Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, the eldest child of Jeremias and Maria van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer was born in Rensselaerwyck.
Background
As the estate of his grandfather, the original patron was yet held in common among the heirs, he negotiated a settlement with through his cousin Kiliaen of Amsterdam, son of January Baptist, whereby the heirs in Holland received the properties there, and the heirs in America received the American holdings.
Career
He was patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1687 to 1719, and second Lord of Manor of Rensselaerwyck. In May 1704 Kiliaen received a new patent from Queen Anne for the Manor of Rensselaerwyck. Maria van Rensselaer, b.
1702, married Frederick van Cortlandt
Gertrude van Rensselaer, b.
1703, daughter 1704,
Jeremias van Rensselaer, patroon and third Lord of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck, daughter 1745 unmarried. Stephen van Rensselaer, seventh patroon and fourth Lord of the Manor
Johannes van Rensselaer, b. and daughter
1719
Anna van Rensselaer, married John Schuyler of New Jersey. The family lived at the Manor House located on the flats along the Hudson, east of the river road, about a mile north of the center of the city of Albany.
Membership
He was a member of the New York governor"s council from 1704 to his death in 1719, and also served as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.