Jan Willemse van Couwenhoven (1681 - 1756)

Born 9 Apr 1681 in Flatlands, Kings County, Long Island, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Jacoba Cornelisse (van der Veer) Covenhoven — married 1704 in Flatlands, Kings, New York Colony

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1756 at age 75 in Wickatunk, Monmouth County, Province of New Jersey

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Biography

Parents

Father: William Gerritz van Cowenhoven

Mother: Jannetie Monfort

Birth

John was born on April 9, 1681, in Flatbush, Long Island, New York Colony,^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Christening

11 Apr 1681 ^[6] ULSTER, Flatbush, New York ^[6]

Jan Willemsen van Cowenhoven was bp. on April 10, 1681 at Flatlands, Kings County, New York.^[7]; sponsors were: Gerrit Elbertsz Stothof, Annetie Roelofs Schenk.^[3][5]

Marriage

Jan married Jacoba Cornelise Vanderveer in New York in 1704.^{[2][1][3][4][5]}

Death

Jan died on December 29, 1756, in Freehold, New Jersey, when he was 75 years old.^{[2][1][3][3][3][4][5]}

Church Records

Baptism

• 1681 Apr 04 Jan; parents: Willem Gerritsz van Couwenhoven, Jannetje Montfoort; op Midwoud; witnesses: Gerrit Elbertsz Stoothoff, Annetje Roelofs. ^[8]

Will, Abstract of

Jan Kouwenhoven, yeoman of Freehold, Monmouth, NJ, Will 23 Nov 1756 Probate 29 Dec 1756 Freehold, NJ named sons William, Garret, Conrelius, Peter, John, Jacob, Dominicus. Exe son Garret and cousin Ruliff Schenk and cousin Garret Schenck, son of Court. Wits David Williamson, Cornelius Covenhoven and Elbert Williamson. Inventory 8 March 1757 tot 479 pounds 7-6, incl four negros, five pictures, a looking glass, a "salm" book, and bonds of 229 pounds- 11 New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.^[3][5]

Research Notes

LNAB

van Couwenhoven is the surname recorded for Jan's father at Jan's baptism. Quackenbush-118 22:44, 17 June 2017 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Van Couwenhoven Family. https://www.angelfire.com/ny/chickened/vancouwenhovenfamily.htmle here
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ellis, Frank. History of Monmouth county, New Jersey. R. T. Peck & Co.; Philadelphia; 1885 https://archive.org/details/historyofmonmout00elli
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} 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 526. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1987. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48330/images/LongIslandFamII-001557-526?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=295303
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} 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
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Jan Willemszen Van Kouwenhoven, "Brouwer Genealogy Database." Accessed Oct 4, 2023. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/genealogy/p674
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} grant2.ged on 07 February 2011.
7. ↑ FlatbushRDC Bapt. Record: 1681 Apr 10; William Gerritz van Cowenhoven, Jannetie Monfort; Jan; Gerrit Elbertsz Stothof, Annetie Roelofs Schenk.
8. ↑ David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998). via Chris Chester, "The Brouwer Genealogy Database".

• 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
• Beekman, George C., Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth County, New Jersey, page 19, Moreau Bros Publishers; Freehold, NJ; 1901 https://archive.org/details/earlydutchsettle00beek/page/n6/mode/1up
• Elizabeth Berryhill-LaMonda's Family Tree; citing Descendants of Gerritt Jansz Van Kouwenhoven; Jan Willemse Van Kouwenhoven. (accessed 4 Oct 2023). https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~berryhilltree/genealogy/kouwenhoven.htm
• Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm Jan Willemszen Van Kouwenhoven

• NJGS. "Conover, Kowenhoven: Jan Willemse Van Kouwenhoven" njgsbc.org. Accessed 04 Dec 2016. http://njgsbc.org/indexes/bergen-county-families/

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ancestral File Number: 8W69-WM

• Church Records: FLATBUSH, N.Y. Marriages 1677-1757 Baptisms 1677-1754. From 'Flatbush Dutch Church Marriages and Baptisms', Holland Society Yearbook, 1898.

• Source: S-1051710959 Repository: #R-1791176915 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/45964029/family

• https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&section=details&person=LZ2X-YSZ&spouse=LD1X-HGW
• Voorhees, David William , editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998), page 406. Jan; parents: Willem Gerritsz van Couwenhoven, Jannetje Montfoort; op Midwoud; witnesses: Gerrit Elbertsz Stoothoff, Annetje Roelofs.
• Provost, Andrew J. , Early Settlers of Bushwick, Long Island, New York and their Descendants (Darien, CT: A.J. Provost, 1949-1963), p.54.

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011.
• Kouwenhoven-16 was created by Catherine Deiley through the import of Deiley Family Tree.ged on Sep 30, 2014.