Appendix I: van Rensselaer Dynasty#
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Timeline#
Overview#
timeline
title The Van Rensselaer Dynasty
section The Foundation
1586 : Birth of Kiliaen
1629 : WIC Charter establishes Patroonships
1630 : Founding of Rensselaerswyck
1643 : Death of Kiliaen : Title passes to Johannes in Holland
section The Shift
1651 : Jan Baptist arrives : First family governance in America
1658 : Jeremias becomes Director : The permanent American anchor
1664 : English Conquest : Jeremias negotiates survival
1685 : Dongan Patent : Lordship of the Manor established
section The Split
1695 : The Settlement : American branch buys out Dutch claims
1704 : Death of Kiliaen IV: Manor passes to Jeremias V
1740 : Death of Hendrick : Claverack established
section The Apex
1764 : Stephen II builds the Manor House
1769 : Stephen III inherits
1787 : The Reunification : Philip marries Ann
1812 : War of 1812 : Stephen III & Solomon lead militia
1819 : Death of Jeremias: Dutch Branch goes extinct
section The Decline
1839 : Death of Stephen III : Manor split between Stephen IV & William
1844 : Anti-Rent Wars : The divided estate crumbles
1846 : End of Feudal Tenure : Legal dissolution of the Manor
1852 : Death of Solomon : The war hero passes
section The Diaspora
1925 : Death of Eugene : Last direct heir of the Manor line
The Prophecy (1656 - 1674)#
The Manor’s survival under English rule was secured not by the competence of Ryckert, the acting Director, but by the prophetic delusions of the family’s prodigal son, Rev. Nicolaes van Rensselaer. Years prior, Nicolaes had approached the exiled King Charles II in Brussels, claiming to have a vision of the King’s restoration to the throne. When the prophecy came true in 1660, the superstitious Monarch granted Nicolaes his lifelong favor (and a gold snuffbox). In 1674, facing the confiscation of their Dutch patent by the English Crown, the family installed Nicolaes as Director. The gamble worked. The “mad prophet” arrived with a warrant from the Duke of York, rendering the estate untouchable by local magistrates who dared not cross the King’s favorite mystic.
The Schuyler Alliance (1783-1787)#
In a dynastic maneuver, the Van Rensselaer and Schuyler families secured their dominance in post-Revolutionary New York through a “double exchange” of siblings. Stephen van Rensselaer III (the 8th Patroon) and his sister Elizabeth married the children of General Philip Schuyler, Margarita and John Bradstreet Schuyler. Because General Schuyler’s wife was herself a Van Rensselaer (from the Plebian branch), this alliance grafted the divergent Elder and Plebian branches back together. The resulting children were “double first cousins,” sharing all four grandparents.
Legal Structure#
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% STYLES
%% =========================================
classDef legal fill:#ECEFF1,stroke:#455A64,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5,color:#000
classDef dutchRole fill:#1A237E,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef usaRole fill:#B71C1C,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef crisis fill:#FF6F00,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef trans fill:#004D40,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% =========================================
%% PHASE 1: THE JOINT-STOCK ERA (1629-1643)
%% =========================================
DOC_WIC{{WIC Charter of Freedoms<br>1629}}:::legal
subgraph HOLLAND [Amsterdam: The Board]
direction TB
K1[Managing Partner<br>Kiliaen I]:::dutchRole
PARTNERS[Silent Partners<br>Coseveners Shareholding]:::dutchRole
end
subgraph AMERICA [Operations: Rensselaerswyck]
direction TB
DIR_EMP[Salaried Director<br>The 'Schout']:::usaRole
COUNCIL[The Court<br>Local Judiciary]:::usaRole
end
DOC_WIC --> K1
K1 --- PARTNERS
K1 --"Appoints & Pays"--> DIR_EMP
DIR_EMP --- COUNCIL
%% =========================================
%% PHASE 2: THE TRUSTEESHIP (1643-1674)
%% =========================================
DOC_WILL{{Last Will of Kiliaen I<br>1643}}:::legal
K1 --> DOC_WILL
subgraph HOLLAND_2 [Amsterdam: The Trust]
GUAR[The Guardians<br>Executors of the Estate]:::dutchRole
HEIR_NL[The Legal Heir<br>Johannes: 2nd Patroon]:::dutchRole
end
subgraph AMERICA_2 [Albany: The Crisis]
DIR_JER[The Acting Patroon<br>Jeremias: 3rd Director]:::crisis
DIR_NIC[The 'Prophet' Director<br>Nicolaes]:::crisis
end
DOC_WILL --> GUAR
GUAR --"Managed for"--> HEIR_NL
GUAR --"Instructions"--> DIR_JER
%% The friction
DIR_JER -."Withheld Revenue".- GUAR
HEIR_NL --"Sent to Save Estate"--> DIR_NIC
%% =========================================
%% PHASE 3: THE HOSTILE TAKEOVER (1674-1695)
%% =========================================
DOC_ENG{{English Conquest &<br>Dongan Patent 1685}}:::legal
DIR_NIC --> DOC_ENG
subgraph HOLLAND_3 [Amsterdam: The Claimants]
HEIR_NL_2[Dutch Heirs<br>Kiliaen III]:::dutchRole
end
subgraph AMERICA_3 [Albany: The Manor]
LORD_1[1st Lord of the Manor<br>Kiliaen IV]:::usaRole
end
DOC_ENG --"Grant of Manorial Rights"--> LORD_1
HEIR_NL --"Inherited Claim"--> HEIR_NL_2
%% =========================================
%% PHASE 4: THE RESTRUCTURING (1695-1704)
%% =========================================
%% 1. LEFT: THE BUYOUT
TRANS_BUY{{The Great Buyout<br>1695}}:::trans
HEIR_NL_2 --"Surrendered Rights"--> TRANS_BUY
LORD_1 --"700 Pieces of Eight"--> TRANS_BUY
%% 2. CENTER: THE CORPORATION
subgraph AMERICA_4 [Albany: The Corporation]
LORD_2[The Patroon<br>Sole Proprietor]:::usaRole
TENANTS[Leasehold Tenants<br>Feudal Obligations]:::usaRole
end
LORD_1 --> LORD_2
TRANS_BUY --"Consolidation"--> LORD_2
LORD_2 --"Quarter Sales & Rent"--> TENANTS
%% 3. RIGHT: THE CLAVERACK SPINOFF
subgraph SPINOFF [The Spin-Off]
DOC_CLAV{{Claverack Settlement<br>1704}}:::legal
LOWER[Lower Manor Claverack<br>Hendrick]:::usaRole
end
LORD_1 --"Quitclaim Agreement"--> DOC_CLAV
DOC_CLAV --"Divestiture of 60k Acres"--> LOWER
%% FORCE LEFT-TO-RIGHT ORDER: BUYOUT -> CORP -> CLAVERACK
TRANS_BUY ~~~ LORD_2 ~~~ DOC_CLAV
%% =========================================
%% PHASE 5: DISSOLUTION (1839-1850s)
%% =========================================
DOC_SPLIT{{Will of Stephen III<br>1839}}:::legal
LORD_2 --> DOC_SPLIT
subgraph LIQUIDATION [Albany: Divestiture]
WEST[West Manor<br>Stephen IV]:::usaRole
EAST[East Manor<br>William]:::usaRole
WAR[Anti-Rent Wars<br>Legal Battles]:::crisis
end
DOC_SPLIT --> WEST
DOC_SPLIT --> EAST
WEST --- WAR
EAST --- WAR
WAR --"Conversion to Freehold"--> END[End of Entity]:::trans
Genealogy#
Legend
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% LEGEND STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ======================== MALE BRANCHES
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classDef dutchLegend fill:#283593,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef patricianLegend fill:#7E57C2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef equestrianLegend fill:#880E4F,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef plebianLegend fill:#290916,stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
classDef mithraicLegend fill:#3E2723,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef eleusinianLegend fill:#C62828,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% ======================== FEMALE BRANCHES
