Biography

John Van Rensselaer was the grandson of Gary Van Sackett, a close friend of William Henry Seward. John Van Rensselaer was a farmer near Seneca falls for most of his life, and was mentioned in a letter between Gary Van Sackett and Frances Miller Seward when he was 15 years old, concerning Van Sackett's stay at the home of Mary E Van Rensselear during the winter.