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Monmouth Dutch church in 1709, is supposed to be one of his daughters. One of his younger sons, Conradt, set- tled in Somerset county of this state as early as 1714, and is the ancestor of the "Barcalows" there, as they generally spell their names. I have, however, an original receipt in my possession given 130 years ago, which is signed by "Dan- iel Barricklo." It is his genuine signa-
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ture and shows another of the many ways the name has been spelled. The following is a true copy: "1770, April 25, then received from Cornelius Ten- Broeck the sum of seventeen pounds, light money, being in full for a yoke of oxen, I say, received by me. Daniel Barricklo." Another son of the first emigrant who was born at Flatbush, Long Island, and learned the weaver's trade was Derrick. He married on Long Island, September 11, 1709, Janetje VanArsdalen, and soon after removed to Monmouth county, for both of them are named as members of the Dutch church here in 1711. He seems to have been among the active workers in this church, and was made an elder in 1739. He died in 1744 before all his children had arrived at age. The minutes of the Monmouth courts show that he was on the grand jury in January term of 1735, and several times afterwards. His name is here spelled "Derk Barkelo."
In Book E of Deeds, page 336. etc., Monmouth clerk's office, is record of a deed from Thomas Foreman and Mary, his wife, of Freehold township, to "Derrick Barcalow" of same township, dated April 15, 1719, conveying in fee 90 acres in same township. It is gen- erally described as bounded on the north by the Burlington road, south and west by John Oakerson's lands, and east by two ditches and a run of water. Passequenecke brook is also mentioned in this description. It was part of a tract conveyed to Thomas Foreman by deed from John Oakerson dated May 1, 1710.
Jacob Laen and John Sutven (Sut- phen) are the witnesses.
The records of the Monmouth Dutch church show that Derrick Barkalow and Jane VanArsdalen, his wife, had the following children baptized :
Alke (Aeltje) Oct. 1, 1710: m. Jan, son of Jan Pieterse Wyckoff and Neeltje Williamse Couwenhoven, his wife.
Elizabeth, bapt. May 11, 1712; m. about 1735, Ryck Suydam. Her name is entered on church records as a communicant in 1740, as follows: "Elizabeth Borckloo, wife of Reik Zedam." She had the following children bap- tized: Elizabeth, Dec. 20, 1736 ; Ryke, Sept. 10, 1738, and Jannetje, May 24, 1741.
Wilm (William) bapt. Jan. 16, 1714: m. Dec. 2, 1737, Aeltje, daughter of Aert (Arthur) Williamson and Annetje Couwenhoven, his wife. Only two of their children were bap- tized: Jannetje Sept. 4, 1738, and Aert, Aug. 10. 1740. Soon after this last date he removed to Upper Freehold and settled on a tract of land there, where he lived until his death sometime in 1766. After removing to Upper Freehold he seems to have lost all connection with the church of his forefathers. The dis-
tance perhaps was the cause. His name ap- pears as a landowner in Upper Freehold town- ship in an assessment made in 1755, while his two brothers, Daniel and Cornelius, are named as freeholders the same year in Lower Freehold.
Cornelius, bapt. Nov. 17, 1717 ; m. Nov. 10. 1743, Jannetje, daughter of Stephen Aumack and Jannetje Janse, bis wife. He purchased a large tract of land in the southern part of Freehold township. It lay on both sides of the present line between Freehold and Howell townships. It was partly bounded by Squan brook. Here he lived and died, but I do not know where he was buried. A number of his descendants have owned and lived on part of these lands down to the present day. He and his descendants drifted away from the Dutch church, because of the distance, I suppose. The last recorded connection with the church in which his father had been a zealous mem- ber and prominent officer was the baptism of a daughter named Jannetje, June 27, 1756. He had three sons baptized before, viz: Derk, April 16, 1745; Stephanus July 24, 1748, and Johannes March 24, 1751. His name appears as a grand juror at a court held at Freehold July 1781. He and his two sons, Stephen and John, were members of the league for protec- tion and retaliation formed by the patriotic citizens of Monmouth during the dark and terrible days of the Revolution. See page 373 of Barber & Howe's Hist. Coll., of N. J. His son Stephen, is said to have been one of the most active and resolute of the men who served under Col. Asher Holmes. He was in the battle of Germantown and distinguished himself by his coolness and courage. This story was re-published by the late Edwin Salter on page 24 of Old Times in Old Mon- mouth, and is entitled "Jersey Blue at the Battle of Germantown. Barkalow of Old Mon- mouth." Stephen Barkalow must have prized his gun highly for in his will on record in the Monmouth Surrogate's office it is the first article mentioned. He bequeaths this gun and accouterments to Stephen, son of his son David.