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classDef sibyllineLegend fill:#0D47A1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef chthonicLegend fill:#1565C0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef trophonianLegend fill:#1976D2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef cumaeanLegend fill:#9C27B0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef clarianLegend fill:#D81B60,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef tiresianLegend fill:#FF4081,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% ======================== OTHER
classDef externalLegend fill:#FFF8E1,stroke:#F57C00,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
%% =========================================
%% COLORS
%% =========================================
subgraph Colors [Branch Colors]
direction TB
subgraph MaleLines [Male Lines]
direction LR
X1[Elder Branch]:::elderLegend
X2[Dutch Branch]:::dutchLegend
X3[Patrician Branch]:::patricianLegend
X4[Equestrian Branch]:::equestrianLegend
X5[Plebian Branch]:::plebianLegend
X6[Mithraic Branch]:::mithraicLegend
X7[Eleusinian Branch]:::eleusinianLegend
end
subgraph FemaleLines [Female Lines]
direction LR
X8[Dodonic Branch]:::dodonicLegend
X9[Sibylline Branch]:::sibyllineLegend
X10[Chthonic Branch]:::chthonicLegend
X11[Trophonian Branch]:::trophonianLegend
X12[Cumaean Branch]:::cumaeanLegend
X13[Clarian Branch]:::clarianLegend
X14[Tiresian Branch]:::tiresianLegend
end
end
%% =========================================
%% NODES
%% =========================================
subgraph Nodes [Node Shapes]
direction LR
S1((1st Patroon))
S2{{American Patroon}}
S3([Dutch Patroon])
S4[Male of Male Descent]
S5{Female of Male Descent}
S6[\Male of Female Descent/]
S7[/Female of Female Descent\]
S8[External Family]:::externalLegend
end
%% =========================================
%% CONNECTIONS
%% =========================================
subgraph Connections [Relations]
direction LR
A1{Mother} --> A2[Son]
B1[Husband] ---|m. Year| B2{Wife}
C1[Cousin A] -.-|m. Year| C2{Cousin B}
D1{Daughter} --- D2[External Family]
E1[Person] --x E2[End of Line]
F1[Extinct Ancestor] --o F2[Extinct Descendant]
G1[[Branch Exit]]
H1(((Branch Enter)))
end
Elder Branch#
Starting Root: Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1586-1643)
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ======================== ELDER BRANCH
classDef elder1 fill:#311B92,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef elder2 fill:#4527A0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef elder3 fill:#512DA8,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef elder4 fill:#5E35B1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef elder5 fill:#673AB7,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef elder6 fill:#7E57C2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% ======================== DUTCH BRANCH
classDef dutch1 fill:#283593,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef dutch2 fill:#303F9F,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef dutch3 fill:#3949AB,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef dutch4 fill:#3F51B5,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef dutch5 fill:#5C6BC0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
%% ======================== CONNECTIONS
classDef external fill:#FFF8E1,stroke:#F57C00,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
classDef plebianEnter fill:#4A1A2C,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef equestrianExit fill:#880E4F,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef patricianExit fill:#7E57C2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef plebianExit fill:#290916,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef dodonicExit fill:#1A237E,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef sibyllineExit fill:#0D47A1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef chthonicExit fill:#1565C0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef trophonianExit fill:#1976D2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef delphicExit fill:#0288D1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
%% =========================================
%% GEN 1: The First Patroon
%% =========================================
K1((Kiliaen van Rensselaer<br>1586-1643<br>1st Patroon)):::elder1
W1_1{Hillegond van Bijler<br>1598-1626}:::elder1
W1_2{Anna van Wely<br>1601-1670}:::elder1
K1 ---|m. 1616| W1_1
K1 ---|m. 1627| W1_2
W1_1 --x S1_1[Johannes van Rensselaer<br>1625-1663<br>2nd Patroon]:::elder2
W1_2 --o S1_2([Johannes van Rensselaer<br>1625-1663]):::dutch1
W1_2 --x S1_3[Jan Baptist van Rensselaer<br>1629-1678<br>Director of Rensselaerswyck]:::elder2
W1_2 --> S1_4{{Jeremias van Rensselaer<br>1632-1674<br>Acting Patroon<br>3rd Director}}:::elder2
W1_2 --x S1_5[Rev. Nicolaas van Rensselaer<br>1636-1678<br>Heresy Trial Defendant]:::elder2
%% EXPANSION: Ryckert's Line (UPDATED)
W1_2 --> S1_6[Ryckert van Rensselaer<br>1639-1692<br>Magistrate of Albany]:::elder2
%% EXPANSION: Daughters of Kiliaen
W1_2 --> S1_7{Hillegonda van Rensselaer<br>1628-?}:::elder2
W1_2 --> S1_8{Eleonora van Rensselaer<br>1630-?}:::elder2
W1_2 --> S1_9{Susanna van Rensselaer<br>1634-?}:::elder2
%% =========================================
%% GEN 2: The American Transition & Dutch Return
%% =========================================
W1_2B{Elizabeth van Twiller}:::dutch1
S1_2 -.-|m. 1655| W1_2B
W1_2B --o S2_D1([Kiliaen van Rensselaer<br>1655-1687]):::dutch2
W2_1{Maria van Cortlandt<br>1645-1689}:::elder2
S1_4 ---|m. 1662| W2_1
W2_1 --> S2_1{{Kiliaen van Rensselaer<br>1663-1719<br>4th Patroon<br>1st Lord of the Manor}}:::elder3
W2_1 --> S2_4{Anna van Rensselaer<br>1665-1723}:::elder3
W2_1 --> S2_5{Maria van Rensselaer<br>1673-1713}:::elder3
S2_5 --> EXIT_DOD[[Descendants of Maria<br>SEE DODONIC BRANCH]]:::dodonicExit
W2_1 --> S2_3[Hendrick van Rensselaer<br>1667-1740]:::elder3
S2_3 --> EXIT_PLEB[[Descendants of Hendrick <br>SEE PLEBIAN BRANCH]]:::plebianExit
W2_RYC{Anna van Beaumont}:::external
S1_6 --- W2_RYC
W2_RYC --> S2_RYC1[Kiliaen van Rensselaer<br>1670-?]:::elder3
FAM_JDC[Jan de la Court]:::external
S1_9 ---|m. 1654| FAM_JDC
%% =========================================
%% GEN 3: The Consolidation
%% =========================================
S2_4 -.-|m. 1686| S2_D1
S2_D1 --o S3_D1([Kiliaen van Rensselaer<br>1686-1762]):::dutch3
W3_1{Maria van Cortlandt<br>1674-1752}:::elder3
S2_1 -.-|m. 1701| W3_1
W3_1 --x S3_1{{Jeremias van Rensselaer<br>1705-1745<br>5th Patroon}}:::elder4
W3_1 --> S3_2{{Stephen van Rensselaer I<br>1707-1747<br>6th Patroon}}:::elder4
W3_1 --> S3_3{Maria van Rensselaer<br>1702-c. 1723}:::elder4
S3_3 --> EXIT_SIB[[Descendants of Maria<br>SEE SIBYLLINE BRANCH]]:::sibyllineExit
W3_1 --> S3_4{Gertruy van Rensselaer<br>1714-?}:::elder4
S3_4 --> EXIT_CHT[[Descendants of Gertruy<br>SEE CHTHONIC BRANCH]]:::chthonicExit
%% =========================================
%% GEN 4: The Manor Established
%% =========================================
W3_DB{Maria Pasques<br>de Chavonnes}:::dutch3
S3_D1 -.-|m. 1718| W3_DB
W3_DB --o S4_D1([Jan Baptist van Rensselaer<br>1718-1790]):::dutch4
