Jacob Gerrit Lansing died at the age of 86 yrs and 6 mo. He owned a house at the corner of North Pearl and Columbia streets, which he built in 1710, and where his children were born. This house, known as the "Pemberton house," was still standing in 1882.¹

Gerrit Jacob's first wife was Maria, the daughter of Johannes Everts and Barentje Pruyn (the daughter of Francis Janse Pruyn) 29 Nov 1734. They had three children before she was buried 27 Jan 1741.¹ Jacob Gerritse Lansing, the eldest of the three, 4 Apr 1736 - 25 Nov 1803, married his first cousin, Femmetje Lansing, 28 Aug 1774, the daughter of Jacob Jacobse Lansing.

Chancellor John Lansing married Cornelia Ray 8 Apr 1781. Cornelia died in Albany Jan 1834.

At an early period of his life, he entered the office of Robert Yates, afterwards Chief Justice, as a clerk in the study of the law. He became a member of the military family of General Philip Schuyler, and during the Revolutionary war was a distinguished member of the State Convention that conducted the civil and military operations of the State.

Soon after he was appointed Mayor of the City and in 1787 was, with Chief Justice Yates and General Hamilton, delegated by the State as members of the Convention which formed the Constitution of the United States. The latter two withdrew from the Convention and were known as anti-federalists. They opposed the adoption of the Constitution principally because it did not more effectually secu7re the rights of individual States, and to those men and their co-patriots we are indebted for the ten amended articles which were subsequently made a part of the Constitution.

On his return he was made a Judge of the Supreme Court, and finally Chencellor of the State.

Lansing Manor was built by Chancellor Lansing for his daughter, Frances.

On 9 Dec 1789, Sanders married Catharine Ten Eyck, the eldest daughter of Abraham Ten Eyck and Annatje Lansing. Their oldest son, Abraham Ten Eyck, married Jane Ann Stewart, and were the parents of Congressman Frederick Lansing.

He removed from Albany to LIttle Falls in 1820 and was for many years land agent there. He was one of the Judges of Herkimer county. He left Little Falls and resided until his death in Manheim NY.

Colonel Gerrit G. Lansing, an officer in the War of the Revolution, served gallantly and with distinction in the "forlorn hope" at the battle of Yorktown, Va., attached to Colonel Alexander Hamilton's command.

Colonel Lansing's wife, Mary Antill, was a great granddaughter of Lewis Morris, the first Lord of Morrisania.¹

Richard Ray first married Susan Platt, the daughter of Judge Jonas Platt and Helen Livingston. His second marriage was to Elizabeth Livingston, the daughter of Major Henry Livingston, Jr., and the widow of U.S. Justice Smith Thompson.

Richard Ray Lansing resided first in Utica NY until 1829, practicing law with Judge Morris S. Miller, afterwards with G. John Mills, John H. Ostrom and Abraham Varick, successively.