Van Rensselaer (surname)

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File:VanRensselaerFamilyCrest.png

Van Rensselaer coat of arms originally had the Dutch motto: niemand zonder; no one without it (the cross). Modern motto: omnibus effulgemus; we shine for all.

Rensselaerswyck series
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Map of Rensselaerswyck
Patroons of Rensselaerswyck: Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1630–40s) Various (1640s–52) Jan Baptist van Rensselaer (1652–58) Jeremias van Rensselaer (1658–74) Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1674–87) Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1687–1719)^[1] Jeremias van Rensselaer (1719–45) Stephen van Rensselaer I (1745–47) Stephen van Rensselaer II (1747–69) Abraham Ten Broeck (1769–84, de facto) Stephen van Rensselaer III (1784–1839)

Van Rensselaer is a surname of Dutch origin. Van is a Dutch preposition meaning from and is a common prefix in Dutch language surnames. In the Netherlands, "van" is written with a lower case "v"; in the United States the particle "Van" is usually capitalized, but individual usage should be followed.^[2]

Most of the Van Rensselaers emigrated from the Netherlands to a large area along the Hudson River in the present day area of Albany, New York. The Van Rensselaers and other patroons named this young colony New Netherland. Many members of the family have been active in politics and in the military.^[3]^[4]

Patroons of Rensselaerswyck

Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1586–1643), the first Patroon
Johannes Van Rensselaer (1625–1663), the second Patroon
Jan Baptist van Rensselaer (1629–1678), Director of Rensselaerwyck from 1652 to 1658 and third Patroon^[5]

Lords of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck

Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (died 1687), son of Johan, fourth patroon and first Lord of the Manor
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1663–1719), son of Jeremias, fifth patroon and second Lord of the Manor
Jeremias Van Rensselaer (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 (1764–1839), US Representative from New York and Lt. Gov. of New York, founder and namesake of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 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

Family tree

Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1586–1643), 1st m. 1616: Hillegonda van Bijler (ca. 1598 – 1626); 2nd m. 1627: Anna van Wely (ca. 1601 – 1670)
- (1) Hendrick van Rensselaer (born ca. 1620)
- (1) Johan van Rensselaer (1625–1663), m. 1655 Elizabeth van Twiller
  - Kiliaen van Rensselaer (died 1687), m. Anna van Rensselaer (born 1665)
  - Nella van Rensselaer
- (1) Maria van Rensselaer (died 1627)
- (2) Jan Baptist van Rensselaer (1629–1678), m. Susanna van Wely
- (2) Maria van Rensselaer (1631–1654)
- (2) Jeremias van Rensselaer (1632–1674), m. 1662: Maria van Cortlandt (1645–1689)
  - Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1663–1719), m. 1701: Maria van Cortlandt (1674/80–1747/50), after Kiliaen van Rensselaer had died in 1719, Maria van Cortlandt married in 1728 John Milne.
    - Jeremias van Rensselaer (1705–1745)
    - Stephen van Rensselaer (1707–1747), m. 1729: Elizabeth Groesbeck (1707–1756)
      - Elizabeth van Rensselaer (1734–1813), m. 1763: Abraham ten Broeck (1734–1810)
      - Stephen van Rensselaer (1742–1769), m. 1764: Catherine Livingston (1745–1810), after Stephen van Rensselaer had died in 1769, Catherine Livingston married in 1775 Eilardus Westerlo (1738–1790).
        
        Stephen van Rensselaer (1764–1839), 1st m. 1783: Margarita Schuyler (1758–1801); 2nd m. 1802: Cornelia Paterson (1780–1844)
        
        (1) Stephen van Rensselaer (1789–1868), m. Harriet Bayard (1799–1875)
        
        Justine van Rensselaer (1828–1912), m. 1853: Howard Townsend (1823–1867)
        
        (2) Cortlandt van Rensselaer (1808–1860)
        
        Alexander van Rensselaer (1850–1933), m. 1898: Sarah Drexel (1860–1929), widow of John Ruckman Fell (1858–1895).
        
