Background
Amsterdam 18 March 1629 –Amsterdam, 24 October 1678) was the second son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, and his first son by his second wife, Anna van Wely.
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January Rensselaer
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Career
January Baptist sailed from Amsterdam on the Gelderse Blom (Gelderland Flower) in the spring of 1651. With him travelled twelve employees hired by the Patroon, recruited from places where the Van Rensselaers had other interests. January Baptist was the first Van Rensselaer to visit the colony.
lieutenant was January Baptist who placed in the Dutch Church of Beverwyck the window pane representing the van Rensselaer coat of arms in 1656.
Not long afterward he returned to Holland, becoming one of the leading merchants of Amsterdam. Jeremias later became the fourth patroon.
January Baptist married Susanna Van Wely and died in Amsterdam, Holland, October 18, 1678.
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During his residence on the estate, he lived in a style befitting his position, having brought furniture, silverware, and other personal property of much value from Holland, including portraits of the members of the van Rensselaer family.
