De Peyster (surname)

De Peyster (also spelled DePuyster) is a surname of Dutch origin. It is also a town, De Peyster, New York.

People

 * Abraham de Peyster (1657–1728), the 20th Mayor of New York City from 1691 to 1694
 * Abraham de Peyster (captain) (1753–1798), American Loyalist officer and Treasurer of New Brunswick
 * Abraham de Peyster (treasurer) (1696–1767), treasurer of the province of New York
 * Arent de Peyster (1736–1822), an American-born British loyalist military officer, commandant of the British controlled Fort Michilimackinac and Fort Detroit during the American Revolution
 * Frederic de Peyster (1796–1882), New York City lawyer
 * Frederic James de Peyster (1839–1905), prominent American soldier, lawyer, and member of New York Society during the Gilded Age
 * Johannes de Peyster Sr. (1600–1685), a Dutch merchant who emigrated to New Amsterdam.
 * Johannes de Peyster (1666–1719), the 23rd Mayor of New York City between 1698 and 1699
 * Johannes de Peyster III (1694–1783), the Mayor of Albany who served three times between 1729 and 1742
 * John Watts de Peyster (1821–1907), author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard
 * John Watts de Peyster Jr. (1841–1873), soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War
 * Johnston de Peyster (1846–1903), soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, member of the New York State Assembly
 * De Peyster Brown DFC (1915–1991), American fighter pilot who volunteered to fly for the British Royal Air Force in World War II
 * James de Peyster Ogden (1790–1870), American merchant and businessman