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Cornelius “Vanover” Van Hovgem I

Birth
Sluis, Sluis Municipality, Zeeland, Netherlands
Death
18 Jun 1691 (aged 50–51)
Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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wife maria winterslick, also buried in graveyard,
died not long after corneliusCornelys Van Hovgem (as he signed his name) is the earliest proven ancestor of the Vanover family. He and his wife, Maria Winterslick, and at least three children, migrated to Midwout (Flatbush), Kings County, Long Island, New York by 1684 from the Province of Zeeland, in the Netherlands.

Cornelius was a cooper by trade. In his will which is dated March 5, 1689/90, Cornelius named his wife, Maria Winterslick, in the typical Dutch fashion. He also named his only heir, Cornelius the younger. The Flatbush Church records show that Cornelius and Maria (Winterslick) Vanover had at least two other children. They died young and have not been identified by name, gender, or age.

CHILDREN:
CORNELIUS VANOVER, JR. (THE 2nd), b. 1670
Child died in 1686 (Flatbush Church Records)
Child died in 1688

(Source: The Vanover Family by Greg Vanover)
wife maria winterslick, also buried in graveyard,
died not long after corneliusCornelys Van Hovgem (as he signed his name) is the earliest proven ancestor of the Vanover family. He and his wife, Maria Winterslick, and at least three children, migrated to Midwout (Flatbush), Kings County, Long Island, New York by 1684 from the Province of Zeeland, in the Netherlands.

Cornelius was a cooper by trade. In his will which is dated March 5, 1689/90, Cornelius named his wife, Maria Winterslick, in the typical Dutch fashion. He also named his only heir, Cornelius the younger. The Flatbush Church records show that Cornelius and Maria (Winterslick) Vanover had at least two other children. They died young and have not been identified by name, gender, or age.

CHILDREN:
CORNELIUS VANOVER, JR. (THE 2nd), b. 1670
Child died in 1686 (Flatbush Church Records)
Child died in 1688

(Source: The Vanover Family by Greg Vanover)


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  • Created by: chris
  • Added: Apr 10, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68196110/cornelius-van_hovgem: accessed ), memorial page for Cornelius “Vanover” Van Hovgem I (1640–18 Jun 1691), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68196110, citing Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery, Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by chris (contributor 47317179).