Daniel, bapt. Jan. 1, 1720; m. Oct. 17, 1744, Annetje, daughter of Johannes Luyster and Lucretia Brower, t his wife, who was baptized April 8, 1725. Daniel Barkalow had only one of his children baptized. This was Jannetje, Dec. 29, 1745. 1 e died June 28, 1795, aged 74 ys., 6 mos., 12 d., according to his tomb- stone in the old graveyard at East Freehold.
Maria, bapt. Aug. 5, 1722; m. about 1743. first Abraham Sutven, (Sutphen) ; had two children baptized: Antje, May 6, 1744, and Jacob, June 17, 1749. Married second, Anthon- ius Holzart (Hulshart) about 1754, and had one child Jacques, bapt. Oct. 30, 1756.
Helena, bapt. Dec. 17, 1723 ; m. Isaac Voor- hees, and had a child Derrick, bapt. June 22, 1755, who removed to Ohio, and was grand- father of Hon. Daniel Voorhees of Indiana, the famous orator known as the "Tall sycamore of the Wabash." Another son, David, born Dec. 4, 1757, removed to Somerset county, N. J.
Janeka (Jannetje) bapt. Jan. 21, 1727; m. about 1755, Isaac Sutvan, and had one child, Lea, bapt. May 16, 1756.
William, eldest son of Derrick, set- tled in what is now the township of
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Upper Freehold, and had several sons and daughters, but I am unable to give the names of all of them.
Tobias Polhemus, a citizen of Upper Freehold, made his will November 26, 1780. It was proved January 22, 1781, and recorded at Trenton, N. J. He men- tions his daughter Sarah as wife of "Ort" (Aert) Barkalow and a grandson named Tobias Barkalow. This Ort Barkalow I think, is the same person heretofore named as baptized August 10, 1740, as Aert (Arthur). In Book P of Deeds, p. 62, etc., Monmouth records, is record of a deed dated April 17, 1767. from Arthur (Aert) Barkalow to Rich- ard (Derrick) Barkalow, his brother. Both are described as residents of Upper Freehold, and the lands conveyed are situate in that township, beginning at a stake 12 links from southwest corner of a plantation formerly belonging to Leffert Leffertson, deceased, and is bounded on one side by Doctor's creek. After a particular description by chains and links, the following general boun- daries are given : 215 acres bounded southerly by lands of Richard James and Michael Mount; easterly by lands of Joseph Grover and Luke DeWitt, northerly by lands of Elisha Lawrence. and westerly by other lands of said Arthur Barkalow.
In Book Q of Deeds, p. 28, is recorded a deed dated April 1, 1805, from Ann Tapscott, (late Ann Barkalow) and James Tapscott, her husband, James Baird and Joseph James, executors of Richard (Derrick) Barcalow, deceased, of Upper Freehold, to Thomas Potts of same township. For a consideration of $13,129.80, a tract in that township is conveyed, and described as being a part of a larger tract conveyed to William Barcalow, deceased, by deed dated April 3d. 1764, from the heirs of Leffert Leffertson,# deceased. It is therein stated that William Barcalow had died intestate, and the lands described in this deed to Potts, descended to his son Arthur as an heir-at-law. That Arthur Barcalow had paid certain sums to his brothers and sisters, and also by deed dated April 17, 1767, (deed aforesaid in Book P. p. 62, etc.), quit claimed to his brother Richard (Derrick) the tract
now conveyed to Potts. The said Richard Barcalow by his will dated March 14, 1803, directed his executors to sell this tract containing 218.83 acres.
Ann Tapscott, the widow of said Richard but now wife of James Tap- scott joins in the deed with executors to relinquish her thirds or dower right. In Book M of Deeds, p. 283, etc., Mon- mouth records, is a deed showing that
Arthur Barcalow on April 2, 1801, con- veyed those lands which he inherited from his father, to Jacob Couwenhoven of Lower Freehold. It describes these lands as beginning at southwest corner of Derrick ( Richard ) Barcalow's lands, and containing 220 acres, and the said grantor was then residing on this prop- erty. The Jacob Couwenhoven named in the deed was well known throughout Monmouth county as "Farmer Jacob." His will was proved Nov. 15, 1825, and recorded at Freehold in Book B of Wills, p. 466, etc. He devised his prop- erty equally to his two sons, Hendrick and Garret, who were his only children. He and his wife, Mary Schanck, are buried in Schanck-Couwenhoven ceme- tery, Pleasant Valley. Garret, his younger son, married Alice, daughter of Tobias Hendricksons and Rebecca Coward his wife, and removed to Upper Freehold township. He perhaps resided on this farm which Arthur Barcalow sold to his father.
