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Subject: [NJHUNTER] Margaret (?) COVENHOVEN/CONOVER; Greenwich, Sussex Co., 1820s
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 08:19:54 -0400

Q. What was the COUVENHOVEN lineage of Margaret COVENHOVEN/CONOVER or her
husband?

John-5 Williamson (Peter-4, [William-3, David-2, Willem-1
Davidszen]), son of Peter and Catherine (Griggs) Williamson ("John
and Charity Williamson Family Record," GMNJ, 72:16; hereinafter
JCWFR), was born, probably in (then Greenwich Township, Sussex
County now) Warren County, New Jersey on 14 August 1762 (JCWFR).
He died in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey before
12 February 1838 (Hunterdon County Inventory 4479J). John was
married on __ December ____ by Thomas Bowsby Esq. to Charity-3
Richey (Daniel-2, John-1), daughter of Daniel-2 and Jerush "Juda"
(_____) Richey, born, probably in (then Sussex, now) Warren County,
New Jersey on 27 August 1770 (JCWFR).
On 27 May 1825, John and Charity "of Bethlehem, Hunterdon"
sold land in Greenwich Township to Margaret Covenhoven of Greenwich
for $1,299.98. ...
...the following entry in records of the
Warren County Orphans Court on 7 December 1838:

Daniel R. Williamson and Peter R. Williamson
administrators of John Williamson Late decesed having at
December Term made and exhibited to this Courty under
oath a just and true account of the personal Eastate ad
debts of the deceased as far as they cane discover the
Same by which it appears that the present Eastate is
Insufficient to pay his debts whereupon on applation of
the Said administrators Setting for that the Said Decesed
died Seized of real Eastate in the County of Warren
Containing about 40 acres joining Lands of Peter Weller
Margaret Conover [and] others in the Said County...

Margaret Conover was doubtless identical with the Margaret
Couvenhoven cited above as a neighbor to the Williamsons; one
branch of the family adopted Conover as a variant spelling. On 26
March 1839, another record in the Warren County Orphans Court
included:

...this Courth doth order... the said Daniel R.
Williamson & Peter R. Williamson Administrators as
aforesaid to Sell all the Real Eastate Lying in the
County of warren Containing about 40 acres adjoining
Lands of Peter Wellever Margaret Conover and others of
which the Said John Williamson died Seazed of...

Perry Streeter ()
Canandaigua, New York USA

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