Kiliaen van Rensselaer (fourth patroon)

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Patroons of Rensselaerswyck: Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1630–1640s) Various (1640s–1652) Jan Baptist van Rensselaer (1652–1658) Jeremias van Rensselaer (1658–1674) Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1674–1687) Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1687–1719)^[1] Jeremias van Rensselaer (1719–1745) Stephen van Rensselaer I (1745–1747) Stephen van Rensselaer II (1747–1769) Abraham Ten Broeck (1769–1784, de facto) Stephen van Rensselaer III (1784–1839)

Kiliaen van Rensselaer (d. February 22, 1687), the eldest child of Johannes, and Elizabeth Van Twiller Van Rensselaer was born in Holland.

Life

Upon the death of his uncle Jeremias in 1674, he became patroon of Rensselaerwick. 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.^[2]

When Kiliaen came of age he travelled to Albany, and received naturalization papers from the English colonial government.^[3] He married his cousin, Anna Van Rensselaer, daughter of Jeremias and Maria Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer.^[4]

He also saw the patroonship change to an English lordship, and so was the first Lord of Rensselaerwyck.^[5] 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.

Notes

References

Spooner, W.W., "The Van Rensselaer Family", American Historical Magazine, Vol.2, No.1, January 1907

[1] Spooner 1907, p.17

[FOOTNOTESpooner._p.18-2] Spooner. p.18.

[gws-3] Schuyler, George W. Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family, Vol. 1, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885

[4] Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, edited by Cuyler Reynolds, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1911

[FOOTNOTESpooner,_p.17-5] Spooner, p.17.

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v t e Van Rensselaer family
This list is not complete, and should be taken as a rough guideline depending on the notability of a respective family member.
1st generation	Kilian van Rensselaer^†
2nd generation	Issue of Kilian Johan van Rensselaer^† Jan Baptist van Rensselaer^† Jeremias van Rensselaer^† Nicholas van Rensselaer (minister)^†
3rd generation	Issue of Johan Kiliaen van Rensselaer^† Issue of Jeremias Johannes (John) Van Rensselaer Kilian van Rensselaer^† Hendrick van Rensselaer^†
4th generation	Issue of Kilian Jeremias van Rensselaer^† Stephen van Rensselaer I^†
5th generation	Issue of Stephen I Stephen van Rensselaer II^†
6th generation	Issue of Stephen II Stephen van Rensselaer III^†
7th generation	Issue of Stephen III Stephen van Rensselaer IV Henry van Rensselaer
^†Served as patroon or director of Rensselaerswyck