Jacob H. Ten Eyck
Jacob H. Ten Eyck was an Albany merchant and alderman who served as a member of the New York General Assembly.
Early life
Ten Eyck was born in Albany in the Province of New York on January 22, 1708. He was a son of Hendrick Ten Eyck and Margarita Ten Eyck. Among his extended family was brother John H. Ten Eyck, an Indian trader who married Sara Ten Broeck.His paternal grandparents were Jacob Coenraedtsen Ten Eyck and Geertruy Coeymans. His uncle was silversmith Coenradt Ten Eyck, the father of Jacob Coenraedt Ten Eyck, the Mayor of Albany from 1748 to 1750. His maternal grandparents were Grietje "Margaret" Rutse van Schoenderwoert and Jan Jansen Bleecker.
Career
Ten Eyck was an Albany merchant who served as assistant alderman in the second ward from 1739 to 1743 and as an alderman from 1746 to 1748. In 1764, he joined other Albany merchants in petitioning the provincial government regarding the Indian trade. By the mid-1760s, his second ward property ranked among the most valuable on city assessment rolls. He also owned several lots in other parts of the city.From 1759 to 1775, he represented Albany in the New York General Assembly.
Personal life
On November 30, 1737, Ten Eyck was married to Annetje "Anna" Wendell at the Albany Dutch Church. Anna was a daughter of Albany furrier Harmanus Wendell and Anna Wendell. Anna's sister, Elizabeth Wendell, married Jacob Bleecker and was the mother of Harmanus Bleecker, a U.S. Representative and the U.S. Minister to the Netherlands. By 1750, six children were baptized at the Albany church, including:- Margarita Ten Eyck
- Anna Ten Eyck, who died young.
- Anna Ten Eyck
- Hendrick Ten Eyck Jr., the sheriff of Albany who married Margarita Douw, a daughter of sloop captain Abraham Douw, in May 1767.
- Harmanus Ten Eyck, who died young.
- Harmanus Ten Eyck, who married Margaret Bleecker, daughter of Hendrick Bleecker and Catalyntie Cuyler.