albert stevense van voorhees

There is but one Van Voorhees family in this country, for all are descendants of Steven Coerten-from the manor of Voorhees in Drente. There were also to be seen maps and charts of the North Sea, the English Channel, and of the Atlantic Ocean with the various routes to the coast of America plainly marked thereon.Wednesday, April IS1 , the day for sailing, has now arrived. Member of the Provincial Assembly of 1664. Voorhees, Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, Cheri Stevense Van Voorhees, Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees, &quo Vorhees), Steven Albertse Van Voorhees, Coert Albertsen Van Voorhees, Jannetje Albertie Van Vorhees, Mary Van Voorhees, Willemtje Slot ( 1719 - Hackensack, Bergen County, Province Of New Jersey, Steven Stephen VAN VOORHEES, Willemtje Roelofs Willempie SEUBERING SEUBERINGE. He purchased equipment to go into the brewing business. It also states that the bell was brought to Amersfoort on the 27th of August, 1686, by Jan Alberts (Terhune). n Stevense Van Voorhees, Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, Wessel Stevense Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhee e Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Ryder (born Van Voorhees), Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees, Abraham Stevense Steven (Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/ Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/) Van Voorhies, Willemptje Roelofse Van Voorhies (born Seubering). A copy will be forwarded for $1. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The officers and -Irvin g Wilson Voorhees, M. D., 140 East 54th St., New York N . Albert Coerten was meyer of the manor Voorhees around 1640, and from 1650 conjointly with his elder son Coert Albertse, born about 1595. In 1568 the United Provinces, which then included Belgium, began their revoltagainst his rule. In the Introduction, dated March 1, 1888, the author tells something of the effort required to finish the work. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. Voorhees, Aelte Stevense WFT Est. The momentous voyage has begun. However, the value of the work cannot be too highly esteemed. Search above to list available cemeteries. All were interested in reports of progress, for the end of the voyage was constantly in mind. On its spacious grounds a large and well equipped Church House, and a commodious parsonage indicate healthy church activities, and the adjoining cemetery, a constant reminder of the loyal generations of the past, insures to the church freedom from encroachments. Witnessed the baptism of Jannetje Albertse Voorhees , daughter of Albert Stevensz Van Voorhees and Helletje Reiniers Wizzelpenning, on 22 April 1690 at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Bergen, (now Jersey City, Bergen Co., New Jersey), (sponsors Albert Albertse Terheun, Hendrickje Stevens). 12, No. He conveyed this property to his son Albert on 20-Jun-1699. discoveries. As these copies are inaccessible to most members of the present generation it is deemed fitting to print a Condensed Genealogy to enable those who are interested to trace their ancestral lines, and the degree of rela tionship they bear to other members of the family. This our genealogist had not learned, for he used Coerte and Stevense for both sons and daughters. The progenitors of the Van Voorhees family thus gained a large tract of land and established a manorial estate centering on the village of Hees, from which they took their name. Married twice. Had we cows and hogs and other cattle that are to be sent to us we would not wish to return. Steven Coerte Van Voorhee came to America in April 1660 on the ship: DeBonte Koe (the Spotted Cow). It is easy to believe that a copy of Van Tienhoven's pamphlet found its way into Steven Coerten's home at Voorhees manor, and had much to do with his decision to become an adventurer in the new world. Jan Stevensen van Voorhees Collection: MyHeritage Family Trees Site name: Ohmann Web Site Site manager: Janet Ohmann Birth: 1652 - Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Netherlands Death: Nov 20 1735 - Flatbush, Kings, Colony of New York, British Colonial America Parents: Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, Willemptje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Suebering) Gesbrechtje; parents: Klaas Jansz Romeijn, Stijntjen Alberts; op Amersfoort; witnesses: Albert Albertsz, Hendrikje Stephens. 