Stephen Van Rensselaer Family Bible
| Holy Bible in English; New York, Hodge and Campbell, 1792. Contains the records of Stephen Van Rensselaer and Catherine Livingston, his wife, with some of their descendants. It is now the property of Mrs. Grace Schuyler de Luze, of New Rochelle, a great-great-granddaughter of the original owner. [Bible records copied by Grace Schuyler de Luze, March 7th, 1917.] 1764 January 23d. Stephen Van Rensselaer was married to Catherine Livingston, daughter of Philip Livingston Esq. of New York. 1765 November 1st. Was born our first son at New York and Baptized by the Revd. Arch. Lardla [?] Stephen. My Father in law & Mother in law Philip & Christina Livingston Godfather & Godmother. 1766 April 15th Was born my second son at Water Vliet & Baptized by the Revd. Elardus Westerlo, Philip, my borther in law Abm. Ten Brouk & wife, Godfather & Godmother. 1768 Aug. 15th Was born my Daughter at Water Vliet & Baptized by the Revd. Barent Vrooman, Elizabeth, my brother & sister in law Abm. Ten Brouk & wife, Godfather & Godmother. 1769 Oct. 19th It pleased the lord to take unto himself Stephen Van Rensselaer, He departed this Life at his house, in Water-Vliet & his Body was buried in the family Vault. 1775 July 19th Elardus Westerlo was married to Catherine Van Rensselaer widow of Stephen Van Rensselaer. 1776 May 6th Was born a son, & baptized by his Father, (name) Rensselaer, our Eldest son Stephen & daughter Elizabeth Godfather & Godmother. 1778 Aug. 23d. Was born a Daughter & Baptized by her Father, Catherine, John W. Ten Eyck & his wife Sarah Godfather & Godmother. 1783 March 13th Was born a Daughter & Baptized by her father, Johanna, John W. Livingston & Margaret Jones my brother & sister in Law, Godfather & godmother. 1783 June 6th Stephen Van Rensselaer was married to Margaret Schuyler, daughter of General Philip Schuyler. 1784 July 6th Was born their first child & Baptized Catherine Schuyler, his Father & mother in law, Godfather & Godmother. 1786 June 6th Was born their son Stephen, departed this Life 1789 March 29th Was born their second son Stephen Philip S. Van Rensselaer & Catherine Westerlo, Godfather & Godmother. 1787 April 15th Philip S. Van Rensselaer was married to Ann Depeyster Van Cortlandt Daughter of the Honble. Pierre V. Cortlandt. 1787 Sept. 18th John B. Schulyer & Elizabeth Van Rensselaer were married. 1788 Oct. 26th Was born a son & Baptized Philip Schuyler. 1790 May 4th Was born a son & Baptized Stephen Van Rensselaer Schuyler died May 25, 1790 1795 Aug. 7th John B. Schuyler arrived at his House in Saratoga from the Westward, taken sick on Wednesday the 12th of a Billious Fever, died the 7th of August 1975. Buried in the Vault of Stephen V. Rensselaer Esq. at Water-Vliet 20th August 1795 1800 Nov. 17th John Bleeker & Elizabeth Schuyler (widow of John B. Schuyler) were married by the Revd. John b. Johnson 1803 Jan 5th Was born a son, Baptized by the Revd. John Basset, Stephen Van Rennselaer, Stephen Van Renssealaer Esq. & Catherine Westerlo Godfather & Mother 1804 Oct. 16th Was born our second son, Baptized by Revd. John Basset, John Rutse Bleeker, James Bleeker & Elizabet Bleeker, Godfather & Mother 1809 Oct. 1st Was born our daughter, Baptized by the Revd. John M. Bradford Catherine Westerlo, Rensselaer Westerlo & Catherine Westerlo Godfather & Mother 1826 April 16th Stephen V. R. Bleeker died aged 26 1832 July 19th John R. Bleeker Junr. died Aged 27 1833 Dec. 29th John Bleeker died, aged 70 1842 March 23d. Elizabeth Van Rensselaer, widow of John B. Schuyler & wife of John Bleeker died, aged 74 years, & buried [paper worn off] Vault at Water Vleet, leaving her son Philip Schuyler & daughter Catherine. 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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