W4_1{Elizabeth Groesbeck<br>1707-1756}:::elder4
S3_2 ---|m. 1729| W4_1
W4_1 --> S4_1{{Stephen van Rensselaer II<br>1742-1769<br>7th Patroon}}:::elder5
W4_1 --> S4_3{Elizabeth van Rensselaer<br>1734-1813}:::elder5
S4_3 --> EXIT_TRO[[Descendants of Elizabeth<br>SEE TROPHONIAN BRANCH]]:::trophonianExit
%% =========================================
%% GEN 5: The Last Patroon & The Mayor
%% =========================================
W4_DB2{Jacoba Elisabeth Brijnen}:::dutch4
S4_D1 -.- W4_DB2
W4_DB2 --x S5_D1([Jeremias van Rensselaer<br>1761-1819<br>Last Dutch Patroon]):::dutch5
W5_1{Catherine Livingston<br>1745-1810}:::elder5
S4_1 ---|m. 1764| W5_1
W5_1 --> S5_1{{Stephen van Rensselaer III<br>1764-1839<br>8th Patroon<br>Lt. Governor of NY<br>Founder of RPI}}:::elder6
W5_1 --x S5_2[Philip S. van Rensselaer<br>1767-1824<br>Mayor of Albany<br>Pres. Bank of Albany]:::elder5
W5_1 --> S5_3{Elizabeth van Rensselaer<br>1768-1841}:::elder5
ENTER_PLEB(((Ann van Rensselaer<br>SEE PLEBIAN BRANCH))):::plebianEnter
S5_2 -.-|m. 1787| ENTER_PLEB
FAM_JBS[John Bradstreet<br>Schuyler]:::external
FAM_SCH[Peter Schuyler<br>1657-1724<br>Acting Governor of NY]:::external
S2_5 ---|m. 1691| FAM_SCH
S5_3 --- FAM_JBS
S5_3 --> LINK_DEL[[Descendants of Elizabeth<br>SEE DELPHIC BRANCH]]:::delphicExit
%% =========================================
%% MAIN MALE BRANCHES
%% =========================================
S5_1 --> EXIT_PAT[[Descendants of Margarita Schuyler<br>SEE PATRICIAN BRANCH]]:::patricianExit
S5_1 --> EXIT_EQU[[Descendants of Cornelia Paterson<br>SEE EQUESTRIAN BRANCH]]:::equestrianExit
linkStyle default interpolate basis
Males Branches#
Patrician Branch#
Starting Root: Stephen van Rensselaer III (1764-1839) via Margarita Schuyler (1758-1801)
Source Branch: Elder
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ===================== PATRICIAN BRANCH
classDef pat1 fill:#7E57C2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef pat2 fill:#9575CD,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef pat3 fill:#B39DDB,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
classDef pat4 fill:#D1C4E9,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
classDef pat5 fill:#EDE7F6,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
%% ===================== EXTERNAL
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
%% ===================== BRANCH EXITS/ENTRIES
classDef patricianEnter fill:#7E57C2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef plebianEnter fill:#4A1A2C,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef cumaeanExit fill:#9C27B0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef clarianExit fill:#D81B60,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef tiresianExit fill:#FF4081,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% =========================================
%% ROOT
%% =========================================
ROOT{{Stephen van Renselaer III<br> 1764-1839}}:::patricianEnter
ENT_PLEB(((Margarita Schuyler<br>1758-1801<br>SEE PLEBIAN BRANCH))):::plebianEnter
ROOT ---|m. 1783| ENT_PLEB
%% =========================================
%% GEN 6
%% =========================================
ENT_PLEB --> S6_1{{Stephen van Rensselaer IV<br>1789-1868<br>9th Patroon}}:::pat1
%% =========================================
%% GEN 7 (Children of Stephen IV)
%% =========================================
W7_1{Harriet Bayard<br>1799-1875}:::pat1
S6_1 ---|m. 1817| W7_1
W7_1 --> S7_1A{Margaret van Rensselaer<br>1819-1897}:::pat2
FAM_JOH[Wilmot Johnson<br>1820-1899]:::external
S7_1A --- FAM_JOH
S7_1A --> S8_JOH1[\Valerio Johnson<br>1850?-? /]:::pat3
%% CUMAEAN EXIT
W7_1 --> S7_1B{Cornelia van Rensselaer<br>1823-1897}:::pat2
S7_1B --> LINK_CUM[[Descendants of Cornelia<br>SEE CUMAEAN BRANCH]]:::cumaeanExit
%% STEPHEN V LINE
W7_1 --o S7_1S[Stephen van Rensselaer V<br>1824-1861]:::pat2
W7_S{Annie Louise Wild<br>1828-1904}:::pat2
S7_1S ---|m. 1858| W7_S
W7_S --x S8_1S{Estelle van Rensselaer<br>1859-1942}:::pat3
%% BERRY LINE EXPANSION
W7_1 --> S7_1C{Catherine van Rensselaer<br>1827-1909}:::pat2
FAM_BE[Nathaniel Berry<br>1811-1865]:::external
S7_1C --- FAM_BE
S7_1C --> S8_BE1[/Nathalie Berry<br>1854-1927\]:::pat3
FAM_OAK[Walter G. Oakman<br>1845-1922<br>Pres. Guaranty Trust Co.]:::external
S8_BE1 ---|m. 1879| FAM_OAK
FAM_OAK --> S9_OAK1[/Helen Louisa Oakman<br>1880-?\]:::pat4
FAM_OAK --> S9_OAK2[\Walter G. Oakman Jr.<br>1881-1943<br>DSO, Coldstream Guards/]:::pat4
FAM_OAK --> S9_OAK3[\Rensselaer Oakman<br>1883-? /]:::pat4
S7_1C --> S8_BE2[/Catherine Berry<br>1856?-?\]:::pat3
%% CLARIAN EXIT
W7_1 --> S7_1D{Justine van Rensselaer<br>1828-1912}:::pat2
S7_1D --> LINK_CLA[[Descendants of Justine<br>SEE CLARIAN BRANCH]]:::clarianExit
%% BAYARD LINE
W7_1 --o S7_1E[Bayard van Rensselaer<br>1833-1859]:::pat2
W8_B1{Laura Reynolds<br>1830-1912}:::pat2
S7_1E ---|m. 1854| W8_B1
W8_B1 --> S8_B1[William Bayard van Rensselaer<br>1856-1909]:::pat3
W8_B1_W{Louisa Greenough Lane<br>1860-1926}:::pat3
S8_B1 ---|m. 1880| W8_B1_W
%% TIRESIAN LINK (Marriage)
W7_1 --> S7_1F{Harriet van Rensselaer<br>1838-1911}:::pat3
S7_1F --> LINK_TIR[[Descendants of Harriet<br>SEE TIRESIAN BRANCH]]:::tiresianExit
%% EUGENE LINE (Manor House)
W7_1 --> S7_1{{Eugene van Rensselaer<br>1840-1925}}:::pat2
%% =========================================
%% GEN 8 (Children of Eugene)
%% =========================================
W8_1{Sarah Boyd Pendleton<br>1846-1923}:::pat2
S7_1 ---|m. 1867| W8_1
W8_1 --> S8_1{Elizabeth van Rensselaer<br>1868-1945}:::pat3
%% =========================================
%% GEN 9 (Descendants of Elizabeth/Eugene)
%% =========================================
FAM_ARN[Benjamin W. Arnold<br>1865-1932]:::external
S8_1 --- FAM_ARN
S8_1 --> S9_ARN1[/Katharine Van R. Arnold<br>1896-1988\]:::pat4
FAM_COG[Ledyard Cogswell Jr.<br>1878-1954]:::external
S9_ARN1 ---|m. 1920| FAM_COG
FAM_COG --> S10_COG1[\Arnold Cogswell<br>1924-2006/]:::pat5
FAM_COG --> S10_COG2[/Dorothy A. Cogswell<br>1922-2006\]:::pat5
S8_1 --> S9_ARN2[/Dorothy T. Arnold<br>1900?-?\]:::pat4
linkStyle default interpolate basis
Equestrian Branch#
Starting Root: Stephen van Rensselaer III (1764-1839) via Cornelia Paterson (1780-1844)
Source Branch: Elder
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% =================== EQUESTRIAN BRANCH
%% GEN 6
classDef equest1 fill:#880E4F,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% GEN 7
classDef equest2 fill:#AD1457,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% GEN 8
classDef equest3 fill:#C2185B,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% GEN 9
classDef equest4 fill:#D81B60,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% GEN 10
classDef equest5 fill:#E91E63,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
%% =================== BRANCH ENTRANCES
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
%% =========================================
%% ROOT & GEN 6
%% =========================================
ROOT_S3[Stephen van Rensselaer III<br>Reference Only]:::equest1
W6_2{Cornelia Paterson<br>1780-1844}:::equest1
ROOT_S3 ---|m. 1802| W6_2
W6_2 --> S6_2[William Paterson van Rensselaer<br>1805-872]:::equest1
W6_2 --> S6_2C[Cortlandt van Rensselaer<br>1808-1860]:::equest1
