Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (fifth patroon)
| Kiliaen Van Rensselaer | |
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| 5th Patroon and 2nd Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck | |
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In office 1687 – 1719 |
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| Preceded by | Kiliaen van Rensselaer |
| Succeeded by | Jeremias Van Rensselaer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1663 Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York |
| Died | 1719 Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Van Cortlandt |
| Parents |
Jeremias van Rensselaer Marritje Van Cortlandt |
| Relatives | See Van Rensselaer family |
| Occupation | Patroon |
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (August 24, 1663 – 1719), the eldest child of Jeremias and Maria van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer was born in Rensselaerwyck.
He was patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1687 to 1719, and second Lord of Manor of Rensselaerwyck. As the estate of his grandfather, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original patron 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.
In May 1704, Kiliaen received a new patent from Queen Anne for the Manor of Rensselaerwyck. The following month he signed over the 60,000 acre Lower Manor (Claverack) to his younger brother, Hendrick van Rensselaer (1667–1740).
He was a member of the New York governor's council from 1704 to his death in 1719, and also served as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
On October 15, 1701, he married Maria Van Cortlandt, daughter of Stephanus and Gertrude (Schuyler) and had the following children:
The family lived at the Manor House located on the flats along the Hudson, east of the river road, about a mile north of the center of the city of Albany.
He was succeeded as Lord of the Manor by his son, Jeremias van Rensselaer.
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