Ludovicus Cobes (bef. 1636 - aft. 1686)

Born before 1636 in Herentals, Brabant Province, Belgium

Husband of Aeltje (du Trieux) Pieters — married 1660 in First, Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died after Jul 1686 after age 50 in Schenectady, Albany County, Province of New York

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Biography

Ludovicus Coben (sic) born in Herentals (Brabant) before 1636 & served as notary & treasurer in Albany & Schenectady^[1]

"Lowes Cobes (Ludovicus Cobussen). Court Messenger, 1656, 59, 61, 64, 67. Secretary of Albany, 1668-73. Notary Public, 1673, 76. Schout (chief officer) of Schenectady, 1675, 77, 78, 80."^[2]

Biography from Jonathan Pearson:^[3]

• "LODOVICUS, was b. in Herentals, in Brabant. He was Court Messenger in Beverwyck, as early as 1666; Notary Public and Secretary of Albany, 1668; Secretary of Schenectady in 1677. With Johannes Klein, his son-in-law, he purchased and settled upon the fourth flat, on the north side of the Mohawk above Schenectady. He also had a house lot in the village, on the north corner of Union and Church Streets. After his death, his widow, Alida Pieterse, m. Dirk Ofmulder and resided upon her farm on the fourth flat until 1698, when she leased it to her son-in-law, Tomas Smit "of New England," during his life time, saving that at her death, her granddaughter, Clara Klein was to have two morgens of said land according to the will of her grandfather, Lodovicus Cobes. He had two children, Maria, who m. first, Gerrit Janse, and secondly, Thomas Smit; and a dau. who m. Johannes Klein."

Also from Pearson:^[4]

• "With his son-in-law, Johannes Klein, who married his only daughter Maria, he purchased and occupied the Fourth flat on the north side of the river. This land was conveyed Sept. 26, 1683, by the Mohawk Sakemakers to Arnout Cornelise Vielè of Albany, in consideration of his many labors undertaken for the Indians, and is described as lying over against the Second flat, occupied by Jacobus Peek, and containing 16 or 17 morgens of land. It was called by the natives, wachkeerhoha. Dec. 11, 1684, the patentees of Schenectady conveyed it, together with a lapie by it, to Ludovicus Cobes and Johannes Klein, reserving a yearly rent of one skipple of wheat per morgen. On his death it passed to his widow and daughter Maria Klein.

Research notes: The above 2 excerpts, both from Pearson, provide conflicting information regarding the number of daughters Ludovicus had (two vs. one).

Listing of all Early Proprietors and Patentees of Schenectady, including "Lewis Cobes", living on the North side of the Mohawk River (Glenville), ca. 1664.

Death is post-July 1686, when he served as baptismal witness in Albany Dutch Reformed Church for Ludovicus, son of Jacobus Peek.

Arrival

1656 New Netherland^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herentals#Geboren_in_Herentals
2. ↑ Richard Schermerhorn Jr., "An Early Colonial Manuscript and Biographical Notes Thereon", published in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Record, July 1917: Volume 48, issue 3, p.239:
   • https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/online-records/nygb-record-full-text/566-240
3. ↑ Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800 by Jonathan Pearson (Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1873):
   • http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/firstsettlers/cl_da.html
4. ↑ A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times; by Jonathan Pearson & others (Albany, NY: J. Munsell's Sons, Printers, 1883), pp.103-4:
   • http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/patent/cobes.html
5. ↑ Source: #S-2065115595 Page: Place: New Netherland; Year: 1656; Page Number: 110. Note: http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pili354&h=1627657&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Arrival date: 1656 Arrival place: New Netherland APID: 1,7486::1627657

• Van Laer, Arnold J. F. Minutes of the Court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck, 1652-1656. Vol. I. Albany: University of the State of New York, 1920.

• Pearson, Jonathan. Contributions for the genealogies of the descendants of the first settlers of the patent and city of Schenectady, from 1662 to 1800. Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell, 1873. 45-46.

• Source: S-2065115595 Repository: #R-2137934464 Title: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Gale Research Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed.. Passeng Note: APID: 1,7486::0 Repository: R-2137934464 Name: Ancestry.ca Address: http://www.Ancestry.ca Note:

• Source: S-2065115617 Repository: #R-2137934464 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
  • https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/15988137/family

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Cobes-2 created through the import of Smith_Wood Family Tree.ged on Feb 22, 2012 by Brock Smith.