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? and Flatlands. Connect to 2,655 Van Voorhees profiles on Geni, 1664 - Flatlands, New York, British America, To 1684 - Flatbush, Kings, New York, British Colonial America, Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofs Van Voorhees (born Seuberinge), Aeltje Jacobse van Voorhees (born Stryker). 1, page 52 (1996): 1:54. In 1536, the heirs of the Burgundian dynasty that had gained the supremacy in the Netherlands and had in 1486 for the first time called the meeting of a constitutional body, the Lords States General, obtained from the bishopric of Utrecht the supremacy over the landof Drenthe. T H E CONDENSED GENEALOGY Because Elias Van Voorhis's monumental Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America is not readily available, one of the first projects of the Van Voorhees Association was to compile a Condensed Genealogy of the family, which includes the information in the larger work arranged in abreviated form so that family relationships can be readily traced. 6. It was named the Et Stoel or Seat of Law. Abbreviation: Ancestral File (R) Title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998) Subsequent Source Citation Format: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) BIBL The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On the same document his oldest son's name was written Coert Stevenseu. Albertse John Terhune Terhuyne, Rachel Terhune, Stephen Albertse Steven Terhune, Willemtje Bogert, Marritie Maria Bertholf, Annette Terhu rhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, Jannetje Stevens Jantje Van Voorhees, Jan van Voorhees, Albert van Voorhees, Abraham Stevense van Vo Circa 1656 - Voor Hees, , Drenthe, Holland, Ruinen, De Wolden, DR, Netherlands, Circa 1693 - Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA, Steven Coertse Van Voorhees, Willempje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering), oorhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Janetje Stevense Simpson (born Van Voorhees), Van Voorhees, 1692 - Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA, Steven (Coerts) Van Voorhees, Willempje Roelofs Van Voorhees (born Seubering). 4. Steven Coerts Van Voorhees was also known as Steven Koerten Van Voorhees. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. From that village as a center, one trail led southwestwardly toward Gravesend and beyond to the Narrows near Fort Hamilton, and northeastwardly to the East River at Newtown Creek, corresponding generally to the present Kings Highway ; the other led northwestwardly in the general direction of the present Flatbush Avenue toward what is now downtown Brooklyn, and southeastwardly a short distance tothe "Shell Banks" at Mill Island on the shores of Jamaica Bay. Capt. 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), p.418. Enter a grandparent's name. 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. "As there was only one Van Voorhees family in Holland, which in early times (we know not how early) took its name from residing 'voor' (meaning before or in front of) the village of Hees, it follows clearly that the arms above were those of the family, and as such, all of his descendants are equally entitled to their use. 25 VI T H EFAMIL Y ARRIVES A T NE W AMERSFOORT "WHEN Steven Coerten came to New Netherland it was with the purpose to make his home in New Amersfoort on the Island of Nassau where a number of Dutch families hadbeen living for some years. This was indeed a far-away colony of the Fatherland. He gave oath of allegiance in Sep-1687. Prior to the arrival of the Germanic Friesians perhaps as early as 1200-1000 B.C., that country was inhabited by Kelts and by mixed peoples of the seaports. Marretje Coerte, married Jacob Remsen. While Mr. Van Voorhis succeeded in tracing many of these to the ninth, and some to the tenth generation, he was aware of many omissions and not a few errors. 1667, d. 16 Feb 1723/24 Albert Coertsen Van Voorhees b. ca. He was also known as Steven Coerte Van Voorhees. Christianity was brought first to the inhabitants of the present Netherlands about A.D. 696, when the bishopric of Utrecht was founded. Aug. 13, 1651; d. (Will dated Feb. 3, 1704). The interest of all members of the Van Voorhees Family, however they spell their names, is confidently anticipated. Motto-Virtus Castellum M cum. 