The Van Rensselaer family () is a family of

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descent that was prominent during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries in the area now known as the

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. Members of this family played a critical role in the formation of the United States and served as leaders in business, politics and society.

History

The Van Rensselaers were of Dutch origin, and the family originally migrated from the Netherlands to a large area along the

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in the present-day area of

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. The Van Rensselaers and other

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s named this young colony

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. Many members of the family were active in politics and in the military.Van Rensselaer, Maunsell (1888)
''Annals of the Van Rensselaers in the United States, especially as they relate to the family of Killian K. Van Rensselaer''
C. Van Benthuysen & Sons, p. 215 They are best known for the

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 ...

estate of roughly a million acres, which although broken up by the Anti-Rent Revolt in the 1840s, had long cemented the Van Rensselaer family as one of the wealthiest in early America.

Herman Melville Herman Melville (Name change, born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American people, American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance (literature), American Renaissance period. Among his bes ...

, a descendant of the Van Rensselaer family, mentioned them in the first chapter of his novel ''

Moby-Dick ''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael (Moby-Dick), Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab, Ahab, captain of the whaler, whaling ship ''Pequod (Moby- ...

'': "It touches one's sense of honor, particularly if you come of an old established family in the land, the Van Rensselaers, or Randolphs, or Hardicanutes." Edith Wharton, a Van Rensselaer cousin, is said to have based the Van der Luydens in ''

The Age of Innocence ''The Age of Innocence'' is a 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton. It was her twelfth novel, and was initially serialized in 1920 in four parts, in the magazine ''Pictorial Review''. Later that year, it was released as a book by D. Apple ...

'' on the Van Rensselaers.

Patroons of Rensselaerswyck

* Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1586–1643), first Patroon of

* Johannes Van Rensselaer (1625–1663), second Patroon *

Jan Baptist van Rensselaer Jan Baptist van Rensselaer (18 March 1629, in Amsterdam – 24 October 1678, in Amsterdam) was the second son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the first Patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck. Early life Jan Baptist van Rensselaer was born in Amst ...

(1629–1678), Director of Rensselaerwyck from 1652 to 1658 and third PatroonVan Rensselaer, Jeremias. ''Correspondence of Jeremias Van Rensselaer, 1651-1674'', University of the State of New York, 1932
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Lords of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck

* Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (died 1687), son of Johan, fourth Patroon and first

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of Rensselaerswyck * Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1663–1719), son of Jeremias, fifth Patroon and second Lord of the Manor *

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 ...

(1705–1743), son of Kiliaen, sixth Patroon and third Lord of the Manor * Stephen van Rensselaer I (1707–1747), son of Kiliaen, brother of Jeremias, seventh Patroon and fourth Lord of the Manor * Stephen van Rensselaer II (1742–1769), son of Stephen, eighth Patroon and fifth Lord of the Manor *

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 ...

(1764–1839), US Representative from New York and Lt. Gov. of New York, founder and namesake of

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van ...

, son of Stephen II, ninth Patroon and sixth Lord of the Manor * Stephen Van Rensselaer IV (1789–1868), son of Stephen III, tenth and last Patroon and seventh and last Lord of the Manor

Members

*Hendrick van Rensselaer (d. 1602) ⚭ Maria Pafraet **Maria van Rensselaer ⚭ Ryckaert van Twiller ***

Wouter van Twiller Wouter van Twiller (May 22, 1606 – buried August 29, 1654) was an employee of the Dutch West India Company and the fourth Director of New Netherland. He governed from 1632 until 1638, succeeding Peter Minuit, who was recalled by the Dutch ...

(1606–1654) ** Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1586–1643) ⚭ (1) 1616: Hillegonda van Bijler (ca. 1598–1626); ⚭ (2) 1627: Anna van Wely (ca. 1601–1670) ***Hendrick van Rensselaer (b. ca. 1620) ***

Johan van Rensselaer Johan van Rensselaer also Johannes van Rensselaer (Amsterdam, 4 September 1625 – Nijkerk , 6 May 1663), second patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, was the eldest son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, and his only son by his first wife, Hillegon ...