Garret Couwenhoven's wi'l was prov- ed January 14, 1832, and recorded at Freehold in Book C of Wills, p. 247. His sons-in law, James Ivins and Thomas Meirs are named as executors. He and his wife are interred in yard of "Old Yellow Meeting House" known in early days as "the Crosswicks Baptist Church." His headstone gives date of his death as Dec. 21, 1831, aged 56 yrs., 7 m., I d. Alice Hendrickson his wife, is buried by him. She died Au- gust 20, 1855, aged 80 yrs., 5 m., 7 d. Their son Jacob, who died when 28 years old, and their daughter Cath- arine. wife of William Meirs who died when 20, are interred near them.
William Barcalow, the first settler of the name in Upper Freehold, purchased those lands which descended to his children from Joseph Aplin, William Miller, and the heirs at law of Leffert Lefferson. The above is all the know- ledge I have of the "Barcalows" who have lived in that part of Monmouth county.
^In Book E of Deeds, p. 334, etc., Monmonth clerk's office, is a record of a deed from John Lawrence and Rachel his wife, of Freehold township, to "Aert (Arthur) Williamson of Flatlands in Kings county, on the island of Nassau," dated Jannary 3, 1718, for 370 acres in Freehold township, and described as the most part of a tract called "Cooper's Neck," and beginning at a corner of land formerly Governor Laurie's, and bounded S. W. partly by lands of Nicholas Lake and partly by lands formerly Isaac Bryans ; S. E. by the "brook that parts it from Colts Neck :" E. by lands of Peter Nevins (Nevius), and N. E. by unsur- veyed lands. "Derick Barkeloo," William Law-
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rence, Jr., and Ruleph Schenck are witnesses. William Lawrence, Jr., seems to have done considerable conveyancing for the people at that time and later. His spelling of Dutch names in deeds and wills, etc., had much to do with making several surnames from one. His spelling went on the public records, and in the course of time became a guide or pre- cedent for later generations.
Aert Williamson and Annetje his wife be- came communicants in the Dutch church of Monmouth in 1717.
"The following inscriptions were taken by Mrs. Lydia H. S. Conover in June, 1899, from headstones in the family burying ground of the Luysters at Holland, in Holmdel township :
Johannis Luyster, [sou of Cornelius Luyster and Sarah Catharine Nevius, his wife] d. Jan. 29, 1756, aged 64 y, 10 m, 7 d.
Lucretia Brower [wife of above and daugh- ter of John Brower]d. Apr. 12, 1771, aged 83 y, 4 m. Johannis Luyster was born at Flat- bush. L. I., March 22, 1691; m. Lucretia Brower April 10, 1716. His grandfather, Peter Cornelius Luyster, imigrated from Hol- land in 1656 and settled at Flatbush, L. I.
Sarah Luyster [daughter of above and wife of Ryek Suydam] d. Sept. 7, 1764, aged 47 y, 5 m.
Johannis Luyster, Jr., [son of Johannis Luy- ster and Lucretia Brower above] d. Sept. 7, 1766, aged 43 y, 3 m, 13 d.
Lucretia Luyster [daughter of Johannis Luyster and Lucretia Brower] d. Mar. 26, 1792, aged 65 y, 6 m, 26 d.
Cornelius Luyster [son of Johannis and Lucretia Luyster aforesaid] d. Oct. 7, 1792, aged 71 y, 9 m, 24 d.
Arinthia Couwenhoven [daughter of William Couwenhoven and Arinthia Bennett, his wife and first wife of Cornelius Luyster aforesaid] d. Apr. 16, 1769, aged 46 y, 1 m, 2 d.
Margaret VanDerbelt [daughter of Aris Janse Vanderbilt and Jannetje Cornelise Cou- wenhoven and second wife of Cornelius Luy- ster aforesaid], d. Nov. 24, 1816, aged 85 y. 10 days.
Sarah Vanderbilt d. May 19, 1812, aged 75 y, 3 m, 16 d.
Peter Luyster [son of Johannis Luyster and Lucretia Brower, aforesaid] d. Feb. 12, 1810, aged 90 y, 9 m, 7 d.
