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Which powerful and wealthy American family is descended from Kiliaen van Rensselaer?
Van Rensselaer family
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The American Van Rensselaers are all descended from Kiliaen van Rensselaer's son Jeremias. The Van Rensselaer family has been a powerful and wealthy influence in the history of New York and the Northeastern United States, producing multiple State Legislators, Congressmen, and two Lieutenant Governors in New York.
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