(1625–1663) ⚭ 1655: Elizabeth van Twiller **** Kiliaen van Rensselaer (died 1687) ⚭ Anna van Rensselaer (b. 1665) ****Nella van Rensselaer ***Maria van Rensselaer (d. 1627) ***

(1629–1678) ⚭ Susanna van Wely ***Maria van Rensselaer (1631–1654) ***

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 ...

(1632–1674) ⚭ 1662: Maria van Cortlandt (1645–1689) **** Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1663–1719) ⚭ 1701: Maria Van Cortlandt (1674/80–1747/50); After van Rensselaer died in 1719, Maria Van Cortlandt ⚭ 1728: John Milne. *****

(1705–1745) ***** Stephen van Rensselaer I (1707–1747) ⚭ 1729: Elizabeth Groesbeck (1707–1756) ******Elizabeth van Rensselaer (1734–1813) ⚭ 1763:

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 ...

(1734–1810) ****** Stephen Van Rensselaer II (1742–1769) ⚭ 1764: Catherine Livingston (1745–1810); After van Rensselaer died in 1769, Catherine Livingston ⚭ 1775: Eilardus Westerlo (1738–1790). *******

(1764–1839) ⚭ (1) 1783: Margarita Schuyler (1758–1801); ⚭ (2) 1802: Cornelia Paterson (1780–1844) ******** Stephen Van Rensselaer IV (1789–1868) ⚭ Harriet Bayard (1799–1875) *********Margaret Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1819–1897) ⚭ (1) 1837 (div. 1851): John de Peyster Douw (1812–1901); ⚭ (2) Wilmot Johnson (1820–1899) *********Cornelia Patterson Van Rensselaer (1823–1897) ⚭

Nathaniel Thayer Jr. Nathaniel Thayer II (11 September 1808 in Lancaster, Massachusetts – 7 March 1883 in Boston) was a United States financier, philanthropist, and the father of John Eliot Thayer II, an amateur ornithologist. Early life He was the son of Nathanie ...

(1808–1883) *********Stephen Van Rensselaer V (1824–1861) ⚭ 1858: Annie Louise Wild in 1858 *********Catherine Van Rensselaer (1827–1909) ⚭ Nathaniel Berry (1811–1865) *********Justine Van Rensselaer (1828–1912) ⚭ 1853: Dr. Howard Townsend (1823–1867) *********Bayard Van Rensselaer (1833–1859) ⚭ Laura Reynolds (1830–1912) *********Harriet Van Rensselaer (1838–1911) ⚭

John Schuyler Crosby John Schuyler Crosby (September 19, 1839 – August 8, 1914) (usually referred to as J. Schuyler Crosby) was an American military officer and government official. He was most notable for his service in the Union Army during the American Ci ...

(1839–1914) **********Stephen Van Rensselaer Crosby (1868–1959) ⚭ Henrietta Marion Grew (1872–1957) *********** Henry Sturgis Crosby (1898–1929) ⚭

Mary Phelps Jacob Caresse Crosby (born Mary Phelps Jacob; April 20, 1892 – January 24, 1970) was the first recipient of a patent for the modern bra, an American patron of the arts, publisher, and the "literary godmother to the Lost Generation of expatriate wri ...

(1891–1970) **********Angelica Schuyler Crosby (1872–1907) ⚭ John Brooks Henderson Jr. (1870–1923) *********Eugene Van Rensselaer (1840–1925) ⚭ Sarah Boyd Pendleton (1846–1923) ********Catherine Van Rensselaer (1803-1874) ⚭ Gouverneur Morris Wilkins (d. 1871) ********

William Paterson Van Rensselaer William Paterson Van Rensselaer (March 6, 1805 – November 13, 1872) was an American attorney, landowner, and businessman from New York. Early life Van Rensselaer was born on March 6, 1805, at the Van Rensselaer Manor House in Albany, New York ...

