He grew up at the van rensselaer manor house home of the most advantaged family in the upper hudson region. Damaged by three torpedo strikes, the ship was abandoned without orders. Van rensselaer was the eighth patroon of the manor of rensselaerwyck. Young kiliaen quickly became part of the culture of this rapidly developing city, where he was trained as a jeweler and merchant by wealthy relatives. In 1769, when van rensselaer was five years old, his father, stephen van rensselaer, died, leaving the management of the estate to abraham ten broeck, the husband of the younger van rensselaers aunt, elizabeth van rensselaer.
Yorke to take possession and ve rest of ye passengers went wth ye ship up as farr as albany. In 1636, when pieter was a young teenager, he left texxel near amsterdam on the dutch ship rensselaerswyck. It is operated by the state of new york as the only museum of the colonial dutch in new york state. 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. Rensselaer central coach mark mcfarland leaving for madison. Killian was therefore, the youngest of nine children born to his parents, including older brothers henry kiliaen van rensselaer 17441816 and philip kiliaen van rensselaer 17471798, and nicholas van rensselaer 17541848. Rensselaer county officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data rensselaer county nygenweb page genealogical, historical information and queries if this link doesnt work, find the new one through the usgenweb national site. Al offered the farm as a location for the boy scout christmas tree sale. Realworld engineering experiences for undergraduates that integrate multidisciplinary design solutions and deliver results. The regiment was ordered to chickamuga then to lexington, ky, for garrison duty.
Nancy van rensselaer historical records and family trees. The liberty ship jeremiah van rensselaer was torpedoed by u456 while en convoy to the united kingdom. Rensselaer mayor stephen wood met with park program activities director heather hall, members of girls scout troop 32021 and others to proclaim national trails day at potawatomi park on friday morning. Genealogy profile for rensselaer schuyler rensselaer schuyler 1773 1847 genealogy genealogy for rensselaer schuyler 1773 1847 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Jeremiah van rensselaer the united states navy memorial. Laat je uitdagen bij kiliaen van rensselaer ii in nijkerk. Van is a dutch preposition meaning from and is a common prefix in dutch language surnames. Being the letters of kiliaen van rensselaer, 16301643, and. It may have come to new netherland with the first group of van rensselaer colonists who arrived in the area in 1630. Stephen van rensselaer iii was born in new york city in 1764 the first child of stephen van rensselaer ii and catharina livingston. Van rensselaer bowier manuscripts, 578 available as a free ebook from.
Lake winnepesaukee albany institute of history and art. Among them was kiliaen van rensselaer, a young man from a small eastern town on the war front. He played a very important role in the battle of fort anne in 1877. Carter van rensselaer caldwell attorneys new jersey. Kiliaen van rensselaer 18791949 find a grave memorial. Kiliaen van rensselaer, the defeated republican candidato for alderman in the twentythird as sembly district of new york city, is a veteran of tho civil war, a member of the grand army of the republic, the military order of the loyal legion, and the holland and st. The families of both his parents reflected new yorks commercial and landed elites. He is also president of the grand army mission in canal. Rensselaer knights of columbus, rensselaer, new york.
With a membership of twelve, the chapter was organized as a chapter in district iii. For more on the life of kiliaen van rensselaer, seenew netherland research center associate director janny venemas book kiliaen van rensselaer 15861643. Wij houden ons bezig met zeilen, activiteiten op en om het water en kampen. Kiliaen van rensselaer, second lord of the manor, the eldest son of jeremias and maria van cort landt van rensselaer, was bom on the rensselaerswyck estate, august 24, 1663. In his letter regarding the fall 2015 issue, my friend dan tritter 54 correctly traces the checkered history of the albany, n. Anna van rensselaer historical records and family trees. He was a 12yearold illiterate indentured servant who worked for the patroon kiliaen van rensselaer near albany, until his servitude expired in 1644.
