American politician
Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer
In office 1813–1815Governor
Daniel D. Tompkins Preceded by
Elisha Jenkins Succeeded by
Peter Buell Porter In office 1812–1813Preceded by
Alexander Sheldon Succeeded by
James Emott In office 1800, 1808, 1808–09, 1811, 1812, 1812–13, 1814, 1814–15 and 1819
Born (1767-09-27 ) September 27, 1767
Claverack ,
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 Cornelia Rutsen 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
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] His paternal grandparents were Johannes Van Rensselaer (1708–1793), a Brigadier General during the
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]
Career
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] He was
Secretary of State of New York from 1813 to 1815 and was a delegate to the
New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821.
[1] He was associated with Gov.
DeWitt Clinton in building the
Erie Canal .
[2]
Personal life
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] Their home, the
Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer House and Mill Complex , built circa 1805 is today listed on the
National Register of Historic Places .
[5] Together, they were the parents of:
[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] granddaughter of
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
Notes
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e Hough, M.D., Franklin (1858).
The New York Civil List: containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time . Weed, Parsons and Co. Retrieved 29 November 2017 .
^
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 . Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p.
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 . Vol. 3. Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
OCLC
39110613 .
^ Allaben, Frank (1908).
John Watts de Peyster . New York, Frank Allaben Genealogical Company. 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" .
^
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i Society, National American (1907).
Americana, American historical magazine . p. 202. 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 . Press of S. Usher. pp.
159 -161. Retrieved 29 November 2017 .
Sources
[1] Genealogy of Livingston family
[2] Bio at Rootsweb
The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 33, 57, 173, 181f, 184f, 187ff, 194 and 312; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
External links
de Peyster family tree
Johannes de Peyster Sr. (c. 1600–c. 1685)
Abraham de Peyster (1657–1728), Mayor of New York City
Catherine de Peyster, married Philip Van Cortlandt, son of
Stephanus Van Cortlandt
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
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