Dirck Ten Broeck

Dirck Ten Broeck (December 4, 1686 – January 7, 1751) Served as Mayor of Albany, New York from 1746 to 1748.

Early life Dirck Ten Broeck was born on December 4, 1686, in Albany, New York. He was the son of Wessel Ten Broeck (1664–1747) and Catherina Loockermans (1669–1729).

His paternal grandparents were former Albany mayor Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717) and Christyna Van Buren (1644–1729). His paternal aunt, Elsje Ten Broeck (d. 1752), was married to Johannes Cuyler, who succeeded him as Albany mayor.

Ten Broeck also served as a member of the New York General Assembly from 1728 to 1737. Upon his father's death in 1747, he inherited substantial real estate and expanded his holdings, which he then passed along to his sons. Together, they were the parents of twelve children,

Catharine Ten Broeck (1715–1802), who was married to John Livingston (1709–1791), a son of Robert Livingston the Younger. Anna Ten Broeck (1717–1731), who died young. Christina Ten Broeck (1718–1801), who was married to Philip Livingston (1716–1778), son of Philip Livingston, 2nd Lord of Livingston Manor. Maria Ten Broeck (1721–1805), who married Gerardus Groesbeck (1709–1788). Sara Ten Broeck (1725–1801), who married Johannes Henrickse Ten Eyck (1710–1794), son of Hendrick and Margarita (née Bleecker) Ten Eyck, in 1746. Margarita Ten Broeck (b. 1731), who married Stephen Richard (1732–1773), a member of the Van Rensselaer family, in 1765. After his death, she married widow Gerardus Lansing (1723–1808) in 1778. a daughter of New York State Senator Volkert P. Douw, in 1761.

Dirck Ten Broeck died on January 7, 1751.