Anthony Lispenard Bleecker
Anthony Lispenard Bleecker (June 13, 1741 – April 26, 1816) was a prominent banker, merchant and auctioneer, and one of the richest men in New York.[1] He worked as well as a vestryman and churchwarden for Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. He is the namesake for Bleecker Street and Lispenard Street in lower Manhattan.[2]
Anthony Lispenard Bleecker
June 13, 1741
April 26, 1816 (aged 74)
Banker, businessman
Bleecker Street, Lispenard Street
Jacobus Bleecker
Abigail Lispenard
Rutger Jansen Bleecker (grandfather)
James W. Bleecker (nephew)
Early life[edit]
Bleecker was born in the town of New Rochelle, in Westchester County, New York, to Jacobus Rutger Bleecker (b. 1716) and Abigail Lispenard (1718–1807).[3] His mother was the daughter of Anthony Lispenard and granddaughter of Antoine L'Espinard[4] aka Lispenard (1643–1696), La Rochelle-born prominent Huguenot resident of the early years of the English colony of New York.[4]
His brother was Major General Leonard Bleecker, a personal friend of George Washington, and one of the founders of the New York Stock Exchange, through the Buttonwood Agreement.[5][6][7]
His maternal uncle was the New York City merchant, politician and landowner Colonel Leonard Lispenard (1714–1790), whose family married with Benjamin Franklin's family (Bache), the Roosevelts and Van Cortlandts.
His paternal grandparents were Albany Mayor Rutger Jansen Bleecker (1675–1756) and Catalina (née Schuyler) Bleecker (1678–1747), of the Schuyler family.
His nephew, James W. Bleecker, became the 4th President of the New York Stock Exchange and 1st Treasurer of the Board.[4]
On May 4, 1763, Bleecker married Mary Noel (1743–1828).[4] Mary, who was born in Cádiz, Spain, was the daughter of Garrat Noel, a member of a distinguished English family that was related to the Earls of Gainsborough, and Frances Matilda (née Jayme) Noel. Together, they were the parents of:[4]
He left a will on November 3, 1814. He died April 26, 1816, and was buried the following day at Trinity Church Cemetery.[4][18] His will was proven on May 8, 1816, leaving everything to his wife Mary and mentioned sons James, Garrat and Anthony as executors. He and 25 other members of the Bleecker family remain interred in a private vault under Trinity Church.[2]
Members of the Bleecker family include :