Adam Brouwer Berkhoven
1621-1691
Born: Cologne, Germany
Died: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
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1621-1691
Born: Cologne, Germany
Died: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
<pre>Adam Brouwer sailed in 1641 to Brazil in the ship Swol as a soldier in<br> the service of the West India Company. He came to New Netherlands in<br> 1642, for when he took the Oath of Allegiance in September 1687, being<br> then a resident of Brooklyn, he made the statement that he had been in<br> this country for 45 years. He settled first in New Amsterdam where he<br> bought a house and garden lot from Hendrick Jansen, blacksmith, on 21<br> February 1645. On that some day he had given a power-of-attorney to<br> collect money due him from the West India Company, which he repeated on<br> 21 September 1646. At his wedding party on 21 March 1645, Domine<br> Bogardus criticized Director Keift. Together with Isaac de Forest, Adam<br> Brouwer built and operated at Gowanus a flour mill on land patented 8<br> July 1645, to Jan Evertse Bout. The will of Adam Brouwer Berchoven of<br> "Bruckland" was dated 22 January 1691/92. He left his wife Magdalena<br> his entire estate. Sons Pieter and Jacob, and daughter Aeltje were<br> "cut off with a shilling for disobedience, but their children are to<br> inherit their parents' share." He named his other children: Mathys,<br> William, Adam, Abraham, Nicholaes, Mary, Fytie, Helena, Anna, Sarah, and<br> Rachel. He left 3 pieces of eight to Adolphus, the son of William; and<br> 1 piece of eight each to Magdalena, daughter of Matthys; Magdalena,<br> daughter of Pieter; Vrouwtje, daughter of Fytie; and Magdalena, daughter<br> of Mary. Executors were Barent van Tilburg and William Nazareth.<br> Witnesses were Henry Sleght, Cornelis Siebring, and John Fredericks.<br></pre>
Adam Brouwer 1620-1698, the immigrant, lived at Gowanus, Brooklyn, Kings Co NY. He owned a Flour Mill. He immigrated 1642, married Magdalena Verdon in 1645 in Manhattan, and not long later they settled on Gowanus Creek, and devolped the Mill, and raised a very large family there. 7 sons, and 7 daughters.