Anne Luyster, [wife of Peter Luyster afore- said] d. Nov. 23, 1799, aged 73 y, 10 m, 15 d.
Lucretia, [daughter of Peter and Anne Luys- ter aforesaid] d. Dec. 29, 1838, aged 78 y. 4 m. 16 d.
John P. Luyster d. Sept. 11, 1848, aged 84 y, 9 m., 12 d.
Anne Couwenhoven b. Sept. 18, 1764, daugh- ter of Matthias and Williampe Couwenhoven], wife of John P. Luyster, d. Nov. 6, 1853, aged 88 y., 1 m. 18 d.
Anne Luyster d. Nov. 1, 1862, aged 69 y., 3 m. 20 d.
Willempe Luyster b. Aug. 7, 1791, [daugh- ter of John P. Luyster and Anne Couwen- hoven his wifel, d. Dec. 12, 1875, aged 84 y., 5 m. 3 d.
Jane Luyster d. Sept. 12, 1862, aged 60 y., 5 m. 28 d.
Sarah Luyster, b. July 12, 1795, [daughter of John P. Luyster and Aune Couwenhoven, his wife], m. May 8, 1816. William D. Hen- drickson : d. Oct. 15, 1821, aged 26 y., 3 m. 3 d.
William D. Hendrickson [son of Daniel Hen- drickson and Elizabeth Stephenson, his wife] d. Jau. 14, 1823, aged 30 y, 2 m, 15 d.
Peter Luyster, b. June 18, 1806, [son of John P. Luyster and Annie Couwenhoven, his wife] d. Dec. 1. 1875, aged 68 y, 8 m.
Miranda Suydam [wife of said Peter Luy- ster] d. Oct. 24, 1855, aged 47 y, 6 m, 24 d. Sarah Luyster [daughter of Peter Luyster and Miranda Suydam, his wife] d. May 22. 1850, aged 19 y, 6 m, 21 d.
John P. Luyster [son of Peter Luyster and Miranda Suydam, his wife] d. Mar. 26. 1858, aged 17 y, 10 m.
John C. Luyster [son of Cornelius Luyster ] d. Oct. 28, 1847, aged 75 y. 11 m, 21 d.
Catharine [wife of John C. Luyster afore- said] d. Nov. 18, 1864, aged 77 y. 11 m, 26 d. John Brower, d. Feb. 2, 1800. aged 36 y. 2 m, 27 d.
Hendrick Brower, d. Feb. 12, 1802, aged 67 y. Abigail Hunt, d. Jan. 14, 1827, aged 81 y. 11 m, 11 d.
Garret Brower, d. Apr. 28, 1826, aged 34 y, 2 m, 15 d.
Lucretia Luyster [daughter of John P. Luy- ster] consort of Garret Brower d. Feb. 26. 1874, aged 76 y, 6 m.
Anne Snyder, d. March 9, 1816, aged 39 y. 5 m, 22 d.
Allette Snyder, d. Sept. 13, 1815, aged 36 y. 3 m, 6 d.
Catharine Snyder, d. March 21, 1859, aged 62 y.
Christopher Snyder, d. March 30, 1797, aged 50 y, 5 m, 17 d.
Sarah Luyster, d. Oct. 7, 1835, aged 77 y. 5 m, 27 d.
Jacob H. Aumack d. April 6, 1861, aged 78 y, 9 m, 2 d.
Francinkey, wife of Jacob H. Aumack, d. Feb. 21, 1832, aged 39 y. 11 m, 5 d.
Eleanor Stephenson d. Feb. 24, 1847, aged 55 y.
#Leffert Leffertson was a son of Auke Lef- ferts and Mary TenEyck, his wife. Baptized October 14, 1711, married Jannetje, daughter of Aert Williamson, and died on his farm in Upper Freehold township, August 4, 1755. His daughter Mary married Tobias, son of Johan- nes Polhemus and Annetje TenEyck, his wife. His son, Auckey Leffertson, married Sarah, daughter of Garret Garretse Schenck and Jan- netje Covenhoven, his wife. This last couple are buried in yard of Brick church, Marlboro.
Tobias Polhemus of Upper Freehold, made his will November 26, 1780, proved January 22, 1781, recorded at Trenton. Mentions sons John, Nathaniel and Joseph ; grandson John. son of his son Daniel ; son Leffert or Lefferts : daughter Sarah, wife of Ort Barkalow : Tobias Barkalow, grandson ; daughters Hannah, Cath- erine. Jane and Mary ; sons Tobias, Benjamin and Arthur.