        (2) Henry Bell van Rensselaer (1810–1864)
        
        Philip van Rensselaer (1767–1824), m. 1787: Anne van Cortlandt (1766–1855)
        
        Elizabeth van Rensselaer (1768–1841), 1st m. 1787: John Bradstreet Schuyler (1765–1795); 2nd m. 1799/1800: John Bleecker (1763–1833), widower of Jane Gilliland.
    - Jacobus van Rensselaer (1713–1762)
    - Gertrude van Rensselaer (born 1714), 1st m. Adonis Schuyler; 2nd m. 1766: Robert Livingston (1708–1790)
    - Jan Baptist vn Rensselaer (1717–1763)
    - Anne van Rensselaer (1719–1791), m. John Schuyler (1708–1773)
  - Johannes van Rensselaer
  - Anna van Rensselaer (born 1665), m. Kiliaen van Rensselaer (died 1687)
  - Hendrick van Rensselaer (1667–1740), m. 1689: Catharina van Brugh (1665–1730)
    - Catryn van Rensselaer (1691–1770), m. 1714: Johannes ten Broeck (1683–1765)
    - Anna van Rensselaer (1696–1756), m. 1717: Peter Douw (1692–1775)
    - Elizabeth van Rensselaer (1700–1779), m. 1731: John Richard (died 1763)
    - Helena van Rensselaer (1702–1792), m. 1728: Jacob Wendell (1702–1745)
    - Johannes van Rensselaer (1707/08–1783), 1st m. 1734: Engeltje Livingston (1698–1746/47); 2nd m. Gertrude van Cortlandt
      - (1) Catherine van Rensselaer (1734–1803), m. 1755: Philip Schuyler (1733–1804)
      - (1) Jeremiah van Rensselaer (1738–1810), 1st m. 1760: Judith Bayard; 2nd m. 1764: Helena Lansing (1743–1795)
      - (1) Robert van Rensselaer (1740–1802), m. 1765: Cornelia Rutsen (1746/47–1790)
        
        Jacob van Rensselaer (1767–1835), m. Cornelia de Peyster
        
        James van Rensselaer (1784–1847), m. Susan De Lancey Cullen (1786-1863)
        
        John Cullen van Rensselaer (1812–1898), m. Cornelia Josepha Codwise (1810-1890)
        
        Mary Van Rensselaer (1839-1871), m. Andrew K. Cogswell (1839-1900)
        
        Schuyler van Rensselaer (1845–1884), m. 1873: Mariana Griswold (1851–1934)
        
        Susan De Lancey Van Rensselaer (1851-1931)
    - Hendrick van Rensselaer (1712–1793), 1st m. 1735: Elizabeth van Brugh (1712–1753); 2nd m. 1762: Alida Livingston (1716–1798), widow of Jacob Rutsen (1716–1753).
    - Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1717–1781), 1st m. 1742: Ariaantie Schuyler (1720–1763); 2nd m. 1769: Maria Low
      - (1) Henry van Rensselaer (1744–1816), m. Alida Bratt
        
        Solomon van Rensselaer (1774–1852), m. 1797: Arriet van Rensselaer (1775-1840)
        
        David van Rensselaer (1797–1880)
        
        Henry Kilian vn Rensselaer (1821–1897)
        
        Martha van Rensselaer (1864–1932)
      - (1) Philip Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1747–1798), m. 1768: Mary Sanders (1749–1830)
        
        Arriet van Rensselaer (1775-1840), m. 1797: Solomon van Rensselaer
      - (1) Nicholas van Rensselaer (1754-1848), m. 1780: Elsie van Buren (1759–1844)
      - (1) Elsie van Rensselaer (1758–1796), m. 1774: Abraham Lansing (1752–1822)
      - (1) Maria van Rensselaer (1760–1841), m. 1777: Leonard Gansevoort (1754–1834)
      - (1) Killian van Rensselaer (1763–1845), m. 1791: Margaret Sanders (1764–1830)
        
