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Name: Gerret Wolfertse Van Couwenhoven
Arrival Year: 1630-1631
Arrival Place: New York, New York
Primary Immigrant: Van Couwenhoven, Wolfert Gerretse
Family Members: Son Gerret Wolfertse; Son Jacob Wolfertse; Son Pieter Wolfertse
Source Publication Code: 505.40
Annotation: Date and port of arrival or date and place of oath of allegiance. Other genealogical and historical information are also provided.
Source Bibliography: BERGEN, TEUNIS G. Register, in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, New York, from its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700; With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Compiled from Various Sources. Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1997. 452p.
Household Members (Name) Relationship
Wolfert Gerretse Van Couwenhoven
Jacob Wolfertse Van Couwenhoven
Son
Pieter Wolfertse Van Couwenhoven
Son
Gerret Wolfertse Van Couwenhoven Son
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Name: Neeltje Wolfertszen
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 20 Sept 1641
Baptism Place: Ndg
Father: Gerrit Wolfertszen
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Name: Marrian Wolfadzon
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 10 Dec 1644
Baptism Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Baptism Church: Collegiate Church
Father: Jorret Wolfadzon
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Name: Gerret Wolphe Covenhoven
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Ho
Birth Year: 1610
Spouse Name: Aeltje Cornelis Cool
Spouse Birth Place: NY
Spouse Birth Year: 1612
Marriage Year: 1635
Marriage State: NY
Number Pages: 1
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Name: Gerrit W Van Couwenhoven
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Altie Cornelise Cool
Number Pages: 1
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Name: Gerrit W Van Couwenhoven
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Ho
Spouse Name: Aeltie Cornelise Cool
Spouse Birth Place: Go
Marriage State: L.
Number Pages: 1
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Name: Aeltje Cornelis Cool
Gender: Female
Birth Place: NY
Birth Year: 1612
Spouse Name: Gerret Wolphe Covenhoven
Spouse Birth Place: Ho
Spouse Birth Year: 1610
Marriage Year: 1635
Marriage State: NY
Number Pages: 1
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From the footnote, starting on p. 31:
“ *Neeltje Gerritse van Couwenhoven was descended from WOLFERT GARRETSEN VAN COUWENHOVEN, the common ancestor of the Couwenhoven, Kouwenhoven or Conover family in this country, who immigrated from Amersfoort, in the province of Utrecht, Holland, in 1630, with the colonists who settled Rensselaerwick, near Albany, where he was employed by the Patroon as superintendent of farms. He afterwards resided on Manhattan Island, where he cultivated the companies’ bowery or farm No. 6, and in 1657, was enrolled among the small burghers of Nieu Amsterdam. On the 16th June, 1636, Wolfert Garretsen and Andries Hudde, bought of the Indians and obtained from Governor wan Twiller, a patent for the westernmost of the three flats on Long Island (small prairies), commonly known as the little flats, and called by them Castuteenew or Kaktenew, which patent was ratified on the 22d of August, 1658, to which premises he appears to have removed, on which they immediately commenced a settlement, and where he died in 1662.
August 2, 1639, he purchased of Hudde his interest in a house, barrack or barn and garden on said patent called “Achtervelt,” and 16 September, 1641, he purchased of Hudde all his interest, not previously disposed of, in the original patent.
Wolfert’s heirs, in 1666, conveyed the main portion of these premises to Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff. This settlement was at first named Nieu Amersfoort, in honor of the place of Wolferts’ nativity, was afterwards commonly known as the Baai or Bay, and since as Flatlands.
