Ancestry.com North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016; Book Title: The Bergen family : or the descendants of Hans Hansen Bergen, one of the early settlers of New York. Y. Stephen Robin Voris, 2526 East 26th St., Brooklyn, N . 7-Aug-1684 Maritie Terhune b. Children: Willemptje Jansen VAN VOORHEES (1683-????) 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. 1703-1796 Marretje Van Voorhees: Abt. Names of Members from Amersfort. The older children gather about their father as he explains the meaning of it all. Genealogies of more recent date give fuller informationon fewer pages. She was baptized at the New Amsterdam Dutch Church 10 April 1644,[4] daughter of Gerrit Wolfertse Cowenhoven/Van Kouwenhoven and Altje Cool. He 'mmigrated. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. 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. Filmed from the typed manuscript in the Holland Society of New York, p.454. Of such value did this new material seem to the officers, especially that concerning those members of the family who have attained a degree of prominence, that it was deemed fitting to assemble it in form for publication. 4, page 92 (2007). Steven Coerts Van Voorhees was also known as Steven Koerten Van Voorhees. There were on board a company of eighteen soldiers, one with a wife and three children. At the call of the committee a second meeting was held in New York on May 21, 1932. 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. Mar. The work proved far greater and costlier than he had anticipated. On 29 Mar 1696 Jan Kiersen and Hendrickje Jans were sponsors at Brooklyn for the son of her half-brother Jan. 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. Then came Willempie Roeloffse Suebering or Sebring, Steven's second wife, and the mother of six sturdy children. Other spellings are Drent and Drenthe, but the "h" is not pronounced. The executor was Koert Stevensen; witnesses Garitt Stoothoff, Dirk Amerman, Jan Terhunen and Samuel Garretsen. Albert Lucasz Van Voorhees b. Each child found a place in the family economy, and began ihe real task of becoming adjusted to the new environment. He He conveyed this property to his son Albert on 20. Was Kiers the second husband of Hendrickje? Al l that had appeared in the earlier work respecting the Van Voorhees family, and much in addition, is found in the later book. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. Later studies make it possible for us to come a little closer to the facts as the documents reveal them. Farming and other utensils were named, together with their cost in the colony. Albert Lucassen Van Voorhees. Father, Steven Coerte immigrated to "Nieuw Amsterdam" with his wife and eight children (and one son-in-law) in 1660. [7], Coert was one of the Kings County representatives to the New York Assembly in 1692 and 1693. Geni requires JavaScript! 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). 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. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. Stephen Coert Van Voorhees and Willempie Roelofse Seubering were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 19 November 1679 "fom Amersfort." 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. 1699. Oct 2nd, 1681 ) 1682 Individual: Johannes Schenck (bpt. Item, It is further my will that immediately after my loving wife's decease, all my whole estate of houses, lands, meadows, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any ways appertaining, either in the Town of Flatlands or elsewhere, shall be sold to the best advantage, and the moneys as shall arise by the sale of my aforesaid estate shall be equally divided among my eleven children, by name, Stephen, Auken, Willemtie, John, Roelof, Magdelena, Lucas, Albert, Abraham, Femmetje, and Jacobus, unto them and each of them, and every of their heirs and assigns forever. Jonas Michaelius, sent by the churches in old Amsterdam, gathered into a consistory the elders and deacons whom he found in the community, and began holding services in a loft over a horse mill. A suggestion, made to a circle of descendants who reside on Long Island, that it would be appropriate to celebrate in 1935 the 275th anniversary of the coming to these shores of our ancestors, met with quite general approval, and those who accepted the invitation met in Flatlands on Saturday, January 16, 1932, in the parish house of the ancient Reformed Church, which, organized by Dutch settlers in 1654, at once welcomed our ancestors into its membership. of State, Albany, N)Y) Vo. 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.' You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. 12, 1662 ; d. On the assessment rolls of Flatlands of 1675 and 1683 and took the oath of allegiance there in 1687. In the earliest documents the family name does not appear. The more prominent early settlers were buried within it ; others were buried around it. 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). BIOGRAPHY: After his marriage to Elena, Albert obtained land near Kinderkamack, north of Hackensack, securing a patent for 75 acres on the Hackensack River. In noble family names in the Netherlands, the preposition thoe, an early form, means "at" and van means "of." On 26-Mar-1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. Wife/Partner: ? 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. 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. 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. It has since been widely used by members of the family. They then made acquaintances that later proved helpful. There were heart burnings to be sure. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. and Coert Stevense(Van Voorhees). 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. Fortunately the ship's passenger list has been preserved, and reveals the presence of five families, in four of which there were twentythree children-though Steven Coerten's son Coert may be counted as an adult. 1698-1734. 1818 RoBERT M. b. r822 WM. He wasliving on 20 Jun 1699, when he conveyed property in Gravesend to his Albert Coert. Had eight sons and three daughters. 3 (2007): 12:75. He advised migration in the late winter so that planting might be started soon after arrival. 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. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. !Source: 1) The IGI, film # 1396345 2) Church Archive record submitted by Mattie B Fish, 586 East 2nd Ave, Mesa, Ariz. 3) The Ancestral File of the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS shows this person to be the son of Steven Coerte VAN VOORHEES and Willempje SEUBERING, adds Stevens to the name, gives death date and the following temple ordinance dates: B: 28 Sep 1929, E: 13 May 1931, and SP: 28 May 1943. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. It was decided to encourage an inclusive organization by inviting to membership not only all who bear the Voorhees name, however they may spell it, and wherever they may reside, but also all collateral relatives who can trace their lineage back to this common ancestor. 2nd and 3rd argent (of silver)-a tree eradicated vert. It is evident that the Dutch were much given to home or pet names, which were often entered in church and civil records, and also in wills. Before this, all had become accustomed to the ways of the ship. Ch. A Jan Kiersen took the oath of allegiance in September of 1687 in New Utrecht, stating that he had been in the country for 38 years. This browser does not support getting your location. 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. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. 1667-1687 WFT Est. He was also known as Coert Steven Van Voorhees, Koert Stevensen Van Voorhees , Coert Stephense Van Voores , Coerte Stevens Van Vorhis , Coert Stevensen Van Hees , Coert Stevenz Van Voorhies , Coerte Stevens Van Voorhees , Cheri Stevense Van Voorhees. Capt. Coert Stevense (Van Voorhees) 1 man, 1 woman, 3 children, 2 slaves. J., at a local family reunion, will be deemed a fitting conclusion to this first publication of the VA N VOORHEES ASSOCIATION. 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. It therefore becomes necessary to find what may be deemed the correct spelling, and show more consistency than the records exhibited. 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