Pieter (Wolfertszen) van Couwenhoven (1614 - abt. 1699)

Born 1614 in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Hester (Symons) Sijmons — married 2 Dec 1640 in New Amsterdam (New York), New Netherland

Husband of Aeltje Sybrants — married 22 Nov 1665 in Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam, New York

Descendants

Died about 1699 at about age 85 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York

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Biography

Name

Peter VanCouwenhoven ^[1] also Pieter Wolphertse Couwenhoven ^[2] also Pieter Wolphertsen Van couwenhoven, Pieter Van Kouwenhoven also Name: Pieter Wolfertsen /Van Couwenhoven/^[3] also Peter (Peter Wolfersel) VanCouwenhoven

Pieter Wolfertsen /Van Couwenhoven/^[4]

Lieutenant Pieter Wolphertse "Peter" Van Kouwenhoven aka Van Couwenhoven^[5]

Birth

1614, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands ^[4][5]

1614 in Dutch Reformed Church, Amersfoort, Utrecht Province, Netherlands

Marriages

1. Marriage Dec 2, 1640 Pieter Wolfertszen, j. In. Van Amersfoort, en Hester Simons, Van Amsterdam, Wede. Van Jacques de Vernuis^[6] (some mentioned her as Hester Symons Daws, no sources ) ^[7]
2. Aeltje Sibrants — married November 22, 1665 in Reformed Dutch Church of New Amsterdam
3. Josyntje Jans Thomas — married May 19, 1699 in New York

Death

America ^[5]

abt 1675 New York

1689 New York, USA ^[4]

1689 in Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey, United States or in New York, United States / Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Notes

(Maria is Wikitree Du_Trieux-45) Transcript of the court document whereby Pieter formally adopts his out-of-wedlock daughter Aeltje (du Trieux) Pieters: I, the undersigned Pieter Wolphersen, hereby acknowledge for myself, my heirs and successors that this day, date underwritten, I have adopted, as I do hereby adopt, Aeltjem Pieters van Couwenhoven, my own daughter, whom I have begotten and procreated by Maria de Truy (du Trieux), promising therefore that from this date I shall do by the above-named, my daughter, as a god fearing father is bound and ought to do by his own legitimate daughter; therefore, I hereby discharge and release Cornelis Volckersen, husband and guardian of the aforesaid Maria de Truy, from all charges and responsibilities incidental to the bringing up of a child till she becomes of age; I, Pieter Wolphersen, promising to look after the child, to let her learn to read and to bring her up according to my means. Furthermore, if I do not beget any children by my present wife, the above named child shall be my rightful heiress and inheritrix, as if she were duly begotten in lawful wedlock, and if it happens that children be begotten by me and my wife, the above named Aeltjen Pieters shall receive, like the legitimate children on my side, a just child's portion of all such goods, means and effects as it shall please the Lord God Almighty to bestow on me. Requesting that this may have effect before all courts, I have signed this without fraud in the presence of the subscribing witnesses hereto invited. Done, the 7th day of January 1642. This is x the mark of Pieter Wolphersen Jacob Couwenhoven Philippe du Trieux
Acknowledged before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, Secretary. ^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Linda James, Wednesday, July 17, 2013.
2. ↑ Entered by William Hauser.
3. ↑ Source: S3 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: R2 Page: Ancestry Family Tree
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: S1 Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Pieter Wolphersen, Text: Record for Aeltje Pieters Van Couwenhoven
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} from Van Kouwenhoven-9
6. ↑ Source: Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Vol. 01 Marriages
7. ↑ Collegiate Church, Ecclesiastical Records, Baptisms, Members, Marriages, 1639-1774 Ancestry interactive 6961
8. ↑ New York Historical Documents; New Netherland Institute; Register of the Provincial Secretary 1642-1647
9. ↑ Geni.com Pieter Wolphertse van Couwenhoven

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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ancestral File : Ancestral File Number: 1G68-SFJ : Ancestral File Number: 8VPS-H4
• Descendants of Noah Conover
• Descendants of Wolfert Gerretse Van Couwenhoven

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jon Myers for creating WikiTree profile Van Couwenhoven-30 through the import of MYERS-EVEY Family WikiTree.ged on Apr 18, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jon and others.
• Thank you to Linda James for creating VanCouwenhoven-20 on 17 Jul 13.
• This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011.
• Thanks to William Hauser for entering this profile.
• This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011.
• Pieter is the child of Wolfert Cowenhoven and Neeltgen Jacobs. Entered by Wilfred Vasile, Jun 29, 2012
• Wilfred Vasile, Entered by Wilfred Vasile, Jun 29, 2012. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Wilfred and others.
• WikiTree profile VanCouwenhoven-7 created through the import of FISCUS Family Tree.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Liisa Small. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Liisa and others.
• The WikiTree profile VanCouwenhoven-10 created through the import of Smith_Wood Family Tree.ged on Feb 22, 2012 by Brock Smith. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brock and others.
• The WikiTree profile Van Kouwenhoven-9 was created by X Gorby on Jan 22, 2013. (No sources given.)
• Thank you to Jann Hunt for creating WikiTree profile Van Couwenhoven-31 through the import of JANN2_2013-07-06b_2013-07-11.ged on Jul 11, 2013.
• Van Couwenhoven-42 was created by Cole Aubrey through the import of aubrey-2 (2).ged on Jul 7, 2014.
• Thank you to Ginny Sharp for creating WikiTree profile Van Couwenhoven-32 through the import of Sharp Family_2013-07-26.ged on Jul 27, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ginny and others.
• Beryl Meehan inserted the text of the adoption and the original source viz NY Historical Documents at 10 April 2017.
• VanCouwenhoven-27 was created by Catherine Deiley through the import of Deiley Family Tree.ged on Sep 30, 2014