Woflert’s children, who all came over soon after their father, in 1633, were:
- JACOB WOLPHERTSE, d. abt. 1670, m. 1st Hester Jansen, m. 2d 26 Sept., 1655, Magdalentje Jacobs, settled in Nieu Amsterdam, where he carried on a brewery; was one of the “nine men” who from 1647 to ’50 represented the principal classes of the community, and in 1649, one of the agents on the part of the community to Holland;
- GERRET WOLPHERTSE, d. abt. 1645, m. Altjie Cornelis, dau. of Cornelis Bambertse Cool, of Gowanus, who, after the death of Gerrt, m. Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff; he settled on a farm in Flatlands, of which town he was a magistrate in 1664;
- PETER WOLPHERTSE, m. 1st, 2 Dec., 1640, Hester Symons Daws, m. 2d, 22 Nov., 1665, Altje Sybrants, m. 3d, 19 May 1699, Josyntie Thomas, was also a brewer on the corner of the present Whitehall and Pearl streets, Nieu Amsterdam, where, among other office, he held that of Schepen for many years.
GERRET WOLPHERTSE, son of Wofert Gerretsen, had issue:
- WILLEM GERRETSE, b. 1636, living as late as 1727, m. 1st, 1660 Altie, dau. of Joris Brinckerhoff, m. 2d, 1665, Jannetje, dau. of Pieter Monfoort, resided at first in Brooklyn, and afterwards in Flatlands;
- JAN GERRETSE, of Brooklyn, b. 1639, m. Gerdientje, dau. of Nicasius de Sille, Fiscal of Nieu Netherlands;
- NEELTJE GERRETSE, m. Roelof Martense Schenck;
- MARRETJE GARRETSEN, bap. 10 April, 1643, m. Coert Stephense van Voorhees, and d. prior to 1709.
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Name: Gerret Wolfertse Van Couwenhoven
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Birth Date: 1610
Death Date: 1645
Death Place: Flatlands
Father: Wolfertgerretse Van Couwenhoven
Mother: Neeltje
Spouse: Altie Cornelis Cool
Child: Neeltje Gerretse Van Couwenhoven
Marretje Gerretse Van Couwenhoven
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Name: Gerret Wolfertse Van Couwenhoven
Arrival year: 1630-1631
Arrival Place: New York, New York
Primary Immigrant: Van Couwenhoven, Wolfert Gerretse
Family Members: Son Gerret Wolfertse; Son Jacob Wolfertse; Son Pieter Wolfertse
Source Publication Code: 505.40
Annotation: Date and port of arrival or date and place of oath of allegiance. Other genealogical and historical information are also provided.
Source Bibliography: BERGEN, TEUNIS G. Register, in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, New York, from its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700; With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Compiled from Various Sources. Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1997. 452p.
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Gerrit Wolfertszen b. circa 1610, d. circa 1645 John Reynolds Totten, Anneke Jans (1607-8?-1663) and Her Two Husbands, New York Genealogical & Biographical Record Vol. 56, pages 202-243 (1925): p.211. Lincoln C. Cocheu, The Van Kouwenhoven-Conover Family, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.70-71,81-83...Source created by RecordSeek.com
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Bio: “Gerrit Wolfertszen b. circa 1610, d. circa 1645
Son of Wolfert Gerritszen and Neeltgen Jacobsdr. Gerret's parents were Wolfert Gerretse Van Couwnehoven and Neeltje --
Married Aeltje Cornelis Cool, daughter of Cornelis Lambertszen Cool and a wife (name unknown), before 1636.
Gerrit arrived with his father in New Amsterdam, on his father's second trip in 1630. He settled at New Amersfoot on Long Island. He was a magistrate at Flatlands in 1644.
Witnessed the baptism of Neeltje Couwenhoven, daughter of Jacob Wolfertszen and Hester Jansen, on 25 September 1639 at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, (sponsors Gerrit Wolphertszen, David Provoost, Philip Gerritszen, Neeltje Wolpherts, Anneken Jans (hers is the first baptism recorded at the new Dutch Church in New Amsterdam)).
Witnessed the baptism of Margariet Provoost, daughter of David Provoost and Grietje Gillis, on 24 February 1641 at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, (sponsors Gerrit Wolphertz, Jacob Van Curlaer en s.h.v. Hester Jans).