Henry killian van rensselaer, also known as hendrick kiliaen van rensselaer, was a colonel, and later a general, in the american revolutionary war. Wvhen kiliaen van rensselaer received the information concerning van dler doncks intention to plant. The regiment was designated the 12th regiment infantry, new york volunteers at camp townsend, ny. Material culture archives page 11 of 17 the new york. The county is named in honor of the family of kiliaen van rensselaer, the. Rensselaer knights of columbus rensselaer, new york. Full text of van rensselaer family see other formats. Van rensselaer was a grandson of hendrick van rensselaer, the builder of fort crailo, the van rensselaer estate. October 11, 2003 was the 1th anniversary of the founding of the national society of the daughters of. Van rensselaer remains comment summer 2016 williams. Kiliaen van rensselaer august 24, 1663 1719, the eldest child of jeremias and maria van cortlandt van rensselaer was born in rensselaerwyck. There were 38 passengers on board, many of whom were signed as indentured laborers or contract farmers to a wealthy dutch diamond merchant named kiliaen van rensselaer. The hotel is to be refurnished by the new lessee new york herald tribune, 15 jan.
Please help us spread the word about record hunter and the thousands of free historical and genealogical records we provide. On june 9, 1783, he married margarita schuyler, one of elizabeth hamiltons younger sisters. Contract of sale of land along the hudson river from the mahican indians to kiliaen van rensselaer 1630 registration by kiliaen van rensselaer and associates of a colony above and below fort orange, on both sides of the north river 1629. The history of the city of albany, new york, from the discovery of the great river in 1524, by verrazzano to the present time. By november 1812, through the persistent efforts of albany mayor philip s. Material culture stormed the british airwaves several seasons back. Full text of van rensselaer bowier manuscripts, being the. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. The ornate bronze cannon that descended through the van rensselaer family was cast in 1630 for kiliaen van rensselaer by the famous dutch gun and bell founder assuerus koster. He would work within this family network for the rest of his life, to great success. Van rensselaer bowier manuscripts new netherland institute. Mustered in for spanish american war service, may 15, 1898, with company m, 12th new york infantry regiment, new york city.
It was determined that the ship may have been saved had she not been abandoned. The image on the right is taken from brian merlis and lee rosenzweigs comprehensive east flatbush book, available at brians website. Losing his father at age five, he was looked after by his uncle, abraham ten broeck trustee or. William patterson van rensselaer 18051872, to his son, captain kiliaen van rensselaer 18451905 to his daughter, sarah elizabeth van rensselaer. Polytechnic institute, ranked among the nations best by u.
Tompkins governeur van rensselaer was a 9th generation american descant of kiliaen van rensselaer, the first patroon of rensselaerswyck who did not come to. Kiliaen van rensselaer ii is een waterscoutinggroep in nijkerk. Growing up in a small eastern town on the war front he became part of the culture of this rapidly developing city, where. Although amsterdam diamond merchant kiliaen van rensselaer never stepped.
He was the youngest of the eleven children born to hendrick and catharina van brugh van rensselaer. Rensselaer county, new york 1,982 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article york. The proclamation was something of a kickoff for an intended reinvigoration of the citys park and trail activities. Crailo state historic site, is a historic, fortified brick manor house in rensselaer, new york which was originally part of a large patroonship held by kiliaen van rensselaer, c. Catharina van brugh van rensselaer by stefan bielinski. The great new york botanical gardens holiday train show. Biographies of rensselaer county, ny names starting with. Full text of van rensselaer family internet archive. About rensselaer, ny resources for moving or visiting atlas van. Anna van rensselaer was born on august 1 1665, in rensselaerwyck, province of new york, to jeremias van rensselaer van renselaer and marritie olafs maria olafs mary van cortlandt van rensselaer. Born in albany, new york, he was seventh in the line of descent from kiliaen van rensselaer, the wealthy merchant of amsterdam who in 1630 created the patroon of renselaerwyck, which included nearly all of what would be the counties of rensselaer and albany. Jenack, and the most recent auction result is a painting sold in 2008. Albert van zetten born 12 april 1954 is an australian politician and the current mayor of launceston, tasmania.
