Theunis Janse COVERT

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Note from Rita Crawford: From North Brabant, Zwoog, Nord, the Netherlands, to North America in 1651, settling in New Amsterdam, Kings NY, before
1660 he moved to Bedford, in Brooklyn, where he became a
magistrate. He lived on the Markier Plantation. Long Island
was originally called Nassau Island after the house of Nassau.
TEUNIS JANSZEN, the progenitor of the COVERT family of America did
not assume a surname designating his European origins. According to his
own testimony, he came to America in 1651. It was not until 10 years
later that he began using the last name Coevors. Of his four known
children who were born in Holland, the marriage of only one is of record
in America. The betrothal of Lucas Teunisz Coevers, young man from
Heemstede in Holland, was announced in the RDC of Flatbush on 6 Aug 1682.
A search was then made in the church records of Heemstede and the
baptismal records of the first four known children of Teunis were found.
Further research in the Book of Marriages brought to light this entry:
Teunis Janszen, young man from Lommel, living at Heemstede with Barbara
Lucas van Kessel, young dame from Hoorn, living at Amsterdam. These
persons were married at Swaegh, a village outide of Hoorn. This entry
was made presumably December 1645.
Considering these new-found facts, the Covert family may be
chronicled as: TEUNIS JANSZEN COVERT, born about 1620 at Lommel, the
Province of Brabandt, Holland; married about December 1645 at Swaegh,
Province of Noordt Hollandt, Holland, BARBARA LUCAS VAN KESSEL, born
about 1625 at Hoorn, Province of Noordt Hollandt, Holland, the daughter
of Lucas van Kessel.
COVERT GENEALOGY; Fischer, Covert, Patterson; 1989; has date of
death for Teunis as about 1692/8 Brooklyn NY; date of death for Barbara
as after 29 Apr 1700. They emigrated to New Amsterdam in 1651, later to
Bedford LI where he became a magistrate.