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Descendants of Van Cortlandt Progenitor-353365

Ninth Generation

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349. Morris Augustus Newbold-480615 (William Henry Morris , Helena Helen van Cortlandt , Augustus , Frederick , Jacobus , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) was born in 1838. He died in 1906.

Cf.,Online version of William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families in America, section on Beekman, as a Google Books Result.

Augustus married Jones Eleanor Colford-480616 daughter of General Jones James I.-480617 and Schermerhorn Elizabeth-481887. Eleanor was born in 1841. She died in 1906.

Cf.,Online version of William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families in America, section on Beekman, as a Google Books Result.

Augustus and Eleanor had the following children:

	515	M	i	Morris Newbold-480614 was born in 1868. Cf.,Online version of William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families in America, section on Beekman, as a Google Books Result.
				Newbold married Kingsland Helen Schermerhorn-480613 daughter of Kingsland Progenitor-481888 and KNotknown Miss-480618. Helen was born in 1876. Cf, Walter Barrett Clerk. Cf.,Online version of William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families in America, section on Beekman, as a Google Books Result.

352. Gansevoort Maria-126569 (Peter Gansevoort , Magdalena Douw , Anna van Rensselaer , Hendrick van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) was born in 1791 in Albany NY. She died in 1872.

Does she also have drs Kate, Augusta, Helen and Fanny? Loose http on Melville / Gansevoort genealogy. See US website on ancestors of William Addams Reitwiesner.

Maria married Commission merchant, imports French goods Melville Allan-80634 son of Major Melville Thomas-5973 and Scollay Priscilla-39004. Allan was born in 1782. He died in 1832.

He had a felt and fur business. He is of New York, and dies "bankrupt and raving", mental illness being part of a general breakdown. He is taken to be a son of Major Thomas Melville of a colourful Boston family, Thomas a venerable survivor of Boston Tea Party. See US website on ancestors of William Addams Reitwiesner.

Allan and Maria had the following children:

+	516	M	i	Writer of Moby Dick Melville Herman-240660 was born in Aug 1819. He died on 28 Sep 1891.
	517	M	ii	New York lawyer Melville Gansevoort-257115. He went bankrupt with the fammily business in 1837. He tries politics.
	518	M	iii	Lawyer Melville Allan Jnr-257121. He moved into the house at Arrowhead when Herman and family moved out. One Allan Melville once had a letter from Richard Henry Dana Jnr (1815-1882) dated 10 May 1853
	519	M	iv	Melville Thomas-382924. One Thomas Melville marries Kate Elizabeth Bogert in 1868. He is captain of the clipper. Meteor, and Herman once sails with him round Cape Horn.

354. Gansevoort Peter II-257142 (Peter Gansevoort , Magdalena Douw , Anna van Rensselaer , Hendrick van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ).

Peter married Sanford Mary-257143 daughter of Sanford Progenitor-257144 and SNotknown Miss-257145.

They had the following children:

	520	F	i	Gansevoort Catherine-257141. ux34 to recheck re Melville names.
				Catherine married State Senator US Albany New York Lansing Abraham Yates-257133 son of Lansing Christopher Yates-257134 and Thomas Catherine M.-257135. Abraham was born in 1835. He died in 1899. He is child3. Loose http. He is a link to Gansevoort.

355. Merchant of Albany Douw Volkert Peter-420200 (John Depewster Douw , Volkert Petrus Douw , Anna van Rensselaer , Hendrick van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) was born in 1790 in Albany NY. He died in 1869.

Volkert married Franchot Helen Louise-420210 daughter of Franchot Pascal-420211 and Hansen Catherine-420212. Helen was born in 1808. She died in 1883 in Albany NY.

They had the following children:

	521	F	i	Missionary to China Douw Deborah-420213 was born in 1835.
	522	F	ii	Douw Helen Franchot-420214 was born in 1846. She died in 1898. She has no issue.
				Helen married Lansing John Townsend-420215 son of Lansing Charles Brigden-420216 and Townsend Catherine Clinton-420217. John was born in CT.

359. van Rensselaer Jacob Rutsen II-458089 (Jacob Rutsen I van Rensselaer , Robert van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Hendrick van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) was born in 1805. He died in 1846.

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Jacob married Denning Emily-458088 daughter of Denning William-458086 and Smith Catherine-458087.

They had the following children:

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van Rensselaer Emily Denning-339561.

360. van Rensselaer Cornelia Rutsen-469818 (Jeremias van Rensselaer , Robert van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Hendrick van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) died in 1823.

Cornelia married US Postmaster-General Granger Francis-469819 son of US Postmaster-General Granger Gideon-469822 and Pease Mindwell-469823. Francis was born in 1792 in Suffield CT. He died in 1868.

Apptd postmaster in Cabnet of Pres William Henry Harrison. He is cousin of Amos P. Granger. His own wikipedia page.

Francis and Cornelia had the following children:

	524	M	i	Granger Gideon II-469824 died in 1905.
	525	F	ii	wife3 of Granger Granger Adele-469825 died in 1892.
				Adele married (1) Of Boston Thayer John-469826 son of Thayer Progenitor-367241 and TNotknown Miss-367242.
				Adele married (2) Hon LLD US Congressman Winthrop Robert Charles-197947 son of Lt-Gov Winthrop Thomas Lindall-197948 and Temple Elizabeth Bowdoin-197949. Robert was born in 1809 in Boston. He died in 1894 in Boston. Item at www.archive.org/stream/ re name Temple in America. Additional information per a web treatment of Senator John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) by William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services - email to: wargs@wargs.com (with help from David Curtis Dearborn and Gary Boyd Roberts et al. Speaker of US House of Representatives. Hon Senator Mass Speaker House of Reps.

