Hendrick van Rensselaer

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Hendrick van Rensselaer
Born(1667-10-23)October 23, 1667
Watervliet, New York, British America
DiedJuly 4, 1740(1740-07-04) (aged 72)
Albany, New York, British America
NationalityDutch-American
Occupation(s)Public Officer, Land owner
Known forDirector of the Eastern Manor
SpouseCatharina Van Brugh
Parent(s)Jeremias van Rensselaer
Maria van Cortlandt van Rensselaer
RelativesSee Van Rensselaer family

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, named Greenbush (later Rensselaer, New York).[2]

Early life

Hendrick van Rensselaer was born in

Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1663–1719), second lord of Rensselaerswyck Manor, who married Maria Van Cortlandt, Johannes van Rensselaer, Anna van Rensselaer, (b. 1665), who married Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, their first cousin, and Maria van Rensselaer, who married Pieter Schuyler
(1657–1724).

His paternal grandparents were Anna van Wely (1601-1670) and Kiliaen van Rensselaer, one of the founders and directors of the Dutch West India Company who was instrumental in the establishment of New Netherland.

His maternal grandparents were Olaff Stevensz van Cortlandt (c. 1615–1684) and Annetje Loockermans (1618-1684).[3] His mother was the sister of Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643-1700) and Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1658-1739), both of whom served as Mayor of New York City.[4]

Estate and career

Fort Crailo

He received as his portion of his grandfather Kiliaen's estate, variously known as the "Eastern Manor" or "Greenbush." It covered about 62,000 acres of land in Columbia County, and encompassed lands south of Kinderhook, north of Livingston Manor and west to the Hudson River and was the "Lower Manor" to the "Upper Manor" of Rensselaerwyck. It was originally a part of Albany County, now Columbia County, New York. In addition, he received 1,500 acres out of the manor proper, opposite the city of Albany. Hendrick built a substantial brick house on the latter estate named Fort Crailo.[5]

He was a merchant and ship owner who served the public as an alderman in the Albany assembly and on the Commission of Indian Affairs. In 1698 he bought from the

Hoosac River, for which he procured a patent. This purchase interfered greatly with the city of Albany. With van Rensselaer declining to sell his patent to the council, the controversy became a state affair. In 1699 the dispute was amicably settled, and he passed his patent over to the city.[5]

Personal life

On March 19, 1689, Hendrick married Catharina Van Brugh, the daughter of merchant

Mayor of Albany, New York from 1699 to 1700 and from 1721 to 1723.[7] Hendrick and Catharina had the following children:[8]

Van Rensselaer died on July 4, 1740, in Albany, New York.[4]

Descendants

Further information: Van Rensselaer family

In describing the Van Rensselaer family, historian author William L. Stone stated: "They consisted of eighteen males in 1776. During the war every adult, except two old men, and all minors, except four boys, bore arms in one or more battles during the Revolutionary struggle." George W. Schuyler later wrote in his Colonial New York, "... of the eighteen males, sixteen belonged to Hendrick Van Rensselaer's branch, and of these, five were of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer's family."[14]

His son Johannes was a Colonel during the American Revolution, and was the primary heir to

Maj. Gen. Montgomery who fought in the Canadian campaign of Fort Chambly in Quebec and was Captain in the 2nd New York Regiment under Colonel James Clinton and later aide-de-camp of General Philip Schuyler.[15][16][17]

Through his grandson, Robert Van Rensselaer, he was the great-grandfather of Jacob R. Van Rensselaer (1767–1835), a lawyer and federalist politician.

His youngest son, Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1717–1781), was commissioned as a Colonel of the

Committee of Correspondence when hostilities broke out in 1775.[18][13] Kiliaen was wounded during the Battles of Saratoga and received the highest compliments about his courage from General George Washington.[19] Through this son, he was the grandfather of Henry K. Van Rensselaer (1744–1816), a general in the Revolution, Philip Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1747–1798), a colonel in the Revolution, Nicholas van Rensselaer (1754–1848), a Colonel and aide-de-camp under General Philip Schuyler,[20][21][16][22](Nicolas van Rensselaer was also related to Edmond-Charles Genêt); Killian K. Van Rensselaer (1763–1845), US Representative from New York.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Spooner 1907, p.17
  2. ^ Spooner, pp. 189
  3. ISBN 9004129065
    . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Reynolds, Cuyler (1911). Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cabell, Isa Carrington (1889). "Van Rensselaer, Killian" . In Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J. (eds.). Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
  6. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Catharina Van Brugh Van Rensselaer", New York State Museum
  7. ^ Bielinski, Stefan (2003). "Catharina Van Brugh Van Rensselaer". New York State Museum.
  8. ^ Spooner, pp. 191
  9. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Johannes Ten Broeck", New York State Museum
  10. ^ Runk, Emma Ten Broeck (1897). Ten Broeck Genealogy, Being The Records and Annals of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck of Albany and his Descendants. New York, De Vinne press. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "John Van Rensselaer", New York State Museum
  12. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Hendrick Van Rensselaer", New York State Museum
  13. ^ a b Bielinski, Stefan. "Kiliaen Van Rensselaer", New York State Museum
  14. ^ Schenectady History
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  16. ^ a b "Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Van Rensselaer". Schenectady Digital History Archive. Schenectady County Public Library. 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  17. ^ Calendar of the Military Papers of Peter Gansevoort, [Senior] July 4, 1754 through December 31, 1780 New York State Archives AO131 [1] pp. 10
  18. ^ [2] New York In The Revolution as Colony and State by James A. Roberts, Comptroller. Compiled by Frederic G. Mather Second Edition 1898
  19. ^ [3] schenectadyhistory.org - Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Van Rensselaer
  20. ^ Clarke Publishing Company, S.J; Clarke, S. J. (1912). "Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788–1912". S. J. Clarke Publishing Company: 567. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. ^ "Van Rensselaer/Klinck – New York". Ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  22. ISBN 9781417975792
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