(1805–1872) ⚭ (1) 1833: Eliza Bayard Rogers (1811–1835); ⚭ (2) 1839: Sarah Rogers (1810–1887) *********William Paterson Van Rensselaer (1835–1854) *********Susan Bayard Van Rensselaer (1840–1863) *********Cornelia Van Rensselaer (1841–1913) ⚭ 1862: John Erving (1833–1917) *********Walter Stephen Van Rensselaer (1843–1865) *********Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1845–1905) ⚭ 1870: Olivia Phelps Atterbury (1848–1923) *********Sarah Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (1847–1859) *********Arthur Van Rensselaer (1848–1869) *********Catherine Goodhue Van Rensselaer (1850–1929) ⚭ 1891: Rev. Anson Phelps Atterbury (1854–1931) *********Eleanor Cecilia Van Rensselaer (1853–1926) 1887: Hamilton Rogers Fairfax (1852–1916) **********Katharine Van Rensselaer Fairfax (1888–1978) ⚭ Herbert Schuyler Cammann (1884–1965) *********** Schuyler Van Rensselaer Cammann (1912–1991) ***********Katharine Schuyler Cammann ⚭ Howard S. Lipson **********Hamilton Van Rensselaer Fairfax (1891–1955) ********Philip Stephen Van Rensselaer (1806–1871) ⚭ Mary Rebecca Tallmadge (1817–1872) ********

Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (26 May 1808, in Albany, New York – 25 July 1860, in Burlington, New Jersey) was a Presbyterian clergyman from the United States. Early life He was a son of General Stephen Van Rensselaer and Cornelia Bell Paterson, his ...

(1808–1860) ⚭ 1836: Catherine Ledyard Cogswell ********* Alexander Van Rensselaer (1850–1933) ⚭ 1898: Sarah Drexel (1860–1929), widow of John Ruckman Fell (1858–1895). ********

Henry Bell Van Rensselaer Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (May 14, 1810 – March 23, 1864) was an American military man, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a politician who served in the United States Congress as a Representative from the st ...

(1810–1864) ⚭ 1833: Elizabeth Ray King ********Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer (1812–1890) ⚭ 1847: Robert James Turnbull Jr. (1807–1854) ********Alexander Van Rensselaer (1814–1878) ⚭ (1) 1851: Mary Howland; ⚭ (2) 1864 he married Louisa Barnewell ********Euphemia White Van Rensselaer (1816–1888) ⚭ 1843: John Church Cruger (1807–1879) *********Stephen Van Rensselaer Cruger (d. 1898) ⚭ Julia Grinnell Storrow (c. 1850–1920) ********Westerlo Van Rensselaer (1820–1844) *******

Philip S. Van Rensselaer Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer (April 15, 1767 – September 25, 1824) was the mayor of Albany, New York on two occasions. He has the third longest tenure of service by an Albany Mayor, after Erastus Corning 2nd and Gerald Jennings. Life and car ...

(1767–1824) ⚭ 1787: Anne Van Cortlandt (1766–1855) *******Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (1768–1841) ⚭ (1) 1787: John Bradstreet Schuyler (1765–1795); ⚭ (2) 1799/1800: John Bleecker (1763–1833), widower of Jane Gilliland. ********Catharine Westerlo Bleecker ⚭ Cornelius Van Rensselaer (1801–1871) *****Jacobus Van Rensselaer (1713–1762) *****Gertrude Van Rensselaer (born 1714) ⚭ (1) Adonis Schuyler; ⚭ (2) 1766: Robert Livingston (1708–1790) *****Jan Baptist Van Rensselaer (1717–1763) *****Anne Van Rensselaer (1719–1791) ⚭ John Schuyler (1708–1773) ****Johannes van Rensselaer ****Anna van Rensselaer (born 1665) ⚭ Kiliaen van Rensselaer (died 1687) ****

Hendrick van Rensselaer Hendrick van Rensselaer (October 23, 1667 – July 4, 1740) was director of the Eastern patent of the Rensselaerswyck manor. The estate was composed of land in Columbia County, New York, and land opposite Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, ...

