Kiliaen van Rensselaer (fourth patroon)
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Kiliaen van Rensselaer | |
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| 4th Patroon and 1st Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck | |
| In office 1674 – 1687 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremias Van Rensselaer |
| Succeeded by | Kiliaen van Rensselaer |
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| Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | February 22, 1687 Manor of Rensselaerswyck, New York |
| Spouse | Anna Van Rensselaer |
| Parent(s) | Johannes van Rensselaer Elizabeth Van Twiller |
| Relatives | See Van Rensselaer family |
| Occupation | Merchant, Patroon |
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Kiliaen van Rensselaer (died February 22, 1687), was the patroon of Manor of Rensselaerswyck.
Life[edit]
Kiliaen van Rensselaer, who was born in Holland, was the eldest child of Johannes, and Elizabeth Van Twiller Van Rensselaer. When Kiliaen came of age, he travelled to Albany, and received naturalization papers from the English colonial government.[2]
Manor of Rensselaerswyck[edit]
Upon the death of his uncle, Jeremias Van Rensselaer, in 1674, he became patroon of Rensselaerswyck. As he was still a minor the property was managed by his uncle, the Rev. Nicholas Van Rensselaer. Young Kiliaen's aunt, the widow of Jeremias, Maria Van Rensselaer, and her brother, Stephanus Van Cortlandt served in an advisory capacity.[3]
While he was Patroon, the patroonship changed to an English lordship, and so was the first Lord of Rensselaerwyck.[4]
Personal life[edit]
He married a cousin, Anna, daughter of Jeremias and Maria (Van Cortlandt) Van Rensselaer.[5]
Death and succession[edit]
Kiliaen died without issue at Watervliet, Albany county, about February 22, 1687.[citation needed]
He was succeeded by his cousin and brother-in-law, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, son of Jeremias van Rensselaer.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- Notes
- ^ Spooner 1907, p.17
- ^ Schuyler, George W. Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family, Vol. 1, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885
- ^ Spooner 1907, p. 18.
- ^ Spooner 1907, p. 17.
- ^ Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, edited by Cuyler Reynolds, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1911.
- Sources
- Spooner, W.W. (January 1907). "The Van Rensselaer Family". American Historical Magazine. 2 (1).
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†Served as patroon or director of Rensselaerswyck | ||