HEATHCOTE, Caleb
Born in England in 1665, of a wealthy father. His uncle, George Heathcote, was in New York in 1676 when he was listed as among the wealthiest citizens, with a fortune of ~2036. Caleb Heathcote, upon his arrival, in 1690, became actively engaged in the public service; he was appointed by Governor Fletcher in 1693 to a seat in the Provincial Council, he became also a resident of Westchester Co. and commanded the Militia there. He purchased the Scarsdale Manor House, which was destroyed by fire in the Revolutionary War, and married Patty, a daughter of Chief Justice William Smith of New York. He was active in trying to get the Government to build ships and foster trade. He was Mayor of the city from 1711 to 1714 and held other high offices; his fortune at the time of his death in 1771 was large, his legacies including ~10,000, besides valuable real estate. Only two of his daughters survived him, Anne, who married James De Lancey, and Martha, who married Louis Livingston of Perth Amboy.
