Stephen van Rensselaer II
| Stephen Van Rensselaer II | |
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| 8th Patroon and 5th Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck | |
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In office 1747 – 1769 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Van Rensselaer I |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Van Rensselaer III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1742 Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York |
| Died | October 19, 1769 (aged 27) Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Livingston (m. 1764; his death 1769) |
| Children |
Stephen van Rensselaer III Philip S. Van Rensselaer Elizabeth Van Rensselaer |
| Parents |
Stephen Van Rensselaer I Elizabeth Groesbeck |
| Relatives | See Van Rensselaer family |
| Occupation | Patroon |
Stephen van Rensselaer II (June 2, 1742 – October 19, 1769) was the six and youngest child of Stephen van Rensselaer I and Elizabeth Groesbeck.
He was the eighth Patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1747 to 1769. He was also the fifth Lord of the Manor.
As sole-surviving son, he inherited the Manor of Rensselaerwyck when he was 5 years old; the Manor was administered by his brother in law Abraham Ten Broeck until he came of age. At the age of twenty, Stephen II was commissioned a captain in the Albany County Militia. He built the new Manor House in 1765.
In January 1764, he married Catherine Livingston (1745–1810), daughter of Philip Livingston, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his wife Christina Ten Broeck, and had the following children:
Stephen Van Rensselaer II died in October 1769 at the age of twenty-seven.
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