361. Lawyer van Rensselaer John Cullen-469841 (James van Rensselaer , Robert van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Hendrick van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) was born in 1812.

John married Codwise Cornelia Joseph-469845 daughter of Codwise Progenitor-141854 and CNotknown Miss-481644.

They had the following children:

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van Rensselaer Schuyler-469846 was born in 1845.

366. van Rensselaer Cornelius Glen-457723 (John Jeremias van Rensselaer , Jeremias van Rensselaer , Johannes van Rensselaer , Hendrick van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) was born in 1801 in New York. He died in 1871 in New York.

Cornelius married Bleeker Catherine Westerlo-457724 daughter of Of Albany New York Bleeker John-457725 and van Rensselaer Elizabeth-197748. Catherine was born in 1809. She died in 1886.

They had the following children:

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van Rensselaer Visscher-457728 was born in 1838.

368. Ten Broeck Henry-353199 (Hendrick II Ten Broeck , Hendrick I Ten Broeck , Maria van Rensselaer , Hendrick van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) was born in 1798. He died in 1868.

He is son1.

Henry married van Vechten Maria-353234 daughter of van Vechten Progenitor-353381 and VNotknown Miss-353382. Maria died in 1867.

They had the following children:

	528	M	i	Ten Broeck Samuel Augustus-353235.
				Samuel married Walters Sarah-353236 daughter of Walters Progenitor-353383 and WNotknown Miss-353384.

371. Van Rensselaer Stephen IV-267935 (Stephen III van Rensselaer , Stephen II van Rensselaer , Stephen I van Rensselaer , Kilaen van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) was born in 1789 in Albany New York. He died in 1868 in Albany New York.

Stephen married Bayard Harriet Elizabeth-267936 daughter of Of New York Bayard William-267937 and Cornell Elizabeth-291024. Harriet was born in 1799. She died in 1875.

They had the following children:

+	529	M	i	Van Rensselaer Bayard-267931 was born in 1833. He died in 1859.
+	530	F	ii	Van Rensselaer Justine-353315 was born in 1828.
	531	F	iii	Van Rensselaer Margaret Schuyler-367236 was born in 1819 in Albany NY. She died in 1897.
				Margaret married (1) Johnson Wilmot-367238 son of Johnson Progenitor-420254 and JNotknown Miss-420255.
				Margaret married (2) Douw John de Peyster-420252 son of Merchant Lawyer Douw John Depewster-420084 and wife1 Beekman Deborah-420159. John was born in 1812 in Albany NY. He died in 1901.
+	532	F	iv	Van Rensselaer Cornelia Paterson-367239 was born in 1823. She died in 1897.
	533	M	v	Van Rensselaer Stephen-367243 was born in 1824.
				Stephen married Wild Annie-367244 daughter of Wild Progenitor-378587 and WNotknown Miss-378588.
	534	F	vi	Van Rensselaer Catherine-367245 was born in 1827.
				Catherine married Berry Nathaniel-367246 son of Berry Progenitor-248425 and BNotknown Miss-248426.
	535	F	vii	Van Rensselaer Harriet-367247 was born in 1838. She died in 1911.
				Harriet married Colonel Crosby John Schuyler-367248 son of Crosby Progenitor-367249 and CNotknown Miss-367250.
+	536	M	viii	Van Rensselaer Eugene-367251 was born in 1840.

372. Rev van Rensselaer Cortlandt-343555 (Stephen III van Rensselaer , Stephen II van Rensselaer , Stephen I van Rensselaer , Kilaen van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) was born in 1808 in Albany New York. He died in 1860.

Cortlandt married Cogswell Catherine Ledyard-343554 daughter of Dr Cogswell Mason Fitch-343550 and Ledyard Mary Austin-343549. Catherine was born in 1811. She died in 1882.

They had the following children:

	537	M	i	van Rensselaer Alexander-457667 was born in 1850.
				Alexander married Drexel Sarah Rozet-451286 daughter of Financier, Philadelphia Drexel Anthony Joseph-121140 and Rozet Ellen B.-451223. Sarah was born in 1860 in Philadelphia. She died in 1929.

373. General van Rensselaer Henry Bell-353567 (Stephen III van Rensselaer , Stephen II van Rensselaer , Stephen I van Rensselaer , Kilaen van Rensselaer , Maria Van Cortlandt , Olaf Stephanus Stevense , Steven , Progenitor ) was born in 1810. He died in 1864.

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Henry married King Elizabeth Ray-433202 daughter of Governor New York King John Alsop-352588 and Ray Mary-433201. Elizabeth was born in 1815. She died in 1900.

They had the following children:

+	538	F	i	Van Rensselaer Katherine-361326 was born in 1849.
+	539	F	ii	van Rensselaer Elizabeth-361329 was born in 1845.
+	540	F	iii	van Rensselaer Mary-457668 was born in 1834.
	541	M	iv	Captain Civil War van Rensselaer Stephen-457676 was born in 1838. He died in 1904 in New York.
				Stephen married Heckscher Mathilda Coster-457677 daughter of Merchant from Bremen coal miner Heckscher Charles Augustus-457678 and Coster Georgiana Louisa-481328.
+	542	M	v	van Rensselaer John King-457680 was born in 1847. He died in 1909.

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