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Wolphert Gerretse
Wolphert Gerretse (1 May 1579–1662), also known as Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and Wolfert Gerritsen Van Couwenhoven, was an original patentee, director of bouweries (farms), and a founder of the New Netherlands colony;〔("A century of banking in New York" ), p. 82; retrieved 25 October 2009.〕 founder of the first European settlement on Long Island, New Amersfoort,〔("Scannell New Jersey's First Citizens" ), p. 99; retrieved 25 October 2009.〕 and a Schepen of New Amsterdam in 1654. "He played an active role in laying the foundations of the communities of Manhattan, Albany, Rensselaer, and Brooklyn."〔"Wolfert Gerritsen Van Couwenhoven and the Founding of New York," Journal of Long Island History 15:5–22, by Morton Wagman, 1979.〕
Some descendants of Wolphert anglicized the surname "Van Kouwenhoven" to "Conover," as well as "Crownover", with Benjamin Conover (born 1822) being the first direct descendent (7th generation) to use "'Conover'" as his surname.〔Rhinebeck Lutheran Church Records, Rhinebeck, NJ and Tombstone Records of Cazenovia Cemetery, NY〕
==Early life==
Wolphert was born on 1 May 1579 in Amersfoort, Netherlands,〔("Keeping Up With The Joneses" ), Jones NY History; retrieved 25 October 2009.〕 one of three sons of Gerrit Wolfert Suype Van Kouwenhoven and his wife, Styne Sara Roberts.〔("First Record Book" ), Society of the Daughters of Holland Dames, p. 103; retrieved 25 October 2009.〕
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