James Isaac Van Alen

Biography

James Isaac Van Alen was a landowner born in 1772 in the Hudson Valley region of New York, part of a prominent Dutch-American family with deep roots in the area. He inherited and managed substantial property holdings in Kinderhook and the surrounding region during the early years of the American republic.

Van Alen lived during a period of significant growth and development in New York's Hudson Valley, where his family's landholdings reflected their economic importance to the region. He passed away in 1822 at the age of 50 and was interred in Kinderhook Cemetery, where his family maintained a burial ground. His life exemplified the role of landed gentry in early American society and the Van Buren family's prominence in their community.