%% EXPANSION: Henry Bell's Line (The Bankers & Lawyers)
W6_2 --> S6_3[Henry Bell van Rensselaer<br>1810-1864<br>U.S. Congressman<br>Civil War General]:::equest1
%% EXPANSION: Euphemia's Line (The Real Estate Moguls)
W6_2 --> S6_E{Euphemia White van Rensselaer<br>1816-1888}:::equest1
W6_2 --> S6_W[Westerlo van Rensselaer<br>1820-1844]:::equest1
%% =========================================
%% GEN 7
%% =========================================
W7_2{Sarah Rogers<br>1810-1887}:::equest2
S6_2 ---|m. 1839| W7_2
W7_2 --> S7_2[Kiliaen van Rensselaer<br>1845-1905]:::equest2
W6_2C_W{Catherine Ledyard<br>Cogswell<br>1811-1882}:::equest2
S6_2C ---|m. 1850| W6_2C_W
W6_2C_W --> S7_2C[Rensselaer van Rensselaer<br>1859-1890?]:::equest2
%% CRUGER EXPANSION
FAM_CR[Nicholas Cruger<br>1813-1872]:::external
S6_E ---|m. 1843| FAM_CR
FAM_CR --> S7_CR1[\Col. Stephen V.R. Cruger<br>1844-1898<br>Real Estate Manager<br>Trinity Church Corp./]:::equest2
W7_CR1{Julia G. Floyd<br>1846-?}:::external
S7_CR1 --- W7_CR1
%% HENRY BELL'S CHILDREN
W7_3{Elizabeth Ray King<br>1815-1887}:::equest2
S6_3 ---|m. 1833| W7_3
W7_3 --> S7_3D{Mary van Rensselaer<br>1834-1902}:::equest2
FAM_SC[John Henry Screven<br>1823-1903]:::external
S7_3D --- FAM_SC
S7_3D --> S8_3D_1[/Elizabeth Screven<br>1856?-?\]:::equest2
W7_3 --> S7_3E{Cornelia van Rensselaer<br>1836-1864}:::equest2
FAM_KEN[Robert Lenox Kennedy<br>1822-1887<br>Pres. Bank of Commerce]:::external
S7_3E --- FAM_KEN
S7_3E --x S8_3E_1[/Theodore Kennedy<br>1860?-?\]:::equest2
W7_3 --> S7_3B[Stephen van Rensselaer<br>1838-1904]:::equest2
W7_3 --> S7_3F{Euphemia van Rensselaer<br>1842-1900?<br>Sister Marie Dolores}:::equest2
W7_3 --> S7_3G{Elizabeth van Rensselaer<br>1845-1911}:::equest2
FAM_WAD[George Waddington<br>1840-1915<br>Lawyer]:::external
S7_3G --- FAM_WAD
S7_3G --> S8_3G_1[\Arthur Waddington<br>1872?-?/]:::equest2
W7_3 --> S7_3A[John King van Rensselaer<br>1847-1909<br>Pres. Stirling Fire Ins.]:::equest2
%% DELAFIELD EXPANSION
W7_3 --> S7_3C{Katherine van Rensselaer<br>1849-1901}:::equest2
FAM_DEL[Dr. Francis Delafield<br>1841-1915<br>Pres. Assoc. of American Physicians]:::external
S7_3C ---|m. 1870| FAM_DEL
FAM_DEL --> S8_3C_1[\Gen. John Ross Delafield<br>1874-1964<br>Lawyer & Brigadier Gen./]:::equest3
FAM_DEL --> S8_3C_2[\Julia Floyd Delafield<br>1875-? /]:::equest3
FAM_DEL --> S8_3C_3[\Cornelia Van R. Delafield<br>1876-? /]:::equest3
FAM_DEL --> S8_3C_4[\Edward Coleman Delafield<br>1877-1976<br>Pres. Franklin Trust Co./]:::equest3
W7_3 --> S7_3H[Rev. Henry van Rensselaer<br>1851-1907<br>Jesuit Priest]:::equest2
%% =========================================
%% GEN 8
%% =========================================
W8_2{Olivia Phelps Atterbury<br>1848-1923}:::equest3
S7_2 ---|m. 1870| W8_2
W8_2 --> S8_2B{Sarah Elizabeth van Rensselaer<br>1873-1957}:::equest3
W8_2 --> S8_2D{Katherine Boudinot van Rensselaer<br>1875-1896}:::equest3
W8_2 --> S8_2A[Kiliaen van Rensselaer<br>1879-1949<br>Broker]:::equest3
W8_2 --> S8_2C[William Stephen van Rensselaer<br>1886-1930<br>Equitable Trust Co.]:::equest3
W8_3{May Denning King<br>1848-1925<br>Author & Society Matron}:::equest3
S7_3A ---|m. 1871| W8_3
W8_3 --> S8_3A[John King van Rensselaer Jr.<br>1872-1919]:::equest3
W8_3 --x S8_3A_2[Frederick C. van Rensselaer<br>1874?-1905?]:::equest3
W8_4{Mathilda Coster<br>Heckscher<br>1838-1915}:::equest3
S7_3B ---|m. 1863| W8_4
W8_4 --> S8_3B[Charles A. van Rensselaer<br>1867-1935]:::equest3
W8_4 --> S8_3B_1{Elizabeth Ray van Rensselaer<br>1873-1945?}:::equest3
W8_4 --> S8_3B_2[Stephen van Rensselaer<br>1871-1920?]:::equest3
W8_4 --> S8_3B_3{Mathilde van Rensselaer<br>1877-1950?}:::equest3
%% =========================================
%% GEN 9
%% =========================================
W9_1{Dorothy G. Lyon<br>1885?-1960?}:::equest4
S8_2A --- W9_1
W9_1 --> S9_1{Barbara van Rensselaer<br>1909-1944}:::equest4
W9_2{Caroline E. Fitz-Gerald<br>1871-1932}:::equest4
S8_3B --- W9_2
W9_2 --> S9_2A[Charles A. van Rensselaer Jr.<br>1893-1967]:::equest4
W9_2 --> S9_2B[Stephen van Rensselaer<br>1896-1945]:::equest4
%% =========================================
%% GEN 10
%% =========================================
W10_1{Adele Brookfield}:::equest5
S9_2A --- W10_1
W10_1 --> S10_1[Charles A. van Rensselaer III<br>1925-?]:::equest5
W10_1 --> S10_2[Philip van Rensselaer<br>1928-1996<br>Author & Socialite]:::equest5
linkStyle default interpolate basis
Plebian Branch#
Starting Root: Hendrick van Rensselaer (1667-1740)
Source Branch: Elder
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% =========== PLEBIAN BRANCH (Raisin -> Dusty Rose)
classDef clav1 fill:#290916,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef clav2 fill:#4A1A2C,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef clav3 fill:#6D2C41,stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
classDef clav4 fill:#904057,stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
classDef clav5 fill:#B4556D,stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
classDef clav6 fill:#C87A8D,stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
classDef clav7 fill:#DCA0AF,stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
classDef clav8 fill:#F0C6D1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
%% =========== BRANCH ENTRANCES
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#6D2C41,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
classDef delphicEnter fill:#0288D1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef trophEnter fill:#1976D2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
%% =========== BRANCH EXITS
classDef patricianExit fill:#7E57C2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef delphicExit fill:#0288D1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
%% MITHRAIC EXIT (Matches Mithraic Start: #3E2723)
classDef mithraicExit fill:#3E2723,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
%% =========================================
%% ROOTS (From Gen 2/3)
%% =========================================
S2_3[Hendrick van Rensselaer<br>1667-1740]:::clav1
W3_2{Catharina Van Brugh<br>1665-1730}:::clav2
S2_3 ---|m. 1689| W3_2
%% =========================================
%% GEN 3: The Children
%% =========================================
W3_2 --> S3_B1[Kiliaen van Rensselaer<br>1691-1720?]:::clav2
W3_2 --> S3_B3{Maria van Rensselaer<br>1689-1771}:::clav2
W3_2 --> S3_B4{Catarine van Rensselaer<br>1692-1770}:::clav2
W3_2 --> S3_B5{Anna van Rensselaer<br>1696-1756}:::clav2
W3_2 --> S3_B6{Helena 'Lena' van Rensselaer<br>1702-1792}:::clav2
W3_2 --> S3_B7[Jeremias H. van Rensselaer<br>1705-1730]:::clav2
W3_2 --> S3_B2[Johannes van Rensselaer<br>1708-1783]:::clav2
W3_2 --> S3_B8[Hendrick van Rensselaer<br>1712-1793]:::clav2
W3_2 --> S3_B9[Col. Kiliaen van Rensselaer<br>1717-1781]:::clav2
%% =========================================
%% GEN 4
%% =========================================
W4_2{Ariantje Schuyler<br>1720-1763}:::clav3
S3_B1 ---|m. 1742| W4_2
W4_2 --> S4_B1[Henry K. van Rensselaer<br>1744-1816]:::clav3
W4_2 --> S4_B2[Philip K. van Rensselaer<br>1747-1798]:::clav3
FAM_TB2[Ten Broeck]:::external
S3_B3 --- FAM_TB2
S3_B3 --> S4_TB_M1[\Dirck Wessels Ten Broeck/]:::clav3
S3_B3 --> S4_TB_M2[/Catharina Ten Broeck\]:::clav3
