Hence it is quoted in part. A grand-daughter of Wolphert Gerritse married the oldest son of Steven Coerten, and became the ancestress of many of the Van Voorhees name. There is considerable fish in the rivers. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. He was born circa 1639 at Of, Ruenen, Drenthe, Netherlands. Steven Coertse van Voorhees (1600 - 16 February 1684) was an early Dutch settler in America and the patriarch of the Voorhees family line and namesakes. and wife Willemtje Seubering. The executor was Koert Stevensen; witnesses Garitt Stoothoff, Dirk Amerman, Jan Terhunen and Samuel Garretsen. Though the burgers of New Amsterdam, and of New Amersfoort as well, had to accept a new government and avow a new allegiance, the ancient church order, coming out of the Reformation through the independence of the United Provinces under William of Orange, and finding its latest interpretation in the rules adopted in 1619 by the Synod of Dordrecht, was still to prevail. On May 19, 1729, he bought of John Waldron two lots of woodland in Flatbush, " lying in the 2d Keuters division, known as lots Nos. KINDLY PRESERVE THIS FOLDERSTEVEN COERTE VAN VOORHEES and His Descendants in America Any one who has examined even casually the genealogy compiled by Elias W. Van Voorhis, and entitled "TH E VA N VOORHEES FAMILY " must have been impressed by the vitality of this family that has entered so widely into the life of our country. ckje Stevense van Kiersen (born Voorhees), Coert Stevensen Van Voorhees, Wessel Coerte Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevensen Van Voorhees, Eldert After May 14 1727 - Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, British Colonial America, Telletje Reynierse Van Voorhees (born Wizzelpenning), Magdalena Helena Van Voorhees (born Van Der Schueren). It now seems that the name Van Voorhees was first used by relatives in the home land when addressing letters to those in America, as will be noted when these letters are quoted in another chapter. Ch., Flatbush, Kings Co., NY; He is listed as Albert Stephensz, young man from Ruinen in Drenthe and she as Jelletje Reiniers Wizzel-penning, young lady In 1664 he became a Magistrate, a post of dignity and influence. Y., who was about "to depart for the Fatherland." Ch. He was a magistrate, 1664 and 1673. The organization was completed by the election of officers and an Executive Committee at a second meeting held in the Empire State Building, Manhattan, May 21, of that year. Ch. Half sister of Merghin Stevense Van Voorhees; Coert Stevense van Voorhees; Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees); Wessel Stevense Van Voorhees; Aeltji VanVoorhees and 1 other; and Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees less. In the confusion that followed the disintegration of Charlemagne's Carolingian empire, the bishops of Utrecht gained secular power in A.D. 94L In A.D. 1024 the bishop of Utrecht became lord of Drenthe, where the people were at this belated hour emerging from their Saxon heathenism. The church that replaced it in 1794 continued until 1848, when the present church was erected. There was an error deleting this problem. As few families of today have easy access to the Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family published in 1888, the Association arranged during its first year to issue a Condensed Genealogy, wherein are traced in compact form the lines of descent from Steven Coerten of all persons bearing the Van Voorhees name so far as they appeared in the large volume or could be ascertained, carrying the lines in some cases to the ninth generation. Respecting variant spellings Mr. Elias W. Van Voorhis writes in the introduction to his monumental genealogy, "The Van Voorhees Family," in part thus : "The original name Van Voorhees has been subject to many curious changes in this country, the writer having found it written in early times on public records in other ways as Van Voorheesen, Van Voorheeze, Van Voorhuysen, Van Voorheese, Van Voorhase, Van Voorhaise, Van Voorhouse, Van Voirhies, either with or without the 'Van,' and it is at the present day written by different branches of the family as Voorhis, Voorheis, Voris, Vorus, Voorhees, Voorhies, Vorhes, and Vores, either with or without the 'Van.' He must have been born about 1495. " To a remarkabledegree all these descendants have been a sturdy, self-reliant, honest, and Godfearing folk. This action was certified on the margin of the document over the signature of Peter Stuyvesant, Director General, and C. V. Ruiven, Secretary. ", Evans, Thomas Grier. He appears on the Assessment Rolls for Flatlands in 1683. The perils of the long voyage were well understood, but the call to adventure could not be denied. Daughter of Stephen Coert Van Voorhees and Willempie Roelofse Seubering. Breukelen was settled in 1637, Gravesend in 1645, Bought (Bushwick) in 1648,Midwout in 1652, and New Utrecht in 1657. All were interested in reports of progress, for the end of the voyage was constantly in mind. The work proved far greater and costlier than he had anticipated. 