Hendrick's wife was Maria Pafraet born in 1558.Her parents were Jan Pafraet and Peterken ter Becke.His twin brother Johan and he were both captains in the revolutionary army, who rebelled against Spanish hegemony over the Seventeen Provinces during the 80 years' war. Hendrick was killed during the liberation of Spain's Siege of Ostend during the closing decade. It is uncertain that he was able to spend much time with his young son Kiliaen van Rensselaer who was raised and trained by his uncle becoming a merchant and international Jeweler to the Royals, earning the noble Dutch title of Jonkheer. Kiliaen was an early member of the Dutch East India company, (V.O.C.). He initiated a plan of colonization in North America where he purchased land from Native Americans which he and about a dozen other investors, in cahoots with V.O.C., attempted to develop functional self-sufficient colonies. Each should contain at least 50 families able to work the land in trade for ownership after 7 years, provided the yield from the land was sufficient to settle payment. These dozen men were known as patroons. As Kiliaen concentrated on developing New Amsterdam, The V.O.C. was rapidly losing interest as fast as they were losing their investments. As Kiliaen's interest waned over the ventures V.O.C. engaged, both lost next to all common interest. The patroons who remained had various outcomes, eventually leaving Kiliaen and his son Jeremias' Rensselaerswyck to be the only one to succeed.
Hendrick's wife was Maria Pafraet born in 1558.Her parents were Jan Pafraet and Peterken ter Becke.His twin brother Johan and he were both captains in the revolutionary army, who rebelled against Spanish hegemony over the Seventeen Provinces during the 80 years' war. Hendrick was killed during the liberation of Spain's Siege of Ostend during the closing decade. It is uncertain that he was able to spend much time with his young son Kiliaen van Rensselaer who was raised and trained by his uncle becoming a merchant and international Jeweler to the Royals, earning the noble Dutch title of Jonkheer. Kiliaen was an early member of the Dutch East India company, (V.O.C.). He initiated a plan of colonization in North America where he purchased land from Native Americans which he and about a dozen other investors, in cahoots with V.O.C., attempted to develop functional self-sufficient colonies. Each should contain at least 50 families able to work the land in trade for ownership after 7 years, provided the yield from the land was sufficient to settle payment. These dozen men were known as patroons. As Kiliaen concentrated on developing New Amsterdam, The V.O.C. was rapidly losing interest as fast as they were losing their investments. As Kiliaen's interest waned over the ventures V.O.C. engaged, both lost next to all common interest. The patroons who remained had various outcomes, eventually leaving Kiliaen and his son Jeremias' Rensselaerswyck to be the only one to succeed.
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