Wolphert Gerretse
Politician
1579 – 1662
Who was Wolphert Gerretse?
Wolphert Gerretse, also known as Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and Wolfert Gerritsen Van Couwenhoven, was an original patentee, director of bouweries, and a founder of the New Netherlands colony; founder of the first European settlement on Long Island, New Amersfoort, 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."
Some descendants of Wolphert anglicized the surname "Van Kouwenhoven" to "Conover," as well as "Crownover", with Benjamin Conover being the first direct descendent to use "'Conover'" as his surname.
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