On Oct. 7, 1681, he bought of Auke Janse Van Nuyse, for 300 guilders, the land at " Pardegat," which Auke Janse Van Nuyse bought of Bartel Claesen, as per Flat- bush Records, Liber A. 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 This is a carousel with slides. New Brunswick, N. J. OSCAR M. VOORHEES, May 15, 1935. Let us then the name of Van Voorhees and the family tradition and motto With ardor and kindling devotionuphold and protect and cherish. 1676 - 4. This church under succeeding clergymen continued to minister to the religious life of Manhattan and surrounding communities. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. Item, It is further my will that my loving wife Femmetje shall have all my goods and chattels, rights and credits for and during her natural life, and im- mediately after my loving wife's decease I give all my goods and chattels, rights and credits, to my eleven chil- dren above named, unto them and each of their heirs, and in equal proportions, except my eldest son Stephen shall have twenty shillings over and above his equal share with the rest of my above-named children, for his birthright. Ibid., page 402. Y. Stephen Robin Voris, 2526 East 26th St., Brooklyn, N . In the process of Anglicizing Dutch names we find one reason for variant spellings. For the purchase of this aforesaid land and rights Steven Koerten, purchaser of the aforesaid land and belongings, promises to pay to the aforesaid Corneles Dercsen Hooghlant, or to whosoever may acquire his title, the sum of 400 guldens, Holland money and 3000 guldens in good strung negotiable sewan, viz., in four installments : the first installment of 400 glds. He came over with his father in 1660, settled in Flatlands. There is evidence that as early as 1624 farmers were cultivating fenced-in lands leased from the Indians. 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. Albert Stevense van Voorhees; born circa 1654 at Drenthe, Netherlands; married first Helletje Reiniers Wizzelpenning daughter of Reynier Wizzelpenning and Jannetje Snedeker, 24 Apr 1681 at Ref. He was born in 1638 at Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands. Mar. In the Condensed Genealogy have been included all the male lines as far as Mr. Van Voorhis was able to trace them. The farm extended from the Hackensack to the Saddle River. The work proved far greater and costlier than he had anticipated. Coert Stevense is 14 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 17 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 18 degrees from Candice Bergen, 20 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 14 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 26 degrees from Whitney Houston, 15 degrees from Hayley Mills, 15 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 14 degrees from Lisa Presley, 15 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 15 degrees from Bill Veeck and 20 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Descendants of Jan Stevense Van Voorhees-Continued. 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. In this vicinity they laboriously cut out and polished the shell beads called sewan or wampum then used as money throughout the Atlantic seaboard. Jun. I n that event, while the descendants of all the sons used the same shield, those of each branch often used different crests. Representatives are now found in neary every state of the Union. Coert Stevensen was born in the Province of Drenthe in the Netherlands about 1637. They settled in Flatlands. At sixty years of age he was the head of a large and interesting family. 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. Just one grandparent can lead you to many 1698-1734. The castles were evidently the insignia of the male line. Amersfort. 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?)). Maria Jean Pratt Hopper, The Hopper Family Genealogy, Descendants of Andries Willemszen Hoppe(n) of New Amsterdam 1651-1658, The First Six Generations (Montvale, N.J.: M.J.P. N . On 26-Mar-1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. Later arms were adopted, or granted in consequence of knighthood conferred on the field of battle or by a sovereign. Marriage Hendrickje married Albert Albertse Terhune in Flatlands, New York, in 1675 when she was 20 years old. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Leave a message for others who see this profile. He 'mmigrated. There is considerable fish in the rivers. May the book encourage not so much pride of ancestry as pride in achievement. Similiarly, in the Dutch (hoe der became ter and thoe den became ten, while the later van der became ver. 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. 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. 1818 RoBERT M. b. r822 WM. 1932 OFFICERS President. The interest of all members of the Van Voorhees Family, however they spell their names, is confidently anticipated. In1930 they joined in celebrating the 300dth anniversary of his coming to America. Later many families dropped the "Van," and a few dropped the "Voorhees" also, and became Johnson, from Janse (son of Jan), Stevenson from Stevense (son of Steven), or Alberts or Albertson (son of Albertse). Mother listed as Aeltjie Wessels, first wife to Steven. Learn more about managing a memorial . 