Schieffelin family.
Jacob Schieffelin (1757-1835), New York merchant, landowner, and United Empire Loyalist, founded a wholesale drug business which bore the family name for more than a century.
He married Hannah Lawrence (1758-1838) of New York City, a poet and daughter of John Lawrence, a merchant and Quaker. Their son, Richard Lawrence Schieffelin (1801-1889) and grandson, George Richard Schieffelin (1836-1910) both practiced chancery law in New York.
From the description of Schieffelin family papers, 1756-1907. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122640066
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| creatorOf | Schieffelin family. Schieffelin family papers, 1756-1907. | New York Public Library System, NYPL |
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| associatedWith | Blair family. | family |
| associatedWith | Brandt, Joseph, 1742-1847. | person |
| associatedWith | Delaplaine, John Ferris, 1801-1889. | person |
| associatedWith | Effingham Lawrence & Son (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jacob Schieffelin (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | McKay family. | family |
| associatedWith | McKay, George F. | person |
| associatedWith | Schieffelin, George Richard, 1836-1910. | person |
| associatedWith | Schieffelin, Hannah Lawrence, 1758-1838. | person |
| associatedWith | Schieffelin, Jacob, 1757-1835. | person |
| associatedWith | Schieffelin, Richard Lawrence, 1801-1889. | person |
| associatedWith | Scribner family. | family |
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