Kiliaen van Rensselaer (fourth patroon)
(died 1687)
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Kiliaen van Rensselaer (died February 22, 1687), was the patroon of Manor of Rensselaerswyck.
Kiliaen van Rensselaer | |
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| 4th Patroon and 1st Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck | |
| In office 1674 – 1687 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremias Van Rensselaer |
| Succeeded by | Kiliaen van Rensselaer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | February 22, 1687 |
| Spouse | Anna Van Rensselaer |
| Parent(s) | Johannes van Rensselaer Elizabeth Van Twiller |
| Relatives | See Van Rensselaer family |
| Occupation | Merchant, Patroon |
| Rensselaerswyck series | |
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| Dutch West India Company | |
| The Patroon System | |
| Map of Rensselaerswyck | |
| Patroons of Rensselaerswyck: Kiliaen van Rensselaer | |
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Life
Kiliaen van Rensselaer, who was born in Holland, was the eldest child of Johannes, and Elizabeth Van Twiller Van Rensselaer. When Kiliaen came of age, he travelled to Albany, and received naturalization papers from the English colonial government.[2]
Manor of Rensselaerswyck
Upon the death of his uncle, Jeremias Van Rensselaer, in 1674, he became patroon of Rensselaerswyck. 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.[3]
While he was Patroon, the patroonship changed to an English lordship, and so was the first Lord of Rensselaerwyck.[4]
Personal life
He married a cousin, Anna, daughter of Jeremias and Maria (Van Cortlandt) Van Rensselaer.[5]
Death and succession
Kiliaen died without issue at Watervliet, Albany county, about February 22, 1687.[citation needed]
He was succeeded by his cousin and brother-in-law, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, son of Jeremias van Rensselaer.[citation needed]