1. A warm welcome was prepared when it was noised abroad that the minister, Rev. Son of Coert our ancestor was, and a cognomen Biblical bore he. She was a great-great-granddaughter of Jan Stevensen Van Voorhees of Flatlands. Van Voorhees was spelled in many ways, and Voorhees in several others. He was one of the original patentees of Flatlands. Coert married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1655 to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 36, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 55. Oscar M. Voorhees, 3531 78th St., Jackson Hts., L. I. , N. Y, Vice President, Sadie Estelle Voorhees, (Mrs. Edward Dawson), 127 Passaic Ave., Passaic, N. J. ees), Coerte Stevens Van Voorhees, Stevenson Van Voorhees, Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees, Cheri Stevense Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevense Van 1634 - Voor Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Holland, 1709 - New Amsterdam, New York County, NY, USA, Steven Coertse Van Voorhees, Aaltje Hauels Van Voorhees (born Wessels). Mar. 10 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK and county magistrates-to affix their wax seal to all deeds and papers attested by them. Hendrickje (second daughter of the same name) married albert Albertse Terhun. If a person who had no arms was made a schepen he was practically obliged to assume a coat-of-arms, and these remained in almost all instances the arms of the family. and Credits of the said deceased, and his last Will and Testa- ment in any manner or way concerning, was granted unto Femmetje Stevenson, the Executrix, in the within Will named, chiefly of well and truly administering the same, and of making a just, and true, and perfect Inventory of all and singular, the Goods, Rights, and Credits of the said deceased, and exhibiting the same into the registry of the Prerogative Court in the Secretary's Office for the Province of New York, and that on or before the twentieth day of May next ensuing, and of rendering a just and true account, calculation and reckoning when thereunto required. Albert Stevensen and Cornelia Westervelt were sponsors at the baptism of his grandson, Albert, son of Lucas Albertsen and Annetje Kip, 14 May 1727 at Hackensack Ref. Genealogies of more recent date give fuller informationon fewer pages. (from the Documentary History of N.Y., vol. Another reason was the general use by the Dutch of "pet" or home names, which differed from those given at baptism. AKA: Van voorhis / Vanvoorhees / Voorhees. He was also known as Cheri Stevense Van Voorhees. I I T H E FAMIL Y COAT OF ARMS THA T Elias W. Van Voorhis was the first to publish a coat-ofarms of the Van Voorhees family is clearly stated in the Genealogy. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was also known as Coert Steven Van Voorhees. Jan was 8 on arrival. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. The far-seeing pastor of the Church of Man- 28 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK hattan, Rev. Since first to these shores came the name two centuriesand more must be reckoned. There were therefore in addition to the soldiers and sailors, fortynine passengers, twenty-one men, five wives with twenty-three children, and three maidens. 1709 Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States Ancestral File Number MX8D-5W. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Ralph S. Voorhees, LL.B . He was shortly after his arrival made a deacon of the Church at Flatlands, and also a magistrate of the town-facts which to my mind go to prove that he was a man pretty well off in this world's goods, but was also above the majority of his fellow townsmen in culture and education. Dec. 1680 - ), Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees+ (20. Brother of Merghin Stevense Van Voorhees; Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees); Wessel Stevense Van Voorhees; Aeltji VanVoorhees and Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees N . This, however, would not be guessed by those who study the records they have left behind. The early descendants were for the most part farmers who made their homes in adjoining communities on Long Island and Staten Island. I n 1581 the seven northern provinces, including Drenthe, deposed Philip I I as their king. Roelof Lucasz Van Voorhees d. 1751 Ibid., page 161. It was decided to encourage an inclusive organization by inviting to membership not only all who bear the Voorhees name, however they may spell it, and wherever they may reside, but also all collateral relatives who can trace their lineage back to this common ancestor. Putnam's Sons, 1888), page 10. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Hendrickje_Van_Voorhees_%281%29, Name[3] Hendrickje Stevense van Voorhees Married Name[3] Kiers Gender Female Birth[3] abt 1634 Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands Marriage abt 1658 Hees, Drenthe, Netherlandsto Jan Kier Immigration[3] 1660 New Amsterdam, New York, New York, United StatesFrom Amsterdam on de Bonte Koe (the spotted cow) Alt Death? Voorhees, D.D. 3 (2007): 12:75. At this crossing of Indian trails, however, were several small, treeless prairies or plains several thousand acres in extent, of rich black soil, elevated slightly above sea level, surrounded on the northeast and southwest by forestbordered streams, and on the south and east by sedge meadows and the waters of Jamaica Bay. In the early pages of his work the author printed manyextracts from histories of New Amsterdam, New York, and Long Island; the New Netherlands Register, the Documentary History of New 4 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK York, and other sources, copying usually with great care the names as therein found and spelled. Treasurer. These civil divisions continued for eighteen years. 