Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. 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." Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. This aforesaid land, house-lot and house and the above are sold and shall be surrendered to the purchaser free and unincumbered, without any burdens resting thereupon or eminating therefrom, savings the Lord's right. 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. There were heart burnings to be sure. The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church had its beginning in New Amsterdam in 1628 when Rev. 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. James Hubbard at the request of JanElten, a resident of Kingston, now about to depart for the Fatherland, the worshipful Steven Corte (Van Voorhees) seventy-nine years old,and Coert Stevense(Van Voorhees) forty-two yrs.old, all natives of land of Drenthe,who declare that it is true tha the above named petitioner is the lawful son of Roeloff Elten. He was also known as Steven Coerten van Hees. This was two years after the latter's son, Steven Coerten, the eldest of seven children, had emigrated to America. 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. 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. Y . And I do hereby consti- tute and appoint my loving wife Femmetje to be whole and sole Executrix of this, my last Will and Testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former Testaments, Wills and Legacies, Bequests, and Executors by me in any way before this time named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirm- ing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. discoveries. On its spacious grounds a large and well equipped Church House, and a commodious parsonage indicate healthy church activities, and the adjoining cemetery, a constant reminder of the loyal generations of the past, insures to the church freedom from encroachments. 9. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? In 1664, he was a magistrate and founder of the Dutch Reformed Church in present day Flatlands, He emigrated with his family in April 1660 to the New Netherlands in the ship Bontekoe. The death on February 5, 1932, of John R. Voorhis at the age of one hundred and two years, after a life of unusual service to the City of New York, has given the name nation-wide prominence. Only noble families possessed them. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. 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. Albert Stevense Van Voorhies was born circa 1654 at Drenthe, Holland.1,3 He was the son of Steven Coerte Van Voorhies and Willempie Roeloffse Seuberine. Had eight sons and three daughters. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. But once the decision was made, the family set itself resolutely to the task of preparing for the trip. 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. This Historical Handbook is the result. Coert married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. In noble family names in the Netherlands, the preposition thoe, an early form, means "at" and van means "of." It was first called New Amersfoort, after a city in the Province of Utrecht, near which Wolphert Gerritse "Van Couwenhoven, one of the earliest patentees, was born. 20 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK A ll passengers had long since learnedthat the southern course was to be taken, for that had been found most favorable. This account has been disabled. 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. & 4. de gu, la tour d'or oui/ du champ, aux 2. . We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Stephen Coert Van Voorhees and Willempie Roelofse Seubering were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, in 1677 at Amersfort. 14 May 1727 Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. He gave the name of his native town to the new settlement. M.D . 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. Not until 1598 did Jan's son and successor, William Louis, stadtholder of Drenthe, Groningen, and Friesland, secularize the Drenthe property of the former orders, which had moved out of the county during the Reformation period. This our genealogist had not learned, for he used Coerte and Stevense for both sons and daughters. Rev William Schenck his Ancestors and his Descedants Coert Stevense Van Voorhees The Van Voorhees family Vol 1 The First Four Generations by Albert Stokes His birth was determined by the ship passenger list. 4, page 92 (2007). The Friesians prevail in western 'By Calvin I . At sixty years of age he was the head of a large and interesting family. Hopper, 2005), page 13, no. The document has been preserved, bearing date June 4, 1663. There was a problem getting your location. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Not a few have risen to prominence in business, as physicians, clergymen, lawyers, legislators, judges of lower and higher courts, authors and educators. Thus it came about that in the third generation members of t. Geni requires JavaScript! 10 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK and county magistrates-to affix their wax seal to all deeds and papers attested by them. 24, 1681, Tilletje Reiniers Wizzel-penning, dau. All the writers are of Van Voorhees ancestry, and with two exception, all bear the name, as does the artist who designed the illustrations. 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. !IGI;Monmouth Families Vol I&II by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; !IGI;Monmouth Families Vol. 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). Steven Coerte's children married in due time, and in three generations relationships were established with many important Dutch families, including those of Ackerman, Bennett, Bergen, Bertholf, Bloodgood, Bougaert, Bryant, Cortelyou, Couwenhoven (also spelled Kouwenhoven and Conover), Ditmars, Dorlant, Dumont, Eldert, Garretson, Hendricks, Hopper, Housman, Janse, Kershow, Kierstead, Kipp, Laroe, Lott, Minas, Nevius,Pieters, Rapelje, Remsen, Riker, Roeloffs, Romeyn, Ryder, Ryerson, Schenck, Souebring, Stillwell, Stoothoff, Sutphen, Suydam, Terheune, Teunisson, Van Brunt, Van Derbeek, Van Derveer, Van Dyck, Van Duyckhuysen, Van Gelder, Van Giesen, Van Orden, Wessell, Wil - liams, Wyckoff, and Zabriskie. The castles, on red fields, told plainly of strength to protect and to cherish ; But the motto gave voice and expression to a meaningwider and deeper : For not in the oak or the castle but in his own heart a man's strength is. 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. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. The vessel proved staunch, the sailors faithful, and in the end the anticipated harbor came into view. She [Hendrickje Stevense] and Jan Kiers emigrated with her father and family on the ship "de Bonte Koe" 15 April 1660. Hendrickjen Stevense Van Voorhees of Holland and Flatlands, L.I. 15 &23; A. Stokes, "The Van Voorhees Family," pg. He married, 1st, Catharina Hanse Van Norstrand, daughter of Hans Jansen Van . He too was ready to face the vicissitudes of pioneer life in the new land. He described how each could settle in the most economical manner according to the practice of the country, and thus earn a living. I f Sunday were near they remained in New Amsterdam and worshipped with the congregation in theChurch in the Fort, giving devout thanks that the long voyage was safely over. https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/6961/42037_2421401696_0511-00229?pid=82153, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm, Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society, http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:New_Netherland_Settlers_-_Approval_System. He was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. 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? [7], Coert was one of the Kings County representatives to the New York Assembly in 1692 and 1693. He a deacon and member at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatlands, Kings County, New York, 1677. Funds to complete it being inadequate they appealed to the Director General and Council of New Amsterdam for assistance. 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. Though the burgers of New Amsterdam, and of New Amersfoort as well, had to accept a new government and avow a new allegiance, the ancient church order, coming out of the Reformation through the independence of the United Provinces under William of Orange, and finding its latest interpretation in the rules adopted in 1619 by the Synod of Dordrecht, was still to prevail. * He gave oath of allegiance in Sep. 1687. in Stevense Van Voorhees, Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, Wessel Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevese Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Hen Before Nov 20 1735 - Flatlands, Long Island, NY, Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, Willempie Roelefse Seubering. The organization was completed by the election of officers and an Executive Committee at a second meeting held in the Empire State Building, Manhattan, May 21, of that year. 155, 158, 161; E. Van Voorhis, "Ancestry of Wm. 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