Johannes Van Rensselaer (1708 - 1783)

Born 3 Jan 1708 in Albany, Albany County, Province of New York

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1783 at age 75 in Crailo, Greenbush, Albany County, New York, United States

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Biography

Johannes was baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, on 11 January 1708, recorded as a child of Hendrik Van Rensselaar and Catharina Van Brug.

He married Engelina Levingston in 1734.

Burial

FindAGrave.com memorial #102477392 in Van Rensselaer Family Cemetery, East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York, USA

Will

Will of John Van Rensselaer.^[1]

Church Records

Baptism

• 1708. 11 Jan. Johannes, of Hendrik Van Rensselaar and Catharina Van Brug. Wit.: Pieter Schuyler, Johannes Lydius, Catharina Van Brug. ^[2]

Marriage

• 1734 3 Jan. L. John Van Renselaar, y.m., and Engelina Levingston, y.d., both b. and l. here.

Children's baptisms

1. 1734. 03 Nov. Catharyna, of Johannes Van Renzelaar and Engeltje Livingston. Wit.: Hendrik Van Renzelaar, Margrietje Livingston.
2. 1736 03 Oct Margrieta, of Johannes and Engeltje Renzelaar. Wit.: Pieter Livingston, Christyna Ten Broek.
3. 1738 27 Aug Jeremias, of Johannes and Engeltje Van Renzelaar. Wit.: Jan Livingston, Annaatje Douwe.
4. 1740 26 Dec Robbert, of Johannes and Engeltje Van Renzelaar. Wit.: Killiaan Van Renzelaar, Zelia Livingston.
5. 1742 24 Oct Hendrik, of Johannes and Engeltje Van Renzelaar. Wit.: Johannes Ten Broek, Helena Wendel.
6. 1747 01 Feb James, of Johannes Renselaar and Engeltje Livingston. Wit.: Phillip and Maragrieta Schuyler. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Van Rensselaer Ramblings, Last Will and Testaments, John Van Rensselaer (1708 – 1783), https://web.archive.org/web/20201016230724/https://sites.google.com/site/vanrensselaerramblings/john-van-rensselaer-1708-1783
2. ↑ Secretary Henry L. Bogert. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York. New York: Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1905.
3. ↑ Secretary Henry L. Bogert. Year Book of the Holland Society of New York. New York: Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1906.

• "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F637-GHS : accessed 13 April 2015), John Van Renselaar and Engelina Levingston, 03 Jan 1734; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 908,989.
• Dunn, Shirley Wiltse. Fort Crailo and the Van Rensselaers: The Dutch Colonial Origins of Greenbush & the City of Rensselaer. United States: Black Dome Press Corporation, 2016., pg. 70-79. "The Little House Gets Bigger: Johannes (Colonel John) Van Rensselaer, 1740-1783", https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fort_Crailo_and_the_Van_Rensselaers/hW0WDAEACAAJ?hl=en
• Early New Netherland Settlers, by Robert Gordon Clarke (https://web.archive.org/web/20151005144453/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rclarke/page1/vrenssel.htm) Cites:
  • Dear "Cousin" by William B Bogardus 1996
  • The Van Rensselaers in Holland and America, by Florence Van Rensselaer, 1956, p. 3. https://archive.org/details/vanrensselaersin00vanr_0/page/20/mode/1up

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Owen Jones for Rensselaer-27 creating Van Rensselaer-27 on 5 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Owen and others.