Jacob Coenraedt Ten Eyck (April 1705 in

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– September 9, 1793, in Albany, Albany County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Early life

Jacob Coenraedt Ten Eyck was born in April 1705 in

. He was one of ten children born to Coenradt Ten Eyck (1678–1753), a silversmith, and Gerritje Van Schaick (b. 1687). His siblings included Barent Ten Eyck (1714–1795), Anna Margarita Ten Eyck (1721–1802), who married John Barclay, also a Mayor of Albany, Gerritje Ten Eyck (1728–1782), who married Pieter Gansevoort (1725–1809), a grandson of

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. His maternal grandparents were Anthony Van Schaick (1655–1737) and Maria (née Vanderpoel) Van Schaick. His paternal grandparents were Jacob Coenraedtsen Ten Eyck (1647–1693), a shoemaker who was born in the Netherlands, and Geertruy Coeymans. They moved to Albany sometime after 1664 and established the

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in the Albany region.

Career

At age fifteen, he went to New York to apprentice with Charles LeRoux (1689–1745), a prominent silversmith and engraver. While in New York, Ten Eyck learned his craft and began to work with gold. By 1736, Ten Eyck had returned to Albany and married. In Albany, Ten Eyck served as constable and firemaster before winning election to the City Council as an assistant in 1734. In 1741, he was elected Alderman for the First Ward, holding that position for several years. In 1747, he was appointed Sheriff of Albany County. In 1748, he was named

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and served for two years, succeeding

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(1686–1751), who was married to Margarita Cuyler, his wife's sister. Following his term as mayor, he was again elected Alderman in 1750 for the Second Ward, serving until 1762. Ten Eyck also served three years as an Albany commissioner of Indian Affairs, in 1752 and 1754. During the Revolutionary War, he was a member of Albany’s Committee of Safety.

Personal life

On August 17, 1736, he married Catharine Cuyler (1709–1790), the daughter of Abraham Cuyler ( – 1747), Albany commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Catharina (

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Bleecker) Cuyler (1670–1734). Together, they were the parents of four children baptized between 1741 and 1749 in the Albany Dutch Church where they were members. Their children were: * Anthony E. Ten Eyck (1739/49–1816), who married Maria Egberts (1748–1819) in 1775 and was a member of the

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, judge of

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and member of the

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. * Conrad Ten Eyck (1741–1777), who married Charlotte Ten Eyck (1752–1833), daughter of Andries C. Ten Eyck. * Abraham Jacob Ten Eyck (1743–1824), who married Annatje Lansing (1746–1824), daughter of Jacob Lansing Jr. and Marytje Egberts, in 1769. * Catharine Ten Eyck (b. 1746) Ten Eyck was one of the wealthiest Albany businessmen with his property regularly assessed around the top of all households. He died on September 9, 1793, in Albany, New York. He was buried at the

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Descendants

His grandchildren through his son Anthony included

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Egbert Ten Eyck (1779–1844), Anthony Ten Eyck (1784–1859), Jacob A. Ten Eyck (1781–1859), Coenraad Anthony Ten Eyck (1789–1845), Sheriff of Albany County. His grandchildren through his son Abraham include Jacob Ten Eyck (1772–1862), a member of the

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, Catherine Ten Eyck (1769–1850), who married Sanders Lansing (1766–1850), brother of Abraham G. Lansing, the

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, and

John Lansing Jr. John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. (January 30, 1754 – vanished December 12, 1829), a Founding Father of the United States, was an attorney, jurist, and politician. Born and raised in Albany, New York, Lansing was trained as a lawyer, and was long in ...

, Chancellor of New York. Through Catherine, he was the great-grandfather of

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(1799–1878), a

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and the 3x-great grandfather of

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(1864–1928).

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