Jeremias van Rensselaer (March 18, 1705 – 1745) was the eldest son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Maria van Cortlandt.

Manor of Rensselaerwyck

He was the sixth patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1726 to 1745. He was also the third Lord of Rensselaerwyck.

Jeremias van Rensselaer (sixth patroon)

Jeremias came of legal age in 1726, and was made Patroon, or third Lord of the Manor, and represented the Manor in the assembly from September, 1726, to September, 1743.

Jeremias van Rensselaer (sixth patroon)

He was succeeded as Lord of Rensselaerwyck by his brother Stephen van Rensselaer, seventh patroon and fourth Lord of Rensselaerwyck.

Jeremias van Rensselaer (sixth patroon)

Personal life

He died unmarried and had no children.

See also

Van Rensselaer family

References

1705 births

1743 deaths

American people of Dutch descent

Jeremias

New Netherland

Members of the New York General Assembly

18th-century American politicians