J u m p t o c o n t e n t
M a i n m e n u
M a i n m e n u
N a v i g a t i o n
● M a i n p a g e ● C o n t e n t s ● C u r r e n t e v e n t s ● R a n d o m a r t i c l e ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● C o n t a c t u s ● D o n a t e
C o n t r i b u t e
● H e l p ● L e a r n t o e d i t ● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l ● R e c e n t c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e
S e a r c h
Search
A p p e a r a n c e
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
( T o p )
1 E a r l y l i f e
2 C a r e e r
3 P e r s o n a l l i f e
4 R e f e r e n c e s
5 E x t e r n a l l i n k s
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
J a c o b R . V a n R e n s s e l a e r
2 l a n g u a g e s
● D e u t s c h ● م ص ر ى
E d i t l i n k s
● A r t i c l e ● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e ● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e ● S p e c i a l p a g e s ● P e r m a n e n t l i n k ● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n ● C i t e t h i s p a g e ● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L ● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e ● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F ● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer
In office Governor Daniel D. Tompkins Preceded by Elisha Jenkins Succeeded by Peter Buell Porter In office Preceded by Alexander Sheldon Succeeded by James Emott In office
Born (1767-09-27 ) September 27, 1767Claverack , Province of New York , British America Died September 22, 1835(1835-09-22) (aged 67 )New York City , New York , U.S. Spouse Cornelia De Peyster Relations See Van Rensselaer family Parent(s ) Robert Van Rensselaer Residence Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer House Education Washington Seminary Alma mater Yale University
Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer (September 27, 1767 – September 22, 1835) was an American lawyer and Federalist politician who served as Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1812 to 1813, and Secretary of State of New York , from 1813 to 1815.[1]
Early life [ edit ]
Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer was born on September 27, 1767, in Claverack , Columbia County in what was then the Province of New York , a part of British America . He was the second son of Gen. Robert Van Rensselaer (1740–1802) and Cornelia (née Rutsen) Van Rensselaer (1746–1790), who had married in April 1765.[2]
His maternal grandparents were Jacob Rutsen (1716–1753) and Alida (née Livingston ) Rutsen (1716–1798). After his grandfather died, his grandmother remarried to Hendrick Van Rensselaer (1712–1793).[2] American Revolutionary War , a member of the New York Provincial Congress and the 1st New York State Assembly , and Engeltie "Angelica" (née Livingston) Van Rensselaer (1698–1746/47).[3]
He attended Washington Seminary , graduated from Yale University in 1787, studied law and attained admission to the bar.[1]
During the War of 1812 , he commanded troops which were drafted in Columbia County, and were ordered to the defense of the city of New York.[1]
Van Rensselaer was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1800, 1808, 1808–09, 1811, 1812, 1812–13, 1814, 1814–15 and 1819; and was Speaker in 1812–13.[1] Secretary of State of New York from 1813 to 1815 and was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821.[1] DeWitt Clinton in building the Erie Canal .[2]
Personal life [ edit ]
He married Cornelia De Peyster (1774–1849), the daughter of Pierre Guillaume De Peyster (1745–1807). Her paternal uncle was Arent DePeyster (1736–1822), the British military officer, and her brother, William de Peyster, was married to Mary Roosevelt, niece of Nicholas Roosevelt .[4] Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer House and Mill Complex , built circa 1805 is today listed on the National Register of Historic Places .[5] [6]
Cornelia Van Rensselaer, who died young.[6]
Pierre De Peyster Van Rensselaer (1797–1802), who died young.[6]
Cornelia Rensselaer, who died at the age of nineteen.[6]
Eliza Bayard Van Rensselaer (1801–1835)
Pierre Van Rensselaer, who died at the age of twenty-five.[6]
Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, who married Emily Denning,[7] William Denning , in 1848.[6] [8]
Robert Schuyler Van Rensselaer (c. 1810–1874), who married Virginia Kidd.[6]
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1812–1874), who married Mary Fleming (1810–1881), daughter of Gilbert Fleming.[6]
Catharine Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1813–1838), who died from grief shortly after the death of her father.[6]
After his death in New York City on September 22, 1835, he was buried in the cemetery at the Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack .
References [ edit ]
Notes
^ a b c Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation 1158 . Retrieved 29 November 2017 .
^ Bergen, Tunis Garret (1915). Genealogies of the State of New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation OCLC 39110613 .
^ Allaben, Frank (1908). John Watts de Peyster . Retrieved 12 January 2018 .
^ Larry E. Gobrecht (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer House and Mill Complex" . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-07-03 . See also: "Accompanying 28 photos" .
^ a b c d e f g h i Society, National American (1907). Americana, American historical magazine . Retrieved 29 November 2017 .
^ Murphy, Robert J.; Van Buren, Denise Doring (2003). Beacon Revisited Arcadia Publishing . p. 13. ISBN 9780738534503
^ MacDonough, Rodney (1901). The MacDonough-Hackstaff Ancestry 159 -161. Retrieved 29 November 2017 .
Sources
[1 ] Genealogy of Livingston family
[2 ] Bio at Rootsweb
The New York Civil List
External links [ edit ]
t
e
* denotes Acting
t
e
de Peyster family tree
Abraham de Peyster (1696–1767), Treasurer of the Province of New York, married Margaret Van Cortlandt, daughter of Jacobus Van Cortlandt
James Abraham de Peyster (1726–1799)
Capt. Abraham de Peyster (1753–1798), married Catherine Livingston, granddaughter of Philip Livingston
Frederick de Peyster (1758–1834)
James Ferguson de Peyster (1794–1874), married (1 ) Susan Maria Clarkson (1800–1823), daughter of Matthew Clarkson ; married (2 ) Frances Goodhue Ashton (1805–1871)
Frederic de Peyster (1796–1882), lawyer
Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (b. 1707), married Cornelia Schuyler
Arent DePeyster (1736–1822), British military officer
Pierre Guillaume de Peyster (1745–1807)
Johannes de Peyster (1666–1719), Mayor of New York City, married Anna Bancker, sister of Albany mayor Evert Bancker
Johannes de Peyster III (1694–1783), married Anna Schuyler, daughter of Albany mayor Myndert Schuyler
Maria de Peyster, married Gerard Bancker
William de Peyster, married Margaret Roosevelt
Catharina de Peyster, married Hendrick Rutgers (1712–1779)
Elizabeth de Peyster, married New Jersey provincial Governor John Hamilton
Maria de Peyster, married New York City Mayor David Provost
International
National
Other
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacob_R._Van_Rensselaer&oldid=1219992299 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 7 6 7 b i r t h s ● 1 8 3 5 d e a t h s ● M e m b e r s o f t h e N e w Y o r k S t a t e A s s e m b l y ● S p e a k e r s o f t h e N e w Y o r k S t a t e A s s e m b l y ● P e o p l e f r o m C l a v e r a c k , N e w Y o r k ● A m e r i c a n p o l i t i c i a n s o f D u t c h d e s c e n t ● S e c r e t a r i e s o f S t a t e o f N e w Y o r k ( s t a t e ) ● N e w Y o r k ( s t a t e ) F e d e r a l i s t s ● V a n R e n s s e l a e r f a m i l y ● C l a v e r a c k C o l l e g e a l u m n i ● Y a l e U n i v e r s i t y a l u m n i ● N e w Y o r k ( s t a t e ) l a w y e r s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h F A S T i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h V I A F i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h W o r l d C a t E n t i t i e s i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h L C C N i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h S N A C - I D i d e n t i f i e r s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 1 A p r i l 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 4 : 3 5 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
