Van Rensselaer / Settlement of Berne

Jeriamias inherited in 1719 and died in 1745. Manor passed to his brother Stephen VR I who was sickly.

Inherited patroonship from brother Jeremias. Stephen was sickly and died in 1747 at age 40.

Stephen inherited at age 5. Presumably the estate was overseen by his guardian until he was 21

Stepphen VR II died at age 27 as one of the richest men of the region. The Manor passed on to his eldest son Stephen VR III who was five.

The estate was controlled by Abraham Ten Broeck until Stephen III was 21 Stephen III attended school in Albany and then New Jersey and Kingston during the Revolution. He graduated from Harvard College in 1782.

Estimated settlement date

Source: Memorial Volume of Hartwyck Synod per Tenny and Howll in their History of Albany County