Jacob Wolphertse van Couwenhoven

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Notes for Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven:

Came to New Amsterdam as a teenager (see Russell Shorto's book {note below})

Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven was born in 1615 at Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven was the son of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and Neeltgen Jacobsdochter. Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven and Hester Jansen were intended in marriage Jacobus Couwenhoven of Amersfoort residing in the Jonge Roelen Alley, 22 years old, assisted by his uncle Rutgert Jansz, parents still living, marries Hester Jans of Haarlem, 22 years old, living on the Princes' Canal with her mother Lijsbert Setten.

He signes: Jacobus Couwenhoven on November 14, 1637 at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven married Hester Jansen, daughter of Lijsbet Setten, on December 1, 1637 at New Church, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands; Married by Domine Gelldorpus (Bible). Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven married Magdaleentje Jacobs Van Amsterdam on September 26, 1655. Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven died before April 21, 1670. Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven died in 1673 or 1674 at New Amsterdam, New York County, New York.

Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven was also known as Jacob Worlfertsen Van Kouwenhoven. Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven was also known as Jacob Van Couwenhoven. Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven was also known as Jacob

Van Kouwenhoven. The Inventory of Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven was taken on April 21, 1670.

Children of Jacob Wolphertse Van Kouwenhoven and Hester Jansen:

Neeltje Jacobse Van Kouwenhoven+ (September 18, 1639 - )

Johannes Jacobse Van Kouwenhoven+ (May 11, 1641 - )

Lysbeth Van Kouwenhoven (August 30, 1643 - )

Aeltje Jacobse Van Couwenhoven+ (August 20, 1645 - )

(Unknown) Van Kouwenhoven (March 6, 1647 - March 7, 1647)

Petronella Jacobse Van Couwenhoven+ (May 7, 1648 - before 1674)

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See: The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America ISBN 0-385-50349-0 (New York, Doubleday, 2004). Russell Shorto go to the index for citation on Jacob Van Cowenhoven. (I am assuming that this is the same man)

• signed the Remonstrance that convinced Stuyvesant to surrender New Netherland to the British in 1664.

• had land on the Wallabout Bay; just downstream from the Rapalje property. See MAGNIFIED VERSION

He also owned property on Manhattan: see I. N. Phelps Stokes' Castello Plan with notes page 304-305 (sourced here)

16 American Jewish Historical Society “Joseph ď Acosta, whose name appears as one of the prin- cipal shareholders, is no doubt identical with the one of that name who came to New Amsterdam apparently in August, 1655, when he appears for the first time in the records in a suit against the skipper of the Spotted Cow for damages to his goods.14 He is undoubtedly the same Joseph ď Acosta of Amsterdam who is spoken of as the brother of the celebrated Uriël Acosta.15 He appears in December, 1655, as leasing a house in New Amsterdam from Michiel de Carreman for one year from July 1, 1656, at an annual rental of 250 guilders. The house adjoined that of Jacob Wolphertsen van Couwen- hoven. A copy of the lease, which was witnessed by Isaque Israel, is given in the Appendix. He apparently was not here in July, 1655, when the Jews petitioned for the purchase of a burying ground, as will be referred to further on, as his name is not signed to that”

"Wolphert's second son Jacob, born about 1612, was taken into the Dutch West India Company by Governor Van Twiller and became a tobacco planter and brewer. Jacob married Hester Jansen in Amsterdam, Holland, on December 1, 1636 and they were parents of six children. In 1643 Jacob and David de Vries volunteered to go to the Rockaway Convention to spend the night with the Indians to make peace. Ever the businessman, Jacob was an "inveterate speculator", determined to build the largest brewery in New Amsterdam. He was forced by the Schout in 1656 to sell some of his properties to pay his debts. Nevertheless, Jacob was a respected leader in the town, being named for three years one of the " Nine Men" whom the Dutch West India Company let help rule the settlement.In 1664 he was licensed by Governor Nichols to trade in his sloop with the Indians along the Hudson River. On July 3, 1643, the West India Company granted land to Jacob in Brooklyn on the East River including what is the Brooklyn Navy Yard, City Park and the Fifth Ward. In 1649 and 1650, under Peter Stuyvesant, Jacob was a member of the Court of Arbitrators. In June of 1649 Jacob was sent to Holland as one of three men to represent New Netherlands at the Hague. Jacob lived until 1670."

Source: The Founding of the Van Kouwenhoven Family in America (see Media: Documents).