Jacob Wolphertse van Couwenhoven (abt. 1615 - 1670)

Born about 1615 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Hester Jansen — married 1 Dec 1637 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Husband of Magdaleentje (Jacobse) Jacobs — married 26 Sep 1655 in Flatlands, Kings, New York

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1670 at about age 55 in New Amsterdam, Nieuw-Nederland

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Biography

Jacob Wolfertse van Couwenhoven

Jacob Wolpherts was born in 1615, he is the child of ^[1]Wolphert Gerritse Van Couwenhoven and Neeltgen Jacobsdochter
Jacob Wolfertse, emigrated with his father, he married 1st. Hester Jansen and married 2d, Magdaleentje Jacobuse Bysen, ca. Sept. 26, 1655
He was the oldest son of Wolfert of Rensselaerswyck in 1641.and settled in New Amsterdam, residing on High (Pearl) Street, where he carried on a brewery.
He obtained, July 6, 1643, a patent for 10 morgens of land near the ferry in Brooklyn. He owned a bouwery in Gd, which was ordered to be sold Aug. 19, 1656, to pay his debts. On Sept. 24, 1664, he was licensed by Gov. Nicolls to trade in his sloop to Albany and with the Indians.
Jacob Wolfertse was one of the 9 men representing the New Netherlands in 1647, '49, and '50. In 1666 he was a member of the Reformed Dutch Church of New York. Letters of administration were granted on his estate on April 21, 1670, to Van Brugh and Leendertse. Jacob signed his name "Jacob Van Kouwenhoven." Jacob d. about 1670. ^[2].

See also New Amsterdam and its People by J H Innes, Two Volumes, 1902 F128.4 I58. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009008889

Jacob Van Cowenhoven was a delegate to the States General of Holland .^[3]

Name

Jacob Wolfert Vancouwenhoven^[4]also Jacob Wolphertsen Van couwenhoven ^[5]also Jacob Wolpertson Van Kouwenhoven also Jacob Conover^[6]also Jacob Wolpherts Couwenhoven^[7] and also Jacob Van Couwenhoven^[8]

Birth

1610 Of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands or 1612 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland^[7] or Birth: Date: 1615 Place: Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands^[9]

Immigration

There is conflicting information regarding which ship Jacob immigrated on. He arrived at New York with his father, mother and siblings ca. June, 1625 according to different sources...need further investigation.

Jacob van Couwenhoven who went to the country with his father Wolphert Gerrits van Couwenhoven, in boyhood, was taken by Wouter Van Twiller into the service of the Company as an assistant, and afterwards became a tobacco planter. The Company has aided him with necessaries as it is to be seen by the books but they have been paid for ^[10].

Marriages

Jacob Wolfertszen van Couwenhoven married:

1. Hester Jansen ca. December 1, 1637 at Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands. Hester was b. ca. 1612 at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
   14 November 1637 Amsterdam, Jacobus Couwenhove from Amersfoort, .... living in the Jong..., age 22 years, assisted by his uncle ... Jans, has parents in New Netherland (?) & Hester Jans from Haerlem, age 22 years,living at the Prinse.. Assisted by Lijsbet Sette her mother^[11] Hester Jans was a sister of Ariaentje Jans, who had been married to Govert Loockermans. Hester died after April 20, 1653 (the date of her will).-Minutres. of Orph. Court, I: 12. Van Couwenhoven then married Magdaleentje Jacobs (September 26, 1655 who survived him.
2. 1655 26 Sep; Jacob Wolfertszen van Couwenhoven; Magdaleentje Jacobs, van Amsterdam^[12]

Children

Known children of Jacob Wolfersen were (all baptisms were recorded in New Amsterdam):

1. Neeltje Jacobse Wolphertz was bp. on Sept. 25, 1639^[13]
2. Jan/Johannes/John Jacobse Wolphertszen was bp. on May 19, 1641^[14]; m. Apl. 11, 1664, Saartje Frans of Haerlem. Note Jan was also known as Johannes; m. Sartie Frans.
3. Lysbeth Jacobse Wolfertszen was bp. on Sept. 6, 1643^[15] m. Samuel Gerretsen.
4. Aeltye Jacobse Wolfertszen was bp. on Aug. 27, 1645^[16] m. July 7, 1669, Bernardus Hassing or Hassins.
5. Petronel/Petronelletje Jacobse Wolfertszen, was bp. on May 10, 1648^[17]m. Isaac Van Vleck.

