Stephen Van Rensselaer IV
| Stephen Van Rensselaer IV | |
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| 10th Patroon and 7th Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Van Rensselaer III |
| Succeeded by | Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 29, 1789 Albany, New York |
| Died | May 28, 1868 (aged 79) Albany, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Elizabeth Bayard (m. 1817; his death 1868) |
| Relations | See Van Rensselaer family and Schuyler family |
| Children | 8 |
| Parents |
Stephen Van Rensselaer III Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 New York State Militia
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| Rank | Major general |
Stephen Van Rensselaer (March 29, 1789 – May 25, 1868), known as the "Young Patroon" and sometimes the "last of the patroons" was the last patroon of Rensselaerswyck who served as general in command of American forces during the battle on the Niagara Frontier during the War of 1812.
Van Rensselaer was born on March 29, 1789 in Albany, New York. He was the son of Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1765–1839), and Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler (1758–1801). His father served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1795 to 1801, elected with Governor John Jay.
He was one of three children, and the only to live to adulthood, born to his parents before his mother's premature death in 1801. Shortly thereafter in 1802, his father married Cornelia Paterson, daughter of William Paterson, the 2nd Governor of New Jersey, and later, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Through his father's second marriage, Van Rensselaer became a half-brother to Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (1808–1860), and Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (1810–1864), a United States Representative in the House of Representatives and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Stephen graduated from Princeton University in 1808.
His paternal grandfather was Stephen Van Rensselaer II (1742–1769), patroon of Rensselaerswyck, a large land grant in upstate New York awarded by the Dutch to his ancestor Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1586–1643). His paternal grandmother was Catharina Livingston (1745–1810), daughter of Philip Livingston, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His grandfather died in 1769 when his father was only five. His maternal grandfather was Philip Schuyler (1733–1804), an Revolutionary War general. His maternal grandmother was Catherine Van Rensselaer (1734–1803), the daughter of Johannes van Rensselaer (1707/08–1783) and his first wife, Engeltje "Angelica" Livingston (1698–1746/47). Johannes was the grandson of Hendrick van Rensselaer (1667–1740)
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