Individual Details

When Jacob married in 1637, he used the name Jacobus Couwenhoven:
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 Lijsbet Setten. Signed: Jacob Couwenhoven

Jacob ran a brewery. His first wife, Hester, left a will dated 20 Apr 1653, and he married 2nd on 26 Sep 1655 to Magdaleentje Jacobs van Amsterdam. She married again on 20 Jun 1675 to Henricus Van Dyck. Jacob is said to be buried in the old graveyard of New Amsterdam on the West side of Broadway.

Birth	1612
Death	Bef 20 Jun 1675

Father	Wolfert Gerritse Van Couwenhoven (1584 - 1662)
Mother	Neeltgen Jacobsdr ( - 1656)
Sibling	Gerrit Wolfertsz Van Couwenhoven (1610 - 1645)
Sibling	Pieter Van Couwenhoven (1614 - )