Jacob H. Ten Eyck
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Margarita Bleecker Ten Eyck
Jacob H. Ten Eyck | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York General Assembly | |
| In office 1757–1775 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1708 |
| Died | November 16, 1776 (aged 68) |
| Spouse |
Anna Wendell (m. 1737) |
| Parent(s) | Hendrick Ten Eyck Margarita Bleecker Ten Eyck |
| Relatives | Jan Jansen Bleecker (grandfather) Jacob Coenraedt Ten Eyck (cousin) |
Jacob H. Ten Eyck (January 22, 1708 – November 16, 1776) was an Albany merchant and alderman who served as a member of the New York General Assembly.
Ten Eyck was born in Albany in the Province of New York on January 22, 1708. He was a son of Hendrick Ten Eyck (1680–1772) and Margarita (née Bleecker) Ten Eyck (1680–1773).[1] Among his extended family was brother John H. Ten Eyck, an Indian trader who married Sara Ten Broeck.[2]
His paternal grandparents were Jacob Coenraedtsen Ten Eyck and Geertruy Coeymans. His uncle was silversmith Coenradt Ten Eyck, the father of Jacob Coenraedt Ten Eyck, the Mayor of Albany from 1748 to 1750.[3] His maternal grandparents were Grietje "Margaret" Rutse van Schoenderwoert and Jan Jansen Bleecker (also the Mayor of Albany from 1700 to 1701).[2]
Career
Ten Eyck was an Albany merchant who served as assistant alderman in the second ward from 1739 to 1743 and as an alderman from 1746 to 1748. In 1764, he joined other Albany merchants in petitioning the provincial government regarding the Indian trade. By the mid-1760s, his second ward property ranked among the most valuable on city assessment rolls. He also owned several lots in other parts of the city.
From 1759 to 1775, he represented Albany in the New York General Assembly.[4][5]