FAM_DOUW[Douw]:::external
S3_B5 --- FAM_DOUW
S3_B5 --> S4_DOUW1[/Magdalena Douw\]:::clav3
%% DOUW EXPANSION
S3_B5 --> S4_DOUW2[\Capt. Volkert Petrus Douw<br>1720-1801/]:::clav3
S4_DOUW2 --> S5_DOUW1[/Rachel Douw<br>1744-1799\]:::clav4
FAM_WEN[Wendell]:::external
S3_B6 --- FAM_WEN
S3_B6 --> S4_WEN2[\Hendrick Jacob 'Henry' Wendell/]:::clav3
W4_3{Angelica Livingston<br>1698–1747}:::clav3
S3_B2 ---|m. 1734| W4_3
W4_3 --> S4_B2A{Catherine van Rensselaer<br>1734-1803}:::clav3
FAM_PS[Gen. Philip Schuyler<br>1733-1804]:::external
S4_B2A ---|m. 1755| FAM_PS
%% EXITS TO PATRICIAN AND DELPHIC
FAM_PS --> LINK_PAT[[Margarita Schuyler<br>SEE PATRICIAN BRANCH]]:::patricianExit
FAM_PS --> LINK_DEL[[John Bradstreet Schuyler<br>SEE DELPHIC BRANCH]]:::delphicExit
%% RETROACTIVE RULE APPLIED: LINE ENDS
FAM_PS --o S5_PS_R[\Rensselaer Schuyler<br>1773-1847/]:::clav4
W5_PS_R(((Elizabeth Ten Broeck<br>SEE TROPHONIAN BRANCH))):::trophEnter
S5_PS_R ---|m. 1793| W5_PS_R
W5_PS_R --x S6_PS_R1[\Philip Rensselaer Schuyler<br>1801-1865/]:::clav5
W4_3 --> S4_B2C[Jeremiah van Rensselaer<br>1738-1764]:::clav3
W4_3 --> S4_B3[Robert van Rensselaer<br>1740-1802]:::clav3
W4_R{Cornelia Rutsen<br>1747-1790}:::external
S4_B3 ---|m. 1765| W4_R
W4_R --> S5_B4[Jacob Rutsen van Rensselaer<br>1767-1835]:::clav4
%% NEW ENTRY: ANN VAN RENSSELAER (TO TROPHONIAN)
W4_R --> S5_B4B{Ann van Rensselaer<br>1776-1855}:::clav4
FAM_TB_AB[[Abraham Ten Broeck<br>SEE TROPHONIAN BRANCH]]:::trophEnter
S5_B4B ---|m. 1799| FAM_TB_AB
W4_3 --> S4_B2D[Hendrick Livingston<br>van Rensselaer<br>1742-1814]:::clav3
%% ==========================================================
%% COUSIN MARRIAGE (Dotted Line)
%% ==========================================================
S4_B2D -.-|m. 1766| S5_DOUW1
%% ==========================================================
S5_DOUW1 --> S5_H_1{Angelica van Rensselaer<br>1770-1800?}:::clav4
W4_3 --> S4_B4[James van Rensselaer<br>1747-1827]:::clav3
W4_J{Elsie Schuyler<br>1760-1838}:::external
S4_B4 ---|m. 1789| W4_J
W4_J --> S5_J1[John van Rensselaer<br>1784-?]:::clav4
%% ==========================================================
%% MITHRAIC EXIT (Corrected Link)
%% ==========================================================
S3_B8 --> LINK_MITH[[Descendants of Hendrick<br>SEE MITHRAIC BRANCH]]:::mithraicExit
W4_K1{Ariaantje Schuyler}:::clav3
S3_B9 ---|m. 1742| W4_K1
W4_K1 --> S4_N1[Nicholas van Rensselaer<br>1754-1848]:::clav3
%% =========================================
%% GEN 5
%% =========================================
W5_N1{Elsie Van Buren<br>1759-1844}:::clav4
S4_N1 ---|m. 1780| W5_N1
W5_N1 --> S5_K1[Kiliaen van Rensselaer<br>1782-1871]:::clav4
W5_N1 --> S5_M1{Magdalena van Rensselaer<br>1784-?}:::clav4
W5_N1 --> S5_C2[Cornelius van Rensselaer<br>1793-1868]:::clav4
W5_2{Alida Bratt}:::clav4
S4_B1 --- W5_2
W5_2 --> S5_B1[Solomon van Rensselaer<br>1774-1852]:::clav4
W5_3{Maria Sanders<br>1749–1830}:::clav4
S4_B2 ---|m. 1768| W5_3
W5_3 --> W6_3{Harriet van Rensselaer<br>1775-1840}:::clav5
W5_4{Helena Lansing}:::clav4
S4_B3 --- W5_4
W6_4{Cornelia de Peyster<br>1776-1839}:::clav4
S5_B4 ---|m. 1801| W6_4
W6_4 --> S6_B5[Jeremiah van Rensselaer<br>1812-1874]:::clav5
W6_4 --> S5_B4C[Richard van Rensselaer<br>1797-1880]:::clav5
%% =========================================
%% GEN 6
%% =========================================
S5_B1 -.-|m. 1797| W6_3
W6_3 --> S6_4[Adeline van Rensselaer]:::clav5
W6_3 --> S6_5[Rensselaer van Rensselaer<br>1802-1873]:::clav5
W6_3 --> S6_6{Matilda van Rensselaer<br>1806-1863}:::clav5
S5_B4C -.-|m. 1836| S6_6
S6_6 --> S6_R1[Maria Elizabeth<br>van Rensselaer<br>1840-?]:::clav6
%% =========================================
%% GEN 7 (Other Lines)
%% =========================================
W6_4B{Mary Elizabeth Bacot}:::clav6
S6_5 --- W6_4B
W6_4B --> S7_B1{Maria Elizabeth van Rensselaer}:::clav6
linkStyle default interpolate basis
Mithraic Branch#
Starting Root: Hendrick van Rensselaer (1712 - 1793)
Source Branch: Plebian
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% =========== MITHRAIC BRANCH (Sepia/Coffee Gradient)
%% Start: #3E2723 (Sepia 900) -> End: #8D6E63 (Sepia 400)
classDef mith1 fill:#3E2723,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef mith2 fill:#4E342E,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef mith3 fill:#5D4037,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef mith4 fill:#6D4C41,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef mith5 fill:#795548,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef mith6 fill:#8D6E63,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% =========== BRANCH CONNECTIONS
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#3E2723,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
classDef plebianEnter fill:#290916,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef delphicEnter fill:#0288D1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
%% =========================================
%% ROOT (From Gen 3 Plebian)
%% =========================================
ROOT_M[Hendrick van Rensselaer<br>1712-1793]:::mith1
W4_H1{Elizabeth Van Brugh<br>Van Rensselaer}:::mith1
ROOT_M -.-|m. 1735| W4_H1
%% =========================================
%% GEN 4
%% =========================================
W4_H1 --> S4_H1[Jeremiah van Rensselaer<br>1738-1810]:::mith2
W4_H1 --> S4_H4[Killian van Rensselaer<br>1749-1814]:::mith2
%% =========================================
%% GEN 5
%% =========================================
%% JEREMIAH LINE
W5_J1{Judith Bayard<br>1740-1817}:::mith3
S4_H1 ---|m. 1760| W5_J1
W5_J1 --> S5_JJ[Gen. John Jeremias<br>van Rensselaer<br>1762-1828]:::mith3
%% =========================================
%% GEN 6
%% =========================================
W6_JJ{Catharine Glen<br>1765-1807}:::mith4
S5_JJ ---|m. 1784| W6_JJ
W6_JJ --> S6_J1[Dr. Jeremiah van Rensselaer<br>1793-1871]:::mith4
W6_JJ --> S6_C1[Rev. Cornelius Glen van Rensselaer<br>1801-1871]:::mith4
W6_BLE(((Catharine Westerlo Bleecker<br>SEE DELPHIC BRANCH))):::delphicEnter
S6_C1 ---|m. 1826| W6_BLE
%% =========================================
%% GEN 7
%% =========================================
W6_BLE --> S7_C1_V[Visscher van Rensselaer<br>1837-1912]:::mith5
W7_C1_V{Mary Augusta Miller<br>1838-1912}:::external
S7_C1_V --- W7_C1_V
W6_BLE --> S7_C1_C{Catharine Westerlo<br>van Rensselaer<br>1834-1912}:::mith5
FAM_UPS[Rev. Anson Judd Upson<br>1823-1902]:::external
S7_C1_C --- FAM_UPS
W6_BLE --> S7_C1_L[Lydig Montague<br>van Rensselaer<br>1838-1904]:::mith5
W6_BLE --> S7_C1_A{Alice van Rensselaer<br>1840-?}:::mith5
FAM_SHIP[Edward Shippen<br>1826-1911]:::external
S7_C1_A --- FAM_SHIP
%% JEREMIAH (DR) LINE
W7_4{Julia Webster Jaudon<br>1826-1901}:::mith5
S6_J1 ---|m. 1846| W7_4
W7_4 --> S7_B6[Peyton Jaudon van Rensselaer<br>1863-1919]:::mith5
%% =========================================
%% GEN 8 (Expansion)
%% =========================================
W7_C1_V --> S8_V_1[Cornelius Glen<br>van Rensselaer<br>1869-1925]:::mith6
FAM_SHIP --> S8_SHIP1[/Augusta Shippen<br>1869-1934\]:::mith6
FAM_SHIP --> S8_SHIP2[/Anna Shippen<br>1871-?\]:::mith6
W8_5{Mabel Mason<br>1869-1925}:::external
S7_B6 ---|m. 1909| W8_5
W8_5 --> S8_B7[Peyton J. van Rensselaer Jr.<br>1905-?]:::mith6
