Albert Willemse van Couwenhoven (1676 - 1748)

Born 7 Dec 1676 in Flatlands, Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Neeltje Roelofse Schenck — married 2 Oct 1701 in Flatlands, Long Island, New York

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1748 at age 71 in Pleasant Valley, Monmouth, Province of New Jersey

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Biography

Albert Williamse Couwenhoven and his twin brother Albert Willem were born on December 7, 1676, in Flatbush, New York to Willem Gerrets Couwenhoven and Jannetje Pieters Montfort. He married Neeltje Schenck on October 2, 1701, in Flatlands, New York. They had 12 children in 26 years. He died on September 13, 1748, in Pleasant Valley, New Jersey, at the age of 71, and was buried in the Schenck-Couwenhoven Cemetery in Holmdel, New Jersey.^[1]

Birth

• Albert Williamse Couwenhoven was born on December 7, 1676, in Flatbush, New York, to Jannetje Pieterse Monfoort, age 30, and Willem Gerretse VanKouwenhoven.^{[2][3][4] [5][6][7][8]}

Baptism

• He was baptized 2 Apr 1677. Brooklyn, Kings, New York.^{[9][10] [11][12][7]}

Marriage

• Albert married on October 2, 1701, Neeltje Roelfse Schenck, daughter of Roelof Martense Schenck.^{[13][3][4][2][5][6][7][8]}

Death

• He died September 13, 1748 at Pleasant Valley, Monmouth Co, New Jersey.^[1][2][7][8]

Burial

• He was buried ca. 14 Sep 1748 at Schenk-Couwenhoven Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Monmouth Co, New Jersey, USA. ^[1][3][2][8]

Will

• His will was drafted 6 Sep 1748 Pleasant Valley, Monmouth Co., NJ. It was probated 3 Oct 1748. Monmouth County NJ.^{[14][15][7][8]}

Notes

• Dutch name underwent numerous changes: the "Van" was dropped and the "K" for Couwenhoven was changed to "C", then to Kowenhoven or Cowenhoven, then Covenhoven or Covenoven and finally Conover. Wolfert Gerretse Van Kouswenhoven and his wife Neeltje Janse began the Couwenhoven family in America. He came from Amersfoort Province of Utrecht, Holland in 1630 with Dutch Immigrants. LIved in Rensselaerwick near Albany NY - then lived in Manhatten NY, Brooklyn , New Utrecht NY and Monmouth County NJ -- David Conover record spells the name, Covenhoven (probably a type error)
• The "Willems" as in Albert Willems Covenhoven is added from Early Dutch Settlers book in Hicksville, Long Island NY Public Library
• He was also known as Albert Willemse Van Kouwenhoven. And he was also known as Albert Van Kouwenhoven. And he was also known as Albert Williamse Couwenhoven. ^[7]
• They removed to the vicinity of Freehold, New Jersey, about 1702. He and his wife were members of the Reformed Dutch Church, Freehold, New Jersey in 1709.^[16][7]
• He was a member of the grand jury, Court of Quarter Session held Nov, 1715. His will dated 6 Sep 1748, mentions wife Eleanor and eleven children, but not Neeltje, who predeceased him.^[7][8]

Of interest:

• David Kipp Conover: Margaret Kunker Conover
• Elmer Leonard Hauser Genealogy
• William Howard Hauser Genealogy
• Descendants of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven
• O'Bryan extended Family tree. G95X-45 mentioned/sourced in previous versions of this profile, not found 12/21/2022

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} FamilySearch Person: LW1V-KTM
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Beekman, George C., Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth County, New Jersey, page 2, 19, 28. Moreau Bros Publishers; Freehold, NJ; 1901 https://archive.org/details/earlydutchsettle00beek/page/n6/mode/1up
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Reynolds, Cuyler, Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: a Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation, Vol II, page 872. Lewis Historical Pub. Co.; New York; 1914; Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company; Baltimore, Md; 1997 https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami01reyn/page/n12/mode/1up
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 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
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Lee, Francis Bazley, Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume IV, page 1636. Lewis Historical Publishing Company; New York; 1910. https://archive.org/details/genealogicalmemo04leef_0/page/n8/mode/1up
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Bergen, Teunis G., Register in alphabetical order, of the early settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N.Y., page 76-77. S. W. Green's Son, Printer; New York; 1881 https://archive.org/details/registerinalphab00berg/mode/2up
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7} Albert Willemszen Van Kouwenhoven, "Brouwer Genealogy Database." Accessed May 30, 2012.https://sites.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/p674.htm#i111895
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5} Hoff, Henry B. Genealogies of Long Island Families, Vol. II: Citation: Ancestry.com. Genealogies of Long Island Families, Vol. II [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Original data: Henry B. Hoff. Genealogies of Long Island Families. From The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Volume II, page 525. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1987. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48330/images/LongIslandFamII-001556-525?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=295302
9. ↑ Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Brooklyn and Flatbush N.Y., Book 72.
10. ↑ U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-2000.
11. ↑ Baptism: "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989"
    Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Brooklyn and Flatbush NY, Book 72
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6961 #81695 (accessed 4 October 2023)
    Albert Van Couwenhoven baptism on 2 Apr 1677, son of Willem Gerrits Van Couwenhoven, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.
12. ↑ A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983). via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database."
13. ↑ Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
    Source number: 2796.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PHZ
    0Ancestry Record 7836 #283525 (accessed 4 October 2023)
    Albert Willem Covenhoven marriage to Neeltje Roelofse Schenck in 1701 in NY.
14. ↑ Archives History.....Couwehoven/Conover families: Beekman's, Early Dutch Settlers
15. ↑ Full text of his will
16. ↑ Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, NY., p. 77.

• Elizabeth Berryhill-LaMonda's Family Tree; citing Descendants of Gerritt Jansz Van Kouwenhoven; Aeltje Willemse Van Kouwenhoven. (accessed 3 Oct 2023). https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~berryhilltree/genealogy/kouwenhoven.htm
• GSBC, Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ; Family Files, Albert Couwenhoven; 25 Jan 2023, page 235 (accessed 11 Oct 2023). http://dutchgenie.net/GSBC-familyfiles/familyfiles/g0/p235.htm#i80584
• Van Couwenhoven Family. https://www.angelfire.com/ny/chickened/vancouwenhovenfamily.html
• Church Records: Flatbush, N.Y. Marriages 1677-1757 Baptisms 1677-1754]. From 'Flatbush Dutch Church Marriages and Baptisms', Holland Society Yearbook, 1898.

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