Kiliaen van Rensselaer (died February 22, 1687), was the patroon of
Manor of Rensselaerswyck.
Life
Kiliaen van Rensselaer, who was born in Holland, was the eldest child of
Johannes
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...
, and Elizabeth Van Twiller Van Rensselaer. When Kiliaen came of age, he travelled to Albany, and received naturalization papers from the English colonial government.
[Schuyler, George W. ''Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family'', Vol. 1, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885]
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Manor of Rensselaerswyck
Upon the death of his uncle, Jeremias Van Rensselaer
Jeremias van Rensselaer (Amsterdam, 16 May 1632 – October 12, 1674) was the third son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, one of the founders and directors of the Dutch West India Company who was instrumental in the establishment of New Netherland ...
, 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.
While he was Patroon, the patroonship changed to an English lordship, and so was the first Lord of Rensselaerwyck.
Personal life
He married his cousin, Anna Van Rensselaer, daughter of Jeremias and Maria Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer.''Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs'', edited by Cuyler Reynolds, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1911
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Death and succession
Kiliaen died without issue at Watervliet, Albany county, about February 22, 1687. He was succeeded by his cousin and brother-in-law, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, son of Jeremias van Rensselaer.
References
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Spooner, W.W., "The Van Rensselaer Family", ''American Historical Magazine'', Vol.2, No.1, January 1907
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