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. The book was published in 1888, and is now out of print. Coert took the Oath of Allegiance in Flatlands in Sep 1687. Their last appearance together in the official records is at the baptism of their grandson Albert. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. From the Atlas LeTheatre du Monde, by Guillaume and Jean Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1638. Between 1400 and ORIGI N OF TH E VA N VOORHEES FAMIL Y 13 1500 the monastery of Dikninge in Drenthe was granted overlordship of the three manors at Hees, and the branches of the ancient family that owned them became feudatories to that monastery, to which they paid a nominal annual rental, with the appellation of meyer or steward, i.e., one who manages the affairs of a landed estate. BIOGRAPHY: After his marriage to Elena, Albert obtained land near Kinderkamack, north of Hackensack, securing a patent for 75 acres on the Hackensack River. Not a few have risen to prominence in business, as physicians, clergymen, lawyers, legislators, judges of lower and higher courts, authors and educators. "Through a Dutch Door," pg. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Albert VOORHEES (1691-1784) m. Ariaantje Jan Vandervoort, First Wife of Jan Stevense VAN VOORHEES: Cornelia Reiniers Wizzelpenning (????-1680). 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. It was not easy to give up a home and life in which the family had known much of happiness. Sadie Estelle Voorhees (Mrs. Edward Dawson) 127 Passaic Ave.. Passaic. Family members linked to this person will appear here. 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. 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. The people, however, held to the name Amersfoort for seevral generations, but finally Flatlands came into general use. Abraham Lucase Van Voorhees 4. 24, 1681, Tilletje Reiniers Wizzel-penning, dau. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3652 Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States. The author, Elias William Van Voorhis, bore the name of his father who had been a successful business man in New York City. 1678 - ), Annetie Coerte Van Voorhees+ (5. He was active in chur ch and civic affairs at Flatlands. The location of the village of Hees is plainly indicated with a castle nearby on the older map. Ibid. He married Sarah Willemse Cornell in 1690, in Flatbush, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America. Married twice. Half sister 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. Ibid., page 341. Aug. 1750), Cornelis Coerte Van Voorhees+ (3. Left behind were the meads of old Holland and his home near the village of Hees : Hence the surname he bore, as do we, the euphonious name of Van Voorhees. Ch. Some of the third generation sought homes in the Hudson valley along the Fishkill, others in New Jersey, principally in Passaic, Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset counties. (New York: G.P. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. To all to whom these presents shall come or may concern, Greeting : Know ye, that at Kings County, the twentieth day of November instant, before Richard Stillwell, Es- quire, being thereunto duly authorized and appointed, the last Will and Testament of John Stevenson was proved, and now approved and allowed of by me, having while he lived, and at the time of his death, Goods, Rights, and Credits in divers places within this Province, by means whereof the full disposition of all and singular the Goods, Rights, and Credits of the said deceased and the granting administration of them, as also the hearing of accounts, calculations or reckoning, and the final discharge and dis- mission from the same, unto me solely and not unto any other inferior judge, are manifestly known to belong, and the administration of all and singular the Goods, Rights ? He was a representative from Flatlands in the general assembly, held in New Amsterdam, April 10, 1664, and was delegate to the convention held at New Orange in 1674, to confer with Governor Colve. Later it became recognized generally as a family emblem. The names New Utrecht and Gravesend were not changed, but the other villages became known officially as Brooklyn, Flatbush. Oops, we were unable to send the email. In this vicinity they laboriously cut out and polished the shell beads called sewan or wampum then used as money throughout the Atlantic seaboard. in 1695, 1700, 1702, 1704 and 1714. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was also known as Coert Steven Van Voorhees. Parents were entered in one way when a child was baptized, and in a very different way when later other children were presented. For a third of a century Dutch families had been removing to New Netherland, where there was room in abundance. ", Evans, Thomas Grier. 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. Ancestral File (R). Child of Albert Stevense Van Voorhees and Barrentje Willemse: Children of Albert Stevense Van Voorhees and Elena Vander Schure: Lucas Albertse Van Voorhees+ b. 1698-1734. Jan Stephensz Van Voorhees took the Oath of Allegiance in September 1687 at Flatlands (Amersfoort), Kings Co., Long Island, New York, "Jan Stevense, 27 Jeare." Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York, Excerpted from The Documentary History of the State of New York (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. AKA: Van voorhis / Vanvoorhees / Voorhees. On Nov. 17, 1693, he bought of Roelof Martense Schenck his farm lying in the " Pardegat," in Flatlands. Thus far nothing has been found to indicate that his correspondence has been preserved-a cause for sincere regret. He was a magistrate in 1664 and 1673. At the call of the committee a second meeting was held in New York on May 21, 1932. