Showing posts with label Van Couvenhaven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Van Couvenhaven. Show all posts

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Surname Saturday : Antonides

The ANTONIDES surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are Dutch.  There is much to learn about this line and its ties to early New Netherlands history.

Stories and history : 

Ahnentafel # 213 : Joannah Antonides (1778-1825).  Joannah was born August 28, 1778 in New Jersey.  She married James Groenendyke (1770-1836) on June 4, 1797.  James was born in 1770 in Middlesex County, New Jersey and died September 1836 in Fayette County, Indiana.  They were the parents of eight children.  They resided in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey before coming to Dearborn County, Indiana by 1815 and Fayette County, Indiana by 1818.  Joannah died in 1825 in Fayette County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 426 : Pieter Antonides (1726-1796).  Pieter was born July 31, 1726 in Marlboro, New Jersey.  He married Catherine Vanderveer (1732-1796) on November 10, 1750.  Catherine was born August 11, 1732 and died May 8, 1796.  They were the parents of eight children and lived in Kings County, New York.  Pieter died August 27, 1796.

Ahnentafel # 852 : Johannis Antonides (1683-   ).  Johannis was born March 28, 1683 in Franeker, Netherlands.  He married Annetje Couwenhoven (1690-  ) in 1724.  Annetje was born October 21, 1690.  They were the parents of at least two children.  The location of Annetje and Johannis' death is unknown.

Ahnentafel # 1704 : Vincentius Antonides (1666-1744).  Vincentius was born in 1666 in the Netherlands.  He married Anatie Van Couvenhaven.  Her date of birth and death are unknown.  Vincentius immigrated from Bergen, Friesland, Netherlands on January 1, 1705.  He was the pastor of Kings County Reformed Dutch Church.  The were the parents of at least three children.  Vincentius died in 1744.

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

On This Day : February 12

1546 - Katherine COOKE born in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.  Katherine was the daughter of John COOKE and Alice CARTER. Katherine was my 11x great-grandmother.


1641 - Sarah KELLEY born in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Sarah was my 10x great-grandmother.


1665 - Jannetje MONFOORT married Willem Gerritsen VAN COUVENHAVEN in New Amsterdam.  Jannetje was my 9x great-grandmother.


1670 - Thomas PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Eliza ________.


1671 - Pieter Willemse VAN COUVENHAVEN born in Flatbush, New Amsterdam. Pieter was the son of Williem Gerritsen VAN COUVENHAVEN and Jannetje MONFOORT.  Pieter was my 8x-great grandfather.


1693 - Hans STICKEL died in Egenhausen, Wurttemberg.  Hans was the son of Peter STICKEL and Margaretha GROSSMAN.  Hans was my 9x great-grandfather.


1688 - Nicholas LONGHORNE died in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Nicholas was my 10x great-grandfather.


1715 - Rebecca PIERCE married Nathaniel WINSHIP.  Rebecca was the daughter of James PIERCE and Elizabeth KENDALL.


1716 - Joseph CHEW died in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.  Joseph was the son of John CHEW and Sarah GALE.


1759 - Thomas BABCOCK born in Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Thomas was the son of Thomas BABCOCK and Judith DAVIS.


1778 - Martha MILLS married Obediah OVERMAN.  Martha was the daughter of Thomas MILLS and Elizabeth HARROLD.


1787 - Ulrich RINEHART died.  Ulrich was Eileen's 7x great-grandfather.


1806 - John CHEW died.  John was the son of Robert CHEW and Mary PERROTT.


1807 - Daniel PIERCE born.  Daniel was the son of Elijah PIERCE and Patty MOULTON.


1808 - Mary MILLS married Valentine PEGG in North Carolina.  Mary was the daughter of John MILLS and Sarah BEALS.


1832 - Diana Y. YOUNG born.  Diana was the daughter of Adam YOUNG and Sarah CRUM.


1843 - Lucinda WARDLAW married Isaac WRIGHT in Brown County, Ohio.  Lucinda was the daughter of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.


1844 - Susannah WEHRLY married Charles PETRY.  Susannah was the daughter of Johannes WEHRLY and Barbara PETRY.


1852 - Arana WARDLOW married Mary DENNIS in Brown County, Ohio.  Arana was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.


1861 - James Robert LEE born.  James was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1888 - Fred A. LEE born in Ray County, Missouri.  Fred was the son of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.


1893 - Fina SWAFFORD married William Eli COFFELT.  Fina was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1894 - Abigail STEVENSON died in Knox County, Illinois.  Abigail was the daughter of Thomas SUMNER and Hannah HIATT.


1897 - Roliff SIGLER born in Madison County, Indiana.  Roliff was the son of John H. SIGLER and Nelia KIMMERLING.


1908 - Mary Adoline SWAFFORD married Calvin HATFIELD.  Mary was the daughter of Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD and Bertie Belle MARSH.


1911 - Hampton WARDLAW died in Scott Township, Brown County, Indiana.  Hampton was the son of Hugh WARDLAW and Rebecca HIRONS.


1926 - Sarah C. GEGENHEIMER died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.


1962 - John R. SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  John was the s on of George W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HAMILTON.


1982 - Floyd LeMASTERS died in Union City, Randolph County, Indiana.  Floyd was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.


1998 - Lula Mae WILKINS died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Lula Mae was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Viola FOLLOWAY.







Sunday, March 28, 2010

Family Milestones: March 28th

My maternal grandaunt, Clara Ellen WRIGHT, was born on this date in 1916 in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Clara Ellen was the daughter of Virgil Lee and Edna Muriel (PIERCE) WRIGHT, and the older sister of my William Lee WRIGHT.  Clara Ellen married December 8, 1945 to John M. HIGH.  John was born September 13, 1919 in Rowesburg, West Virginia.  They had 2 children.  John died September 21, 1992 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Clara Ellen died August 12, 2005 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Park View Cemetery in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.

My maternal 7th-great grandfather, Johannis ANTONIDES, was born on this date in 1683 in Franeker, Netherlands.  Johannis was the son of Vincentius and Anatie (VAN COUVENHAVEN) ANTONIDES.  Johannis married in 1724 to Annetje COUWENHOVEN, daughter of Peter Willemsen and Patience (DAWS) COUWENHOVEN.  They had at least 2 children.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 5th-great grandaunt, Frances PUTMAN, married on this date in 1835 in Monroe County, Indiana to Alexander CLEVELAND.   Frances was the daughter of James and Elizabeth (KENDRICK) PUTMAN, and the younger sister of my Mary PUTMAN.  Frances was born circa 1805.  I do not have dates of birth and death of Alexander.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 7th-great grandparents, James HODGKINS and Elizabeth EVANS, were married on this date in 1752 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  Elizabeth was born circa 1737 in Pennsylvania.  I do not have dates of birth or death for James.  They had at least 6 children.  Elizabeth died about 1814 in Pleasant Township, Clermont County, Ohio.


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