COL Killian Van Rensselaer

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COL Killian Van Rensselaer

Also Known As: "Killaen", "Kiliaan Van Renssaeler"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rensselaerwyck Colony, Albany County, New York, British Colonial America
Death: December 28, 1781 (64)
Rensselaerwyck Colony, Albany County, New York, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Hendrick Jeremias Van Rensselaer and Katie Van Rensselaer
Husband of Ariaantie Van Rensselaer and Maria Low
Father of Gen. Henry Killiaen Van Rensselaer; Phillip Van Rensselaer; Col. Nicholas Van Rensselaer; Else Lansing; Maria Gansevoort and 1 other
Brother of Maria Van Rensselaer; Catherine Ten Broeck; Anna Rensselaer; Anna Hendrikse Douw; Elizabeth Rensselaer and 5 others
Half brother of Anna Hendrikse Douw

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About COL Killian Van Rensselaer

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NEW YORK with the rank of COLONEL. DAR Ancestor #: A118818

  • 'Genealogical notes of New York and New England families
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogicalnote00talc#page/133/mode/1up
  • 127.
  • Abraham A., son of (47) Abraham Abrahamse Lansingh and (72) Catharine, daughter of (13) Jacob Gerritse Lansing, was born July 24, 1752 ; married, 1st, Elsje, 'daughter of Killian Van Rensselaer and Ariantje Schuyler' (bp. February 26, 1758), September 3, 1774, and had
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogicalnote00talc#page/134/mode/1up
  • Elsje Van Rensselaer, wife of Abraham A. Lansingh, died March 1, 1796, ae. 39 (?) years. He married, 2d, his cousin (160) Elsje, daughter of (70) Jacob Lansingh, Jr., and (34) Marytje Egberts, December 4, 1797 ; no ch.
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  • 'The Lansing family. A genealogy of the descendants of Gerritt Frederickse Lansing who came to America from Hasselt, province of Overijssell, Holland, 1640. Eight generations
  • http://www.archive.org/details/lansingfamilygen00muns
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/lansingfamilygen00muns#page/n106/mode...
  • 123. Abraham A.5 Lansingh (Abraham4, Abraham3, Gerrit2, Gerrit1) was born July 24, 1752. He married Elsje, daughter of 'Killian (and Ariantje Schuyler) Van Rensselaer', September 3, 1774.
  • Elsje, wife of Abraham A.5 Lansingh. died March 1, 1796. He married, second, Elsje, daughter of Jacob (and Mary Egberts) Lansing, Jr., December 4, 1797. No issue. Elsje, wife of Abraham A. Lansingh, died July 28, 1811. He died February 21, 1822, at "Cherry Hill," near Albany, N. Y.
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Colonel of the 4th Regiment, Albany County Militia during the Revolutionary War, member of the Committee of Correspondence and served as alderman. Three of Kiliaen's sons were also Colonels, his youngest later served in the legislature.


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Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=161199339&pi... Colonel of the 4th Regiment, Albany County Militia during the Revolutionary War, member of the Committee of Correspondence and served as alderman. Three of Kiliaen's sons were also Colonels, his youngest later served in the legislature. "He "slept in the Lord" December 28, 1781, leaving to his children an unblemished reputation for integrity, honor and patriotism. He was buried beside his wife in the family cemetery at Greenbush on the banks of the Hudson." source: "Annals of the Van Rensselaers in the United States, especially as they relate to the family of Killian K. Van Rensselaer .." Chapter 5* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 11 2020, 4:03:35 UTC

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COL Killian Van Rensselaer's Timeline

1717
November 25, 1717
Rensselaerwyck Colony, Albany County, New York, British Colonial America
November 27, 1717
Albany, NY (Veverwyck, New Netherland Colony)
1744
July 25, 1744
Albany, Albany County, New York, United States
1747
May 19, 1747
Albany, Albany County, New York, British Colonial America
1754
1754
Rensselaerwyck Colony, Albany County, NY?
1758
February 8, 1758
1760
April 17, 1760
Albany, NY
1763
June 1763
Albany, Albany, New York, United States
1781
December 28, 1781
Age 64
Rensselaerwyck Colony, Albany County, New York, British Colonial America