(1667–1740) ⚭ 1689: Catharina van Brugh (1665–1730) *****Maria Van Rensselaer ⚭ Samuel Ten Broeck *****Catherine Van Rensselaer (1691–1770) ⚭ 1714: Johannes Ten Broeck (1683–1765) *****Anna Van Rensselaer (1696–1756) ⚭ 1717: Peter Douw (1692–1775) ****** Volkert P. Douw (1720–1801) ⚭ Anna De Peyster (1723–1794) (daughter of Johannes de Peyster III) *****Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (1700–1779) ⚭ 1731: John Richard (died 1763) *****Helena Van Rensselaer (1702–1792) ⚭ 1728: Jacob Wendell (1702–1745) *****Jeremias Van Rensselaer (1705–1730) ***** Johannes Van Rensselaer (1707/08–1783) ⚭ (1) 1734: Angelica Livingston (1698–1746/47); ⚭ (2) Gertrude Van Cortlandt ****** Catherine Van Rensselaer (1734–1803) ⚭ 1755:

Philip Schuyler Philip John Schuyler (; November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Alb ...

(1733–1804) *******

Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer (September 19, 1758 – March 14, 1801) was the third daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler. She was the wife of Stephen Van Rensselaer III, sister of Angelica Schuyler Church, Philip Je ...

(1758–1801) ⚭

(1764–1839) ******

Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (August 27, 1738February 19, 1810), from the prominent Van Rensselaer family, was Lieutenant Governor of New York and a member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York in the 1st United Sta ...

(1738–1810) ⚭ (1) 1760: Judith Bayard; ⚭ 1764: Helena Lansing (1743–1795) *******John Jeremias Van Rensselaer (1769–1828) ⚭ Catharine Glen (1765–1807) ********John Jeremias Van Rensselaer (b. 1790), who died young ********Jeremias Van Rensselaer (1796–1871) ⚭ (1) Charlotte Foster ⚭ (2) Annie F. Waddington *********Jeremias Van Rensselaer (1824–1866) ⚭ Julia Jaudon **********Augustus Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer **********Payton J. Van Rensselaer *********Francis Van Rensselaer (1829–1871) ⚭ 1851: Anne G. Moore **********Glen Van Rensselaer (1867–1886) ********Cornelius Van Rensselaer (1801–1871) ⚭ 1826: Catharine Westerlo Bleecker (granddaughter of S.V.R. II) ********Visscher Van Rensselaer ⚭ 1866: Mary Augusta Miller *********Cornelia Livingston Van Rensselaer (1879–1956) ⚭ Theodore Strong (1863–1928) (grandson of Theodore Strong) ******

Robert Van Rensselaer Robert Van Rensselaer (December 16, 1740 – September 11, 1802) was Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, a member of the New York Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1777 and later a member of the New York State Assembly in the ...

(1740–1802) ⚭ 1765: Cornelia Rutsen (1746/47–1790) *******

Jacob R. Van Rensselaer Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer (September 27, 1767 – September 22, 1835) was an American lawyer and Federalist politician who served as Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1812 to 1813, and Secretary of State of New York, from 1813 to ...

(1767–1835) ⚭ Cornelia de Peyster *******Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1769–1827) ⚭ Sybil Adeline Kane (1770–1828) ********Cornelia Rutsen Van Rensselaer (1798–1823) ⚭

Francis Granger Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868) was an American politician who represented Ontario County, New York, in the United States House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms. He was a leading figure in the state and ...

(1792–1868) ********Alida Maria Van Rensselaer (1801–1832) ⚭

Charles H. Carroll Charles Holker Carroll (May 4, 1794 – June 8, 1865) was an American farmer and politician from New York who was a descendant of the Carrolls of Carrollton and married into the Van Rensselaer family. Early life Carroll was born on May 4, 179 ...

