Col. Rutgert Van Brunt was also known as Rutgers Van Brunt. Col. Rutgert Van Brunt was born on 11. Dec. 1682 at New Utrecht, Kings County, New York. He was the son of
Cornelius Rutgerse Van Brunt and
Tryntje Adrianse Bennet. Col. Rutgert Van Brunt married
Elizabeth Van Voorhees, daughter of
Albert Coerte Van Voorhees and
Sara Willemse Cornel, in 1714. Col. Rutgert Van Brunt and
Elizabeth Van Voorhees resided at at New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, c 1716. Col. Rutgert Van Brunt was a Captain in the Militia in 1716. He a deacon in the church at New Utrecht at Dutch Reformed Church, New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, bt 1717 - 1723. He an Elder at the Church in New Utrecht at Dutch Reformed Church, New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, bt 1726 - 1729. He was a Colonel in the Militia in 1740.
Col. Rutgert Van Brunt left a will on 4. Apr. 1760. He died on 7. Apr. 1760 at New Utrecht, Kings County, New York, at age 77. His estate was proved on 9. May. 1760.