Wolphert Gerretse (1 May 1579–1662) also known as Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and Wolfert Gerritsen Van Couwenhoven was an original patentee director of bouweries (farms) and a founder of the New Netherlands colony; founder of the first European settlement on Long Island New Amersfoort and a Schepen of New Amsterdam in 1654.
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birth date
1579-05-01
death date
1662-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
office
Commissioner for New Netherlands to the States-General
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