§Tobias Hendrickson was a son of Guisbert (Gilbert) Hendrickson and Elizabeth Polhemus his wife, of Upper Freehold township. Eliza- beth Polhemus was baptized August 13, 1710, and was a daughter of Johannes Polhemus and Anuetje TenEyck, his wife. Tobias had been named for his maternal grandfather, Tobias TenEyck of Brooklyn, L. I.
Tobias Fendrickson and Rebeka Coward, his wife, lived aud died ou a farm in Upper Freehold, and are buried in yard of "Old Yel-
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low Meeting House," known in old times as the "Crosswicks Baptist church." It was or- ganized in 1766 by certificate from the Baptist congregation of Middletown.
Joseph Holmes, Jonathan Holmes and 39 other members of Middletown Baptist church residing in and about Crosswicks, desire to organize a church there and are authorized to constitute a church and are dismissed from this congregation of which they are members in full communion. Signed at Middletown. April 5, 1766. Part for whole : JAMES PEW.
JOHN CHASEY,
GEORGE TAYLOR. RICHARD CRAWFORD, ABEL MORGAN,
JAMES MOTT,
GARRET WALL. OBADIAH HOLMES,
THOMAS GROVER. EDWARD TAYLOR.
Inscriptions on tombstone of Tobias Hen- drickson gives date of death May 25, 1811. aged 70 yrs, 11 mos, 2 d. His wife died June 6. 1815, aged 72 yrs, 7 mos, 10 d. Two of their sons are also buried here, viz; Samuel and Gilbert.
Samuel Hendrickson died March 13, 1813. aged 44 yrs. 1 m, 3 d. His wife, Alckey, died March 2, 1828, aged 58 yrs, 1 m, 17 d.
Gilbert Hendrickson died February 21, 1837, aged 72 yrs, 6 mos, 13 d. His wife Allis ( Alice) died January 23, 1852, aged 84 yrs, 2 m.
Gilbert, a son of the last couple, married Alchey (Aeltje) Conover, a sister of the well known Samnel Conover, twice sheriff of Mon- month county. He owned and died on the farm near Sutphen's Corner in Freehold town- ship, now owned and occupied by his youngest son Gilbert Hendrickson, one of the leading and well known farmers of Freehold township.
RECORDS OF DANIEL AND CORNELIUS BARKALOW, SONS OF DERRICK.
The other two sons of Derrick, viz: Daniel and Cornelius, lived and died in Freehold township. Daniel left a will recorded in secretary of state's office at Trenton. In Book P of deeds, p. 640, etc., is record of a deed dated April 10. 1806, from Nicholas Barcalow, and Jane his wife, and Daniel Barcalow, both of Freehold township, to Catharine Throck- morton, widow, of Middletown Point, (now Matawan), conveying 4 62-100 acres in Freehold township. It is noted in this conveyance the grantors get title to this land under will of their father, Daniel Barcalow, dated Febru- ary 11, 1791, and also as heirs-at law of their brother, Derrick Barcalow, de- ceased.
It therefore appears from this deed that Daniel Barcalow and Annetje Luy- ster his wife, had three sons, Derrick, Nicholas and Daniel.
Derrick is buried by his father in the old cemetery near East Freehold. His tombstone states that he died July 28, 1801, aged 23, y. 10 m. 17d.
Nicholas Barcalow was married Jan- uary 14, 1806, to Jane Williamson by Zenas Conger, an elder of the Independ- ent Methodist church, according to entry in Book A of marriages in Mon- mouth county clerk's office. I do not find any mention of his name after the year 1806, and therefore presume that he had removed from this county.
Daniel the remaining son, married Eleanor, daughter of Squire John Hol-
sart and Mary Polhemus his wife, and removed to Western New York or Ohio, and there settled. I do not know of any descendants of these three sons now living in this county.
Cornelius, the third son of Derrick Barkalow, the first settler of this name, had three sons, Derrick, Stephen and John, who were baptized in the Dutch church as already mentioned. All the Barkalows now (1900), residing in Freehold, Atlantic and Howell town- ships are descendants of either Derrick or Stephen. I cannot learn anything of the youngest brother, John.