Other Church Events

• NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 13: 1642 Mar 23; Lambert Huybertsz; Abraham; Jan Snuker-shoemaker, Gerrit Wolfertszen, Christine Hunen, Hester Jans. Hester Jans was (prob) wife of Jacob.

• NARDC Bapt. Record, p.15: 1643 Sep 27; Govert Lookermans; Jannetje; Jacob Wolfertszen, Olof Stephenszen Van Courtland, Hester Jans, Jannetje Seth, Marritje Philips . (Hester Jans was (prob) wife of Jacob, she was also Govert Lookermans sister-in-law.)

• NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 17: 1644 Mar 13; Jochem Colart; Jeurgie; Jeurgie Blanck, Albert Jochemszen, Hester Jans wife of Jacob Wolfertszen

• NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 23: 1648 Jan 26; Elbert Elbertszen; Elbert; Adriaen Dirckszen, Jacob Wolfertszen, Marritje Lievens, Hester Simons (Elbert and Jacob were friends and served together on the committee of nine).

• NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 28: 1650 Nov 27; Paulus Van der Beeck; Paulus; Lubbert Dincklagen, Jan Evertszen Bout, Sara Philips, Hester Jans (This Hester Jans might have been wife of Jacob van Couwenhoven; Jan Evertszen Bout and Jacob were friends and served together on the committee of nine)

• NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 28: 1650 Dec 11; Michiel Pauluszen Van der voort; Jan; Adriaen Dirckszen, Hendrick Pieterszen, Grietie Gerrits, Hester Jans (This Hester Jans might have been wife of Jacob van Couwenhoven)

• NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 34: 1653 May 04; Elbert Elbertszen; (blank); Hester Jans, Hester Simons (This Hester Jans might have been wife of Jacob van Couwenhoven; Elbert and Jacob were friends and served together on the committee of nine)

• NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 36: 1653 Dec 07; Tibout Ruwartszen; Ruwart; Jacob Van Couwenhoven, Hester Jans

Statesman

Jacob van Couwenhoven was one of the nine signers of the July 26, 1649 Remonstrance of the Commonality of New Netherland, a document of protest, to the Dutch Parliament at the Hague to expose the West India Company's miss-management of New Netherland. He was also selected as one of the three deponents or delegates sent to the Hague in 1649 to present the remonstrance before the Dutch Parliament.

The New Netherland delegates were received formally in the great hall of parliament, the Ridderzaal (Knights' Hall), and a parliamentary committee was appointed to consider the documents they submitted^{[18] [19]}.

Death

Jacob Wolfert van Couwenhoven died: April 21, 1670 , New York ?^[20] or about April 21, 1670 in New Amsterdam, New Netherlands, New York, United States^[7] or 21 Apr 1670. Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA. ^[21]

Burial

Jacob Wolfert van Couwenhoven was buried ca. Apr 1670.

Estate

" Jacob Wolpherts Cowenhoven, of New York, died intestate, and Johanes Van Brugh, Paulus Leendertson Van der Gruff, and Isaac Greveratt were appointed administrators by Court of Mayor and Aldermen. April 21, 1670. Wife and children mentioned, but not named." ^[22]

"21 April 1670 his estate administrators conveyed the brewery property to several persons who were a syndicate of creditors - namely Orloff van Cortlandt, Johannes van Brugh, Cornelis van Borsum, (in right of Sara Kierstead, his wife) and Hendrick Vanderwater."

