hmtl5 Aeltje Cornelis Cool b. 1615 Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands d. Jan 1683 Flatlands, Kings County, New York: Hedges Genealogy

Aeltje Cornelis Cool

Female 1615 - 1683  (68 years)

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  • Name Aeltje Cornelis Cool 
    • daughter of Cornelis Lambertszen Cool [1, 2, 3]
    Birth 1615  Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death Jan 1683  Flatlands, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery, Flatbush, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • ://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173869628/aeltje_cornelis-wolfertszen_van_couwenhoven%2C_stoothof
    Person ID I5779  Hedges
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2025 

    Family Gerret Wolferzen Van Couwenhoven,   b. 1610, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1645, Flatlands, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1635  Flatlands, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 
     1. Willem Gerretse Van Couwenhoven,   b. 1636, Flatlands, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1728, Monmouth County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     2. Jan Gerrestse Van Couwenhoven,   b. 1639, Flatlands, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1724, Flatbush, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     3. Neeltje Gerrestse Van Couwenhoven,   b. 20 Sep 1641, Flatlands, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1672, New York, New York County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     4. Marretje Gerretse Van Couwenhoven,   b. 10 Apr 1644, New York, New York County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1708, Flatlands, Kings County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F2529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1615 - Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1635 - Flatlands, Kings County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Jan 1683 - Flatlands, Kings County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery, Flatbush, Kings County, New York Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Note on Find a Grave:

      Daughter of Cornelis Lambertszen Cool and a wife (name unknown).

      Born before 1620.

      Married 1st before 1636 Gerrit Wolfertszen, son of Wolfert Gerritszen and Neeltgen Jacobsdr. Gerret Wolfertse Van Couwenhoven (1610 Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland - about 1645) married Altie Cornelis Cool prior to her marrying Elbert Elbertse Stoothoof (circa 1635 in Flatlands).

      Witnessed the baptism of Johannes Van Couwenhoven, son of Jacob Wolfertszen and Hester Jansen, on 19 May 1641 at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, (sponsors Wolfert Gerritszen, Pieter Wolfertszen, Aeltie Cornelis).

      Children by Gerrit Wolfertszen:
      1. Willem Gerritse b. 1636, d. ca. 1728
      2. Jan Gerritse b. 1639, d. ca. 1724
      3. Neeltje Gerritse b. 20 Sep 1641, d. ca. 1672
      4. Marritje Gerritse b. 10 Apr 1644, d. before 1709

      Married 2nd Elbert Elbertszen Stoothof at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam, on 27 August 1645.

      Witnessed the baptism of Garret Cowenhoven, son of Willem Gerritse and Altie Brinkerhoff, on 15 January 1662 at Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (sponsors Elbert Albertsen, Hendrick Joriszen, Aeltie Cornelis).

      Witnessed the baptism of Aeltje Janse Van Dyckhuijs, daughter of Jan Teunissen Van Duyckhuysen and Achye Stoothof, in June 1677 at Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (godfather Capt. Elbert Elbertsz Stoothoff, gogmother Aeltie Elberts). "on Pinksterday by Dom. Gideaon Schaets." Mother is not named. Sponsors Capt. Albert Elbertse Stoothoof, Aeltje Elbertse. Pinkster Day takes place usually in early June. Specifically it falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter. Pinkster, or Pinksteren is a Dutch derivation of the English word Pentecost.

      Aeltje Cornelis Cool and Elbert Elbertszen Stoothof were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 19 November 1679 "fom Amersfort."

      Witnessed the baptism of Patience Daws, daughter of Elias Daws and Anna, on 18 September 1681 at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (at Amersfoort with her sisters, "aged about 6 to 7 years," sponsor Capt. Elbert Elbertz and Aaltje his wife.).

      Witnessed the baptism of Gerrit Hassing, son of Bernardus Hassing and Aeltje Couwenhoven, on 20 January 1682 at Midwoud, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (witnesses Willem Gerritsz, Aaltje Stoothoff).

      Witnessed the baptism of Aard Willemszen, son of Willem Davidszen and Helena Aards, on 20 January 1682 at Midwoud, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (sponsors Gerrit Elbertsz, Aaltje Stoothoff).

      Children by Elbert Elbertszen:
      1. Gerret Stoothof b. ca. 1645
      2. Achye Stoothof b. ca. 1645
      3. Elbert Stoothof b. 26 Jan 1648, d. young
      4. Heiltie Stoothof b. between 1650 and 1660

      Died in January 1683. Old Members found here in the 4 Villages in the year 1677. Amersfort. Elbert Stoothoff and wife Aaltje Stoothoff.

      Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
      [1]
    • Adltje Cornelis Cool m. (2) Aug. 27, 1645; Capt. Elbert Elbertse Stoothoff, who emigrated in 1637 from Nieukerken, settled in Flatland. He m. (2) July 21, 1663, Sara Soelofse, wid. of Cornelius Van Bossum.
      Genealogies of Long Island Families, v.2.
      page 511.
      [3]
    • Cool had a son Lambert Cornelissen, living in 1642, and left surviving two daughters, the one Pietersje Cornelia, m. Claes Jansen van Enden, who came from Purmerent, a town about 12 miles from Amsterdam, and was sometimes called Claes Jansen van Purmerent, and also known as Jan Pottagie, anglice "soup Johnny" (see p. 42 of Winfield*s Hudson County Land Titles). Long before his death, he abandoned the name of "van Purmerent," and was known as "Kuyper," probably from his being a cooper, of which kuyper is the Dutch. He resided at Paulus Hook; his wife died previous to 1656 (in November of which year he m. again), by whom he had three children. The other dau. of Cool, Altie Cornells, m. Gerret Wolfertse van Couwenhoven, and from her are descended the Brooklyn and New Utrecht Cowenhovens.
      From The Bergen Family, 1876 edition, page 252.
      [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S140] David Kipp Conover, Conover Genealogy Page, https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~conover/genealogy/Pages/newinfor.htm.

    3. [S142] Henry B. Hoff, The genealogies of Long Island Families, v.2, page 511, from the library of Linda Hedges.

    4. [S144] Teunis G. Bergen, The Bergen family: or, The descendants of Hans Hansen Bergen, 1876 edition, page 252, https://archive.org/details/bergenfamilyord01berggoog/page/36/mode/2up.