Wolfert Gerretse Van Kouvenhoven, the common ancestor of the Couvenhoven, Kouwenhoven or Conover family in this country, emigrated from Anersfoort in the province of Utrecht in Holland in 1630, with the colonists who settled Rensselaerwyck, near Albany, where he was employed by the patroon as superintendent of farms. He afterward resided on Manhattan Island, where he cultivated the company's "Bouwery," or farm No. 6, and in 1657 was enrolled among the burghers of New Amsterdam, and there are land transfers that include his name, showing he acquired considerable property. His children were all born in Holand and came to America with him.
Direct Relations:
married to
Neeltje Jacobsdochtor
Father:
Unknown
Mother:
Unknown
Birth Date:
1584
Birth Place:
The Netherlands
Marriage Date:
1/17/1605
Marriage Place:
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Deceased:
1658
Place of Death:
New Amerstoort, New York
Life Span:
74 Years
Direct Relations:
Relative Relationship:
11 X Great Grandparents of
Ryan and Alyssa Conover (13 generations)
Children of Wolfert Garretse Van Kouwenhoven and Neeltje Jacobsdochtor