Stephen van Rensselaer I (March 23, 1707 – June 1747), was the second son of
Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Maria van Cortlandt, who served briefly as the 7th
Patroon
In the United States, a patroon (; from Dutch ''patroon'' ) was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland on the east coast of North America. Through the Charter of Freedoms a ...
of the
Manor of Rensselaerswyck
The Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Manor Rensselaerswyck, Van Rensselaer Manor, or just simply Rensselaerswyck ( nl, Rensselaerswijck ), was the name of a colonial estate—specifically, a Dutch patroonship and later an English manor—owned by the va ...
and 4th Lord of the Manor.
Life
Stephen van Rensselaer was born on March 23, 1707 and was the second son of
Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1663–1719) and Maria van Cortlandt. He grew up in the family manor house, just north of
Albany, New York
Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York City ...
.
Manor of Rensselaerswyck
After the death of his brother, who did not marry and had no children, he became the seventh patroon of
Rensselaerwyck
The Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Manor Rensselaerswyck, Van Rensselaer Manor, or just simply Rensselaerswyck ( nl, Rensselaerswijck ), was the name of a colonial estate—specifically, a Dutch patroonship and later an English manor—owned by the va ...
and the fourth Lord of the Manor, serving from 1745 until his death in 1747.
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Personal life
He married Elizabeth Groesbeck on July 25, 1729 and had the following children:
*Elizabeth van Rensselaer (b. 1734), who married
General Abraham Ten Broeck (1734–1810)
[Elizabeth Van Rensselaer Ten Broeck](_blank)
at the New York State Museum
The New York State Museum is a research-backed institution in Albany, New York, United States. It is located on Madison Avenue, attached to the south side of the Empire State Plaza, facing onto the plaza and towards the New York State Capitol. ...
web site.
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Stephen van Rensselaer II (1742–1769), fifth Lord of Rensselaerwyck, who married Catherine Livingston (1745–1810)
* 4 other children
Upon the death of
Stephen van Rensselaer II in 1769, his brother-in-law,
Abraham Ten Broeck
Abraham Ten Broeck (May 13, 1734 – January 19, 1810) was a New York politician, businessman, and militia Brigadier General of Dutch descent. He was twice Mayor of Albany, New York and built one of the largest mansions in the area, the Ten ...
was named co-administrator of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck until 1785 when Stephen's son,
Stephen Van Rensselaer III
Stephen Van Rensselaer III (; November 1, 1764January 26, 1839) was an American landowner, businessman, militia officer, and politician. A graduate of Harvard College, at age 21, Van Rensselaer took control of Rensselaerswyck, his family's mano ...
, came of age.
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at the New York State Museum
The New York State Museum is a research-backed institution in Albany, New York, United States. It is located on Madison Avenue, attached to the south side of the Empire State Plaza, facing onto the plaza and towards the New York State Capitol. ...
web site.
See also
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Van Rensselaer family
The Van Rensselaer family () is a family of Dutch descent that was prominent during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries in the area now known as the state of New York. Members of this family played a critical role in the formation of the Unite ...
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Van Cortlandt family
The Van Cortlandt family was an influential political dynasty from the seventeenth-century Dutch origins of New York through its period as an English colony, then after it became a state, and into the nineteenth century. It rose to great promin ...
References
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1707 births
1747 deaths
American people of Dutch descent
Stephen I
New Netherland