Van Rensselaer family

Van Rensselaer
Van Rensselaer
	Bookplate of Killian K. Van Rensselaer, showing the arms of the family
Country	United States
Etymology	Derived from De Renselaar, a farmstead in Gelderland
Place of origin	Netherlands
Connected families	Bayard family; Livingston family; Schuyler family; Van Cortlandt family
Motto	VERTUS EST VERA VETUSTAS; (Latin for "Virtue is true antiquity")
Estate(s)	Fort Crailo; Manor of Rensselaerswyck; Jacob Van Rensselaer House

Rensselaerswyck series
Dutch West India Company
The Patroon System
Map of Rensselaerswyck
Patroons of Rensselaerswyck: Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1630–1640s) Various (1640s–1652) Jan Baptist van Rensselaer (1652–1658) Jeremias van Rensselaer (1658–1674) Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1674–1687) Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1687–1719) Jeremias van Rensselaer (1719–1745) Stephen van Rensselaer I (1745–1747) Stephen van Rensselaer II (1747–1769) Abraham Ten Broeck (1769–1784, de facto) Stephen van Rensselaer III (1784–1839)

The Van Rensselaer family (/ˈrɛnslər, -slɪər/) is a family of Dutch descent that was prominent during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries in the area now known as the state of New York. Members of this family played a critical role in the formation of the United States and served as leaders in business, politics and society.