linkStyle default interpolate basis
Eleusinian Branch#
Starting Root: John Bradstreet Schuyler (1765-1795) Elizabeth van Rensselaer (1768-1841)
Source Branch: Elder
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ================= DELPHIC BRANCH (Carmine/Red Gradient)
%% Start: #C62828 (Red 800) -> End: #EF5350 (Red 400)
classDef eleus1 fill:#C62828,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef eleus2 fill:#D32F2F,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef eleus3 fill:#E53935,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef eleus4 fill:#EF5350,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
%% ================= EXTERNAL / ENTRIES
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#C62828,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
classDef elderEnter fill:#311B92,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% ================= EXITS
classDef tiresianExit fill:#FF4081,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
classDef mithraicExit fill:#3E2723,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
%% =========================================
%% ROOT (Gen 5)
%% =========================================
ROOT_JBS[John Bradstreet<br>Schuyler<br>1765-1795]:::eleus1
ENT_ELDER(((Elizabeth van Rensselaer<br>SEE ELDER BRANCH))):::elderEnter
ROOT_JBS ---|m. 1787| ENT_ELDER
FAM_BLE[John Bleecker<br>1763-1833]:::external
ENT_ELDER ---|m. 1799| FAM_BLE
%% =========================================
%% GEN 6
%% =========================================
ROOT_JBS --> S6_JBS1[Philip Schuyler<br>1788-1865]:::eleus2
ROOT_JBS --> S6_JBS2[Stephen V.R. Schuyler<br>1792-1859]:::eleus2
FAM_BLE --> S6_BLE1[Stephen V.R. Bleecker<br>1803-1827]:::eleus2
FAM_BLE --> S6_BLE2{Catharine Westerlo Bleecker<br>1809?-1886}:::eleus2
S6_BLE2 --> LINK_MITH[[Rev. Cornelius Glen VR<br>SEE MITHRAIC BRANCH]]:::mithraicExit
%% =========================================
%% GEN 7: Philip's Line
%% =========================================
W6_PS{Grace Hunter<br>1790-1856}:::external
S6_JBS1 ---|m. 1811| W6_PS
W6_PS --> S7_PS2{Ruth Catherine Schuyler<br>1813-1901}:::eleus3
W6_PS --> S7_PS1[John Schuyler<br>1829-1895]:::eleus3
%% =========================================
%% GEN 7: Stephen's Line (Source of Tiresian)
%% =========================================
W6_SVR{Catherine Morris<br>1790-1866}:::external
S6_JBS2 --- W6_SVR
W6_SVR --> S7_SVR1[John Bradstreet Schuyler<br>1822-1887]:::eleus3
W6_SVR --> S7_SVR2{Angelica Schuyler<br>1820-1896}:::eleus3
FAM_CROS[Clarkson F. Crosby<br>1817-1858]:::external
S7_SVR2 ---|m. 1838| FAM_CROS
FAM_CROS --> S8_CROS1[[John Schuyler Crosby<br>1839-1914<br>SEE TIRESIAN BRANCH]]:::tiresianExit
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Female Branches#
Dodonic Branch#
Starting Root: Maria van Rensselaer (1673-1713)
Source Branch: Elder
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ===================== DODONIC BRANCH (Indigo)
%% Start: Indigo 900 -> End: Indigo 600
classDef dod1 fill:#1A237E,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef dod2 fill:#283593,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef dod3 fill:#303F9F,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef dod4 fill:#3949AB,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% ===================== EXTERNAL
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#F57C00,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
%% =========================================
%% ROOT (Gen 2)
%% =========================================
ROOT_M{Maria van Rensselaer<br>1673-1713}:::dod1
FAM_SCH[Peter Schuyler<br>1657-1724<br>First Mayor of Albany]:::external
ROOT_M ---|m. 1691| FAM_SCH
%% =========================================
%% GEN 3: The Schuyler Children
%% =========================================
FAM_SCH --> S3_MS1[/Gertrude Schuyler<br>b. 1694\]:::dod2
FAM_LAN[Johannes Lansing<br>1687-?]:::external
S3_MS1 ---|m. 1714| FAM_LAN
FAM_SCH --x S3_MS2[\Philip Schuyler<br>1696-1758/]:::dod2
FAM_SCH --x S3_MS3[\Pieter Schuyler Jr.<br>b. 1698/]:::dod2
FAM_SCH --x S3_MS4[\Jeremiah Schuyler<br>1698-1753/]:::dod2
%% =========================================
%% GEN 4: The Lansing Line
%% =========================================
FAM_LAN --> S4_LAN1[\Johannes Lansing Jr.<br>1715-1790/]:::dod3
W4_LAN1{Ariaantje Wendell<br>1713-1780}:::external
S4_LAN1 ---|m. c. 1745| W4_LAN1
%% =========================================
%% GEN 5
%% =========================================
W4_LAN1 --> S5_LAN1[\Sanders Lansing<br>1766-1850/]:::dod4
W5_LAN1{Catherine Ten Eyck<br>1769-1850}:::external
S5_LAN1 ---|m. 1789| W5_LAN1
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Sibylline Branch#
Starting Root: Maria van Rensselaer (1702-1723)
Source Branch: Elder
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ===================== SIBYLLINE BRANCH (Deep Blue)
%% Start: Blue 900 -> End: Blue 500
classDef sib1 fill:#0D47A1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef sib2 fill:#1565C0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef sib3 fill:#1976D2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef sib4 fill:#2196F3,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
%% ===================== EXTERNAL
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#F57C00,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
%% =========================================
%% ROOT (Gen 3)
%% =========================================
ROOT_M{Maria van Rensselaer<br>1702-c. 1723}:::sib1
FAM_FVC[Frederick Van Cortlandt<br>1699-1749]:::external
ROOT_M ---|m. 1722| FAM_FVC
%% =========================================
%% GEN 4: Van Cortlandt of Yonkers
%% =========================================
FAM_FVC --x S4_FVC1[\James Van Cortlandt<br>1727-1781/]:::sib2
FAM_FVC --> S4_FVC2[\Augustus Van Cortlandt<br>1728-1823<br>City Clerk of NYC/]:::sib2
FAM_FVC --x S4_FVC3[\Frederick Van Cortlandt II<br>1730-1794/]:::sib2
FAM_FVC --> S4_FVC4[/Anne Van Cortlandt<br>1736-1790\]:::sib2
FAM_NMAR[Nathaniel Marston]:::external
S4_FVC4 --- FAM_NMAR
FAM_FVC --> S4_FVC5[/Eve Van Cortlandt<br>1737-1836\]:::sib2
FAM_HWH[Henry White<br>1732-1786]:::external
S4_FVC5 --- FAM_HWH
%% =========================================
%% GEN 5
%% =========================================
W4_FVC2{Elsie Cuyler<br>1737-1761}:::external
S4_FVC2 ---|m. 1760| W4_FVC2
W4_FVC2 --> S5_FVC2_1[/Anne Van Cortlandt<br>1766-1814\]:::sib3
FAM_HWH2[Henry White Jr.]:::external
S5_FVC2_1 ---|m. 1785| FAM_HWH2
W4_FVC2 --> S5_FVC2_2[/Helen Van Cortlandt<br>1768-1812\]:::sib3
FAM_JMO[James Morris<br>1764-1827]:::external
S5_FVC2_2 ---|m. 1796| FAM_JMO
%% =========================================
%% GEN 6: The White & Morris Lines
%% =========================================
FAM_HWH2 --> S6_HW1[\Augustus White<br>1786-? /]:::sib4
FAM_HWH2 --> S6_HW2[\Augusta White<br>1788-? /]:::sib4
FAM_JMO --> S6_MO1[\James Van Cortlandt<br>Morris<br>1796-1843/]:::sib4
FAM_JMO --> S6_MO2[\Augustus Frederick<br>Morris<br>1797-1859/]:::sib4
FAM_JMO --> S6_MO3[\Robert Hunter<br>Morris<br>1802-1855<br>Mayor of NYC/]:::sib4
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Chthonic Branch#
Starting Root: Gertruy van Rensselaer (1714-?)