15 &23; A. Stokes, "The Van Voorhees Family," pg. His sons and grandsons appear also to have had a flair for real estate. 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. 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. Although no records has been found to confirmthis fact,it is stated ere for FYI. 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. 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. in Stevense Van Voorhees, Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, Wessel Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevese Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees, 1652 - Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands, Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofs Van Voorhees (born Seuberinge). He was also known as Koert Stevensen Van Voorhees. 12, no. He became a member of the New York Historical Society, the Pennsylvania Historical Society, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and the Holland Society of New York. On 26. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. [Stokes, "The Van Voorhees Family," pg. That there was also a son Abraham was asserted by Mr. Bergen, and accepted by Elias Van Voorhis in his genealogy, but no dates respecting him have been found. 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. Verv appropriately the heraldic Crest and Motto of the family was adopted as the emblem of the Association. . Correspondence looking to such family gatherings is solicited. Make sure that the file is a photo. 1643, d. 1708, married aft 1664. Birth of Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), "Hendrickje Stevense (Stevens) Van Voorhees", "Hendrickje Stevense Stevens Van Voorhees". tevensen Van Voorheese, Wessell Van Voorheese, Lucas Stevens Van Voorheese, Albert Stevensen Van Voorheese, Aeltje Stevense Ryder (born V Femmetje Aukes Van Voorheese (born Van Nuys), Cornelia Reiners Van Voorheese (born Wizzelpenning), oorhees, Jacobus Van Voorhees, Roelof Van Voorhees, <<Private>> Van Der Beek (born Van Voorhees), Magdalena Van Voorhees, 1652 - Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Nederland, Jan 3 1735 - Amersfort Place, Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Steven Stephen Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofs Willempie Van Voorhees (born Seubering Seuberinge, Seuberg). It should be borne in mind, however, that in a genealogy all who are in the same numerical generation were not necessarily contemporaries. But to each and to all has descended the family shield and its motto, And from henceforth for aye we should cherish this as the choicest possession, And thank the great Giver of all that 'tis our good fortune to share it. 54.] BIOGRAPHY: After his marriage to Elena, Albert obtained land near Kinderkamack, north of Hackensack, securing a patent for 75 acres on the Hackensack River. Capt. (. Children of Coert Stevense Van Voorhees and Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees b. circa 1667, d. 16 Feb 1723/24, Altje Coerte Van Voorhees b. circa 1667, d. 12 Nov 1746, Albert Coerte Van Voorhees b. circa 1673, d. circa 1748, Neeltje Coertse Van Voorhees b. Oct. 1757) (car). As the Dutch were then in possession he knew that he would find civic conditionsnot unlike those with which he was familiar. That cattle were available was stated, and also something respecting their cost. Husband of Cornelia Reimers Wizzelpenning and Femmetje Aukes Van Voorhees It is quite probable that a more comprehensive search at Assen, the capital of the province of Drente, would disclose considerably more data relating to the early history of this family. His forename of Coert was carried down succeeding generations to the shores of America. De Bonte Kou was a trim and sturdy vessel that had been in the service at least three years, and was to know much subsequent voyaging. 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. It was published in the summer of 1932 in a limited edition, and has enabled many applicants for membership to trace unbroken lines of descent from Steven Coerten, the common ancestor of the family in America. 28 Dec 1724 Jan Stephensz Van Voorhees b. ca. He was a magistrate, 1664 and 1673. But neither he nor his brothers adopted Van Voorhees as a surname ; nor did all his sons. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3652 Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States. 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. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Father of Stephen Coerten Voorhees; Albert Coerte Voorhees; Aeltje Coerte van Brunt; Neeltje Coertse van Voorhees; Cornelis Coert Voorhees and 3 others; Johannes Coert van Voorhees; Garret Coerten Voorhees and Willauetjs Pieters less 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. Was she divorced or separated from Albert? 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 was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. Treasurer. Good tillage land. 