Jeremias van Rensselaer (sixth patroon) explained

Jeremias van Rensselaer
Office:6th Patroon and 3rd Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck
Term:1726 – 1745
Predecessor:Kiliaen van Rensselaer
Successor:Stephen van Rensselaer I
Birth Date:March 18, 1705
Birth Place:Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York
Death Date:1745
Death Place:Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York
Occupation:Patroon
Parents:Kiliaen van Rensselaer
Maria Van Cortlandt
Relatives:See Van Rensselaer family

Jeremias van Rensselaer (March 18, 1705  - 1745) was the eldest son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Maria van Cortlandt.

Manor of Rensselaerwyck

He was the sixth patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1726 to 1745. He was also the third Lord of Rensselaerwyck.[1]

Jeremias came of legal age in 1726, and was made Patroon, or third Lord of the Manor, and represented the Manor in the assembly from September, 1726, to September, 1743.

He was succeeded as Lord of Rensselaerwyck by his brother Stephen van Rensselaer, seventh patroon and fourth Lord of Rensselaerwyck.

Personal life

He died unmarried and had no children.

See also

References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/vanrensselaerfam21spoo#page/21/mode/1up Spooner