Stephen van Rensselaer I

Stephen Van Rensselaer I
7th Patroon and 4th Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck
In office
1745 – 1747
Preceded byJeremias van Rensselaer
Succeeded byStephen van Rensselaer II
Personal details
BornMarch 23, 1707
Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York
DiedJune 1747
Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York
SpouseElizabeth Groesbeck
ChildrenElizabeth van Rensselaer
Stephen van Rensselaer II
Parent(s)Kiliaen van Rensselaer
Maria Van Cortlandt
RelativesSee Van Rensselaer family
OccupationPatroon

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 of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck 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.

Manor of Rensselaerswyck

After the death of his brother, who did not marry and had no children, he became the seventh patroon of Rensselaerwyck and the fourth Lord of the Manor, serving from 1745 until his death in 1747.[2]

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Groesbeck on July 25, 1729, and had the following children:

Upon the death of Stephen van Rensselaer II in 1769, his brother-in-law, Abraham Ten Broeck was named co-administrator of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck until 1785 when Stephen's son, Stephen Van Rensselaer III, came of age.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Spooner 1907, p.17
  2. ^ Spooner, pp. 21
  3. ^ Elizabeth Van Rensselaer Ten Broeck at the New York State Museum web site.
  4. ^ Fire Archived 2007-09-15 at the Wayback Machine at the New York State Museum web site.