born about 1620 in Cologne, Rhine Province Germany. He sailed in 1642 on a ship called 'Swol' from Amsterdam Holland to Manhattan, and settled in Gowanus (Brooklyn). On 21 March 1645, Adam Brouwer Berchoven married Magdalena Jacobs Verdon . Rev. Everardus Bogardus officiated. Religion: Dutch Reformed Church, NY NY. Adam Brouwer