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[23] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Wilfred Vasile, Jun 29, 2012
2. ↑ Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N Y; By Teunis G. Bergen, p. 73.
3. ↑ Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits ..., Volume 2, edited by John James Scannell, William Edgar Sackett
4. ↑ Source: AFN 1G68-SGQ
5. ↑ AFN: 8VPS-GX
6. ↑ from Al Adams
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Couwenhoven-71
8. ↑ Couwenhoven-1
9. ↑ from Wilfred Vasile
10. ↑ Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year ...I. Riley, 1849; p. 337
11. ↑ inschrijvingsdatum: 14-11-1637
    naam bruidegom: Couwenhove, Jacobus
    naam bruid: Jans, Hester
    • Source: Amsterdam archief
    bronverwijzing: DTB 447, p.34 opmerkingen: Huwelijksintekeningen van de KERK. Archief van de Burgerlijke Stand: doop-, trouw- en begraafboeken van Amsterdam (retroacta van de Burgerlijke Stand) Ondertrouwregister: NL-SAA-26333607 14-11-1637 - Couwenhove, Jacobus - Jans, Hester scan left page, first entry - DTB 447, p.34 - Huwelijksintekeningen van de KERK. - OTR00034000025
12. ↑ Source: Title Dutch Reformed Marriage Records of New Amsterdam & New York City Author Robert L. Billard NARDC Marriage Record, p. 20 (seen and entered 16 November 2017)
13. ↑ NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 10: 1639 Sep 25; Jacob Wolphertz; Neeltje; Gerrit Wolphertszen, David Provoost, Philip Gerritszen, Neeltje Wolpherts, Anneken Jans , m. Jan. 6, 1662, Cornelis Pluvier
14. ↑ NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 12: 1641 May 19; Jacob Wolphertszen; Jan; Wolfert Gerritszen, Pieter Wolfertszen, Aeltie Cornelis
15. ↑ NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 15: 1643 Sep 06; Jacob Wolfertszen; Lysbeth; Govert Loockermans, Jan Van Brug, Jannetie Sert., Ariaentje Jans
16. ↑ NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 19: 1645 Aug 27; Jacob Wolfertszen; Aeltje; Wolfert Gerritszen, Pieter Wolfertszen, Maryken Thymens, Ariaentje Cornelis
17. ↑ NARDC Bapt. Record, p. 24: 1648 May 10; Jacob Wolfertszen; Petronel; Seth Verbrugge, Johannes Verbrugge, Anneken Loockermans, Hester Simons
18. ↑ New York Legal History--The Nine Men and the 1649 Remonstrance of the Commonality of New Netherland
19. ↑ Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year ...I. Riley, 1849; p. 337
20. ↑ from van Couwenhoven-38
21. ↑ Source: #S-216310990 Database online. Record for Neeltgen Jacobsdochter [1]
22. ↑ https://www.accessgenealogy.com/new-york/will-of-jacob-woolpherts-cowenhoven-1670.htm
23. ↑ VanKouwenhoven-12 was created by Catherine Deiley through the import of Deiley Family Tree.ged on Sep 30, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

• Church Records: Samuel S. Purple's 'Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York, Marriages from 11 December 1639 to 26 August 1801. The beginning records show the date the Banns were registered, NOT the date of marriage. Starting on 9/20/1673 marriage dates are given.
• 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 545. Hendricks Family Organization, 1963; Woodruff Printing & Litho, Salt Lake City, UT. https://archive.org/details/recordofancestry00alle/page/n6/mode/1up

• Source: Elmer Leonard Hauser Genealogy cited by Couwenhoven-71 & William Howard Hauser Genealogy cited by Couwenhoven-71

• Source: S-216310990 Repository: R-844126242 Public Member Trees Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: R-844126242 www.ancestry.com

• Source: S-1051710959 Repository: R-1791176915 Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: Ancestry 450 Repository: R-1791176915 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:

• Source: S-1051710959 Repository: R-1791176915 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: Ancestry 446 Repository: R-1791176915 Name: Ancestry.com

Acknowledgments

• Wilfred Vasile
• Al Adams on November 14, 2013.
• William Hauser.
• Cole Aubrey
• VanCouwenhoven-26 was created by Catherine Deiley through the import of Deiley Family Tree.ged on Sep 30, 2014.