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. vense Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Altje Stevense Ryder (born Van Steven Coert Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering). 1689 WFT Est. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. 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. -------------------------------------------------------. They then made acquaintances that later proved helpful. 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 from Middleburg in this country; married second Magdelena van der Schueren, daughter of William van der Schuur and Grietje Platenburg, circa 1691; died after 1727. Preparations were begun with the purpose of sailing inthe spring of that year. abt 1692 Flatbush, Kings, New York, United States Death? If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. 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. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Created by: James VanVoorhis Added: 6 Nov 2015 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 154682295 Each was inhabited by a branch ofthis family, whose name was thoe Hees, meaning "at Hees," just as the English name Atwater was derived from "at the water." 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). [9] [10] He took his oath of allegiance in September 1687 as Coert Stevense Van Voorhuys, having been in the country 27 years. Busy days of preparation lessened the distress of mind the members of the family felt as they thought of partings and farewells. Motto-Virtus Castellum M cum. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. Please reset your password. STEVEN COERTEN, LAND OWNER Our common ancestor must have been possessed of substantial means, or at least of excellent credit, for it is of record that, on November 29, 1660, within six months after his arrival, he purchased from Cornelius Diercksen (Hooghlant) for 3400 guilders ($2000) - a very considerable sum of money for those days-several scattered parcels of landaggregating some thirty-one morgens, or sixty-two acres ; also, a house, houselot and brewery. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. The other signers were William Roeloffs, Jan Strycker, and Jan Suebering. If so, login to add it. The Genealogy is in two parts. The last sixty pages are devoted to an index. 20 Apr 1683, d. 10 Oct 1757, On 14 May 1682 Court and Marritie were baptism sponsors for Court son of Meinard Courten Van Voorhees and wife Maria Pia (Pra? Upon the demise of CoertAlbertse in 1676, Jan Coerten, brother of the emigrant, became meyer of Voorhees Manor and remained such until 1700. 1656, d. ca. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. He died 1702 in New York. Steven Coerte Van Voorhee came to America in April 1660 on the ship: DeBonte Koe (the Spotted Cow). 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. 1650, d. ca. 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. . Only four years later the English took possession of New Amsterdam, and all those of Dutch ancestry became of necessity subjects of Great Britain. 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 (????-????) He married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, b 1664. Office of the Sec. Albert Stevense Van Voorhees Born: unknown, in the Netherlands Died: was alive on 14 May 1727 Married: 24 April 1681, Helletje Reinier Wizzelpenning (sister of Cornelia) Helletje Reinier Wizzelpenning Born: unknown Died: about 1691 Married: date unknown, Elena Vander Schure Elena Vander Schure Baptized: 23 October 1667 in Nieuw Amsterdam Died . 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. Gesbrechtje; parents: Klaas Jansz Romeijn, Stijntjen Alberts; op Amersfoort; witnesses: Albert Albertsz, Hendrikje Stephens. 1702 Marchien Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. In the "robur," the oak of the Romans, was seen manly courage or virtue. 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? He lived at Flatlands, Long Island. 1734 WFT Est. It was in New Amersfoort that Steven Coerten, on his arrival in the new world, proposed to make his home. ", New Netherland Connections Vol. I f a new genealogy is to be published it must be the result of concerted endeavor. This is in accordance with the general American practice. MEMBERS Any descendant of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees may become a Member of the Association by registering with the Secretary, giving his line of descent so far as known, and paying the membersip fee of $1. 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 must have been born about 1495. 1700-1751. . Seven states are already represented on our membership list. Steven Coerts Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering). Now known as the Collegiate Reformed Church, it still exists in Manhattan, being the oldest church of uninterrupted activities along the Atlantic seaboard, if not in the entire United States. The banks, still in evidence, were immense heaps or banks of oyster, clam and other sea shells, the refuse of an extensive "sewan" or "wampum" manufacturing industry carried on by the Indians from time immemorial. THE CONDENSED GENEALOGY The Condensed Genealogy described on page six is an unusual work as it lists more than 2000 men and 1100 women in their appropriatefamily lines. 