Jans Albertse Van Voorhees M, b. between 1697 and 1700 Jans Albertse Van Voorhees died at Bergen County, NJ. This Indian currency has been found as far north as Hudson Bay and Alaska. Cornelis Coerte, married Antje Remsen. T H E NAM E The English requirement respecting patronimics brought to an end the Dutch system of names, in accordance with which both sons and daughters bore as their second names the first name of their father ; as Coert Stevense and Altj e Stevense, children of Steven Coerte or Korten, whose father was Coert or Kort. Failed to report flower. There can be little doubt that Elder Steven Coerten was buried in the old church. Thoe corresponds withthe High German sur still found in noble family names. 1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. Coert Stevensen was born in the Province of Drenthe in the Netherlands about 1637. 2. Capt. Coert Stevensen married Marritje Cowenhoven. "A t the" in the latter language is expressed as sur dem or simply sum, as in sum Ried. He married Aeltje Wessels b 1633; 1st marriage Steven. Steven Coerten, six months after his arrival at New Amsterdam, now New York, purchased of Cornelius dircksen Hoagland, a farm or bouwery, with a residence 7 8 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK thereon. Maria Van Voorhees: Abt. Albert was chosen as an elder in the Hackensack Ref. Thus a strong bond of union with the Fatherland was to hold, though former political ties must thereafter be relinquished. Secretary, Harry Stephen Vorhis, 50 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N. Y. Try again. 1683 - 10. 4 states that Aelbert Stevense was installed as elder for the west side 25 July 1686. Compiler and Editor. ii., p. 198. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. The helmet above the shield is that of an Esquire, a title that in England ranks below that of Knight. It is thus described in an early document : "The Course lies toward the Canary Islands, thence to the Indian Islands,then toward the mainland of Virginia, steering right across, leaving the Bahamas on the left, and the Bermudas on the right, where the winds are variable with which the land is made." He owned much land and appears in many transfers of property. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Repository: Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. He too was ready to face the vicissitudes of pioneer life in the new land. of State, Albany, N)Y) Vo. 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. Jan was 8 on arrival. In noble family names in the Netherlands, the preposition thoe, an early form, means "at" and van means "of." Jun. BIOGRAPHY: Albert was also an elder of the Hackensack Church, serving in 1695, 1700/02, 1704, and 1714. 1, pg. Just one grandparent can lead you to many 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. If you come hither with your family you will not regret it. " Descendants of Jan Stevense Van Voorhees-Continued. "The Old Church on the Green" pg. The castles on red fields told plainly of strength to protect and to cherish; But the motto gave voice and expression to a meaning wider and deeper ; For not in the oak or the castle, but in his own heart a man's strength is. The woods also abound with acorns for feeding hogs, and with venison. 1700-1751. . A further difficulty appears when Dutch names were replaced by English equivalents. The early descendants were for the most part farmers who made their homes in adjoining communities on Long Island and Staten Island. Steven Coerte, married Agatha Janse. The war with Spain in the Netherlands was waged with varying success, and it required many years to establish the republic on a firm basis. Among the latter's children wereCoert, Jan, and Hilbert. Login to find your connection. Albert Stevense "Voohys" and his wife Jelleties Reyniers Wisselpenninck are listed as members of the Hackensack Ref. A ll such arms fall short of the dignity that attaches to the more ancient arms of their ancestors. A., p. 144. HISTORICAL Handbook OF TH E VAN VOORHEES FAMILY IN TH E NETHERLANDS AND AMERICA WIT H ILLUSTRATIONS STEPHEN J. VOORHIES T H E VAN VOORHEES ASSOCIATION 193 5 Copyright 1935 by the V A N VOORHEE S ASSOCIATIO N Organized January 16. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. The executor was Koert Stevensen; witnesses Garitt Stoothoff, Dirk Amerman, Jan Terhunen and Samuel Garretsen. T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST 3 World, which commenced April 15, 1660. 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.' As to his family in Holland, I have a translation of letters written in Holland to his brothers in Flatlands, dated 1684, 1687, and 1699, which show that the family were both prosperous and well educated. This action was certified on the margin of the document over the signature of Peter Stuyvesant, Director General, and C. V. Ruiven, Secretary. During his lifetime Steven Coerten acquired several other tracts of land in and about Flatlands. 1818 RoBERT M. b. r822 WM. Imprimis, I give and bequeath to Femmetje, my loving wife, all my estate of houses, lands, meadows, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging situate, lying and being in the town of Flatlands, or else- where, for and during her natural life, to the sole and proper use, benefit, and behoof of my said loving wife, for and during her natural life. Ch. Ibid., p.413. A grand-daughter of Wolphert Gerritse married the oldest son of Steven Coerten, and became the ancestress of many of the Van Voorhees name. He was appointed magistrate and he and his wife were members of the church. Albert appears again at the baptism of another grandson on 14 May 1727, without Elena. Have you taken a DNA test? Albert VOORHEES (1691-1784) m. Ariaantje Jan Vandervoort, First Wife of Jan Stevense VAN VOORHEES: Cornelia Reiniers Wizzelpenning (????