Benjamin Pratt
1710-1763 Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1761-1763 Benjamin Pratt was born in Massachusetts in 1710. He graduated from Harvard … More Benjamin Pratt »
Era Category: Supreme Court of Judicature, 1691-1776
Robert R. Livingston
1718-1775 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1763-1775 Robert R. Livingston was born in New York City in August 1718. He … More Robert R. Livingston »
George Duncan Ludlow
1734-1808 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1769-1808 George Duncan Ludlow, the last of the colonial judges of the Supreme Court … More George Duncan Ludlow »
William Smith (the elder)
1697-1769 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1763-1769 William Smith was born at Newport Pagnell, England, on October 8, 1697. His … More William Smith (the elder) »
Thomas Jones
1731-1792 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1773-1776 Thomas Jones, son of David Jones, a judge of the New York Supreme … More Thomas Jones »
Whitehead Hicks
1728-1780 Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1776 The Hicks family first came to America in 1641. Whitehead Hicks, son … More Whitehead Hicks »
John Chambers
1710-1764 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1751-1762 John Chambers was born in 1710, the son of William Chambers, a landowner … More John Chambers »
David Jones
1699-1775 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1758-1773 David Jones was born at Fort Neck on September 16, 1699, the son … More David Jones »
Stephen Van Cortlandt
1643-1700 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1691-1700 Chief Justice, 1700 Stephen Van Cortlandt was born in Brouwer Street, New Amsterdam … More Stephen Van Cortlandt »
Chidley Brooke
Unknown Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1693-1698 Related to the Bellomont family, and perhaps brought up on their estates in … More Chidley Brooke »