210. Failed to report flower. 20 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK A ll passengers had long since learnedthat the southern course was to be taken, for that had been found most favorable. 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. 1658 Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. No attempt has been made to compile a connected history of the family. Aug. 1750), Cornelis Coerte Van Voorhees+ (3. Oct 2nd, 1681 ) 1682 Individual: Johannes Schenck (bpt. He was a member and deacon of the Dutch Reformed Church in Flatlands in 1677 and captain of the militia in 1689, as well as representative of Flatlands in the Assembly held at city hall in New Amsterdam on 10 April 1664. [9] [10] He took his oath of allegiance in September 1687 as Coert Stevense Van Voorhuys, having been in the country 27 years. Here Steven Coerten and his family assembled for official inspection, and a final decision as to the cost of the passage. 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. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Login to find your connection. She married Albert Albertse Terhune Jr, son of Albert Albertse Terhune and Geertje Denyce, circa 1676 at Flatlands, Kings County, New York. This our genealogist had not learned, for he used Coerte and Stevense for both sons and daughters. ense Van Voorhees, Jan (Stevense Van Vorhees) Voorhees, Aeltje Van Voorhees, Albert (Stevense) Van Voorhees, Jannetje Stevense Schenck (b Steven Coertse Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering). If you come hither with your family you will not regret it. " WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Had eight sons and three daughters. and Coert Stevense(Van Voorhees). 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. Busy days of preparation lessened the distress of mind the members of the family felt as they thought of partings and farewells. 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. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The officers and -Irvin g Wilson Voorhees, M. D., 140 East 54th St., New York N . The book was published in 1888, and is now out of print. So their motto in letters resplendent claimed Virtue, their castle or fortress ; And 'Virtue my Castle or Fortress'-the motto we proudly inherit : Surely a beautiful motto and one to be ever remembered, One to be cherished and loved by all their long line of descendants. Albert Stevense Van Voorhies was born circa 1654 at Drenthe, Holland.1,3 He was the son of Steven Coerte Van Voorhies and Willempie Roeloffse Seuberine. . He signed his will Johannes Van Voorhees, which his descendants promptly contracted to Van Voorhis. The Council responded promptly, voting on June 7 the sum 24 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK of 250 guilders. Our inteerst centers in that portion of the island between Jamaica Bay and the East River, for there many immigrants from the Netherlands secured lands and made their homes. 4th Son of Steven Coerte and Willemptje Roelofse Seuberinge Van Voorhees. 21-Apr-1690, d. 27-May-1787 www.conovergenealogy.com/ancestor-p/p223.htm#i9127. New Bams wick. rhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stephense Van Voorhees Stevenkonin, Kiers, Kierz, Kiersen, Jan Hilletje Reinier Wisselpenning (born Wizzelpenning), Elena (Magdalena) Willemse Van Voorhees (born Van Der Schueren), Sarah Willemse Voorhees (born Cornelisse). 1679, d. 1679 Stephen Albertse Terheune+ b. SOURCES In preparing his Genealogy Mr. Van Voorhis had access to the extensive data concerning branches of the family that had been gathered by the late Teunis G. Bergen of Brooklyn, much of which is to be found in his great work, "The Bergen Family," first published in 1866, and in an enlarged edition in 1876. It was a happy group indeed that, after six or more weeks-on shipboard, and a brief stay in New Amsterdam, arrived at the new settlement, and was welcomed by former fellow citizens of Drente, and by others whom they soon came to know as neighbors who were already well settled in their new homes with a hopeful look toward the future. They sailed on a ship "De Bonte Koe" (the Spotted Cow) captained by Pieter Lucasz. No description of this ship has been found. N . When conditions proved especially favorable six weeks were sufficient for the voyage. Albert appears again at the baptism of another grandson on 14 May 1727, without Elena. Albert Stevense Van Voorhees was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge. Here the early Dutch immigrants found lands ready for immediate cultivation with a minimum of labor-almost a complete counterpart of the lands in Holland which they had left for homes in the New World. 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