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Hendrick Hansen

Hendrick Hansen (February 26, 1665 – February 17, 1724) was the fifth Mayor of Albany, New York.[1]

Hendrick Hansen
Member of the New York Provincial Assembly
In office
1699–1724
Mayor of Albany, New York
In office
1698–1699
Preceded byDirck Wesselse Ten Broeck
Succeeded byPieter Van Brugh
Personal details
BornFebruary 26, 1665
Albany, Province of New York
DiedFebruary 17, 1724(1724-02-17) (aged 58)
Albany, Province of New York
Spouse
Debora Van Dam
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(m. 1692)​
Children7, including Johannes
Parent(s)Hans Hendrickse
Eva Gillis de Meyer

Early life

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Hendrick Hansen was born on February 26, 1665, in Albany. He was the son of Hans Hendrickse, a Beverwyck trader,[2] and Eva Gillis de Meyer Hansen.[1]

Career

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Hansen was a prominent landholder and trader who inherited substantial property from his father.[1] In 1693, he was elected as Assistant Alderman to the Albany City Council, representing the Third Ward.[1] In 1695, he was elected Alderman and served until 1698 when he was appointed mayor.[1][3]

In 1698, he was appointed the fifth Mayor of Albany, New York, succeeding Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck.[4][5] He served in that role until 1699 when Pieter Van Brugh became the sixth mayor.[1] In 1699, he was elected to represent Albany in the New York General Assembly, serving five terms until his death in 1724. In 1703, while serving in the Assembly, he was again elected Alderman for the Third Ward.[1]

He served for a total of 14 years as a Commissioners of Indian Affairs,[6] having been appointed in 1710, 1712, 1715, and 1720.[7][8]

Personal life

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In 1692, he married Debora Van Dam (c. 1670–1742),[9] the only daughter of Claes Ripse Van Dam (d. 1709), an carpenter and Justice of the Peace for Albany County,[10] and Maria (née Bords) Van Dam. Together, they were the parents of seven children, including:[11]

  • Debora Hansen (1693–1745), who married Jacobus Beekman (1685–1739)[12] in 1714.[13]
  • Johannes "Hans" Hansen (1695–1756), who also served as Albany mayor and who married Sara Cuyler (b. 1693), daughter of mayor Johannes Cuyler, in 1723.[14]
  • Maria Hansen (1697–c. 1697), who married David A. Schuyler (1692–c. 1697), eldest son of Abraham D. and Geertruy (née Ten Broeck) Schuyler, in 1725.[15]
  • Nicholas Hansen (b. 1698) who married Engeltie Wemp in 1722.[16]
  • Ryckert "Richard" Hansen (1703–1766), who married Sara Thong (d. 1733), in New York City, in May 1727. After her death, he married Catharina Ten Broeck (1717–c. 1780s), daughter of Johannes Ten Broeck and Catharina (née Van Rensselaer) Ten Broeck,[17] in July 1738.[18]

Hansen drew up his will on September 2, 1723.[19] Hansen died on February 17, 1724, in Albany.[1]

Descendants

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Through his eldest daughter Debora, he was the grandfather of Albany mayor Johannes Jacobse Beeckman (1733–1802).[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Bielinski, Stefan. "Hendrick Hansen". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Hans Hendricks". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. ^ Albany Chronicles: A History of the City Arranged Chronologically, from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time; Illustrated with Many Historical Pictures of Rarity and Reproductions of the Robert C. Pruyn Collection of the Mayors of Albany, Owned by the Albany Institute and Historical and Art Society. J. B. Lyon Company, printers. 1906. p. 136. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ^ Laer, Arnold J. F. Van (2009). Early Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony of Rensselaerswyck: Volume 4 (Mortgages 1, 1658-1660, and Wills 1-2, 1681-1765). Genealogical Publishing Company. ISBN 9780806351537. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ Common Council, Albany (N. Y. ). (1922). Proceedings of the Albany (N Y. ) Common Council. p. 25. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. ^ Hutchins, Stephen C. (1891). Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York. Weed, Parsons & Company. p. 263. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. ^ Rhoden, Nancy L. (2014). English Atlantics Revisited: Essays Honouring Ian K. Steele. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 240–243. ISBN 9780773560406. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  8. ^ Trelease, Allen W. (1960). Indian Affairs in Colonial New York: The Seventeenth Century. University of Nebraska Press. p. 352. ISBN 080329431X. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  9. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Debora Van Dam Hansen". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  10. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Claes Ripse Van Dam". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  11. ^ Reynolds, Cuyler (1911). Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Jacob Beekman". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Debora Hansen Beekman". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Hans Hansen". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Maria Hansen Schuyler". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  16. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Nicholas Hansen". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  17. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Catharina Ten Broeck Hansen". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  18. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Ryckert Hansen". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Will of Hendrick Hansen - 1723". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  20. ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Johannes Jas. Beekman". exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov. New York State Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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1698–1699 		Succeeded by
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