-1680). They were the parents of at least 1 son. He arrived in New Netherland in 1630, and near a tract purchased in 1636 many of his descendants have lived during all the succeeding generations. In the Introduction, dated March 1, 1888, the author tells something of the effort required to finish the work. Then in 1683 the territory in and about New York was divided into counties, the western end of Long Island being called Kings County, with boundaries about as they are today. 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). However, the value of the work cannot be too highly esteemed. Abstracting Lib. ", New Netherland Connections Vol. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. John Megapolensis organized the people of the three villages of Amersfoort, Midwout and Breukelen into a collegiate church. Gen. Vol 3 pg 461.Vol 6 pg 30,598,163;Vol 7 pg 112,258,8890,447;Colonial Families of the U.S. Vol 1 pg 456-9;___ an Ancestry Vol 1,3,4;___esis Oct1954 Dutch Settlers in N.J. by Tunia G Bergen Name(Coert),parents,Byr,Spouse,MD(bef 1666),Children-Flatlands,Kings,NY Record pg 376,378(copied) Name(Coert),parents,Byr,pla(Hees,Drenthe,Holl),Spouse,MD,End-TIB FHL film 1,262,345 *Mother also as Willempje Seubvering from Long Island Genealogies. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. The names of interested members of the family, and also of collateral relatives, arc desired, to whom copies of this folder may be sent. Ethnologically, the present kingdom of the Netherlands is divisible into three sections, inhabited by the Friesians, Franks, and Saxons respectively. DEATH: The dates of death for Albert and Elena are not currently known. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Seven states are already represented on our membership list. On July 1, 1714, he bought of Engelbert Lott, Pieter Stryker and Daniel Polhemus, 15 morgens of land in the town of Flatbush for the consideration of 70 pounds. Old Members found here in the 4 Villages in the year 1677. The will of Jan Kiersens of the town of Flattlands in Kings County on Nassau Island (Long Island) was dated 4 August 1705 and probated 3 September 1705. Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database. 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. The family of Steven Coerts VAN VOORHEES and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge who crossed the ocean with them in 1660 were, based upon most accounts: Coert Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Steven's oldest son from his first marriage Hendrickje Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Steven's youngest daughter from his first marriage, and her husband, Jan Kiers And the . Another reason was the general use by the Dutch of "pet" or home names, which differed from those given at baptism. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. She was the second daughter of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees to be named Hendricktje. If it resembled others of the time it was about 170 feet long, 49 feet beam, and about 20 feet depth of hold. Birth of Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), "Hendrickje Stevense (Stevens) Van Voorhees", "Hendrickje Stevense Stevens Van Voorhees". Steven was born in 1600, in Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands. Examples are the ter Linden, ten Broeck and ten Eyck, and ver Donck family names. Derived, it is said, directly from Stephen, the first Christian martyr:- Stephen Coerte, Van Voorhees, the name that appeared on the Bontekoe's record To this vessel he trusted his all, for with him came Vrouw Van Voorhees, And also five sons and three daughters, the children that blessed their union. Maria; parents: Jan Adamszen, Geertie Dircks. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. His Will dated, Jan. 3, 1723, proved Nov. 20, 1735, re- corced in the Surrogate's Office, New York City, in Liber 12, p. 356, is as follows : " In the name of God, Amen. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Albert Stevense Van Voorhees I found on Findagrave.com. 19. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Translation from the Dutch of the N)Y. colonial Manuscripts. (III) Coert Stevense, son of Steven Coert Van Voorhees, was born 1637, died after 1702. Barbara Terhune, "The True Parents of Eva (Terhune) Frelinghuysen and her sister, Annetje (Terhune) Schuurman", New Netherland Connections Vol. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. 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 a deacon and member at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatlands, Kings County, New York, 1677. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Register of the Members from the Four Villages. tevensen Van Voorheese, Wessell Van Voorheese, Lucas Stevens Van Voorheese, Jan Stevensen Van Voorheese, Aeltje Stevense Ryder (born Van Helletje Reiniers Van Voorheese (born Wizzelpenning). 210. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees died in 1692 or 1693. This is a carousel with slides. Thereafter services were held with some regularity in the three places. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. 1735-1828 Neeltje Coerts Van Voorhees: WFT Est. 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. All this is new to them. He came over with his father in 1660, settled in Flatlands. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Taken as a whole, the population of northern Netherlands is probably more purely Nordic than the nations to the east or south. 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