Rensselaerwyck is the name of a colonial estate that was located in what is now New York, USA. The estate was land purchased by Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, a Dutch merchant and investor in the Dutch West India Company. The lands lay on both sides of the Hudson River near present-day Albany, New York and included parts of the present New York counties of Albany, Columbia, Greene, and Rensselaer. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1585 - 1643) was a Dutch merchant who was heavily involved in the Colonial American trade market. ... Dutch West India Company (Dutch: West-Indische Compagnie or WIC) was a company of Dutch merchants. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Location in New York Founded Incorporated 1614 1686 County Albany County Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area - Total - Water 56. ... Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, generally located in the vicinity of Albany, New York, the capital of New York State. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Rensselaer County is a county in the state of New York. ...
He was originally a diamond and pearl merchant and became a major investor in the Dutch West India Company, founded in 1621.
Van Rensselaer's son, Jeremias Van Rensselaer, did come to the New World and settled in Rensselaerwyck, and the various members of this prominent New York State family descended from him.
Rensselaerwyck manor covered most of modern-day Albany and Rensselaer Counties, and parts of modern-day Columbia and Greene Counties in New York State.
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