Derrick lived and died on lands which came to him from his father, in the southern part of Freehold township. He was a weaver by trade and seems to have carried on that business. After his death one of his sons, John D., common- ly known as "Preacher Barkalow." carried it on until about 1835 or 1840. His book of accounts is still in exist- ence, and it may interest some people to learn what were the usual charges for weaving. I have copied two entries from his book as follows:
1825 March 31. Derrick Barkalow, Sr., To John D. Barkalow. Dr
To weaving 1012 yds. cotton and wool at 10 cents yer yd. $1.00
1829 Nov. 15, I enry Barkalow To John D. Barkalow, Dr
To weaving 1512 yds. all wool at i shil- ling per yd, $1.9334
This account book
shows by the
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charges that John D. Barkalow car- ried on several trades or occupations. There are charges for making and mending boots and shoes, cutting and making clothing for men, selling dry goods and groceries, meats, grain and vegetables besides doing day's work in hay and harvest, making cider, chop- ping cord wood and other work. John D. Barkalow seems to have been what they call a "jack of all trades."
A great many of the Barkalows seem to have dealt with him, and the follow- ing names appear on his account books: 1816-17, John Barkalow, Sr., Cornelius D. Barkalow and Derrick C. Barkalow; 1818-19, Cornelius S. Barkalow, Peter Barkalow, John Barkalow, Sr., John J. Barkalow, Daniel Barkalow and Mat- thias Barkalow. Between 1820 and 1830, Cornelius D. Barkalow, Stephen Barkalow, John S. Barkalow, Henry Barkalow, Matthias Barkalow, and Derrick Barkalow, Sr.
John D. Barkalow seems to have liv- ed and carried on these various occupa- tions in the dwelling house where his son-in-law, William B.Hulse now (1900) lives in Freehold township.
The account book from which above items and names were taken began Au- gust 14, 1816, and on the first page of this book, in the handwriting of John D. Barkalow, is the following motto:
"Deal justly with all, speak evil of none."
Derrick, eldest son of Cornelius Bar- kalow and Jane Aumack his wife, was baptized in the Dutch church April 7, 1745; married March 28, 1775, Sarah daughter of Matthias Couwenhoven and Williampe Couwenhoven his wife, of Middletown township. She was born
"Matthias (sometimes called Martin or Mar- tenus) Couwenhoven, was youngest child of Jacob Couwenhoven and Sarah Schanck, his wife. He is buried by his parents in Conwen- hoven burying ground, situate on that part of Golden farm which lays on south side of the old highway from Middletown village to Og- bourn's corner, called in early times "Plain Dealing" road. The following inscriptions were taken by Mrs. Lydia H. S. Conover, May 22, 1899, from all the tombstones on the Con- over side.
Jacob Couwenhoven (son of William Gar- retse Couwenhoven and Jane Montfort his wife), d. June 4, 1744, aged 65 y, 4 m, 6 d.
Sarah, (wife of above and daughter of Roe- lof Martense Schanck and Annetje Pieterse Wyckoff, his wife) died November 1, 1727, aged 41 y, 9 m, 3 d.
Matthias Couwenhoven, (son of above) died October 22, 1765, aged 40 yrs, 7 m, 18 d. Williampe, his wife, does not appear to be buried here. She was then about 38 years old, and may have married again.
Arinthea. (first wife of Jacob Janse Cou-
April 12, 1751, and was the firstborn child of Matthias Couwenhoven and Williampe his wife. Williampe was daughter and only surviving child of William Cornelise Couwenhoven by his first wife Jannetje Wyckoff, a daughter of
Peter Wyckoff and Willemptje Schenck his wife, who are named among the organizing members of the Mon- mouth Dutch church in 1709. Jannetje Wyckoff died June 22, 1743, and is bur- ied by her father in Schanck-Couwen- hoven cemetery. Her husband mar- ried March 17, 1744, for his second wife Antje, daughter of Ex-Sheriff Daniel Hendrickson, and then the widow of his cousin William Jacobse Couwen- hoven, and had two children by her, viz: Cornelius, baptized April 7, 1746, and Catherine, baptized April 16, 1749, Derrick Barkalow and Sarah Couwen- hoven his wife lived on the farm in the southern part of Freehold township, which came to him from his father. He devised part of these lands to his son, John D., who lived and died there. One of his daughters, Alice, married Wil- liam B. Hulse, September 27, 1852, and she and her husband now (1900) reside on and own this farm. Mrs. William B. Hulse has in her possession an old Dutch book printed at Amsterdam, Hol-
wenhoven and daughter of Jacob Jacobse Cou- wenhoven and Margaret Couwenhoven, his wife), died May 4, 1780, aged 33 yrs, 8 m, 23 d.
Eleanor, (second wife of above Jacob and daughter of John Smock and Elizabeth Janse Couwenhoven, his wife), died April 26, 1788, aged 31 yrs, 5 m, 28 d.
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