Kiliaen Van Rensselaer Family Bible
Holy Bible in Dutch; Dordrecht, Hendrick, Jacob en Pieter Keur, 1702.

Contains the records of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Maria Van Cortlandt, his
wife, with their children; also some earlier entries have been written in.  It
has descended to the present owner, Eugene Van Rensselaer, Esq., of
Washington, D. C., who is the great-great-great-grandson of the original
owner.  The records are in dutch and have been translated by Dr. L. Bendikson.

1645: 20 julij Donderdagh quartier voor eene is gebooren onse Dochter Maria
van Cortlandt N.S.

1674: 12 oct'r: op sondagh is mijn vader jeremias van Rensselaer in Den Heer
ontslaepen en op Den 15 dito begraven N.S.

1688/9: 24 janua is mijn Moeder Maria van Rensselaer in den Heer ontslaepen
O.S.

1663: 24 Augu op frijdagh en ochgent te achtenis gebooren Kiliaen van
Rensselaer en op sondagh daer aen gedoept N.S.

1665: 1 augu is gebooren Anna van Rensselaer. Oude stijll.

1667: 23 octo: is gebooren Hendr: van Rensselaer oude stijll.

1672: 25 Octo: is Maria van Renssealer gebooren

1701: 15 octo. ben ick Kiliaen van Rensselaer getrout outt 38 jaer Met Maria
van Cortlandt outt 21 en ½ jaer. Godt will ons sijne seegen verleene en
geeue ons een saligh ijnde.

1702: 21 julij op frijdach en ochgent tusschen 4 a 5 ure is gebooren mij
Dochter Maria van Rensselaer Door Dº: Lidius gedoopt en tot Compeer C:
pieter Schuijlder & Miladie Correnberrie tot peett

1703: 4 octo. op Maendach en ochgent tusschen 4 a 5 ure is onsse tweede
Dochter geertruij van Rensselaer gebooren tot getuijgen Hendr: van
Rensselaer en olif van Cortlandt tot peet Catrina van Rensselaer: Den 9 Mij
Daeraen is onse Dochter geertruij in de Heer ontsla[pe]

1704/5 10 maert is onse outste soon gebooren op sondagh in de achter
mijddagh tuschen 4 a 5 ure: en de sondagh daer aen gedoopt den 25 ditto
Door Do. Lidius gedoopt tot Compeer Hendr: van Rensselaer & Maria
Schuijlder tot peett genaemt jeremias De Heer will hem seegenen en in
Deuchde laeten opwasschen tot freuchde van sijn familie

1706/7: 17 Maert op Maendach en ochgent breeke Dach is myn tweede soon
gebooren en den 23 dito Sondagh daer aen gedoopt door Do. Lidius &
genaemt steefen tot Compeer philip Schuijlder tot peeten Moeder cortlandt &
Elizabett Johanne Schuijlder die hem droech

1708: 10 Desem op vrijdach en nacht een ur is Mijn derde soon gebooren tot
peett suster Nickels en Nicht Maria van Rensselaer hem gedrage tot Comper
jan Coll[ens] gedoep Door Dº: Lidius & genaemt johannis 30 Ditto is hey in
den heer ontslaeppen en 2 jan begrae[ven]

1710: 28 August op Mandagh Met breeke Dagh is mijn derde docht[er]
geboore# en den 2 september op saeterdach in den heere ontslaepen.

1711: 15 Nouem op donderdagh tusschem 11 en 12 ure in de Nacht is onse
fierde soon gebooren in albanie en gedoopt Door Dº Baerlie tot Compeer jan
Schuijlder en jan Collens en tot peet Margrite Coolens genaemt johannis 9
Desem op Sondagh in den heere ontslaepen.

1713: 29 Maert op sondagh half achten in de avont is mijn 5 soon gebooren
en op vrijdagh voor paeschen gedoep Door Dº: Van Driessen en genaemt
jacobis tot compeer jacobis van cortlandt & philip Cortlandt broed: Rensselaer
voor haer gestaen en tot peet Margrita Beyert en Margrita Liffeston die hem
droegh De Heere will hem in Wisheyt laete op wasschen tot sijner sile
saligheyt

1714: 1 octo is gebooren onse vierde Dochter op Vrijdagh te achten in de
avont en gedoep de sondagh daer aen Door dº van Driessen en ten doop
gehoude Door suster geertruij van Cortlandt en tot Compeers stefanis van
Cortlant en Robbert Leffestonjunr en genaemt Gerrtruij Die heere will haer in
duchde laete opwassen tot tot frucht van haer familie en haere siele salygheijt

1716/7: 29 Jannuarij op dijnsdagh en morgen tussen een en twee uren in
gebooren onse sesde soon genaemt Jan batis nae mijn faeders broeder ten
dooep gehoude door juffr. Collens voor juffr. Liffeston haer suster tot
Compeer jan Collens en door Dº van Driessen gedoept De heere wilhem in de
freese Godts laeten op wassen tot sijne Eere

1718/9 Den 1 Jannua is gebooren onse fijfde Dochter Anna x    x een quartier nae
neegen in de morgen en    ten Doop gehoude Door j....Rensselaer voor haer en suster
Delansie en tot Compeer Broeder Beyert waer filip Schuijlder voor stont en
Door Dº van Driessen gedoopt Die heere will haer in Deuchde laeten op
wassen tot harer siele saligheijt

Translation
1645: July 20th, Thurday, born at a quarter to one our daughter Maria van
Cortlandt. (New Style).

