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Jan Baptist van Rensselaer (Amsterdam 18 March 1629 〔(Birth Certificate Amsterdam City Archive )〕–Amsterdam, 24 October 1678〔(Burial certificate Amsterdam City Archive )〕) was the second son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, and his first son by his second wife, Anna van Wely. ==Life== Jan Baptist sailed from Amsterdam on the ''Gelderse Blom'' (Gelderland Flower) in the spring of 1651. With him travelled twelve employees hired by the Patroon,〔Nieuwenhuis, Pim. "Abstracts from Notarial Documents in the Amsterdam Archives", New Netherland Connections〕 recruited from places where the Van Rensselaers had other interests. Jan Baptist was the first Van Rensselaer to visit the colony. In May 1652 he was appointed Director of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck representing his brother Johannes, the second Patroon. During his residence on the estate, he lived in a style befitting his position, having brought furniture, silverware, and other personal property of much value from Holland, including portraits of the members of the van Rensselaer family. It was Jan Baptist who placed in the Dutch Church of Beverwyck the window pane representing the van Rensselaer coat of arms in 1656. Not long afterward he returned to Holland, becoming one of the leading merchants of Amsterdam. When he returned to Holland in 1658, he was succeeded as Director by his brother Jeremias. Jan Baptist became the third Patroon upon the death of his elder brother Johan.〔(Van Rensselaer, Jeremias. ''Correspondence of Jeremias Van Rensselaer, 1651-1674'', edited by A.J.F. Van Laer, University of the State of New York, 1932 )〕 Jeremias later became the fourth patroon. Jan Baptist married Susanna Van Wely and died in Amsterdam, Holland, October 18, 1678. His only son, Kiliaen died without issue.〔(''Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs'', Cuyler Reynolds, ed., Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1911 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jan Baptist van Rensselaer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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