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Mar. Steven Coerts Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering). Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Albertse Van Voorheese, Stephen Albertse Van Voorheese, Jannetje Albertse Ackerman (born Van Voorheese), William Albertse Van Voorheese, oorhees), Stephen Van Voorhees, Stephen Albertse Van Voorhees, Jannetje Albertse Ackerman (born Vanvoorhees), Willemtje Albertse Van Voor May 24 1727 - Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, Steven Coerts Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofs Seubering. & 3. d'argent, a l'arbre arr' de sinople. 1892-1981 David Arthur Kalb: Private Van Antwerp, Elizabeth Ann Private: Michael Nakia Kalpakoff . Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees was born on month day 1600, at birth place, to Coert Albertse Van Voorhees and Mergin Van Voorhees. Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees+ (c 1667 - 16. Stephen Courtz. This is in accordance with the general American practice. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. 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. He took the oath of allegiance in Flatlands, September, 1687. Apr. 4th Son of Steven Coerte and Willemptje Roelofse Seuberinge Van Voorhees. 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. John Megapolensis, whose son had studied at Harvard and knew something of English rule, secured the inclusion in the articles of capitulation of a clause insuring the independence" of the Dutch Reformed Church. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Albert Stevense Van Voorhees (1654 - 1727) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. 9. He married Helletje Reiniers Wizzelpenning, daughter of Reynnier Wesselpenck and Jannetje Snediker, on 24-Apr-1682 at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatbush, Kings County, New York. If so, login to add it. 1672-1702: Claudia Jurkiewicz: Private O'Connor, Joseph Charles Private: Emma E. Kabe: September 21, 1881 WFT Est. He was born in 1638 at Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands. 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. 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. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. 1702-1771 Schenck, Garrit . He married Marretje Gerretse Van Couvenhoven b. No attempt has been made to compile a connected history of the family. 210. 243.] He was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. m. 2 d , Oct. 8, 1680, Femmetje Aukes Van Nuyse, dau. This has been done. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1655 to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 36, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 55. A copy of this quaint and interesting document follows : "Praise to God. KINDLY PRESERVE THIS FOLDERSTEVEN COERTE VAN VOORHEES and His Descendants in America Any one who has examined even casually the genealogy compiled by Elias W. Van Voorhis, and entitled "TH E VA N VOORHEES FAMILY " must have been impressed by the vitality of this family that has entered so widely into the life of our country. Coert married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. 236 stating that David Ackerman purchased 420 acres with the southwest corner abutting Major John Berrie and Albert Stevense. 3 (2007): 12:75. Hendrickje Stevense is 14 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 17 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 18 degrees from Candice Bergen, 21 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 15 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 27 degrees from Whitney Houston, 16 degrees from Hayley Mills, 15 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 15 degrees from Lisa Presley, 16 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 16 degrees from Bill Veeck and 20 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. Soon the men begin examining the capstan and the windlass, and other gear for hoisting the sails. Immigrant ancestor to America in 1660 from the farm of Voorhees in the Province of Drenthe to New Amersfoort (Flatlands), Long Island. Ch. He bought of John Tilton all his real estate on 8-Mar-1691 at Gravesend, Kings County, New York. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. Soon other communities began to attract settlers. They were near the place that was to be their home. He came over with his father in 1660, settled in Flatlands. It was named the Et Stoel or Seat of Law. 12, 1662 ; d. On the assessment rolls of Flatlands of 1675 and 1683 and took the oath of allegiance there in 1687. Descendants of Jan Stevense Van Voorhees-Continued. A portion of this land is mentioned in "New Jersey Colonial Documents," pg. This work has proved of great value to the officers of the Association, and has enabled many applicants for membership to trace their lines of descent back to our common ancestor. On 26-Mar-1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. The immediate objective of the Association was to arrange to commemorate fittingly in 1935, on or near the site of the original family homestead in Flatlands, the 275th anniversary of the arrival in New Netherland in the early summer of 1660 of Steven Coerten, who came from the Manor of Voorhees, Province of Drente, Netherlands, with wife and seven children, and their settlement a few months later in Flatlands, Long Island. He captain of Militia in 1689. www.conovergenealogy.com/ancestor-p/p223.htm#i329. Cornelis Coerte, married Antje Remsen. 1888-1977 Frank C. Kabe: August 16, 1891 WFT Est. On August 25, 1686 a subscription was taken up by Coert Stevensen and Jacob Stryker for money for a bell. 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. 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