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The Van Rensselaer family () is a family of Dutch descent that was prominent during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries in the area now known as the state of New York. Members of this family played a critical role in the formation of the United States and served as leaders in business, politics and society.




History


The Van Rensselaers were of Dutch origin, and the family originally migrated 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 were active in politics and in the military. They are best known for the Rensselaerswyck estate of roughly a million acres, which although broken up by the Anti-Rent Revolt in the 1840s, had long cemented the Van Rensselaer family as one of the wealthiest in early America.
Herman Melville, a descendant of the Van Rensselaer family, mentioned them in the first chapter of his novel Moby-Dick: "It touches one's sense of honor, particularly if you come of an old established family in the land, the Van Rensselaers, or Randolphs, or Hardicanutes." Edith Wharton, a Van Rensselaer cousin, is said to have based the Van der Luydens in The Age of Innocence on the Van Rensselaers.




Patroons of Rensselaerswyck


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




Lords of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck


Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (died 1687), son of Johan, fourth Patroon and first Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck
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




Members






See also


Van Rensselaer (surname)
Manor of Rensselaerswyck
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (businessman)
Daniel and Catherine Ketchum Cobblestone House




References

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