Francis Rombouts, 12th Mayor of New York City, New York land baron

1631 - 1691  (59 years)

• Name	Francis Rombouts
  Title	12th Mayor of New York City, New York land baron
  Birth	22 Jun 1631	Hasselt, Meise, Brabant, Belgium
  Gender	Male
  FSID	L7P1-VB9
  Death	1691	New York, New York, United States
  Person ID	I45275	footsteps | Bunker
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jan Rombouts,   b. Abt 1610, Belgium d. Belgium
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Johanna Haenen,   b. Abt 1610
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F24954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helena Teller,   b. 13 Oct 1645, New York, New York, United States d. 20 Nov 1706, Albany, Albany, New York, United States (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1683	New York, New York, United States
  Children	+ 1. Catharyna Rombout,   b. 1687, New York, New York, United States bur. 1764, Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States (Age ~ 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F24955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Rombout went into the fur-trading business with Gulian Verplanck. In 1683, Gulian Verplanck and Francis Rombouts purchased approximately 85,000 acres (340 km) from the Wappinger Indians. The Rombout Patent included most of southern Dutchess County. The price, about $1,250, was paid in guns, shot, powder, blankets, wampum, alcohol, cloth and other goods. The Rombout Patent was finally granted in 1685 to Verplanck, Rombout, and Stephanus Van Cortlandt. The Rombout Patent is a legal instrument that was issued by King James II of England. In it, the king granted Francis Rombouts and his associates the right to own land that was then claimed by England. Rombout went into the fur-trading business with Gulian Verplanck. In 1683, Gulian Verplanck and Francis Rombouts purchased approximately 85,000 acres (340 km) from the Wappinger Indians. The Rombout Patent included most of southern Dutchess County . The price, about $1,250, was paid in guns, shot, powder, blankets, wampum, alcohol, cloth and other goods. The Rombout Patent was finally granted in 1685 to Verplanck, Rombout, and Stephanus Van Cortlandt.