▁ 1 6 9 7 , ▁he ▁inherited ▁the ▁C uy ler ' s ▁home . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 9 , ▁Van ▁Bru gh ' s ▁prom in ence ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Alb any ▁which ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 7 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁expedition ▁that ▁tra ve led ▁west ▁into ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁country ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁fort ▁among ▁the ▁On ond aga . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁dec ades , ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁business men ▁in ▁Alb any ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁mayor ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁from ▁ 1 7 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 7 2 3 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 6 8 8 , ▁Van ▁Bru gh ▁married ▁S ara ▁C uy ler . ▁Un character istic ▁for ▁the ▁era , ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁only ▁one ▁child : ▁C ath arina ▁Van ▁Bru gh ▁( born ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 ), ▁who ▁married ▁Philip ▁Living ston ▁( 1 6 8 6 – 1 7 4 9 ), ▁the ▁second ▁lord ▁of ▁Living ston ▁Man or . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 , ▁Van ▁Bru gh ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁twelve ▁grand children ▁and ▁had ▁raised ▁several ▁or phan ed ▁nie ces ▁but ▁had ▁no ▁sons ▁thereby ▁ending ▁the ▁Van ▁Bru gh ▁family ▁name ▁in ▁Alb any . ▁ ▁Van