Hopper, 2005), page 13, no. 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. ", Evans, Thomas Grier. Some who bear these names may still find it possible to trace their connection with the family, for they also descended from our common ancestor. 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). He died a 20. 12, No. Mr. Van Voorhis' interest in the family led to his publication in 1881 of a volume entitled "Notes on the Ancestry of Major William Roe Van Voorhis of Fishkill, N . Ibid. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. Barbara Terhune, "The True Parents of Eva (Terhune) Frelinghuysen and her sister, Annetje (Terhune) Schuurman", New Netherland Connections Vol. . Ch. Y. Stephen Robin Voris, 2526 East 26th St., Brooklyn, N . Half brother 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. 210. Wheeler X . To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Resend Activation Email. Not a few of his descendants bear the name Conover. T HE SPELLING OF NAMES I n the preparation of his Genealogy Elias Van Voorhis became familiar with Dutch carelessness in the spelling of names. & 4. de gu, la tour d'or oui/ du champ, aux 2. Toward this the family contributed from its savings, and offered in addition timbers from the wood lot so that the work went forward and was completed about three years later. When Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born on 16 October 1694, in Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, his father, Gerrit Coertszen Van Voorhees, was 29 and his mother, Willemptje Pieterse Luyster, was 29. Albert VOORHEES (1691-1784) m. Ariaantje Jan Vandervoort, First Wife of Jan Stevense VAN VOORHEES: Cornelia Reiniers Wizzelpenning (????-1680). Y . However commodious the homes at Hees they could not 'An address by Wheeler N. Voorhees given at a rally heldin Brooklyn, May 20, 1933, and since rewritten. 1788 West 11th St.. Brooklyn, N . Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Elias William Van Voorhis, A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America, or The Descendants of Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees of Holland and Flatlands, L.I. 1818 RoBERT M. b. r822 WM. V > van Voorhees > Hendrickje Stevense van Voorhees, Categories: New Netherland Settlers | New Netherland Project-Managed | New Netherland Settlers Project Needs Church Records, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. Ch. Jan Stevense Van Voorhees of Flatlands, L. I., b. When conditions proved especially favorable six weeks were sufficient for the voyage. [9] [10] He took his oath of allegiance in September 1687 as Coert Stevense Van Voorhuys, having been in the country 27 years. December 4, 1660, A.D. "Cornelis Diercksen Steven Koers Nicholaes de Meyers Aucke Yans" T H E FAMILY ARRIVES AT NEW AMERSFOORT 31 It will be noted that the down payment for these lands was exactly nothing, and that the bulk of the deferred payments-3000 gulden (guilders)-was payable in "sewan" or strings of Indian money. 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. The church was newly organized and feeble, and as yet without a stated place of worship, but he and his family were ready to join if and thus add to its strength. 18 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK Ample funds must be available either as cash or credit. He was also known as Koert Stevensen Van Voorhees. Y. " (New York: G.P. Mother of Jan Terhune; Stephen Albertse Terhune; Antje Albert Zabriskie; Gerebrecht Hausman (Terhune); Willemtje Terhune and 4 others; Maritie Terhune Bertholf; Marretje Bartholf (Terhune); Rachel Albertse Hoppe and Wilemptje Terhune less LL.M., D.C.L., Ph.D., member of the bar of the District of Columbia, and Past-President of the National Genealogical Society, from data derived from authentic sources, chiefly by Mr. Louis P. De Boer, an authority on Dutch genealogy. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Albert appears on the assessment rolls of Flatlands in 1683. Elias William Van Voorhis, A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America, or The Descendants of Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees of Holland and Flatlands, L.I. If so, login to add it. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. Albert Stevense VanVoorhees Birth 1656 - Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands Death Aft. drove many of the Belgae and Franks across the river, which forced the Friesians northwestward, with the result that Netherland south of the Zuyder Zee is inhabited today chiefly by Frankish people, mixed with the Keltic and other earlier peoples and subsequent infiltrations of Friesians and Saxons. He was a member of the Dutch church of Flatlands and a deacon in 1677; a magistrate in 1664 and 1673; captain of militia in 1689. . Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. He married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, b 1664. !IGI;Monmouth Families Vol I&II by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; !IGI;Monmouth Families Vol. Up this they sailed to the docks of the Dutch West India Company, where were also its warehouses and office. Married twice. 