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Descendants of van Rensselaer Progenitor-353539

Ninth Generation


75. Gansevoort Maria-126569 (Peter Gansevoort , Magdalena Douw , Anna van Rensselaer , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , 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:

+ 127 M i Writer of Moby Dick Melville Herman-240660 was born in Aug 1819. He died on 28 Sep 1891.
  128 M ii New York lawyer Melville Gansevoort-257115.

He went bankrupt with the family business in 1837. He tries politics.
  129 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
  130 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.

77. Gansevoort Peter II-257142 (Peter Gansevoort , Magdalena Douw , Anna van Rensselaer , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , Progenitor ).

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

They had the following children:

  131 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.

78. Merchant of Albany Douw Volkert Peter-420200 (John Depewster Douw , Volkert Petrus Douw , Anna van Rensselaer , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , 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:

  132 F i Missionary to China Douw Deborah-420213 was born in 1835.
  133 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.

84. Colonel Hamilton John Church-265643 (Elizabeth Schuyler , Catherine (Kitty) van van Rensselaer , Johannes , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , Progenitor ) was born in 1792. He died in 1882.

http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/burr_hamilton.html - Livingston http update.

John married den Heuvel Maria Eliza Van-435150 daughter of den Heuvel Progenitor-482013 and DNotknown Miss-482014. Maria was born in 1804.

http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/burr_hamilton.html -

John and Maria had the following children:

+ 134 F i Hamilton Elizabeth-435151 was born in 1831. She died in 1887.

88. wife1 Schuyler Margaret-197738 (Philip Jeremiah Schuyler , Catherine (Kitty) van van Rensselaer , Johannes , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , Progenitor ) was born in 1758. She died in 1801.

She is dr3. In Livingston http update she is dr of Gen Philip Jeremiah S. and Anna Sybil Sawyer.

Margaret married Major General Lt-Gov New York van Rensselaer Stephen III-197740 son of Mayor of New York van Rensselaer Stephen II-353561 and Livingstone Catherine Catharina-265552. Stephen was born in 1764. He died in 1839 in Albany NY.

Livingston http update. He is child1. He is Lt-Governor New York. Soldier, statesman, landowner. His own wikipedia page. He had an estate of 12,000 square miles.

Stephen and Margaret had the following children:

+ 135 M i Van Rensselaer Stephen IV-267935 is printed as #105.
+ 136 M ii Rev van Rensselaer Cortlandt-343555 is printed as #106.

90. wife1 Church Catherine-457696 (Engeltie Angelica Schuyler , Catherine (Kitty) van van Rensselaer , Johannes , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , Progenitor ) was born in 1779 in Boston. She died in 1839 in New York.

Catherine married Cruger Bertram Peter-457695 son of Patriot Cruger Nicholas-463444 and wife1 de Nully Anne-463449. Bertram was born in 1774. He died in 1854 in Brompton England.

They had the following children:

+ 137 M i New York Lawyer Cruger John Church-457694 was born in 1807. He died in 1879.
  138 F ii Cruger Catherine Church-463310.
  139 F iii Cruger Henrieta Julia-463467.

She is second cousin of husband.
        Henrieta married Cruger Henry-463466 son of Of Curacoa Cruger Tileman Telemon-463430 and CNotknown Miss-463465.
  140 F iv Cruger Angelica-463464.
        Angelica married Count de Bastard de Bastard Auguste-463475 son of de Bastard Progenitor-484909 and DNotknown Miss-484911.
  141 F v Cruger Elizabeth-463469.
        Elizabeth married Of New York Pell Alfred-463474 son of Pell Progenitor-513092 and PNotknown Miss-513093.
  142 F vi Cruger Anna Mary-463468.
        Anna married Of New York Glover Daniel-463473 son of Glover Progenitor-496375 and GNotknown Miss-369903.
  143 F vii Cruger Amelia-463470.
        Amelia married Of New Orleans Briggs Charles-463472 son of Briggs Progenitor-475269 and BNotknown Miss-475267.
  144 M viii Cruger William Hyde-463471.
        William married Of Peoria Illinois Maxwell Sarah-463463.

93. van Rensselaer Jacob Rutsen II-458089 (Jacob Rutsen I , Robert , Johannes , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , Progenitor ) was born in 1805. He died in 1846.

item on www.archive.org/

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

They had the following children:

  145 F i van Rensselaer Emily Denning-339561.

94. van Rensselaer Cornelia Rutsen-469818 (Jeremias , Robert , Johannes , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , 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:

  146 M i Granger Gideon II-469824 died in 1905.
  147 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.

95. Lawyer van Rensselaer John Cullen-469841 (James , Robert , Johannes , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , 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:

+ 148 M i van Rensselaer Schuyler-469846 was born in 1845.

100. van Rensselaer Cornelius Glen-457723 (John Jeremias , Jeremias , Johannes , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , 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:

+ 149 M i van Rensselaer Visscher-457728 was born in 1838.

102. Ten Broeck Henry-353199 (Hendrick II Ten Broeck , Hendrick I Ten Broeck , Maria van Rensselaer , Hendrick , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , 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:

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

105. Van Rensselaer Stephen IV-267935 (Stephen III , Stephen II , Stephen I , Kilaen , Jeremiah Jeremias , Kilaen , Hendrick , 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:

+ 151 M i Van Rensselaer Bayard-267931 was born in 1833. He died in 1859.
+ 152 F ii Van Rensselaer Justine-353315 was born in 1828.
  153 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.
+ 154 F iv Van Rensselaer Cornelia Paterson-367239 was born in 1823. She died in 1897.
  155 M v Van Rensselaer Stephen-367243 was born in 1824.
        Stephen married Wild Annie-367244 daughter of Wild Progenitor-378587 and WNotknown Miss-378588.
  156 F vi Van Rensselaer Catherine-367245 was born in 1827.
        Catherine married Berry Nathaniel-367246 son of Berry Progenitor-248425 and BNotknown Miss-248426.
  157 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.
+ 158 M viii Van Rensselaer Eugene-367251 was born in 1840.

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