Peter Albertse Couwenhoven (1716 - 1784)

Born 12 Oct 1716 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Williampe (van Voorhees) Couwenhoven — married 19 May 1741 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 1784 at age 67 in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Peter Albertse Covenhoven...death date uncertain as date varies (1771-1784) with from the DAR record.

Children supposedly by Willempe Voorhees aka Van Voorhees:

1. Albert Peterse Covenhoven b: BEF 24 OCT 1743 Monmouth, New Jersey
2. Jannetje Covenhoven b: 8 JAN 1747/48 d: 13 Dec 1753
3. Hendrick Pieterse Covenhoven b: 5 APR 1750 m. Gashe Covenhoven b. 5 Feb 1753, daughter of Gerrit Jacobse Covenhoven 1715-1797 and Neeltje Schenck 1724-1800.
4. Neeltje Covenhoven b: 30 OCT 1754 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, d: 7 Nov 1837 Franklin Warren, OH, m. 23 March 1780 Hendrick Williamson b: 16 Feb 1749.
5. Sarah Covenhoven b: 7 FEB 1761, m. 9 March 1780 Johannes De Graef.^[1]

Staff Officer Peter Albertse Couwenhoven served with Monmouth County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Peter Albertse Couwenhoven is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A026775.

Revolutionary War Service: Peter Covenhoven is DAR Ancestor #: A026775. He served as staff officer- paymaster in Monmouth County. The DAR lists his birth 12 Oct 1716 Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey and his death 5 Oct 1784 Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey. His spouse is Willempe Voorhees. Children in file: Hendrick who m. Gashe Covenhoven, Albert Peterse who m. Patience P. Covenhoven. ^[2]

Marriage

Husband: Peter Albertse Couwenhoven

Wife: Williampe Hendricks

Marriage Date: 19 May 1741

Husband: Peter Albertse Couwenhoven

Wife: Williampie Voorhis

Research Notes

Married only once. An earlier version of this profile showed two wives but in fact the one in the tradition of old Dutch surnames one was only using father's given name. So these woman were the same person, merged now.

Sources

1. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=vanliew-vanlue&id=I02927
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 24, 2017), "Record of Peter Covenhoven", Ancestor # A026775.

See also:

• Ancestral File Number: SD2L-R9 -- Familysearch.org
• Cocheu, Lincoln C. "The Van Kouwenhoven - Conover Family," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 82 (1951), pages 38-39.
• Allen, Marguerite H.. A record of the ancestry and descendants of Henry & Sarah (Thompson) Hendricks of Monmouth Co., New Jersey : Henry Hendricks genealogy (1730-) : with notes on related families including Dorris, Frost, Parsell, Hinton, Schenck, Couwenhoven, Van Pelt and Wyckoff, page 546. Hendricks Family Organization, 1963; Woodruff Printing & Litho, Salt Lake City, UT. https://archive.org/details/recordofancestry00alle/page/n6/mode/1up

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011.