He was the second son of Dutch born mayor Jan Jansen Bleecker (1641–1732)[2] and Grietje "Margaret" Rutse van Schoenderwoert (1647–1733).
[3] In 1726, Bleecker was appointed Mayor on behalf of the English crown by Governor, William Burnet, succeeding Johannes Cuyler and commencing on November 8, 1726.
[12] Also in 1701, he was elected to serve for one year as a member of the New York Provincial Assembly, until 1702.
[13] On May 26, 1712, Bleecker was married Catalina Schuyler (1678–1747), the widow of former mayor Johannes Abeel, with whom she had five children.
[15] Together, they were the parents of four children, including:[1] Bleecker died in Albany on August 4, 1756.