Source Branch: Elder
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ===================== CHTHONIC BRANCH (Standard Blue)
%% REFACTORED: Now anchored to #1565C0 to fit the timeline gradient.
classDef cht1 fill:#1565C0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef cht2 fill:#1976D2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef cht3 fill:#1E88E5,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef cht4 fill:#2196F3,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
%% ===================== EXTERNAL
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#F57C00,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
%% =========================================
%% ROOT (Gen 3)
%% =========================================
ROOT_G{Gertruy van Rensselaer<br>1714-?}:::cht1
FAM_AS[Adoniah Schuyler<br>1717-1763]:::external
ROOT_G ---|m. 1742| FAM_AS
%% =========================================
%% GEN 4: Schuyler of New Jersey
%% =========================================
FAM_AS --> S4_AS1[\John Schuyler<br>1745-1806/]:::cht2
W4_AS1{Cornelia Van Cortlandt<br>1753-1847}:::external
S4_AS1 --- W4_AS1
FAM_AS --> S4_AS2[\Rensselaer Schuyler/]:::cht2
FAM_AS --> S4_AS3[\Peter Schuyler/]:::cht2
FAM_AS --> S4_AS4[\Adonijah Schuyler<br>1753-1839/]:::cht2
FAM_AS --> S4_AS5[\Philip Schuyler/]:::cht2
%% =========================================
%% GEN 5
%% =========================================
W4_AS1 --> S5_AS1_1[\Philip J. Schuyler<br>1768-1835/]:::cht3
W5_AS1_1{Mary Anna Sawyer}:::external
S5_AS1_1 ---|m. 1807| W5_AS1_1
%% =========================================
%% GEN 6
%% =========================================
W5_AS1_1 --> S6_PJS1[\George Washington<br>Schuyler<br>1810-1888/]:::cht4
W5_AS1_1 --> S6_PJS2[/Mary Anna Schuyler<br>1816-?\]:::cht4
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Trophonian Branch#
Starting Root: Elizabeth van Rensselaer (1734-1813)
Source Branch: Elder
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ===================== TROPHONIAN BRANCH (Azure)
classDef troph1 fill:#1976D2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef troph2 fill:#2196F3,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
classDef troph3 fill:#64B5F6,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
classDef troph4 fill:#BBDEFB,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
classDef troph5 fill:#E3F2FD,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
%% ===================== EXTERNAL
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#F57C00,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
classDef plebianEnter fill:#904057,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
%% =========================================
%% ROOT (Gen 4)
%% =========================================
ROOT_E{Elizabeth van Rensselaer<br>1734-1813}:::troph1
FAM_TB[Gen. Abraham Ten Broeck<br>1734-1810<br>Mayor of Albany]:::external
ROOT_E ---|m. 1763| FAM_TB
%% =========================================
%% GEN 5: The Ten Broeck Line
%% =========================================
FAM_TB --> S5_TB1[\Dirck Ten Broeck<br>1765-1833<br>Speaker of NY Assembly/]:::troph2
W5_TB1{Cornelia Stuyvesant<br>1768-1825}:::external
S5_TB1 --- W5_TB1
FAM_TB --o S5_TB2[/Elizabeth Ten Broeck<br>1772-1848\]:::troph2
FAM_RS[[Rensselaer Schuyler<br>SEE PLEBIAN BRANCH]]:::plebianEnter
S5_TB2 ---|m. 1793| FAM_RS
FAM_TB --> S5_TB3[\Abraham Ten Broeck<br>1775-1841/]:::troph2
W5_TB3(((Ann van Rensselaer<br>SEE PLEBIAN BRANCH))):::plebianEnter
S5_TB3 ---|m. 1799| W5_TB3
%% =========================================
%% GEN 6
%% =========================================
W5_TB1 --x S6_TB1_1[\Abraham S. Ten Broeck<br>1788-1810/]:::troph3
W5_TB1 --> S6_TB1_2[/Margaret S. Ten Broeck<br>1790-1873\]:::troph3
W5_TB1 --> S6_TB1_3[\Rev. Petrus S. Ten Broeck<br>1792-1849/]:::troph3
W6_TB1_3{Lucretia Loring<br>Cutter<br>1799-?}:::external
S6_TB1_3 ---|m. 1819| W6_TB1_3
FAM_RS --x S6_TB2_1[\Philip Rensselaer Schuyler<br>1801-1865/]:::troph3
%% =========================================
%% GEN 7
%% =========================================
W6_TB1_3 --> S7_TB1_3A[\Peter Stuyvesant<br>Ten Broeck<br>1822-1867/]:::troph4
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Cumaean Branch#
Starting Root: Cornelia van Rensselaer (1823-1897)
Source Branch: Patrician
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ===================== CUMAEAN BRANCH (Purple/Orchid Gradient)
%% Start: Purple 500 (#9C27B0) -> End: Purple 200 (#CE93D8)
classDef cum1 fill:#9C27B0,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef cum2 fill:#AB47BC,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef cum3 fill:#BA68C8,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef cum4 fill:#CE93D8,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
classDef cum5 fill:#E1BEE7,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
%% ===================== EXTERNAL
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#9C27B0,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
%% =========================================
%% ROOT (Gen 7)
%% =========================================
ROOT_C{Cornelia van Rensselaer<br>1823-1897}:::cum1
FAM_TH[Nathaniel Thayer<br>1808-1883<br>Banker & Philanthropist]:::external
ROOT_C ---|m. 1846| FAM_TH
%% =========================================
%% GEN 8 (The Thayer Siblings)
%% =========================================
FAM_TH --x S8_TH1[\Stephen V.R. Thayer<br>1847-1871/]:::cum2
FAM_TH --> S8_TH4[/Cornelia Thayer<br>1849-1903\]:::cum2
FAM_ROBB[J. Hampden Robb<br>1846-1911<br>NY State Senator]:::external
S8_TH4 --- FAM_ROBB
FAM_TH --> S8_TH2[\Nathaniel Thayer III<br>1851-1911/]:::cum2
W8_TH2{Pauline Revere}:::external
S8_TH2 ---|m. 1881| W8_TH2
FAM_TH --> S8_TH5[/Harriet Thayer<br>1853-1891\]:::cum2
FAM_TH --> S8_TH6[\Eugene Van R. Thayer<br>1855-1907/]:::cum2
W8_TH6{Susan Spring<br>1859-1929}:::external
S8_TH6 ---|m. 1880| W8_TH6
FAM_TH --> S8_TH7[\Bayard Thayer<br>1862-1916/]:::cum2
W8_TH7{Ruth Simpkins<br>1864-1941}:::external
S8_TH7 ---|m. 1896| W8_TH7
FAM_TH --> S8_TH8[\John Eliot Thayer<br>1862-1933<br>Ornithologist/]:::cum2
W8_TH8{Evelyn D. Forbes<br>1862-1943}:::external
