Cornelia Patterson Van Rensselaer (1823-1897) (1823–1897) Parents Stephen Van Rensselaer IV Harriet Elizabeth Bayard Children Nathaniel Thayer III John Thayer Cornelia Van Rensselaer Thayer Robb Harriet Van Rensselaer Thayer Andrew Bayard Thayer Eugene Van Rensselaer Thayer Siblings Harriet Van Rensselaer Crosby Eugene Van Rensselaer Catherine Van Rensselaer Berry Justine Van Rensselaer Townsend Partners Nathaniel Thayer, Jr.