| Stephen Van Rensselaer I | |
| Office: | 7th Patroon and 4th Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck |
| Term: | 1745 – 1747 |
| Predecessor: | Jeremias van Rensselaer |
| Successor: | Stephen van Rensselaer II |
| Birth Date: | March 23, 1707 |
| Birth Place: | Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York |
| Death Date: | June 1747 |
| Death Place: | Manor of Rensselaerswyck, Province of New York |
| Occupation: | Patroon |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth Groesbeck |
| Children: | Elizabeth van Rensselaer Stephen van Rensselaer II |
| Parents: | Kiliaen van Rensselaer Maria Van Cortlandt |
| Relatives: | See Van Rensselaer family |
Stephen van Rensselaer I (March 23, 1707 - June 1747), was the second son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Maria van Cortlandt, who served briefly as the 7th Patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck and 4th Lord of the Manor.
Stephen van Rensselaer was born on March 23, 1707, and was the second son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1663–1719) and Maria van Cortlandt. He grew up in the family manor house, just north of Albany, New York.
After the death of his brother, who did not marry and had no children, he became the seventh patroon of Rensselaerwyck and the fourth Lord of the Manor, serving from 1745 until his death in 1747.[1]
He married Elizabeth Groesbeck on July 25, 1729, and had the following children:
Upon the death of Stephen van Rensselaer II in 1769, his brother-in-law, Abraham Ten Broeck was named co-administrator of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck until 1785 when Stephen's son, Stephen Van Rensselaer III, came of age.[3]