Jan Gerretse van Couwenhoven

1639 - Abt 1724  (85 years)

• Name	Jan Gerretse van Couwenhoven  [1, 2]
  Birth	1639	Flatlands, Long Island, New York   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1724  [5]
  Person ID	I16741	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of JTS
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Garret Wolfertse van Couwenhoven,   b. Abt 1610, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands d. Abt 1645, Flatlands, Long Island, New York (Age ~ 35 years)
  Mother	Aeltje Cornelis Cool   d. Bef 21 Jul 1683
  Marriage	Abt 1635	Flatlands, Long Island, New York   [5]
  Family ID	F10504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gerdientje de Sille,   b. 10 Feb 1642, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  Marriage	18 May 1670  [5]
  Children	+ 1. Aeltjie Couwenhoven   d. 9 Mar 1740, Flushing, Long Island, New York + 2. Gerret van Kouwenhoven,   b. Abt 1676, Brooklyn, Kings, New York d. Between 16 Apr 1711 and 3 Nov 1712 (Age ~ 35 years)
  Family ID	F10468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Recorded as a member of the Reformed Dutch church of Brooklyn in 1677 and 1685. Resided at Brooklyn ferry. "On the settlement of his father's estate, he was allowed more than his brother on account of his being lame." [Register in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, citation details below.]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1569] The Annals of Newtown in Queens County, New-York by James Riker, Jr. New York: D. Fanshaw, 1852. [S1764] Catharine T. R. Mathews, "The De Sille Family of Holland." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 34:24, Jan 1903. [S1571] Register in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N. Y. by Teunis G. Bergen. New York: S. W. Green's Son, 1881. [S1765] The Conover Family by Charles Hopkins Conover. Frankford, Philadelphia: Martin & Allardyce, 1912. [S3097] Lincoln C. Cocheu, "The Van Kouwenhoven-Conover Family." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 70:230, 70:353, 1939; 71:69, 71:157, 71:273, 71:365, 1940; 81:123, 81:172, 81:225, 1950; 82:34, 82:89, 82:175, 82:211, 1951.