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. He died before 20 November 1735, in Flatbush, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of . The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church had its beginning in New Amsterdam in 1628 when Rev. Willemtje; parents: Lucas Stevense, Jannetje Minnes. 3 (2007): 12:75. Sadie Estelle Voorhees (Mrs. Edward Dawson) 127 Passaic Ave.. Passaic. The sacred command to honor father and mother bids us offer filial reverence and a due meed of praise to those worthy souls through whom, in the mystery of the generations, we have drawn our lives. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Van Voorhees Association. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. Family members linked to this person will appear here. The change in sovereignty from Dutch to English caused considerable uncertainty as to the validity of land titles. We greet you with welcome most hearty, and praise the discrimination That led to a choice so happy and gave you a place in our circle. 1892-1981 David Arthur Kalb: Private Van Antwerp, Elizabeth Ann Private: Michael Nakia Kalpakoff . 7-Aug-1684 Maritie Terhune b. Son of Steven Coerts van Voorhees and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge There were therefore in addition to the soldiers and sailors, fortynine passengers, twenty-one men, five wives with twenty-three children, and three maidens. 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 (????-????) Sometime later they returned to Holland to attend to their property at Stynwick in Drenthe as per letter from Hilbert Coert to Coert Stevense dated 9 Feb 1687. It was first called New Amersfoort, after a city in the Province of Utrecht, near which Wolphert Gerritse "Van Couwenhoven, one of the earliest patentees, was born. Coert van Voorhees - article on Wikepediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coert_van_Voorhees. It may be that members of the Council, and perhaps also the doughty Director General, Peter Stuyvesant, came down to welcome them. We now know that many of his descendants were to live in that community and worship in that church through all the generations that have succeeded. Weve updated the security on the site. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Descendants of families that began worshipping there during the Dutch period find inspiration when privileged to gather within its sacred walls. 'This was April 4 according to the calendar now in use. Their authority came to an end and all royal authority as well when the seven united provinces of the Netherlands became in 1581 the Dutch Republic. & 4. de gu, la tour d'or oui/ du champ, aux 2. During recent years Louis P. De Boer, A.M. , LL.B., a native of the Netherlands but for many years a citizen of the United States, a careful writer on Netherland genealogies, has studied with care T H E FAMIL Y COAT OF ARM S 9 available records in the province of Drente with interesting results, as set forth in the next chapter. . In 1664, he was a magistrate of what is now Flatlands [4] and founder of the Dutch Reformed Church in present-day Flatlands, Brooklyn . I T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST AN D HI S WOR K I T IS fortunate that there is available so complete and valuable a genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family as that monumental workcompiled by Elias W. Van Voorhis and published in 1888, but now out of print. Husband of Aaltje Stryker; Sarah Willemse Voorhees; Hilletje Reinier Wisselpenning; Barentje Van Voorhees and Elena (Magdalena) Willemse Van Voorhees Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. 1818 RoBERT M. b. r822 WM. 1709 Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States Ancestral File Number MX8D-5W. The executor was Koert Stevensen; witnesses Garitt Stoothoff, Dirk Amerman, Jan Terhunen and Samuel Garretsen. This is in accordance with the general American practice. 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. It is not thought necessary to copy all these unusual spellings. She was the second daughter of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees to be named Hendricktje. (III) Coert Stevense, son of Steven Coert Van Voorhees, was born 1637, died after 1702. It was a wholesome family that presented itself that day before Van Ruyven, the company's agent, for all passed inspection, and Steven Coerten, his wife, and seven children, were entered upon the company's books and on the passenger list. Altje Coerte, married (first) Johannes Willemse; (second) Joost Rutfertse Van Brunt. 