Stephen Van Rensselaer Military Papers, 1812-1816.
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Van Rensselaer (Family)
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The Van Rensselaers were a land-owning family in eastern New York State during the 17th century. Of Dutch descent, they were prominent during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries; members of this family played a critical role in the formation of the United States and served as leaders in business, politics and society. The family originally migrated from the Netherlands to a large area along the Hudson River in the present-day area of Albany, New York. The Van Rensselaers and other patroons named ...
Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774-1825
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Daniel D. Tompkins (June 21, 1774 – June 11, 1825) was an American politician. He was the fourth governor of New York from 1807 to 1817, and the sixth vice president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins practiced law in New York City after graduating from Columbia College. He was a delegate to the 1801 New York constitutional convention and served on the New York Supreme Court from 1804 to 1807. In 1807, he defeated incumbent Morgan Lewis to become the...
Willett, Marinus, 1740-1830
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Officer during the American Revolution, Mayor of New York, N.Y. From the description of Letter book, 1781 June-September. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 122487915 Revolutionary War officer, commander of the New York Levies. From the description of Petition to the New York State Legislature, 1807 March 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519509 Revolutionary War army officer; when writing the orders and letters in this volume, he was a Lie...
Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839
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Eighth Patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck. From the description of Lease to Peter Hunt, 1793 October 23. [photostat]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122314819 8th Patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck. From the description of Deed, 1801 August 22. [photostat]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122601336 ...
New York (State). Militia
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Levies were special regiments recruited under provisions of the legislature which entitled recruits to plots of unappropriated land. From the description of Levy certificates issued record book. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617529 ...
Historic Cherry Hill,
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Source: Dictionary of American Biography / Allen Johnson ed. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. Steven Van Rensselaer was the eighth and final patroon. He inherited the vast Van Rensselaer estate in 1769 and after an education at Harvard, moved into the Cherry Hill manor house in 1785. In 1783 he married Margaret Schuyler, daughter of General Philip Schuyler. Van Rensselaer was active in the New York State Militia and commanded an expedition in the Niag...
