Cornelia Janse Middagh

http://records.ancestry.com/cornelia_jans_cowenhoven_records.ashx?p... Cornelia Jans Cowenhoven

"Born in Brooklyn, on 1671 to Jan Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and Gerardina De Sille. Cornelia Jans married Gerret Middagh and had 4 children. She passed away on 1710"

Daughter of Jan Gerritse and Gerardina de Sille. Lincoln C. Cocheu, "The Van Kouwenhoven-Conover Family", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.70-71,81-83 (1939-40, 1950-52): 71:70.

Cornelia Janse Van Kouwenhoven was born circa 1671 (assumes age of 20 at time of marriage).

She married Gerrit Aertsen Middagh, son of Aert Anthonize Middagh and Brecktje Hanse, at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 25 September 1691. Ibid. 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), page 273. Gerret Aersse Middagh, youngman and Cornelia Couwenoven, young lady, both residing at Brooklyn.

Witnessed the baptism of Brechje Remsen , daughter of Abraham Remsen and Antje Aertse Middagh, on 7 December 1707 at Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (witnesses Jacob Remse, Cornelia Middagh). A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 152. Brechje; parents: Abram Remse, Anna.

Cornelia Janse Van Kouwenhoven is named in her husband's will on 8 September 1709 appointed as an executor. Will dated 8 September 1709 proved 21 Sep 1710. Gerrit Middagh, of Brookland in Queens County (sic). I leave to my wife Cornelia all houses and lands during her life, and after her decease to my two sons John and Albert, and they are to pay to their two sisters, Bruchse and Dinah, £100 each; my eldest son John is to have £5 for his birthright. I appoint my wife and Dirck brinkerhoff and Hans Bergrand executors. New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. II 1708-1728), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1893), page 56. Abstracting Lib. 7, p. 615. Gerrit Middagh.

Children by Gerrit Aertsen Middagh b. ca. 1666, d. between 11 Sep 1709 and 21 Sep 1710: Brechtje Middagh b. 27 Aug 1692 Jan Middagh b. 13 Aug 1693 Lincoln C. Cocheu, "The Van Kouwenhoven-Conover Family", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.70-71,81-83 (1939-40, 1950-52): 71:275.

Dina Middagh b. 9 May 1697 A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 138. Dina; parents: Gerrit Middach, Cornelia Middach.

Aert Middagh b. 9 Mar 1707 A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 151. Aert; parents: Gerridt Middagh, Cornelia.

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