Kiliaen van Rensselaer (died February 22, 1687), was the Lord and Patroon of Rensselaerswyck Manor.
Life Kiliaen van Rensselaer, who was born in Holland, was the eldest child of Johannes, and Elizabeth Van Twiller Van Rensselaer. When Kiliaen came of age, he travelled to Albany, and received naturalization papers from the English colonial government.Schuyler, George W. Colonial New York: Philip Schuyler and His Family, Vol. 1, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1885
Manor of Rensselaerswyck Upon the death of his uncle, Jeremias Van Rensselaer, in 1674, he became patroon of Rensselaerswyck. As he was still a minor the property was managed by his uncle, the Rev. Nicholas Van Rensselaer. Young Kiliaen's aunt, the widow of Jeremias, Maria Van Rensselaer, and her brother, Stephanus Van Cortlandt served in an advisory capacity.
While he was Patroon, the patroonship changed to an English lordship, and so was the first Lord of Rensselaerwyck.
Personal life He married a cousin, Anna, daughter of Jeremias and Maria (Van Cortlandt) Van Rensselaer.Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, edited by Cuyler Reynolds, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1911.
Death and succession Kiliaen died without issue at Watervliet, Albany county, about February 22, 1687.
He was succeeded by his cousin and brother-in-law, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, son of Jeremias van Rensselaer.
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