This family name, with this typical spelling, appears to be originaly from 
Curacao, Netherland Antilles. Several spellings of it existed in the past: Coeymans, 
Kooimans, Koeijman, Koeyman and finaly KOEIMAN. The name's origin seems to go back to 
the dutch family "Coeymans" who was pretty involved in the West Indisch Companie. 
Some of them are to be found in the former dutch colony of Niew Amsterdam which later 
became New York. Some other established in former dutch colony of Curacao and 
gave "manumitie" to some of their slaves in the 18th century.
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This family tree is mostly going about persons who lived on the present territory of 
Curacao but some branches emigrated to the USA, Venezuela, Cuba, Holland, Belgium... 

All Informations mentionned in this family tree have been gathered from the following 
sources :
   * original parish registers
   * original municipal registers
   * official papers from district, national or commercial archives
   * publications like notifications of death, wedding-cards, birth cards or articles 
      from newspapers
   * written communication with living persons talking about their own parents, grand 
      parents, grand grand parents, children or brothers & sisters.

Oral tradition has never been used as a prove for identification of any person but 
has been added in the statements. 
                       
No information contained in this family tree has been copied from any unknown website 
without reconfirmation of one of those sources.

I am particularly thankful to all far “cousins” who helped me building this tree and 
it will be my pleasure to answer any question regarding this family tree.
I also particularly thank the members of "Stichting Vrienden van het Nationaal 
Archief van de Nederlandse Antillen" and the staff of "Archivo Nashonal" for their 
precious and friendly help.

Like all family trees this one is unfinished. And since it is still under 
construction, all additional informations you may provide us will be welcome.