John Van Zandt Stefan Bielinski  Johannes Van Zandt was born in
1767. He was the son of Jacobus and Maria Brooks Van Zandt. He
grew up in his father's house on Union Street near the Hudson
Street Park. As time passed, he was known as "John" Van Zandt.
He started out as a clerk in James Caldwell's Albany store. He
then served a financial apprenticeship in New York City. During
the 1790s, he was sent by Caldwell to run a store in Bennington,
Vermont. In 1804, joined the Bank of Albany and was named
cashier of the bank in 1814. He held that position in the office
at 23 State Street until 1838. He was a notary, watch captain,
assessor, and alderman for his home Fourth Ward over a long time
span!  While in Bennington, he met and married Mehetabel Jones
of Williamstown, Massachusetts. Living at 47 Hudson Street,
their marriage lasted until her death about 1841.  John Van
Zandt died in April 1858 at age ninety-one. His long life is
recalled in an obituary printed in an Albany newspaper. His will
passed probate in 1