        John Sanders van Rensselaer (1792–1868), m. Ann Dunkin (1795–1845)
        
        Charles van Rensselaer (1823–1857)
  - Maria van Rensselaer (1673–1713), m. 1691: Pieter Schuyler (1657–1724), widower of Engeltie van Schaick (1659–1689).
- (2) Hillegonda van Rensselaer (1633–1654)
- (2) Leonora van Rensselaer (1635–1695?)
- (2) Nicholas van Rensselaer (1636–1678), m. 1675: Alida Schuyler (1656–1727/29), after Nicholas van Rensselaer had died in 1678, Alida Schuyler married in 1679 Robert Livingston (1654–1728).
- (2) Susanna van Rensselaer (1638–1680)
- (2) Ryckert van Rensselaer (1639–1692/95), m. 1681: Anna van Beaumont

List of people with the surname Van Rensselaer

Charles W. van Rensselaer (1823–1857), first officer on the SS Central America
Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (1808–1860), Presbyterian clergyman.
Hendrick van Rensselaer (1667–1740)
Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (1810–1864), US Representative from New York, and Union Army general
Henry K. Van Rensselaer (1744–1816), General in the American Revolution
James van Rensselaer (military figure) (1747-1827)
James Van Rensselaer (1783-March 12, 1847), founder of Rensselaer, Indiana^[6]^[7]
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1738–1810), US Representative from New York, and Lt. Gov. of New York
Jeremias van Rensselaer (1632–1674), Director of Rensselaerwyck
Kiliaen van Rensselaer (colonel) (1717–1781), Colonel in the American Revolution
Killian K. Van Rensselaer (1763–1845), US Representative from New York
Mariana Alley Griswold Van Rensselaer (1851–1934), critic, author
Martha Van Rensselaer (1864–1932), Founding director of Cornell University’s New York State College of Home Economics (now the New York State College of Human Ecology)
Rev. Dr. Maunsell Van Rensselaer, first president of Deveaux College
Nicholas Van Rensselaer (military figure) (1754–1848), Colonel in the Revolutionary War
Nicholas van Rensselaer (minister) (1636-1678), New York Reformed Church clergy
Philip Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1747–1798)
Philip S. Van Rensselaer (1767–1824), Mayor of Albany, New York
Robert Van Rensselaer (1740–1802), Brigadier General in American Revolution, New York politician
Solomon Van Rensselaer (1774–1852), US Representative from New York

References

↑ Spooner 1907, p.17
↑ U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual; Chapter 3 - Capitalization Rules; Rule 3.14: "In anglicized names such particles are usually capitalized...but individual usage...should be followed."
↑ 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
↑ Bonney, Catharina V. R. (Catharina Van Rensselaer)(1875). Alegacy of Historical Gleanings J. Munsell
↑ Van Rensselaer, Jeremias. Correspondence of Jeremias Van Rensselaer, 1651-1674, University of the State of New York, 1932
↑ Hamilton, Lewis H. and Darroch, William (1916). A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana, Vol. 1, p. 137. Lewis Publishing Company
↑ Spooner, Walter Whipple (January 1907). "The Van Rensselaer Family", American Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 207.

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[1] Spooner 1907, p.17

[2] U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual; Chapter 3 - Capitalization Rules; Rule 3.14: "In anglicized names such particles are usually capitalized...but individual usage...should be followed."

[3] 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

[4] Bonney, Catharina V. R. (Catharina Van Rensselaer)(1875). Alegacy of Historical Gleanings J. Munsell

[5] Van Rensselaer, Jeremias. Correspondence of Jeremias Van Rensselaer, 1651-1674, University of the State of New York, 1932

[6] Hamilton, Lewis H. and Darroch, William (1916). A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana, Vol. 1, p. 137. Lewis Publishing Company

[7] Spooner, Walter Whipple (January 1907). "The Van Rensselaer Family", American Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 207.

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