Being the letters of kiliaen van rensselaer, 16301643, and other documents relating to the colony of rensselaerswyck. He became the head of the family in 1687, upon the death of his cousin. Kiliaen drackett van rensselaer, the son of alexander van rensselaer and sallie drackett, grew up in westport, connecticut and is descended from the van rensselaer family who helped found the dutch west india company. Kiliaen van rensselaer books list of books by author. Development proposals have included the chateau rensselaer plan 1995, patriots landing 1999, kiliaens landing at capital harbor 2002 and kiliaens landing 2006. Henry killian van rensselaer new netherland institute. This online version is part of the schenectady digital history archive, the local history and genealogy web site of the schenectady county public library, affiliated with the nygenweb, usgenweb and american history and. Ansfridus caynoya scouting karel doorman impeesa mondriaan soekwa. Rensselaer, in was named for james van rensselaer, a 5th generation descendant of patroon kiliaen van rensselaer. Upon the death of stephan van rensselaer iii in 1839, his remaining land.
Mcfarland, who twice led rensselaer central to 15 wins in a season and two sectional final appearances in three years, will be coaching his third team in seven years when he moves his family 199 miles southeast to madison this week. By 1652, he was living in new amersfoort flatlands and became a supervisor on a farm belonging to. The marks of van rensselaer new netherland institute. Both scenes show cortelyou road and east 37th street. Albert woodworth april 7, 1843 june 24, 1908 was an american businessman and member of the woodworth political family. Hudsonmohawk genealogical and family memoirs is a fourvolume set covering nine counties in the hudson valley mohawk valley capital district area of upstate new york. Return to rensselaer county bios new york history onlinebiographies all pages 20092011. Van rensselaer patroonship albany institute of history. Stephen van rensselaer to the tenants of rensselaerwyck. Colonel wayne is given specific instructions to continually keep scouting parties on the lake as long as the season will permit it to be navigated and to pay the strictest. As the estate of his grandfather, kiliaen van rensselaer, the original patroon was yet held in common among the heirs, he negotiated a settlement with through his cousin kiliaen of amsterdam, son of jan baptist, whereby the heirs in holland received the properties there, and the heirs in america received the american holdings. The members of these clubs take part in a variety of service projects for their communities and have fund raising activities to support these projects. Bekijk meer informatie of neem contact op met kiliaen van rensselaer ii. Kenneth van rensselaer 1918 2004 is an artist born in 1918 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 2005, at william j.
This site has also been included in other planning documents such as the 2004 rensselaer county trail report and the forbes avenue transportation study. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about nancy van rensselaer on myheritage, the worlds family history network. Rensselaer takes it name from a dutch diamond merchant, kiliaen van rensselaer, who. The history of the city of albany, new york, from the. Being the letters of kiliaen van rensselaer, 16301643, and other documents relating to the colony of rensselaerswyck issue 7 of history bulletin volume 7 of new york state library history bulletin issue 7 of state library bulletin. Designing a new world published by the state university of new york press.
The division is composed of six kiwanis clubs which are located in rensselaer county in the beautiful hudson valley of upstate new york. With over 120 years of experience and three office locations, we can quickly, effectively and efficiently respond to your legal needs in a broad range of practice. She was the daughter of merchant johannes pieterse and catharina roeloffs van brugh in march 1689, she married hendrick van rensselaer in the new york city dutch church where their first child was baptized a few days after the wedding. Kiliaen van rensselaer, material culture, new york historical society, rensselaerswijck. They had selected an extensive domain on both sides of the north river in the vicinity of fort orange for van.
Members of this family played a critical role in the formation of the united states and served as leaders in business, politics and society. His elder brother, alexander van rensselaer, an artist, died in 2003 at the age of 35. Van rensselaer, brother of stephen van rensselaer, the albany common council appointed a committee to report on the expediency of establishing a city academy. Full text of van rensselaer bowier manuscripts, being the letters of kiliaen van rensselaer, 16301643, and other documents relating to the colony of rensselaerswyck see other formats. The van rensselaer chapter, nsdar, located in troy, new york, was organized october 4, 2003. Kiliaen van rensselaer wikisource, the free online library. Rensselaer, new york, is on the hudson river across from albany. Books by kiliaen van rensselaer new york state library. Hendrick van rensselaer, kiliaen van rensselaer, johannes van rensselaer, jeremias van rensselaer and maria schuyler. Robert van rensselaers regiment militia new york troops. Kiliaens landing master plan and generic environmental. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features.
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