Wolfert Gerritsen
van Couwenhoven
Alternate First Name(s)
Wolphert
Alternate Last Name(s)
Gerritse van Couwenhoven
ID
1609,000,109
Gender
Male
Birth Date
1579-05-01
Birth Date Notes
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Death Date
1662
Occupation(s)
Spouses | Marriages
| Spouse | Marriage |
|---|---|
| Neeltje Janse Jacobdochter (ID: 1609,000,238) | 1609,000,109 - 1609,000,238 Van Couwenhoven - Jacobdochter |
Ancestor Notes
Director of Bouweries for Kiliaen van Rensselaer in 1630, he managed farms in New Netherland, both at Rensselaerswyck and Fort Orange until 1632. He was granted a land patent on Long Island, which became the plantation "Achervelt"; later it served as the founding of the town of New Amersfoort, named after Gerritse's original home.[3] Today the area is known as Flatlands. Neeltje Janse Jacobdochter, his wife helped him to settle on Long Island at a farm he named New Amserfoort.
1654- Schepen of New Amsterdam
1653-Commisioner for New Netherlands to the States General
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