If you come hither with your family you will not regret it. " He left a will datd August 25, 1677 of which no copy is extant. Mindf ul of advice to prepare for emergencies, Steven Coerten has secured extra supplies of food which are safely stowed away after the custom of the time. Resend Activation Email. To clear and prepare the land for cultivation T H E FAMIL Y ARRIVES AT NE W AMERSFOORT 29 would involve much time and strenuous labor. . Rev William Schenck his Ancestors and his Descedants Coert Stevense Van Voorhees The Van Voorhees family Vol 1 The First Four Generations by Albert Stokes His birth was determined by the ship passenger list. T H E GENEALOGICAL CHART An}' member who furnishes sufficient information to fully link himself to our common ancestor may have a Chart showing graphically his ancestral line and containing much information respecting his ancestors. Ancestral File (R). Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. The momentous voyage has begun. Though Elias W. Van Voorhis was a Lif e Member of the New York Historical Society, to which he donated copies of his books, its recordsdo not contain any recognition of his work, nor was any resolution of appreciation adopted at the time of his death. He was active in church and civic affairs at Nieuw Amersfoort, represented Amersfoort at the Assembly in Nieuw Amsterdam in April, 1664 and at New Orange in 1674. They were written to Coert, the oldest son, whose education in Drente was more thorough than that which his brothers and sisters enjoyed. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, and declared by the said John Stevenson as his last Will and Testament, in the presence of subscribers, William Couwenhoven, Dirck Amerman, Gerrit Foy. To use this feature, use a newer browser. 1690-1783 Neeltje Van Voorhees: September 23, 1676 WFT Est. ORIGI N OF TH E VA N VOORHEES FAMIL Y 15 As early as 1542 we find the name of Coert thoe Hees in the Ordel Boeck, Vol. The objects in view are to promote fuller recognition of kinship among the numerous branches of the Family ; to make possible a completer knowledge of ancestral lines; to form auxiliary organizations ; and especially to commemorate in 1935 the 275th anniversary of the [3] coming- to America of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees and his family. 15 &23; A. Stokes, "The Van Voorhees Family," pg. When conditions proved especially favorable six weeks were sufficient for the voyage. Correspondence looking to such family gatherings is solicited. His name appears on the assessment rolls of Flatlands, Long Island, of 1675 and 1683. ["Holland Society Collection," 1891, pg. Albert VOORHEES (1691-1784) m. Ariaantje Jan Vandervoort, First Wife of Jan Stevense VAN VOORHEES: Cornelia Reiniers Wizzelpenning (????-1680). Born in 1600 at Drenthe, The Netherlands. It elicited many cordial responses, and proffers of financial support. Info from GENEALOGY of the VAN VOORHEES FAMILY in America or the Descendants of Steven Corte Van Voorhees of New York City New York and London G.P. Several of these have been given publicity in local papers. The immediate objective of the Association was to arrange to commemorate fittingly in 1935, on or near the site of the original family homestead in Flatlands, the 275th anniversary of the arrival in New Netherland in the early summer of 1660 of Steven Coerten, who came from the Manor of Voorhees, Province of Drente, Netherlands, with wife and seven children, and their settlement a few months later in Flatlands, Long Island. In plain citizenry family names the latter means "from. " There were also Steven's daughter, Hendrickje, and her husband, Jan Kevers-Kiers or K3fciead as later spelled-who also had decidedto become adventurers. Sister of Lucas Stevense van Voorhees; Jan Stevense Van Voorhees; Elder Albert Stevense Van Voorhees; Aeltje Stevense van Voorhees; Jannetje Stevense van Voorhees and 2 others; Albert Van Voorhees and Abraham Stevense Vanvoorhees less Jans Albertse Van Voorhees M, b. between 1697 and 1700 Jans Albertse Van Voorhees died at Bergen County, NJ. 22STATE AND CHURCH ON LONG ISLAND 23 In accordance with the Dutch method, church and civic life were closely associated. Register in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N.Y., from Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700: With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Compiled from Various Sources. He was appointed Magistrate in 1673 and was a Deacon in the church on 1674 In 1687 he took the Oath of Allegiance to the British. Oscar M . It was not easy to give up a home and life in which the family had known much of happiness. He married Helletje Reiniers Wizzelpenning, daughter of Reynnier Wesselpenck and Jannetje Snediker, on 24-Apr-1682 at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatbush, Kings County, New York. Germichje; parents: Albert Albertsz, Hendrickje Stephens. He was also known as Coerte Stevens Van Vorhis. It is thus evident that the name, though having its origin in Drente, is American, and not Dutch as our genealogist believed. 1656, d. 1692 or 1693 Albert Stevensz Van Voorhees b. ca. The farm extended from the Hackensack to the Saddle River. , Tre247.com Mng Qung Co Online Hiu Qu Cung Cp Chia S Thng Tin Sn Phm n Qu Khch Hng Nhanh Nht, Hiu Qu Nht, Uy Tn Nht, Tn Tm Nht You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. 9 and 10.". He married Elena Vander Schure in 1693 at Dutch Reformed Church, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. He represented Amersfoor t at the Assembly in New Amsterdamin April 1664 and at Ne w Orange in 1674. Because Drenthe was sparsely populated, even the most trifling matters were treated by this court; for example, the grazing of cattle in the few fertile valleys. Part Second, which fills the remaining pages of the book, contains genealogical data respecting these eighty-six grandchildren and their descendants, many lines being carried to the eighth generation. 1713 www.conovergenealogy.com/ancestor-p/p223.htm#i9119. 