchildren, through his son, Samuel, included: Philip Schuyler Malcolm (b. 1804),[28] Catharine Elizabeth Malcolm (b. 1809), William Schuyler Malcolm (1810-1890), and Alexander Hamilton Malcolm (1815–1888).[29]

Through his son, Richard, he was the grandfather of Sarah Ayscough Malcolm (1802–1888), who married Thomas P. Ball (1792–1744).[30] His great-grandson was James Mortimer Montgomery (1855–1926).[27]

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|last1=Baxter|first1=Katharine Schuyler|title=A Godchild of Washington|date=1897|publisher=F.T. Neely|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LF4SAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA443&lpg=PA443|accessdate=18 June 2017|language=en}}
2. ^Tuttle Company, [https://books.google.com/books?ei=AG6-UOTyKueM0QHIsYHoAg&id=TRRWAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22william+malcolm%22+1745+1791&q=%22william+malcolm%22#search_anchor The Tingley Family], 1910, page 31
3. ^Henry Whittemore, [https://books.google.com/books?id=lxARAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA15 The Heroes of the American Revolution and Their Descendants], 1897, page 15
4. ^Nancy Isenberg, [https://books.google.com/books?id=PGeEPtjzzZkC&pg=PA37 Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr], 2007, page 37
5. ^{{cite book|last1=Proper|first1=Rev. Gordon R.|title=Once Upon a Time in the American Revolution|date=2017|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=9781524531164|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A4zcDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT123&lpg=PT123|accessdate=18 June 2017|language=en}}{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=January 2018}}
6. ^Buckner F. Melton, [https://books.google.com/books?id=PwTAsTfuMHkC&pg=PA1910 Aaron Burr: The Rise and Fall of an American Politician], 2004, page 1910
7. ^Nathan Schachner, [https://books.google.com/books?id=VSF3AAAAMAAJ&q=%22william+malcolm%22+%22aaron+burr%22&dq=%22william+malcolm%22+%22aaron+burr%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=N22-UMO3JKfI0AH8v4DABg&ved=0CEgQ6AEwCTgK Aaron Burr: A Biography], 1937, page 53
8. ^Katharine Schuyler Baxter, [https://books.google.com/books?id=LF4SAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA440&dq=%22william+malcolm%22+schuyler&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KGK-UMOkCZSp0AGi1YHwBA&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22william%20malcolm%22%20schuyler&f=false A Godchild of Washington], 1897, pages 440 to 443
9. ^Thomas Edward Vermilye Smith, [https://books.google.com/books?id=YbAUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA66 The City of New York in the Year of Washington's Inauguration, 1789], 1889, page 66
10. ^{{cite book|last1=Heath|first1=William|last2=Heuvel|first2=Sean M.|title=The Revolutionary War Memoirs of Major General William Heath|date=2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476617374|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4nWuBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT224&lpg=PT224|accessdate=18 June 2017|language=en}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=General Orders, 14 July 1776|url=https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-05-02-0216|website=founders.archives.gov|publisher=Founders Online|accessdate=18 June 2017|language=en}}
12. ^New York Assembly, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ujMbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA697 Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York], Volume 33, 1913, page 697
13. ^Oregon Society, Sons of the American Revolution [https://books.google.com/books?id=FWNBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA88 Year Book], 1903, page 51
14. ^Michael Brander, [https://books.google.com/books?id=cSeOAAAAMAAJ&q=%22william+malcolm%22+washington+inauguration+escort&dq=%22william+malcolm%22+washington+inauguration+escort&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XGi-UJf6KeXV0QGEmoGgDA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg The Emigrant Scots], 1982, page 90
15. ^William R. Denslow, Harry S. Truman, [https://books.google.com/books?id=D-cCeOEXGyoC&pg=PA126 10,000 Famous Freemasons], Volume 3, 2004, page 126
16. ^George Austin Morrison, [https://books.google.com/books?id=fjndbKQUfAIC&pg=PA185 History of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, 1756-1906], 1906, page 185
17. ^Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York, [https://books.google.com/books?id=CJM-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA244 The History of the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York], Volume 1, 1905, page 235
18. ^Gordon DenBoer, [https://books.google.com/books?id=rklx9c7MJFoC&pg=PA457 The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections: 1788-1790], 1987, page 457
19. ^{{cite book|last1=Committee|first1=New York Colony|last2=(State)|first2=New York|title=New York Marriages Previous to 1784|date=1968|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|isbn=9780806302591|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxaFZzGqEmAC&pg=PA253&lpg=PA253|accessdate=18 June 2017|language=en}}
20. ^Province of New York - Marriage Licenses prior to 1784, accessed December 4, 2012
21. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=FJYyAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA96&lpg=RA1-PA96 New York Genealogical and Biographical Record], Volumes 9-10, 1878, page 96
22. ^{{cite web|last1=Bielinski|first1=Stefan|title=Catherine Schuyler Malcolm Cochran|url=https://exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/s/caschuyler1251.html|website=exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov|publisher=New York State Museum|accessdate=18 June 2017}}
23. ^{{cite web|last1=Lange|first1=Allynne|title=The Women of Schuyler Mansion|url=http://www.hrmm.org/history-blog/category/revolutionary-war|website=Hudson River Maritime Museum|accessdate=18 June 2017|date=April 14, 2017}}
24. ^Henry Collins Brown, [https://books.google.com/books?id=CcdHVjGJrNwC&pg=PA225 Valentine's Manual of Old New York], 1916, page 225
25. ^Sons of the Revolution. New York Society, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Tq5YAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA365 Year Book], 1893, page 365
26. ^New England Historic Genealogical Register, [https://books.google.com/books?id=E7LMFLDeNU0C&pg=PA53 The Weaver Family of New York City], Volume 47, 1893, page 53
27. ^1 {{cite book|title=The Minute Man|date=1921|publisher=The Sons of the Revolution in the State of Illinois|location=Chicago|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=duwQAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR239&lpg=PR239|accessdate=18 June 2017|language=en}}
28. ^{{cite book|last1=Chapter|first1=Sons of the Revolution New York Society Philip Livingston|title=Year Book|date=1910|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ka8pAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA537&lpg=PA537|accessdate=18 June 2017|language=en}}
29. ^{{Cite book|title=Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family, Volume 2|last=Schuyler|first=George W.|publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons|year=1885|isbn=|location=New York|pages=283}}
30. ^{{cite book|last1=York|first1=Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New|title=Genealogical Record of the Saint Nicholas Society: Advanced Sheets, First Series|date=1902|publisher=Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_6Q-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42|accessdate=18 June 2017|language=en}}
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