James Luyster was born on 20. Nov. 1796 at New York. He was the son of
Peter Luyster and
Gertrude Onderdonk. James Luyster married
Maria Van Nostrand, daughter of
Isaac Van Nostrand and
Martha Simonson, on 2. Nov. 1819. James Luyster married
Ida Vanderbilt Hegeman, daughter of
Joseph Hegeman and
Jannetje Rapalje, on 22. Sep. 1845.
James Luyster was shown in the census on 5. Sep. 1850 as a merchant.
James Luyster and
Ida Vanderbilt Hegeman appeared on the census of 5. Sep. 1850 at Oyster Bay, Queens County, New York,
; real estate value 5,000.00.
James Luyster was shown in the census on 5. Jul. 1860 as a merchant.
James Luyster and
Ida Vanderbilt Hegeman appeared on the census of 5. Jul. 1860 at Oyster Bay, Queens County, New York,
; real estate value 9,500.00.
James Luyster was shown in the census on 25. Jun. 1870 as a farmer.
James Luyster and
Ida Vanderbilt Hegeman appeared on the census of 25. Jun. 1870 at Oyster Bay, Queens County, New York,
; real estate value 8,000.00, personal property 23,000.00.
James Luyster appeared on the census of 28. Jun. 1880 at with his son Charles, Oyster Bay, Queens County, New York,
; a widower.
James Luyster was shown in the census on 28. Jun. 1880 as a merchant.
He died on 4. Dec. 1880 at age 84.