Eleventh Generation

1928. Adam* Brouwer BERCHOVEN^{2313,2314,2315} was born on 18 Jan 1621 in Kaiwijk, South Holland, Netherlands.²³¹⁴ He was christened on 18 Jan 1621 in Cologne, , , Germany. In 1641 he was a Soldier in Dutch West Indies Co., Brazil.²³¹⁶ He signed a will on 22 Jan 1691/92 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.²³¹⁷ The will of Adam Brouwer Berchoven of Bruckland He left his wife Magdalena his entire estate. Sons Pieter and Jacob, and daughter Aeltje were "cut off with a shilling for disobedience, but their children are to inherit their parents' share." He named his other children: Mathys, William, Adam, Abraham, Nicholaes, Mary, Fytie, Helena, Anna, Sarah, and Rachel. He left 3 pieces of eight to Adolphus, the son of William; and 1 piece of eight each to Magdalena, daughter of Matthys; Magdalena, daughter of Pieter; Vrouwtje, daughter of Fytie; and Magdalena, daughter of Mary. Executors were Barent van Tilburg and William Nazareth. Witnesses were Henry Sleght, Cornelis Siebring, and John Fredericks. He died on 21 Mar 1692 in Albany, Albany Co., NY.^1837,2314 Last name also has the form of Berckhoven. He was a native of Cologne, Germany. Adam was Christened at Cologne on the Rhine, Germany. Whether that was his birthplace is unknown. He had an ancestor: Arent Brower, who lived from 1520 to 1575 and was born in Amsterdam, Holland.His name "Brouwer" denoted the original family occupation in Germany, that of brewing. Sailed to Brazil on the 'Swol' in 1641. Settled in New Amsterdam in 1642. Sued the West India company in 1642 and 3. 1650 bought a mill at Gowanus (flour) in Brooklyn, NY, 1656 bought a house on Manhatten Is. NY. Battle of Long Island during revolution centered there. Taxed 6 flourins for land held in Gowanus, Brooklyn, 1657, one of 7 families living there. Adam, with partner Isaac de Forest, built a flour mill known as the "Gowanus Mill", the oldest in the town of Breukelen (Brooklyn). This property remained in the Brouwer family until 1798, when it was sold by Adam's son. The mill pond was formed by damming off the head of the stream known as "Gowanus Kill". It was around this mill that much of the Battle of Long Island centered during the Revolution in 1776. The dwelling house remained standing until it burned in 1852.

Arrested for making seditious speeches in 1667 and 8. Censured by the church. Sired Daniel Adams Brouwer by Aeltje Van der Beek in 1678. Banned from the Brooklyn Dutch Reformed Church for a time. In the valuation of 26 Sep 1683 he had 1 poll 18 pounds, 1 mill 100 pounds, 3 cows 15 pounds 1 do of 2 years 2.1 pounds 2 does worth 5 pounds 3 sheeep worth 3 pounds and 3 mors of land (about 7 acres) worth 6 pounds.

Adam bought out his partners in the mill eventually and he and his sons later established a second mill in the same neighborhood. Although Adam was a respectable citizen in many ways, Adam* Brouwer BERCHOVEN and Magdalena* Jacobs VERDON were married on 21 Mar 1645 in New Amsterdam.^2319,2320 Dutch Church Dutch Reformed Church of NY. by Dominie Bogardus, in a large wedding and
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1929. Magdalena* Jacobs VERDON^{325,598,2313,2321} was born in 1627 in New Amsterdam, , NY. She died after 12 Aug 1698 in Gowanus, Breukelen Province, NY.^{1837,2322,2323} Gowanus Of Northern Netherlands. Lived in New Amsterdam, (NY) 1672-1637, Gowanis, NY 1637-1644. Children were:

964	i.	Pieter* Clement BROUWER.
	ii.	Jacobus Adams BROUWER2324 was born about 1647 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.Possible child of Magdalena and Adam.
	iii.	Matthys BROUWER2318 was christened on 30 May 1649 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. He was born in 1649. !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.
	iv.	Aeltje BROUWER2318 was born in 1650 in New Amsterdam, , NY. She died on 5 Apr 1733.1501 Possible child of Magdalena and Adam.!Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983. Merged General Note: !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.
	v.	Wilhelmus BROUWER2318 was christened on 5 Mar 1651 in New Amsterdam, , NY. He was baptized on 5 Mar 1651. He was born in 1651. !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.
	vi.	Maria BROUWER2318 was christened on 4 Jun 1653 in New Amsterdam, , NY. She was born in 1653.
	vii.	Fytie BROUWER was born in 1656/57 in New Amsterdam.2324 Possible child of Magdalena and Adam. Birth date also given as 1664 by Dutch Reformed Church records of New Amsterdam, according to Repsher. She died in 1702.2325 !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.
	viii.	Abraham Adams BROUWER2326 was born in 1658 in New Amsterdam, , NY. He was born in 1662.2327 !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.Left Holland for Brazil in 1641. New Amsterdam 1642. Before 1657 inBreuckelen (Brooklyn) where he had a flour mill. Possible child of Magdalena and Adam.
	ix.	Helena BROUWER2318 was born in 1660. She was christened on 31 Oct 1660 in New Amsterdam, , NY. First child baptised in Brooklyn, NY. !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.
	x.	Adam Adams BROUWER2318 was christened on 18 May 1662 in New Amsterdam, , NY. He was born in 1662. !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.
	xi.	Anna Adams BROUWER2318 was born in 1668 in New Amsterdam, , NY. !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.Possible child of Magdalena and Adam.
	xii.	Sara BROUWER.2328
	xiii.	Nicholas BROUWER2318 was christened on 16 Apr 1672 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.Possible child of Magdalena and Adam.
	xiv.	Rachel Adams BROUWER2318 was born in 1677/78 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. !Sources: Submission to Mormon Ancestral File in 1983 by Jennifer A. Gibbons, #AF83-072744. Also, "Banta Pioneers and Records of the Wives and Allied Families", by Elsa M. Banta, 1983.Possible child of Magdalena and Adam.