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. It frequently happened that descendants of younger sons of an armorial family, after several generations, forgot the arms of their ancestors, and adopted their own designs. 1640, d. 28 Oct 1702 Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. T H E AUTHOR Elias W. Van Voorhis, Jr., was born in New York City, May 28, 1844; his mother's maiden name was Maria Louisa Barker. Stephen Courtz. For his purpose the method was justified, for it saved him from the charge of misquoting. In 1568 the United Provinces, which then included Belgium, began their revoltagainst his rule. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was the younger of two daughters named Hendrickje of father Steven Coerts Van Voorhees; her mother was Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge. 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. 24, 1681, Tilletje Reiniers Wizzel-penning, dau. Willemtje; parents: Lucas Stevense, Jannetje Minnes. Vanvoorhees, Merghin Stevense Van Voorhees, Merghen Stevense Vanvoorhees, Marchien Stevense Vanvoorhees, Hendrickje Stephense Van Voorhe Circa 1729 - Flatlands, Long Island, New York, USA. They had 2 sons and 6 daughters. (New York: G.P. Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database. 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. In addition to an extensive correspondence the officers have arranged and held fifteen Rallies ; five in New York state, six in New Jersey, two in Ohio, one in Illinois, and one in Washington, D. C. At all of these the objects in view have been explained, and at some of them important papers have been read on special lines of family history, involving much research. 140 East 54th St.. New Vork, N . 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. Try again later. Later researches add something to the information here given regarding the family and its name in the Netherlands, as is revealed in the next chapter. Kings Co. Conveyances II pg. Daughter of Stephen Coert Van Voorhees and Willempie Roelofse Seubering. Those who kept church records seemed less careful than did the keepers of civic records. In the earliest documents the family name does not appear. A grand-daughter of Wolphert Gerritse married the oldest son of Steven Coerten, and became the ancestress of many of the Van Voorhees name. Married twice. n Voorhees, Willemtie Albertse VanVorhees, Margrietje Alberse Margaret Van Voorhees, Jan Van Voorhees, Petrus Albertse Van Voorhees, Rach rhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, Jannetje Stevens Jantje Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stevense Grietja van Voorhees Stevenkonin, Kiers, K Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, Willempie Roelefse Seubering. Officers and an Executive Committee were elected, and a series of By-laws accepted with directions that the Committee draft them in suitable form. " To a remarkabledegree all these descendants have been a sturdy, self-reliant, honest, and Godfearing folk. Sorry! Rev William Schenck his Ancestors and his Descedants Coer t Stevense Van Voorhees The Van Voorhees family Vol 1 The F irst Four Generations by Albert Stokes His birth was dete rmined by the ship passenger list. Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees 1650-1713. Albert appears again at the baptism of another grandson on 14 May 1727, without Elena. So their motto in letters resplendent claimed VIRTUE their CASTLE or FORTRESS ; And "Virtue my Castle or Fortress" is the motto we proudly inherit. 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. 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 . Wife of Albert Albertse Terhune, Jr 64, pp.229-243; 367-387 (1933): p.235; Index Chart. A copy will be forwarded for $1. The prevailing mode of writing it now, however, is Voorhees, without the prefix 'Van,' such being the spelling used in the counties [5] of New Jersey, except Bergen where it is almost universally written Voorhis without the 'Van.' Maria Van Voorhees: Abt. The date of the first permanent settlement at New Amersfoort is not definitely known. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Soon other communities began to attract settlers. Year should not be greater than current year. Lucas Stevense VOORHEES ; Jannetje Stevense van VOORHEES ; Jan Stevense van VOORHEES ; Aeltje Stevense van VOORHEES [ Start] FabPed Genealogy Vers. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. 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. 2-Apr-1678, d. circa 1680 Annetie Terhune b. [C. Harvey, "Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, NY," pg. Later it became recognized generally as a family emblem. 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. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. 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