This is the second in a series of narrative blog posts of my parental ancestors. If you are the grandchild, great grandchild or great great grandchild of Arabelle Nancy Coovert Barnett, these are probably your ancestors as well.
For my family research purposes I count generations beginning with the earliest relative who came to America. Today's first generation ancestor is Barbara Lucas van Kessell
Barbara Lucas van Kessel Covert
Barbara Lucas van Kessel Covert was born about 1628 in Netherlands as the first child of Lucas Van Kessel. Barbara was baptized March 5,1628 in Heusden, Netherlands.
When she was 17, she married , Dec 1645 in Swaegh, North Holland, Netherlands. Swaegh was a village neear Hoom. The record of their marriage appears in church records of Heemstedt, North Netherlands.
At the time of her marriage the Dutch India Trading Company was hiring people for their fur and trading buisness in America. They offered free passage and land upon arrival to single and young married person with no children. In 1651 Barbara and Teunis came to America leaving four children in the Netherlands. The youngest was a son, Hans who was an infant.
They arrived in 1651. Barbara's name was recorded in the patronymic manner as Barbara Lucas (daughter of Lucas) and no surname. By 1687 due to English influence, surnames were being used and she began using Coevers which was later Americanized to Covert.
Barabara was still living in April 1700 when she was named in a sale of property recorded 29 Apr 1700 in colonial New York. The property was known as "Markier" plantation and was located in Flatbush.
Teunis and Barbara had the following children:
- Lucas Teunise Covert was born on 24 Feb 1647 in Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Jannetje Covert was born on 29 Mar 1648 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States.
- Aeghie Teunis Covert was born in 1650.
- Hans Teunisen Covert was born in 1651 in Heemstede, North-Holland, Netherlands (Record found in Heemstede, Netherlands Church records. ). He died about 1723 in Millstone, Somerset, New Jersey, USA (will written 1719; proved 1723). He married Jeanne Brokaw Covert in 1688 in Brooklyn, NY.
- Altje Teunise Covert Post was born in 1652 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States.
- Mauritz Teunise Covert was born on 05 Dec 1663 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States.
- Annetie Teunise Sprong.
