His paternal grandparents were Jacob Schieffelin (1757–1835) and Hannah Lawrence Schieffelin (1758–1838), she a descendant of Elizabeth Fones and Quaker religious freedom pioneer John Bowne.[3] His maternal grandfather was Dr. Samuel Bradhurst (d. 1872)[4] The Schieffelin family was one of the oldest families in Manhattan.[6][7]
Career
The Foundations of History (1864) by Schieffelin
He was educated in private schools, and early turned his attention to business, but contributed largely to the religious press.[5] After his father retired from business in 1849, he and his brothers managed the family drug company that their father had founded, Schieffelin Brothers & Co., where Samuel was the president, until 1865, when his son, William, succeeded him.[1]
Following his own retirement, he focused on his literature, writing The Foundations of History and other books, most of which were religious.[1]
Personal life
Coat of Arms of Samuel Schieffelin
In 1835, Schieffelin was married to Lucretia Hazard (1816–1899).[4] Together, they were the parents of three children:[8]
Through his daughter Alice, he was the grandfather of Grace Stebbins (1860–1908),[6] who married Alfred Clark Chapin (1848–1936), former Mayor of Brooklyn,[14] Samuel Schieffelin Stebbins (1872–1912), a stockbroker,[15] and Russell Hazard Schieffelin (1874–1892).[4][16] The Chapin's daughter, Samuel's great-granddaughter, Grace Chapin (1885–1960),[17] was married to Hamilton Fish III (1888–1991), member of the U.S. House of Representatives.[18]
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