Van Rensselaer (surname)
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Van Rensselaer is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. It derives from the farmstead of De Renselaar, situated near Putten in Gelderland.[1] Van is a preposition meaning "from" and is a common prefix in Dutch-language surnames. In Dutch, "van" is written with a lower-case "v"; in the United States it is usually capitalized, but individual usage should be followed.[2]
List of people with the surname Van Rensselaer
- Alexander Van Rensselaer (1850–1933), tennis player
- Charles W. van Rensselaer (1823–1857), first officer on the SS Central America
- Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (1808–1860), Presbyterian clergyman.
- Hendrick van Rensselaer (1667–1740)
- Henry Bell Van Rensselaer (1810–1864), US Representative from New York, and Union Army general
- Henry K. Van Rensselaer (1744–1816), General in the American Revolution
- Jacob R. Van Rensselaer (1767–1835)
- James van Rensselaer (military figure) (1747-1827)
- James Van Rensselaer (1783-March 12, 1847), founder of Rensselaer, Indiana[3][4]
- Jan Baptist van Rensselaer (1629–1678), third patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck
- Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1738–1810), US Representative from New York, and Lt. Gov. of New York
- Jeremias van Rensselaer (1632–1674), Director of Rensselaerwyck
- Jeremias Van Rensselaer (sixth patroon) (1705–1745), sixth patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck
- Johan van Rensselaer (1625–1663), second patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck
- John Sanders Van Rensselaer (1792–1868), lawyer and soldier
- Kiliaen van Rensselaer (fourth patroon) (d. 1687), fourth patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck
- Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (fifth patroon) (1663–1719), fifth patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck
- Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant) (1586–1643), one of the founders and directors of the Dutch West India Company
- Kiliaen van Rensselaer (colonel) (1717–1781), Colonel in the American Revolution
- Killian K. Van Rensselaer (1763–1845), US Representative from New York
- Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer (1758–1801), daughter of Gen. Philip Schuyler and wife of Stephen Van Rensselaer III
- Mariana Alley Griswold Van Rensselaer (1851–1934), critic, author
- Martha Van Rensselaer (1864–1932), founding director of Cornell University’s New York State College of Home Economics (now the New York State College of Human Ecology)
- Rev. Dr. Maunsell Van Rensselaer (1819-1900), first president of Deveaux College
- Nicholas Van Rensselaer (military figure) (1754–1848), Colonel in the Revolutionary War
- Nicholas van Rensselaer (minister) (1636-1678), New York Reformed Church clergy
- Philip Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1747–1798), storekeeper, military storekeeper and Commissary for the Northern Department
- Philip S. Van Rensselaer (1767–1824), Mayor of Albany, New York
- Robert Van Rensselaer (1740–1802), Brigadier General in American Revolution, New York politician
- Solomon Van Rensselaer (1774–1852), US Representative from New York
- Stephen van Rensselaer I (1707–1747), seventh Patroon and fourth Lord of the Manor
- Stephen van Rensselaer II (1742–1769), eighth Patroon and fifth Lord of the Manor
- Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1764–1839), ninth Patroon and sixth Lord of the Manor
- Stephen Van Rensselaer IV (1789–1868), tenth and last Patroon and seventh and last Lord of the Manor
See also
References
- ↑ De Vries, W. (1949). "De Van Rensselaer's in Nederland" (PDF). De Nederlandsche Leeuw. 66. The Hague: Koninklijk Nederlandsch Genootschap voor Geslacht- en Wapenkunde: 153.
De naam Van Rensselaer is ongetwijfeld een herkomstnaam, ontleend aan de thans nog bestaande kapitale hofstede 'de Renselaar' in de buurschap Hell onder Putten.
- ↑ U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual; Chapter 3 - Capitalization Rules; Rule 3.14: "In anglicized names such particles are usually capitalized...but individual usage...should be followed."
- ↑ Hamilton, Lewis H. and Darroch, William (1916). A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana, Vol. 1, p. 137. Lewis Publishing Company.
- ↑ Spooner, Walter Whipple (January 1907). "The Van Rensselaer Family", American Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, p. 207.
