Hendrick van Rensselaer

Hendrick van Rensselaer
Hendrick van Rensselaer
Born	October 23, 1667; Watervliet, New York, British America
Died	July 4, 1740 (aged 72); Albany, New York, British America
Nationality	Dutch-American
Occupation(s)	Public Officer, Land owner
Known for	Director of the Eastern Manor
Spouse	Catharina Van Brugh
Parent(s)	Jeremias van Rensselaer; Maria van Cortlandt van Rensselaer
Relatives	See Van Rensselaer family

Rensselaerswyck series
Dutch West India Company
The Patroon System
Map of Rensselaerswyck
Patroons of Rensselaerswyck: Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1630–1640s) Various (1640s–1652) Jan Baptist van Rensselaer (1652–1658) Jeremias van Rensselaer (1658–1674) Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1674–1687) Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1687–1719)^[1] Jeremias van Rensselaer (1719–1745) Stephen van Rensselaer I (1745–1747) Stephen van Rensselaer II (1747–1769) Abraham Ten Broeck (1769–1784, de facto) Stephen van Rensselaer III (1784–1839)

Hendrick van Rensselaer (October 23, 1667 – July 4, 1740) was director of the Eastern patent of the Rensselaerswyck manor. The estate was composed of land in Columbia County, New York, and land opposite Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, named Greenbush (later Rensselaer, New York).^[2]

Hendrick van Rensselaer
Born	(1667-10-23)October 23, 1667 Watervliet, New York, British America
Died	July 4, 1740(1740-07-04) (aged 72) Albany, New York, British America
Nationality	Dutch-American
Occupation(s)	Public Officer, Land owner
Known for	Director of the Eastern Manor
Spouse	Catharina Van Brugh
Parent(s)	Jeremias van Rensselaer Maria van Cortlandt van Rensselaer
Relatives	See Van Rensselaer family