1637, d. ca. 134 lists deed to land in Flatlands. Son of Steven Coerts van Voorhees and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge All are ready to watch the work of weighing anchor, hoisting sails, and easing the vessel out into the channel. In the "robur," the oak of the Romans, was seen manly courage or virtue. It mattered not how proud the Dutch, nor how brave their governor, superior British cannon backing an imperial demand made surrender inevitable. . He was born circa 1639 at Of, Ruenen, Drenthe, Netherlands. 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. Failed to remove flower. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/genealogy/p688. She was born circa 1660 at Hees, Drente, Netherlands. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. He a deacon and member at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatlands, Kings County, New York, 1677. This simple form of organization continued until the English occupation in 1664. They were written to Coert, the oldest son, whose education in Drente was more thorough than that which his brothers and sisters enjoyed. His forename of Coert was carried down succeeding generations to the shores of America. The woods also abound with acorns for feeding hogs, and with venison. The field of the shield was quartered and tinctured and blazoned most nobly ; Two quarters emblazoned with oak trees, and two were with castles resplendent, Noting a union of lines of equal position and standing. In noble family names in the Netherlands, the preposition thoe, an early form, means "at" and van means "of." A copy of this quaint and interesting document follows : "Praise to God. It was not easy to give up a home and life in which the family had known much of happiness. His son Jan thoe Hees, born circa 1525, appears in the court records in the years 1558, 1573, and from 1575 to 1578. Ca 1691 Albert Stevense married Elena (Magdalena) VANDER SCHUERE (N). He described how each could settle in the most economical manner according to the practice of the country, and thus earn a living. In his Introduction to his Genealogy the author wrote : "The writer does not claim the work to be complete-few genealogies are-but having exhausted all known sources of information, and having written forfamily records to all the members of the family whose addresses he has been able to obtain, he has thought it advisable to publish what he has collected, in the hope that some other member of the family may some time in the future take it up where he has left it and bring it to fuller completion for the benefit of the Van Voorhees posterity." Jun. 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 arrived in Nieuw Amst erdam with his family on 15 Apr 1660. Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees 1650-1713. Please enter your email and password to sign in. He was a great grandson of Johannes Van Voorhees and Barbara Van Dyck of Freehold, New Jersey, who was in turn the fourth son of Coert (the eldest son of Steven Coerten) and Marretje Van Couwenhoven. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. 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. He was also known as Coert Stevenz Van Voorhies. Lucas Stevense VOORHEES ; Jannetje Stevense van VOORHEES ; Jan Stevense van VOORHEES ; Aeltje Stevense van VOORHEES [ Start] FabPed Genealogy Vers. Terhune), Annette Terhune, Stephen Albertsen Terhune, Gerebrecht Terhune, Willemtje Bongaert (born Terhune), Marritje Albertse Bertholf 1655 - Hees, DeWolden, Drenthe, Netherlands, Steven Stephen van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofs Willempie Seubering Seuberinge, Seuberg, Albert Albertse Terhune Terhunen, Jr., Jan Kierse. Witnessed the baptism of Willemyntie Albertse Terhune , daughter of Albert Albertse Terheune and Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees, on 2 April 1677 at Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Breuckelen (Brooklyn), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (godfather Steve Coerten, godmother Willempie Roel(ofs?)). So their motto in letters resplendent claimed VIRTUE their CASTLE or FORTRESS ; And "Virtue my Castle or Fortress" is the motto we proudly inherit. 1788 West 11th St.. Brooklyn, N . Roeloff Lucasse Van Voorhees. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Albert Stevense Van Voorhees (1654 - 1727) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. It bears the signatures of five men, "all natives of the land of Drenten," who were therefore competent to testify in the case, since Jan Elten's parents had lived in the village of Zwigel in that province. Fish with varifications from Cond.Gen.of Van Voorhees Families pg 5;Hist.Handbook of Van Voorhees Family pg 30-37;N.Y. K 2c pg 374-381,391,B5F13 pg 10-15;Abridged Comp. Apr. Upon the demise of CoertAlbertse in 1676, Jan Coerten, brother of the emigrant, became meyer of Voorhees Manor and remained such until 1700. The compilers of such a work would be greatly aided by having access to the sources of information available to Mr. Van Voorhis, such as family Bibles and wills, and his personal correspondence. Afte r the fourth generation surnames only are given and these are arranged in columns numbered to indicate succeeding generations.However, the names of many wives are given so that those who know their grandparents, or better, their great grandparents, may readily [6] trace their ancestral lines. ["Documentary History of New York," Vol. 1672-1702: Claudia Jurkiewicz: Private O'Connor, Joseph Charles Private: Emma E. Kabe: September 21, 1881 WFT Est. He was also known as Cheri Stevense Van Voorhees. A CONDENSED VA N VOORHEES GENEALOGY T H E VA N VOORHEES FAMIL Y was issued in a limited edition, and copies are now highly prized by those who possess them, and by the libraries in which they are to be found. (from the Documentary History of N.Y., vol. Roelof Lucasz Van Voorhees d. 1751 Ibid., page 161. He immigrated; He came over with his father in 1660, settled in Flatlands. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. In May 1696 a church meeting was held at the home of Elder Albert Stevense in Hackensack. Y . 1735-1828 Neeltje Coerts Van Voorhees: WFT Est. Albert Albertsz and wife Hendrikje Stephens, the Younger. He appears on the Assessment Rolls for Flatlands in 1683. A first edition of this Folder was printed and widely distributed. Have you taken a DNA test? 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. On July 23, 1716, he bought of William Couenhoven 7 acres of land in the town of Flatlands. He took the oath of allegience in Sep 1687. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. " To a remarkabledegree all these descendants have been a sturdy, self-reliant, honest, and Godfearing folk. ", Hoff, Henry B. A warm welcome was prepared when it was noised abroad that the minister, Rev. [1] [2] Wheeler N. Voorhees, 1878 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn N . They examine the bunks where they are to STEVE N COERTEN'S MIGRATIO N 19 sleep, the tables at which they are to eat, and the decks where children may play, and men and women take needed exercise. 19 Nov 1679. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. In the Condensed Genealogy have been included all the male lines as far as Mr. Van Voorhis was able to trace them. The church that replaced it in 1794 continued until 1848, when the present church was erected. His sons and daughters married into the "best families" of the settlement and appear also to have prospered. Verv appropriately the heraldic Crest and Motto of the family was adopted as the emblem of the Association. A. P. G. Jos van der Linde, Old First Dutch Reformed Church of Brooklyn, New York: First Book of Records, 1660-1752, New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), page 156. 50 Vanderbilt Ave.. New Vork , N . 24 May 1727 - Hackensack, Bergen Co, New Jersey, USA Mother Aaltje Houels Wessel Father Steven Coerte Van Voorhees Show more Quick access Family tree Records 52 Photos 130 New search Albert Stevense VanVoorhees family tree Family tree Explore more family trees There were two decks, a high stern and low bows, three masts and a long bow sprit. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. The date of the first permanent settlement at New Amersfoort is not definitely known. He gave the name of his native town to the new settlement. He must have been born about 1495. Steven Coerte Van Voorhees! May 17,1863, and he was admitted to the New York bar three days later. Such literal accuracy is not necessary in this work. Albert appears on the assessment rolls of Flatlands in 1683. Abstracting Lib. T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST 5 In correct Dutch usage Coerten and Stevensen were masculine, and Coerte and Stevense, feminine. Surely a beautiful motto and one to be ever remembered, One to be cherished and loved by all their long line of descendants. He married, prior to 1664, Marretje Gerritse Van Couwenhovenn, baptized April 10, 1644, died between 1702 and 1709. Hence it is quoted in part. Gerrit Coerte, see forward. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Shortly before this other families, especially those living in central New Jersey, had accepted the abreviated name, Voorhees. AUXILIAR Y ASSOCIATIONS It is hoped that during the intervening years gatherings or reunions may be arranged in places where several families are within easy traveling distance, to which collateral relatives should be invited. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. THE FLATLAND S REFORME D CHURC H NOTE-The octagonal church illustrated on page 22 served the congregation for eighty-six years. When the westward expansion of the Saxons from Thuringia terminated late in the seventh century A.D., their dominion extended in Westphalia as far as the Ruhr river and in the Netherlands it embraced about three-fourthsof the province of Groningen and the provinces of Drenthe and Overyssel. EES, Cornelis VAN VOORHEES, Neeltje Coerts VANVORHEES, Altje VAN VOORHEES, Garrit STEVENSEN, Albert VAN VOORHEES, Gerrit Coerte VAN VOORH Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Stevenson (Van Voorhees) COERT, Johannes Coerte VAN VOORHIS, Cheri Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Lucas Stevense VAN VOOR Circa 1638 - Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Netherlands, After 1702 - Flatlands, Kings, Colony Of New York, British America, Steven Coerte VAN VOORHEES, Aaltje Hauels WESSELS, Marrichjen Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Wessel Coerte VAN VOORHEES, Hendrickje Stevense Van VOORHEES, 1638 - Ruinen, Gemeente De Wolden, Drenthe, Pays-Bas, 1637 - Voor Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Nederland, After 1702 - Flatlands, Kings, New York, Usa, Steven Koerts VAN VOORHEES, Aeltje Wessels UNKNOWN, Albert Coertesen VAN VOORHEES, Neeltje Coertesen VAN VOORHEES, Voor Hees, , Drenth, Holland, Ruinen, De Wolden, DR, Netherlands, Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees), Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/voorhees-1.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coert_van_Voorhees. Thus far nothing has been found to indicate that his correspondence has been preserved-a cause for sincere regret. In the process of Anglicizing Dutch names we find one reason for variant spellings. This far inland location became the site of a very early, if not the earliest, white settlement on Long Island for a very sound reason. They had also had abundant opportunity to become acquainted with Captain Lucas, and with some members of the crew ; and, more important still, to learn to know their fellow passengers, something of the reasons for their voyage, and their plans for settlement in the new world. The rate was 36 guilders for each adult, but what reduction was made for small children is not stated. Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, of Flatlands, L.I., and afterwards of Hackensack, Bergen Co., N.J., b. ; d. ; m. 1st, Barrentje Willemse, b. ; d. ; m. 2d, Apr. T. CONTENTS PAGE I THE FAMILY GENEALOGIST AND HIS WORK 1 II THE FAMILY COAT OF ARMS 7 III ORIGIN OF THE VAN VOORHEES FAMILY 11 IV STEVEN COERTEN'S MIGRATION 16 VSTATE AND CHURCH ON LONG ISLAND 22 VI THE FAMILY ARRIVES AT NEW AMERSFOORT 26 VII LETTERS FROM THE HOME LAND 38 VIII THE VAN VOORHEES FAMILY AT GRAVESEND 42 IX VAN VOORHEES FAMILIES IN NEW JERSEY 47 X THE DUTCH COLLEGE ON THE RARITAN 54 XI THE FIRST CLERGYMAN 58 XII IN THE WAR FOR AMERICAN INDPENDANCE 61 XIII FRIENDS OF WASHINGTON 63 XIV CAPTAIN PETER VOORHEES, HERO AND MARTYR 66 XV THE WILDERNESS TRAIL 69 XVI A TALE FROM THE WAR OF 1812 75 XVII A VOORHEES IN NAVAL ANNALS 79 XVIII THE FAMILY IN LOUISIANA 83 XIX FOUNDERS OF A CENTURY-OLD FIRM 92 XX DANIEL VAN VOORHIS, SILVERSMITH 95 XXI A STORY FROM MEXICO 97 XXII MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY IN POLITICAL LIFE 101 XXIII THE VOORHEES COLONNADE IN DENVER 109 XXIV A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROJECT 112 XXV Two MEMBERS OF SPIRITUAL VISION 116 XXVI Two VOORHEES REUNIONS 119 FOREWORD The plan to form a Van Voorhees Association was approved at a meeting held in the Church House of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatlands, Brooklyn, New York, January 16, 1932. 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