(1794–1865) *******James Van Rensselaer (1784–1847) ⚭ Susan De Lancey Cullen (1786-1863) ********John Cullen Van Rensselaer (1812–1898) ⚭ Cornelia Josepha Codwise (1810-1890) *********Mary Van Rensselaer (1839-1871) ⚭ Andrew K. Cogswell (1839-1900) *********Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1845–1884) ⚭ 1873: Mariana Griswold (1851–1934) *********Susan De Lancey Van Rensselaer (1851-1931) ****** Henry Van Rensselaer (1742–1813) ⚭ Rachel Douw (1745–1799) (daughter of Volkert P. Douw) ******Maj. James Van Rensselaer (1747–1827) ⚭ (1) Catharine Van Cortlandt, ⚭ (2) 1789: Elsie Schuyler Bogert *******John Van Rensselaer (1784–1870) ⚭ Elizabeth Van Cortlandt (1787–1868) ********James Van Rensselaer (1812–1840) ⚭ Margaret Duxbury (1810–1879) ********James Van Rensselaer ⚭ Margaret Rutgers Birch *********Elizabeth Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (b. 1868) ⚭ Charles Boel (b. 1870) *********Sarah Schuyler Van Rensselaer (b. 1870) *********James Henry Van Rensselaer (b. 1872) ⚭ Florence N. Smillie *********Marie Antoinette Van Rensselaer (b. 1874) ⚭ Fritz Unger *********Margaret Rutgers Van Rensselaer (b. 1878) ⚭ Dr. Antonie Voislawsky *********Rebecca Coffin Van Rensselaer (b. 1885) ⚭ 1913: Clarence B. Tippet ********Stephen Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer ⚭ Sarah Schuyler *********Stephen Van Rensselaer, who died young. ********Catharine Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer ⚭ Gratz Van Rensselaer (b. 1834) *******Angelica Van Rensselaer *******Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer (b. 1797) ⚭ Henrietta Ann Schuyler ********Gratz Van Rensselaer (b. 1834) ⚭ Catharine Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer *********Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, who died unmarried *********Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1859–1927) ⚭ 1891: Horace Macaulay **********Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (b. 1900) *********Elizabeth Van Rensselaer ⚭ Dr. George L. Hull *********Dr. John Van Rensselaer ⚭ Mary Johnston *********Margaret Van Rensselaer *******James Van Rensselaer, who died unmarried *****Hendrick Van Rensselaer (1712–1793) ⚭ (1) 1735: Elizabeth van Brugh (1712–1753); ⚭ (2) 1762: Alida Livingston (1716–1798), widow of Jacob Rutsen (1716–1753). ***** Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1717–1781) ⚭ (1) 1742: Ariantje "Harriet" Schuyler (1720–1763); ⚭ (2) 1769: Maria Low ******Catharine Van Rensselaer (d. 1778) ⚭ 1771: William Henry Ludlow (1740-1803), no issue ****** Henry K. Van Rensselaer (1744–1816) ⚭ Alida Bratt *******Henry H Van Rensselaer (1765–1795) *******Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1769–1859) *******

Solomon Van Rensselaer Solomon van Vechten van Rensselaer (August 9, 1774 – April 23, 1852) was a United States representative from the state of New York, a lieutenant colonel during the War of 1812, and postmaster of Albany for 17 years. Early life Solomon van ...

(1774–1852) ⚭ 1797: Harriet Van Rensselaer (1775–1840) ********Harriet Maria Van Rensselaer (1815–1897) ⚭ Peter Edmund Elmendorf (1814–1881) *********Harriet Van Rensselaer Elmendorf (1843–1921) ⚭ John Woolworth Gould (1839–1911) **********Edmund Westerlo Gould (1881–1907) ⚭ Elizabeth Tripp ***********Edmund Elmendorf Gould ***********Catharine Livingston Gould (b. 1905) ********David Van Rensselaer (1797–1880) *********Henry Kilian Van Rensselaer (1821–1897) **********

Martha Van Rensselaer Martha Van Rensselaer (June 21, 1864 – May 26, 1932) was a founding co-director of the College of Home Economics, which led to the establishment of the New York State College of Human Ecology in Ithaca, New York. Van Rensselaer served as an edu ...