1698-1734. In witness of the truth they sin this with their own hands at New Amesfoort on L.I.,in America, date as above. He married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. The perils of the long voyage were well understood, but the call to adventure could not be denied. Coert born about 1638 in the Netherlands; died after 20 June 1699 Flatlands NY; married Marretje Gerretse Van Couwenhoven bp 10 Apr 1644 Brooklyn RDC; died between 1702 and 1709; daughter of Gerret Wolfertse Van Couwenhoven and Aeltje Cool. 1699. 50 Vanderbilt Ave.. New Vork , N . Not a few variant spellings are due to frontier school teachers who registered incorrectly the names of the children who came to their schools. He wasliving on 20 Jun 1699, when he conveyed property in Gravesend to his Albert Coert. On an unknown date He was one of two representatives of Flatlands in Assembly held at City Hall in New Amsterdam', April 10, 1664. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154682295/albert-stevense-van_voorhees. The Netherlands continued old style until 1700 ; Great Britain until 17S2. This above is sold with everything thereon that is earth-and-nail-fast ; and further with such active and passive obligations and equities, as the seller has possessed the same to the date hereof according to the transport thereof, for which purpose it is herein mentioned : in which it shall be surrendered to the purchaser on the day of transfer. To make the meaning evident the name Van Voorhees was frequently added within marks of parenthesis. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Several documents indicate that his second son used Albert Coerten consistently, while his third son signed his will Gerrett Coerten. Ca 1691 Albert Stevense married Elena (Magdalena) VANDER SCHUERE (N). Hendrickje married Albert Albertse Terhune in Flatlands, New York, in 1675 when she was 20 years old. If so, login to add it. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was the younger of two daughters named Hendrickje of father Steven Coerts Van Voorhees; her mother was Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge. Thus it came about that in the third generation members of t. Geni requires JavaScript! In the records of Dikninge Abbey it was spelled Avres or Overees, and we have the further suggestion that it "may be allied to the family name Avres, Overcs, and Verhees, which occur." The original church was octagonal in form, which in the Netherlands signified a free church. 12, 1662 ; d. On the assessment rolls of Flatlands of 1675 and 1683 and took the oath of allegiance there in 1687. . THE GENEALOGY The book is a quarto of 725 pages, and contains as a frontispiece a fine steel engraving of the author ; and also two maps, of 1638 and 1878, showing a portion of the Province of Drente1 in the Netherlands. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. On 11 June 1677 they sponsored for the son of Hendrick Jansen and Geurtjen Hendricks at the Brooklyn Ref. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. Society of Colonial Wars in NJ - Capt NY Militia 1689, Member of Assemby NY 1664. s, Wessell Vanvoorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stephense Ter Ruinen, Drenthe, Overijssel, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden, Flatbush, Kings County, Province of New York, Brooklyn, Kings County, Province of New York, Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees), "Stevense", "van Vorhees", "Jan Stevensen Van Voorhees", Flatbush, Kings, Colony of New York, British Colonial America, Cornelia was the sister of Helletje who married Jan's brother Albert, Stephen VAN VOORHEES (????-????) Wheeler N. Voorhees, 1878 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn N . Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees was Born circa 1656 at Netherlands (assumes age 20 at estimated time of marriage). The executor was Koert Stevensen; witnesses Garitt Stoothoff, Dirk Amerman, Jan Terhunen and Samuel Garretsen. Later it became recognized generally as a family emblem. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. 250, 304, 247, 308, 309. He was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998), page 353. Abraham Lucase Van Voorhees 4. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Ibid., page 402. Albert had 5 siblings: Lucas Stevense van Voorhees, Coert Stevense Stephense Van Voorhees and 3 other siblings. Abstracting Lib. We encourage you to research and . Barbara Terhune, "The True Parents of Eva (Terhune) Frelinghuysen and her sister, Annetje (Terhune) Schuurman", New Netherland Connections Vol. . In 1555 Philip II , king of Spain, received, at the abdication of his father, Charles V, such rights in the Netherlands as the latter had possessed. In July of that year the Dutch surrendered New Netherland to the English. The work proved far greater and costlier than he had anticipated. 1581. While the shield design, which in the most ancient instances was self-adopted by nobles, represented the entire family of the original bearer, and all descendants were hereditarily entitled to use it, sometimes different sons adopted varying crests, since the crest, unlike the shield, was of a more personalnature. m. Jacobus Wyckoff Jan VAN VOORHEES (1686-1771) m. Neeltje Nevius Lucas VAN VOORHEES (1692-????) When Albert Coert Van Voorhees was born about 1670, in New Amsterdam, New Netherland, his father, Coert Stevense van Voorhees, was 34 and his mother, Marritje Gerritse van Couwenhoven, was 11668. Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees and Albert Albertse Terheune were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 19 November 1679 "fom Amersfort." In 1673 the Amersfoort or Flatlands Town records were destroyed by fire, wiping out much evidence of prior land transfers, and making the tracing of early land titles very difficult. He was a representative from Flatlands in the general assembly, held in New Amsterdam, April 10, 1664, and was delegate to the convention held at New Orange in 1674, to confer with Governor Colve. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. 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