He died in 1658 and his younger brother Jeremias van Rensselaer became patroon. Rensselaerswyck was established by Killiaen Van Rensselaer, the patroon and a Dutch merchant. The patroon Kiliaen van Rensselaer called the region Pafraets Dael, after his mother. Each tenant was required to swear an oath of loyalty to the patroon, without question. In 1634 he collaborated with Michael Reyniersz Pauw, the patroon of Pavonia on shipping cattle. The title of patroon came with powerful rights and privileges. In turn, the "patroon" brought livestock, implements and buildings. Additionally, no farmer could sell any good without first offering it to patroon. He also took the side of the patroon landlords in New York's Anti-Rent War.