1674: Oct. 12th, Sunday, died in the Lord, my father Jeremias van Rensselaer,
and he is interred on the 15th of the same month (New Style).

1688/9: Jan. 24th, died in the Lord, my mother Maria van Rensselaer (Old
Style).

1663: Aug. 24th, Friday, born at eight o'clock in the morning, Kiliaen van
Rensselaer and baptized on the following Sunday (New Style).

1665: Aug. 1st, born Anna van Rensselaer. (Old Style)

1667: Oct. 23d, born Hendr. van Rensselaer. (Old Style)

1672: Oct. 25th, born Maria van Rensselaer. (Old Style)

1701: Oct. 15th, I, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, 38 years old, have married Maria
van Cortlandt, 21½ year old.  May the Lord five us his blessing and grant us a
blessed end.

1702: July 31st, Friday, born between 4 and 5 in the morning, my daughter
Maria van Rensselaer; baptized by Domine Lidius; as godfather Pieter
Schuyler and Milady Cornbury as godmother.

1703: Oct. 4th, Monday, born between 4 and 5 in the morning, our second
daughter, Geertruy van Rensselaer; as witnesses Hendr. van Rensselaer and
Olif van Cortlandt; as godmother Catrina van Rensselaer. - On May the ninth,
following, our daughter Geertruy died in the Lord.

1704/5: March 8th, Sunday, born, between 4 and 5 in the afternoon, our
eldest son, and baptized on the following Sunday by Domine Lidius; as
godfather Hendr. van Rensselaer and Maria Schuyler as godmother -
christened Jeremias.  May the Lord bless him and may he grow up in virtue, a
comfort to his family.

1706/7: March 17th, Monday, born in the morning at daybreak my second son,
baptized on Sunday the 23d inst., by Domine Lidius, and christened Steefen,
as godfather Philip Schuylder, as sponsors, Mother Cortlandt, and Elizabett
Johanne Schuylder, who presented him [at the font].

1708: Dec. 10th, Friday, born at one o'clock in the night my third son, as
godmother sister Nickels and cousin Maria van Rensselaer [who] carried him,
as godfather Jan Coll[ens], baptized by Domine Lidius and christened
Johannis. - On the 30th of the same month he died in the Lord and is buried
on January the 2d.

1710: August 28th, Monday, born at daybreak my third daughter #[she] died
in the Lord on Saturday, September 2d.

1711: Novemb. 15th, Thursday, born between 11 and 12 in the night, our
fourth son, in Albany, and baptized by Domine Barclay; as godfather Jan
Schuylder and Jan Collens and as godmother Margrite Collens; christened
Johannis. - Dec. 9th, on Sunday [he] died in the Lord.

1713: March 29th, Sunday, born at half past seven in the evening, my fifth
son, and baptized on Friday before Easter by Domine van Driessen, and
christened Jacobis; as godfather Jacobis van Cortlandt and Philip Cortlandt
[but] brother Rensselaer stood for him; and as godmother Margrita Beyert and
Margrita Liffeston, who presented him [at the font]. May the Lord grant that
he grow up in wisdom, that his soul may come to blessedness.

1714: Oct. 1st, Friday, born at eight o'clock in the evening, our fourth
daughter, and baptized on the following Sunday, by Domine van Driessen;
presented at the font by sister Geertruy van Cortlandt and Robert Leffeston,
jun'r. and christened Geertruy.  May the Lord grant that she grow up in virtue,
a comfort to her family, and that her soul may come to blessedness.

1716/7: Jan. 29th, Tuesday, born between one and two o'clock in the morning
our sixth son, christened Jan Baptist after my father's brother, presented at
the font by juffr. Collens, for juffr. Liffeston, her sister; as godfather Jan
Collens and baptized by Domine van Driessen.  May the Lord grant that he
grow up in the fear of God in His honour.

1718/9 Jan. 1st, born at a quarter past nine in the morning, our fifth daughter
Anna, and presented at the font by j...Rensselaer for herself and sister
Delansie, and as godfather brother Beyert, whose place was filled by Philip
Schuylder and baptized by Domine van Driessen.  May the Lord grant that she
grow up in virtue, that her soul may come to blessedness.

Taken from the book: The Colonial Dames of the State of New York,
Genealogical Records, Manuscript entries of Births, Deaths, and Marriages,
taken from Family Bibles 1581-1917.
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