(1864–1932) *******John Van Rensselaer (b. 1779) *******Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1801–1881) *******Stephen Van Rensselaer (1816–1833) ******

Philip Kiliaen van Rensselaer Philip Kiliaen van Rensselaer (May 19, 1747 – March 3, 1798) was the second son of Colonel Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Ariaantie (Schuyler). He was a merchant by trade, and his experience in transporting cargo may have helped qualify him as kee ...

(1747–1798) ⚭ 1768: Mary Sanders (1749–1830) *******Harriet Van Rensselaer (1775-1840) ⚭ 1797:

(1774–1852) ******Nicholas Van Rensselaer (1754-1848) ⚭ 1780: Elsie Van Buren (1759–1844) ******Elsie Van Rensselaer (1758–1796) ⚭ 1774: Abraham Lansing (1752–1822) ******Maria Van Rensselaer (1760–1841) ⚭ 1777: Leonard Gansevoort (1754–1834) ****** Killian K. Van Rensselaer (1763–1845) ⚭ 1791: Margaret Sanders (1764–1830) ******* John Sanders Van Rensselaer (1792–1868) ⚭ Ann Dunkin (1795–1845) ********Maunsell Van Rensselaer (1819–1900) ⚭ Sarah Ann Taylor (1825–1906) *********Caroline Matilda Van Rensselaer (1848–1941) *********Maunsell Van Rensselaer (1859–1952) ⚭ Isabella Mason (1861–1955) **********Bernard Sanders Van Rensselaer (1886–1977) ⚭ Rose Tillotson (1887–1945) ***********Henry Cammann Van Rensselaer (1920-2001) **********Arthur Mason Van Rensselaer (1888–1939) **********Maud Weyman Van Rensselaer (1889–1991) **********Alexander Taylor Mason Van Rensselaer (1892–1962) **********Kiliaen Maunsell Van Rensselaer (1898–1981) *********James Taylor Van Rensselaer (1861–1944) *********Bernard Sanders Van Rensselaer (1866–1870) ******** Charles W. van Rensselaer (1823–1857) *******William Van Rensselaer (1794–1855) *******Deborah Van Rensselaer (1795–1796) *******Richard Van Rensselaer (1797–1880) ⚭ (1) Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (d. 1835) ⚭ (2) Matilda Fonda Van Rensselaer (d. 1863) *******Bernard Sanders Van Rensselaer (1801–1879) ⚭ (1) Elizabeth Hum (d. 1834) ⚭ (2) ⚭ Mary Targee (d. 1858) ****Maria van Rensselaer (1673–1713) ⚭ 1691:

Pieter Schuyler Pieter Schuyler (17 September 1657 – 19 February 1724) was the first mayor of Albany, New York. A long-serving member of the executive council of the Province of New York, he acted as governor of the Province of New York on three occasions ...

(1657–1724), widower of Engeltie van Schaick (1659–1689). ***Hillegonda van Rensselaer (1633–1654) ***Leonora van Rensselaer (1635–1695?) *** Nicholas van Rensselaer (1636–1678) ⚭ 1675: Alida Schuyler (1656–1727/29) (In 1679, Alida ⚭ Robert Livingston (1654–1728)). ***Susanna van Rensselaer (1638–1680) ***Ryckert van Rensselaer (1639–1692/95) ⚭ 1681: Anna van Beaumont

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{{Authority control Surnames of Dutch origin Van Rensselaer family American families of Dutch ancestry Political families of the United States Families from New York (state)

History

Patroons of Rensselaerswyck

Lords of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck

Members

See also

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