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Há 2 dias · Rensselaer County sits east of the Hudson River in New York's Capital District and borders both Massachusetts and Vermont on the east. The area was originally inhabited by the Mohican Indian tribe until it was bought by the Dutch jeweler and merchant Kiliaen van Rensselaer in 1630 and incorporated into his patroonship Rensselaerswyck (which, in turn, was part of the Dutch colony New Netherland ).
30 de mai. de 2024 · Van Rensselaer Bowier Manuscripts: ... Being the Letters of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, 1630-1643, and ... 1908 [Leather Bound] Publication date 1908 Collection
Há 1 dia · Troy, New York. / 42.73167°N 73.69250°W / 42.73167; -73.69250. Troy is a city in the United States state of New York and is the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York. It is located on the western edge of that county on the eastern bank of the Hudson River just northeast of the capital city of Albany.
23 de mai. de 2024 · J. Folkerts, ‘Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Agricultural Productivity in his domain: A new look at the first patroon and Rensselaerswijck before 1664’, in: ed. Nancy Anne McClure Zeller, A Beautiful and Fruitful Place, Selected Rensselaerswijck Seminar Papers (Albany, New Netherland Publishing, 1991) 295-308.
28 de mai. de 2024 · A group of Walloon families built Fort Orange near the site in 1624 and began the first permanent settlement, known as Beverwyck. In 1629 the Dutch West India Company granted tracts along both sides of the river (including Beverwyck) to Kiliaen van Rensselaer, an Amsterdam merchant.
Há 4 dias · In 1630, Kiliaen van Rensselaer founded the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, a Dutch patroonship in the area, which encompassed much of the area that is now the Capital District. In 1664, the English successfully conquered the Dutch while rivalry with the French continued.
23 de mai. de 2024 · One of the most notable patroonships was Rensselaerswyck, established by Kiliaen van Rensselaer. It encompassed much of what is now Albany and Rensselaer counties in New York. Rensselaerswyck became a prosperous and influential settlement, demonstrating the potential success of the patroonship system.