1721-1814 Maria Van Voorhees: Abt. 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. Hendrickje Stevense van Voorhees was a New Netherland settler. Steven Coerte Van Voorhee came to America in April 1660 on the ship: DeBonte Koe (the Spotted Cow). During the intervening forty-five years two generations have come upon the scene, the lives of whom are as worthy of record as were the lives of their ancestors. I n that event, while the descendants of all the sons used the same shield, those of each branch often used different crests. https://archive.org/details/registerinalphab00berg. B. b. The Council responded promptly, voting on June 7 the sum 24 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK of 250 guilders. 1653 Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees b. ca. Thus passing down the I j the vessel sailed into the Zuider Zee and was headed northward, until at Texel Strom, a pilot was taken aboard, and the North Sea entered. 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. 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. He married Marretje Gerretse Van Couvenhoven b. Upon the demise of CoertAlbertse in 1676, Jan Coerten, brother of the emigrant, became meyer of Voorhees Manor and remained such until 1700. Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York. Abstracting Lib. T H E NAM E VAN VOORHEES No document has yet been found to prove that our common ancestor used the name Van Voorhees. Albert and his wife Elena are last recorded together as sponsors at the baptism of their grandson, Albert, son of Willem Albertse and Susanna Laroe, 7 Jun 1719 at the Hackensack Ref. Invitations to membership have been extended to nearly two thousand descendants of Steven Coerten, and certificates have been issued to more than four hundred applicants, all but twenty-six of whom have been able to trace their family lines completely. He married Elizabeth Van Orden, daughter of Adam Jans Van Norden and Abeltie Slot, on 18 March 1721. Oscar M . He was born circa 1639 at Of, Ruenen, Drenthe, Netherlands. Hence we may believe that about the first of June De Bonte Kou sailed proudly into the lower bay, past Sandy STEVE N COERTEN'S MIGRATIO N 21 Hoek, with Coney Eylandt to the right ; then throughthe Narrows, and the inner harbor until she came to anchor off the southern tip of Manhattan. In May 1696 a church meeting was held at the home of Elder Albert Stevense in Hackensack. Sorry! It soon became the custom for the schepens-the city 'From a letter written October 2d, 1934, by Hans Van de Waal, M.A., "Prentenkabinet der Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden." The Lex Saxonum, in its most primitive form, survived the longest in the ratherbarren country of Drenthe. zen Van Voorhees, Stephen Coertse Van Voorhees, Albert Coert Van Voorhees, Marretje Coerte Remsen (born Van Voorhees), Neeltje Coertse Sc erte Van Voorhees, Hendrickjen Stevense Kiersen (born Van Voorhees), Lucas Stevensen Van Voorhees, Eldert Lucasse Van Voorhees, Jan Steve 1637 - Hees, Gemeente De Wolden, Drenthe, Pays-Bas, 1702 - Long Flat, Comt De Delaware, New York, tats-Unis, Steven Coerte VAN VOORHEES, Willempje SEUBERING, Marretje VAN COUWENHOVEN, Marretje Gerritse VAN COWENHOVEN, Marretje VAN KOWENHOVEN, Marretje Gerritse Van COUWENHOVEN. Johannes Coerte, married Barbara Van Dyck. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/genealogy/p688. She was born circa 1660 at Hees, Drente, Netherlands. Resided in flatlands. It may be that members of the Council, and perhaps also the doughty Director General, Peter Stuyvesant, came down to welcome them. A copy of this quaint and interesting document follows : "Praise to God. And further he encouraged people of wealth to remove to New Netherland as the English were moving to New England, and to aid those who had no means to defray the cost of passage and other expenses, and thus provide for a large body of working people. 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. Male. Altje Coerte, married (first) Johannes Willemse; (second) Joost Rutfertse Van Brunt. 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. Later they sailed through the Strait of Dover, past Plymouth, where thirty-eight years earlier the Mayflower had tarried a few days before proceeding on its eventful voyage; and then on past Land's End and out upon the broad Atlantic. Jun. But neither he nor his brothers adopted Van Voorhees as a surname ; nor did all his sons. Please try again later. 1652. d. (will proved Nov. 20, 1735) ; m. I st , March, 17, 1678, Cornelia Reiniers Wizzel-penning, dau. A memorial tablet was placed in the Hackensack Church in memory of Albert Stevensen van Voorhees 10 Oct 1942 on the tenth anniversary of the Van Voorhees Association. A further difficulty appears when Dutch names were replaced by English equivalents. 1643, d. 1708, married aft 1664. 1882-1975 Ernest H. Kabe: June 03, 1887 WFT Est. Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA. Julius Caesar's campaign in northern Gaul in 57-52 B.C. Crest, A tower d'or. From the Atlas LeTheatre du Monde, by Guillaume and Jean Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1638. When purchasing a tract of land in 1730 his youngest son was named Johannes Koerten, though, when entering in the family Bible the names of children born between 1704 and 1713, he wrote Van Voor Hees; three younger children were entered as Van Voorhees, and thus he signed his will in 1755. 7, p. 546. 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. This was two years after the latter's son, Steven Coerten, the eldest of seven children, had emigrated to America. Much was involved in this decision. Farming and other utensils were named, together with their cost in the colony. "A t the" in the latter language is expressed as sur dem or simply sum, as in sum Ried. There is considerable fish in the rivers. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, Marretje Gerrestse Van couvenhoven, Marretje Gerritse Van Couwenhoven, Nov 15 1637 - Hees, De Wolden Municipality, Drenthe, Netherlands, June 20 1699 - Flatlands, Kings County, New York, tats-Unis, 1702 - Flatlands, Kings County, New York, tats-Unis, 1637 - Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Netherlands, From 1702 - Flatlands, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America, Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees, Aaltje Hauels Van Voorhees (born Wessels), Marritje Gerritse Van Voorhees (born van Couwenhoven). In the will of his brother-in-law, Jan Kiersen or Kierstede. 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. Albert Lucasz Van Voorhees b. Translation from the Dutch of the N)Y. colonial Manuscripts. Each Chart must be especially prepared. He bought of John Tilton all his real estate on 8-Mar-1691 at Gravesend, Kings County, New York. II 1708-1728), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1893), page 29. It elicited many cordial responses, and proffers of financial support. 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. He was also known as Steven Coerte Van Voorhees. On 29 Mar 1696 Jan Kiersen and Hendrickje Jans were sponsors at Brooklyn for the son of her half-brother Jan. . 64, pp.229-243; 367-387 (1933): p.235; Index Chart. In this vicinity they laboriously cut out and polished the shell beads called sewan or wampum then used as money throughout the Atlantic seaboard. 1765) daughter of Pieter ALIEEand Margaret Albertse VAN VOORHEES (5) JONATHAN HOPPER(1752 MARGRIETJE WANAMAKER(1759 - 1815) daughter of Christian WANAMAKERand Margaret (Margarietje) SCHUART (6) ALBERT HOPPER(1776 - 1845) m. 1835) Children of Steven Van Voorhees and Aaltjen Wessels: +1. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New York", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.5- (1874-): 7:23. By the 15th century this property had been subdivided into three manors, named Voorhees, Middlehees, and Achterhees, according to their location (fore, middle, and after or behind Hees). The work proved far greater and costlier than he had anticipated. Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees was born on month day 1600, at birth place, to Coert Albertse Van Voorhees and Mergin Van Voorhees. The women had gained experience in caring for children in restricted quarters, and the men had tried their luck at fishing to replenish the tables. Twenty-nine, including a servant from Meppel, were from Drente, four from Gelderland and one from Zeeland. He described how each could settle in the most economical manner according to the practice of the country, and thus earn a living. s, Wessell Vanvoorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhee Circa 1728 - Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA. There was an error deleting this problem. 1702 Marchien Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. Register of the Members from the Four Villages. In the Condensed Genealogy have been included all the male lines as far as Mr. Van Voorhis was able to trace them. A church at New Utrecht was organized in 1677, and one in Gravesend about twenty years later, though a request for an organization had been made as early as 1660, and occasional services were held in the Session House that belonged to the community. The next year the people of Amersfoort began building a church. This, however, would not be guessed by those who study the records they have left behind. Voorhis David Demarest, The Demarest Family: A record of the desMarets family in France, the Holy Land in the Crusades, again in France, Holland, the Palatinate (Germany) again in Holland and the migration to America, 1663 (Hackensack, NJ: n.pub., 1964), iii-4. It was named the Et Stoel or Seat of Law. In 1664 he became a Magistrate, a post of dignity and influence. 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. discoveries. Roelof Lucasz Van Voorhees d. 1751 Ibid., page 161. New Brunswick, N. J. OSCAR M. VOORHEES, May 15, 1935. Coert was born in 1537, in Hees, Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands. Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees 1650-1713. I&II by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; !IGI;Monmouth Families, Vol I&II, by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; A20843-8 D 11 Am pub M Vol1 p.16 B 14 A 71. Child of Jans Albertse Van Voorhees and Elizabeth Van Orden cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. He took the oath of allegiance in Flatlands, September, 1687. Ruinen, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands 1702 Holland money payable by exchange in Holland in the next coming summer ; and the second installment in May 1662, 1000 glds ; and the third installment in May 1663, 1000 glds; and the fourth installment in May 1664, 1000 glds. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:54. The interest of all members of the Van Voorhees Family, however they spell their names, is confidently anticipated. 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). Year should not be greater than current year. On the same document his oldest son's name was written Coert Stevenseu. This church under succeeding clergymen continued to minister to the religious life of Manhattan and surrounding communities. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. 51; H. Stoutenburgh, "Documentary History of Oyster Bay," pg. 1681 Gerebrecht Terhune b. 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. Johannes Theodorus Polhemusbecame the first settled minister shortly after his arrival from Brazil that year. He married, prior to 1664, Marretje Gerritse Van Couwenhovenn, baptized April 10, 1644, died between 1702 and 1709. He married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, b 1664. Coert Stevensen was born in the Province of Drenthe in the Netherlands about 1637. 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. 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. Later studies make it possible for us to come a little closer to the facts as the documents reveal them. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Try again. Children by Aeltje: Coert Stephense Van Voorhees b. ca. Have you taken a DNA test? He served as a deacon and was a member at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatlands, Kings County, New York, 1677. He conveyed this property to his son Albert on 20-Jun-1699. He appears on the Assessment Rolls for Flatlands in 1683. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. Amersfoort was a town in Holland whence had emigrated in 1630 one Wolphert Gerritse, who with Andreas Hudde, probably acting as agents of the Dutch West India Company, obtained from Indian chieftains, in 1636, deeds to several thousand acres of land in this section. Have you taken a DNA test? Married Magdelena Vander Schueren in 1692 at Hackensack Bergen County, New Jersey. 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. 30 Jun 1676, d. 4 Aug 1750, Cornelis Coerte Van Voorhees b. During the long voyage she had kept her brood in health which was much to her credit. The first signer was designated in the document as "the Worshipfull Steven Coerten, 79 years old," and the last, his son, as "Coert Stevensen, 42 years old." In Midwout, November 29, 1660, A.D., Appeared before me Adriaen Hegeman, herein Secretaryof Midwcut and Amesvoort in New Netherland, and before the hereafter name 1 witnesses, Corneles Dercsen Plooghlant on the one side and Steven 30 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK Koerten on theother ; the said Cornells Dircksz Hooghlant acknowledging that he has sold and he, Steven Koerten, that he has bought of him, a parcel of maize land situate within Amesfoort, between the bowery of Wolffert Gerritsen Van Couwenhoven and Frans Jensen, Timmerman (carpenter), wide on the west side thirty-six rods, on the east side thirty-two rods, large nine morgens ; further a piece of woodland situate north of the land of Elbert Elbertsz, south of Frans Jansz, wide on the east side thirty-two rods, on the west side twentyfour rods, running from the maize land to the land of Spysser, about west-northwest, large seven morgens ; a piece upon the Flats, lying between the Town and Jan Martensz, wide thirty-eight rods, large ten morgens ; a piece of Meadow situate between Spyser and Jacob V an Couwenhoven, large five morgens : amounting together to thirtyone morgens : together with the house and house-lot lying and being in the Town of Amesfoort, and the hay ricks, with the brew house and allthe brewing implements, kettles, tubs, vats and all that belongs thereunto, with a wagon, plow and iron harrow, with two oxen, together with the grain that is at present sowed upon the said land and four schepels of pease and four schepels of buckwheat. 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. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. If it resembled others of the time it was about 170 feet long, 49 feet beam, and about 20 feet depth of hold. He He conveyed this property to his son Albert on 20. Member of the Dutch Church and deacon in 1677. aka: Coerte Sstevens/stevense Van Voorhis or Van Voorhees. He signed his will Johannes Van Voorhees, which his descendants promptly contracted to Van Voorhis. Then came his daughter Hendrickje, and her husband, Jan Kiers, eagerly seeking a place where youthful energy might find suitable opportunity for initiative. This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011. He sometimes signed his name as Coert Stevensen van Ruinen. "The Old Church on the Green" pg. How we might wish to see a picture of this interesting group from Drente ! Apparently the father died in 1662, leaving six out of nine children surviving, and this son then became sole meyer. and his Descendants in America Published by the Van Voorhees Association Second and Revised Edition June, 1932 THE VAN VOORHEES ASSOCIATION Organized January 16, 1932 To commemorate in1935 the 275th anniversary of the coming to New Amsterdam in 1660 of Steven Coerte, Van Voorhees, his wife, five sons and three daughters, and their settlement at Flatlands on Long Island. Seven states are already represented on our membership list. A. Brouwer, Rijks Archieven in Drente, at Assen, the provincial seat. A warm welcome was prepared when it was noised abroad that the minister, Rev. Voorhees 1S7S Coney Island Ave.. Brooklyn. ["Holland Society Collection," 1891, pg. The minutes of this court are contained in the Ordcl Bocck, or ordeal book or book of sentences. Jans Albertse Van Voorhees M, b. between 1697 and 1700 Jans Albertse Van Voorhees died at Bergen County, NJ. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. N . While many loyal Dutchmen wept when they beheld their flag replaced by the English ensign, they had one triumph with which to console themselves. 1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. Jun. Albert van VOORHEES. Antie Eldertse (Van Voorhees), in the third generation from Steven Coerten, had married Hans Bergen, and many facts respecting her ancestry and relationships were printed in a footnote on pages 138-40 of the enlarged edition. He married Elena Vander Schure after 1691, they had eight children baptised Dutch Church, Hackensack, NJ between 1694 and 1708. Another reason was the general use by the Dutch of "pet" or home names, which differed from those given at baptism. Item, It is also my will that if any of my above-named children shall happen to be unmarried at my loving wife's decease, them that are then unmarried shall have so much out of my whole estate as those have had that are mar- ried, for their setting out, besides their or any of their equal proportion. The affairs of Steven Coerten seem to have prospered. The far-seeing pastor of the Church of Man- 28 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK hattan, Rev. Of conditions there many encouraging reports had been received. His will is not extant, but on a copy of a document of 1679, five years before his death, the name is written Steven Coerten. (born Van Voorhies), Coert Stevense (Cheri) Van Voorhees, Wessel Van Voorhees, Lucase Stenese Van Voorhies, Lucas (Lucas Steven /vanvoorh orhees/ Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/) Van Voorhees, Willempje Roelofse Roelofse (Sebring/seubering/ Suerboring/) Van Voorhees (born Seubering). This third day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and twenty-three, I, John Stevenson, of Flatlands, in Kings County, on the Island of Nassau, Yeoman, being very well and in good health, and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto Almighty God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a christianlike and decent manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in manner following. 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. There are no annual dues. Here we found beautiful rivers, bubbling fountains flowing down into the valleys, basons of running water in the flat lands, agreeable fruits in the woods, such as strawberries, walnuts, wild grapes, etc. Officers and an Executive Committee were elected, and a series of By-laws accepted with directions that the Committee draft them in suitable form. There were growing families in the homes of brothers and sisters. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1655 to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 36, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 55. On Nov. 17, 1693, he bought of Roelof Martense Schenck his farm lying in the " Pardegat," in Flatlands. At the same time his brother, Jan the Elder, Count of Nassau, became stadtholder of the three northern- 14 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK most provinces, Drenthe, Groningen, and Friesland. A first edition of this Folder was printed and widely distributed. n Voorhis, Coerte Stevensen Van Voorhies Van Voorhies, Lucas Stevense (Lucas Steven /vanvoorhees/) Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voor 1635 - Voor Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Holland, Steven (Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/ Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/) Van Voorhees, Willempje (Sebring/seubering/ Suerboring/) Seubering. Secretary, Harry Stephen Vorhis, 50 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N. Y. 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." You have chosen this person to be their own family member. The preparation of this work has proved exacting owing to the many existing family lines. 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