John Covenhoven was also known as Jan (John) Covenhoven. He was also known as Jan Covenhoven. He was also known as John Cowehover. He was also known as John Kouwenhoven. He was also known as Jan Van Kouwenhoven. He was baptized on 12. Apr. 1719 at Dutch Reformed Church, Marlboro, Monmouth County, New Jersey. He resided at at Windsor Twp., Middlesex County, New Jersey, on 12. Apr. 1719. He was the son of
Jan Willmse Kowenhoven and
Jacoba Cornelisse Vanderveer. John Covenhoven was born on 4. Dec. 1719 at Monmouth County, New Jersey. He and
Lydia Predmore obtained a marriage license on 14. Aug. 1752 at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. John Covenhoven married
Lydia Predmore, daughter of
Benjamin Predmore, c 15. Aug. 1752 at New Jersey. John Covenhoven and
Lydia Predmore resided at at Virginia in 1771; family had 5 sons and 4 daughters. John Covenhoven died in 1778 at Virginia.
John Covenhoven left a will on 24. Feb. 1778 at Berkeley County, Virginia.
In the name of God Amen I John Cowenover of Berkley County in the State of Virginia being in Sound mind and Memory - do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth that is to say I give and bequetath unto my wife Lydia Cowenover on third part of my Estate and on negro named Samuel during her life and after that she ay divise the said negro Samuel as she shall think proper and I also leave ad bequeth to my sons Joseph and Daniel Cowenover the plantation that I now live on containing one hundred and fifty acres of land and the said Joseph and Daniel Cowenover must pay to my four daughters Ann, Ruth, Betty and Polly fifty pounds each Pennsylvania currency as they arrive to the proper age by law for them to received and I also laeave and desire that my wife Lydia Cowenhover my sons Benjamin and William Cowenover my true and Lawful Executors to settle and divide my Estate after the manner above mentioned and I also leave to son John Cowenover over and above what I formerly gave him the sum of five Shillings Sterling In Witness wehereof I have set my hand and seal this 24th day of February 1778.
Signed by John X Cowenhover (LS
his mark
Signed, Sealed and deliverd in the presence of Samuel Oldham, John Walker, John Jasper, William Cunningham, Abram Morelate.
He died on 18. Mar. 1778 at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, at age 58.
John Covenhoven/Cowenhoven died in 1778. His will names his nine children and states that to his son John he has left five shillings in addition to what he had already given him. This would imply that John was the eldest son who had already been given land from his father.
Son's Benjamin, William, Joseph and Daniel served in the Colonial Army from Berkely County, Virginia and therefore have war records from the Revolutionary War.
The following is from the Union County, South Carolina Deed Abstracts Volume II: Deed Books G-K, 100-1811, by Brent Holcomb, Copyright 2000, page 82:
"H, 126: William Gault and Henry Gault of Union district for $800 to Charles Sisson of same, 1109 acres, part of two tracts of land granted to Joseph Gault and Elan(?) McWhorter, the pat granted to Joseph Gault on the north side of Pacolate River adj. Daniel Crownover, the other part granted to McWhorter adj. Dani Crownover, John Pridmore...28 Feb 1804. William Gault (Seal), Henry Gault (Seal), Wit: John George, William Mayfield (mark). Winney Gault, wife of William Gault, relinquished dower 3 April 1804 before William Kennedy, J.Q. Recorded 3 April 1804."