S8_TH8 ---|m. 1886| W8_TH8
%% =========================================
%% GEN 9
%% =========================================
FAM_ROBB --> S9_ROBB1[\Thayer Robb<br>1877-1938/]:::cum3
FAM_ROBB --> S9_ROBB2[/Cornelia Robb<br>1875?-?\]:::cum3
W8_TH2 --> S9_TH2_1[/Cornelia Van R. Thayer<br>1881-1925\]:::cum3
W8_TH6 --> S9_TH6_1[\Eugene V.R. Thayer Jr.<br>1881-1937<br>Pres. Chase National Bank/]:::cum3
W9_TH6_1{Gladys Brooks<br>1882-1955}:::external
S9_TH6_1 ---|m. 1903| W9_TH6_1
W8_TH6 --> S9_TH6_2[/Susan Thayer<br>1885-1971\]:::cum3
W8_TH6 --> S9_TH6_3[/Katherine Thayer<br>1892-1981\]:::cum3
W8_TH7 --> S9_TH7_1[/Ruth Thayer<br>1897-1984\]:::cum3
W8_TH7 --> S9_TH7_2[\Nathaniel Thayer<br>1898-1971/]:::cum3
W8_TH7 --> S9_TH7_3[/Constance Van R. Thayer<br>1900-1976\]:::cum3
W8_TH8 --> S9_TH8_1[\John Eliot Thayer Jr.<br>1887-1966/]:::cum3
W9_TH8_1{Katherine Lee<br>Bayard Warren<br>1891-1976}:::external
S9_TH8_1 ---|m. 1911| W9_TH8_1
W8_TH8 --> S9_TH8_2[/Evelyn Thayer<br>1888-1980\]:::cum3
FAM_BURR[Isaac Tucker Burr<br>1885-1972<br>Banker]:::external
S9_TH8_2 ---|m. 1913| FAM_BURR
W8_TH8 --> S9_TH8_3[/Nora Forbes Thayer<br>1889-1959\]:::cum3
FAM_GOOD[Francis Abbot Goodhue<br>1883-1967<br>Pres. Bank of Manhattan]:::external
S9_TH8_3 ---|m. 1913| FAM_GOOD
W8_TH8 --> S9_TH8_4[/Natalie Thayer<br>1894-1975\]:::cum3
FAM_HEM[Lawrence Hemenway<br>1891-1966]:::external
S9_TH8_4 ---|m. 1915| FAM_HEM
W8_TH8 --> S9_TH8_5[\Duncan Forbes Thayer<br>1900-1956/]:::cum3
W9_TH8_5{Priscilla P.<br>McHenry<br>1906-1975}:::external
S9_TH8_5 ---|m. 1928| W9_TH8_5
%% =========================================
%% GEN 10 (Eugene Jr Line)
%% =========================================
W9_TH6_1 --> S10_TH6_1B[\Robert Helyer Thayer<br>1901-1984<br>Diplomat/]:::cum4
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Clarian Branch#
Starting Root: Justine van Rensselaer (1828-1912)
Source Branch: Patrician
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ===================== CLARIAN BRANCH (Deep Pink Gradient)
%% Start: Pink 600 (#D81B60) -> End: Pink 300 (#F06292)
classDef clar1 fill:#D81B60,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef clar2 fill:#E91E63,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef clar3 fill:#EC407A,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef clar4 fill:#F06292,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
classDef clar5 fill:#F48FB1,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
%% ===================== EXTERNAL
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#D81B60,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
%% =========================================
%% ROOT (Gen 7)
%% =========================================
ROOT_J{Justine van Rensselaer<br>1828-1912}:::clar1
FAM_TW[Dr. Howard Townsend<br>1823-1867]:::external
ROOT_J ---|m. 1851| FAM_TW
%% =========================================
%% GEN 8 (The Townsend Siblings)
%% =========================================
FAM_TW --> S8_TW1[\Howard Townsend Jr.<br>1858-1935/]:::clar2
W8_TW1{Anne Lowndes Langdon<br>1864-1928}:::external
S8_TW1 ---|m. 1888| W8_TW1
FAM_TW --> S8_TW2[\Stephen V.R. Townsend<br>1860-1901/]:::clar2
W8_TW2{Janet Eckford King<br>1865-1899}:::external
S8_TW2 ---|m. 1888| W8_TW2
FAM_TW --> S8_TW3[/Justine Townsend<br>1853-1881\]:::clar2
FAM_TW --> S8_TW4[/Harriet Townsend<br>1853?-?\]:::clar2
%% =========================================
%% GEN 9
%% =========================================
W8_TW1 --> S9_TW1_1[\Eugene Langdon Townsend<br>1892-1951/]:::clar3
W8_TW1 --> S9_TW1_2[/Anne Langdon Townsend<br>1898-1965\]:::clar3
W8_TW2 --> S9_TW2_1[/Justine V.R. Townsend<br>1889-1966\]:::clar3
W8_TW2 --> S9_TW2_2[\Stephen V.R. Townsend<br>1891-1919/]:::clar3
W8_TW2 --> S9_TW2_3[/Janet King Townsend<br>1894-1943\]:::clar3
W8_TW2 --> S9_TW2_4[\Philip Schuyler Townsend<br>1896-1933/]:::clar3
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Tiresian Branch#
Starting Root: John Schuyler Crosby (1839-1914) and Harriet van Rensselaer (1838-1911)
Source Branch: Delphic
graph TD
%% =========================================
%% PALETTES & STYLES
%% =========================================
%% ===================== TIRESIAN BRANCH (Vibrant Pink Gradient)
%% Start: Pink A200 (#FF4081) -> End: Pink A100 (#FF80AB)
classDef tir1 fill:#FF4081,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
classDef tir2 fill:#FF80AB,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
classDef tir3 fill:#FF80AB,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
classDef tir4 fill:#FF80AB,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#000
%% ===================== EXTERNAL
classDef external fill:#FFFFFF,stroke:#FF4081,stroke-width:1px,color:#000
classDef patricianEnter fill:#7E57C2,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
%% =========================================
%% ROOT (Gen 8)
%% =========================================
ROOT_J[John Schuyler Crosby<br>1839-1914<br>Gov. of Montana]:::tir1
FAM_H(((Harriet van Rensselaer<br>1838-1911<br>SEE PATRICIAN BRANCH))):::patricianEnter
ROOT_J ---|m. 1863| FAM_H
%% =========================================
%% GEN 9 (The Crosby Siblings)
%% =========================================
FAM_H --> S9_CRO1[\Stephen V.R. Crosby<br>1868-1959/]:::tir2
W9_CRO1{Henrietta Grew}:::external
S9_CRO1 ---|m. 1895| W9_CRO1
FAM_H --> S9_CRO2[/Angelica Harriet Crosby<br>1870-1907\]:::tir2
FAM_HEN[John Brooks<br>Henderson Jr.<br>1870-1923]:::external
S9_CRO2 ---|m. 1903| FAM_HEN
%% =========================================
%% GEN 10
%% =========================================
W9_CRO1 --x S10_CRO1_1[\Henry Grew 'Harry' Crosby<br>1898-1929<br>Poet & Publisher/]:::tir3
W9_CRO1 --> S10_CRO1_2[/Katharine Schuyler Crosby<br>b. 1901\]:::tir3
FAM_CHO[Robert Burnett Choate<br>1898-1963<br>Publisher, Boston Herald]:::external
S10_CRO1_2 ---|m. 1921| FAM_CHO
FAM_HEN --> S10_HEN1[/Beatrice Henderson<br>1906-?\]:::tir3
%% =========================================
%% GEN 11
%% =========================================
FAM_CHO --> S11_CHO1[\Robert Burnett Choate Jr.<br>1924-2009<br>Civic Leader & Policy Advocate/]:::tir4
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