Witnessed the baptism of Abraham Lambertszen Moll, son of Lambert Huybertszen, on 23 March 1642 at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, (sponsors Jan Snuker, Schoeffm; Gerrit Wolfertszen, Christine Hunen, Hester Jans).
Witnessed the baptism of Willem Hack, son of Roelandt Hack and Janneken Jans, on 31 August 1642 at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, (sponsors Huyck Aartszen, Gerrit Wolfertszen, Hester Simons, Maritje Philips).
On 5 January 1644, before Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared Aeltjen Brackogne, widow of the late Cornelis Lambersen Cool, of the first part, and Gerrit Wolphersen and Claes Jansen from Emden, each of whom married a daughter of the late Cornelis Lambersen Cool, of the second part, who acknowledge that in love and friendship they had agreed and covenanted respecting the division of the goods and chattels which the aforesaid Cornelis Lambersen left behind, on the following conditions. (The conditions being that the parties acknowledge that they have divided and apportioned the movable and immovable property. That Aeltjen Brackongne pays Gerrit Wolphersen and Claes Jansen and additional 200 guilders, and that Gerrit Wolphersen and Claes Jansen acknowledge that they are fully satisfied and paid. Also that Aeltjen Brackongne shall pay all debts incurred by her deceased husband and that she shall receive all debts due her deceased husband. It is also stipulated that the property at Gowanus shall remain undivided until (through the mercy of God) the lands there may be used, when the parties shall enter upon the partition thereof. Aeltjen Brackongne, Gerrit Wolphersen and Claes Jansen all sign by their mark. Witnessed by Huych Aertsen van Rossom and Willem de Key.
Children by Aeltje Cornelis Cool:
1. Willem Gerritse b. 1636, d. ca. 1728
2. Jan Gerritse b. 1639, d. ca. 1724
3. Neeltje Gerritse b. 20 Sep 1641, d. ca. 1672
4. Marritje Gerritse b. 10 Apr 1644, d. b 1709
Gerrit Wolfertszen died circa 1645 at Flatlands, Long Island.
Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
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Was a Representative at the Council of Eight in 1643.
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“Gravesite Details:
There may be exfoliated, sunken, buried, field stones, as grave markers, for these early Dutch/English congregation of colonists. The majority of the deceased were buried in unmarked graves.”
Family Members (linked on FAG):
Parents:
Wolfert Gerritsen Van Kouwenhoven (1579–1662)
Neeltje (Jacobsdochter) Van Kouwenhoven (1584–1658)
Spouse:
Aeltje Cornelis (Cool) Wolfertszen Van Couwenhoven, Stoothof (1615–1683) (m. 1636)
Siblings:
Jacob Van Couwenhoven (1612–1670);
LT Pieter Van Kouwenhoven (1614–1699)
Children:
Willem Gerritse Van Couwenhoven (1636–1728);
Jan Gerritse Van Couwenhoven (1639–1724);
Neeltje Gerritse (Van Couwenhoven) Schenck
(1641–1672);
Marritje Gerritse (Van Couwenhoven) Van Voorhees (1644–1708)
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Gerrit Wolfertsen van Couwenhoven
Birth: 1610 - Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland, Netherlands
Death: 1645 - Flatlands, Long Island, New York
Parents: Wolfert Gerritsen Van Couwenhoven, Neeltjie (Jans)cornelia Van Couwenhoven (born Jansen)
Siblings: Jacob Wolfertsen Van Couwenhoven, Pieter Van Couwenhoven
Wife: Altie Cornelia Van Couwenhoven (born Cool)
Children: William Gerritsen Van Couwenhoven, Jan Gerretsen Van Couwenhoven, Neeltje Gerretse Cornelia Schenck (born Van Couwenhoven), Marritje Van Voorhees (born Van Couwenhoven)
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historical information
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Abt 1610 - Abt 1645 (35 years)
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