Y., " and a little later of "Tombstone Inscriptions from the Churchyard of the Dutch Church, Fishkill, N . We have set your language to All are ready to watch the work of weighing anchor, hoisting sails, and easing the vessel out into the channel. Steven Coerts Van Voorhees was also known as Steven Koerten Van Voorhees. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. Coert married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. 19. 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. He was registered on De Bonte Koe as Steven Koerte, and similarly when making his first purchase of land, though all documents indicate that his father's name was spelled Coert. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in April 1637 in Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands, to Aeltje Wessels, age 32, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 37. Coert took the Oath of Allegiance in Flatlands in Sep 1687. Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees was born on month day 1600, at birth place, to Coert Albertse Van Voorhees and Mergin Van Voorhees. In1930 they joined in celebrating the 300dth anniversary of his coming to America. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database. 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. 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. Please note that membership is not confined to those who bear the ancestral name, forcollateral relatives are welcomed. He was active in church and civic affairs at Flatlands. Albert Stevense Van Voorhees was born on month day 1654, at birth place, to Steven Coerte van Voorhees. Teunis Bergen identified one of the representatives for those years as "Coert Stuyvesant,"[8] and the same name appears in a more recent carefully compiled list. Steven Van Voorhees. Register of the Members from the Four Villages. Baptisms from 25 December, 1639 to 27 December, 1730. Firm set of deep root were the oaks, unheeding the winds that assailed them, While under their wide-spreading branches they offer protection and shelter. 1638 in Ruinen, Hees, Drenthe, Holland, occupation magistrate, deacon, d. aft 1702 in Flatlands, Long Island, NY. Secretary, Harry Stephen Vorhis, A.B . 1721-1814 Maria Van Voorhees: Abt. He must have been born about 1495. 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. Jun. Thereafter new methods were introduced, and the use of Dutch names was discouraged. 1700-1751. . 30 Jun 1676, d. 4 Aug 1750 All who thus register will receive an appropriate Membership Certificate. As the Dutch were then in possession he knew that he would find civic conditionsnot unlike those with which he was familiar. Lucas Stevense Voorhees was born in 1650 in Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands, his father, Steven Coerte Voorhees, was 51 and his mother, Willemtje Roelof Seubring, was 31. discoveries. The record says "Jan Kiers, farmer and wife from Drenthe." No record has as yet been found indicating by what authority Coert Alberts, or an ancestor, was accorded the arms attested by the St. James College of Heraldry. 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. Stephen Robin Voris 2526 East 26th St.. Brooklyn, N . Thus it came about that in the third generation members of t. Geni requires JavaScript! Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. 12, No. 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. Twenty-five years later, in 1650, Cornelius Van Tienhoven, Secretary of the Colony, published a pamphlet intended to encourage families to migrate thither. He took the oath of allegiance in Flatlands, September, 1687. Hendrickje Stevense van Voorhees was a New Netherland settler. Maria; parents: Jan Adamszen, Geertie Dircks. There is but one Van Voorhees family in this country, for all are descendants of Steven Coerten-from the manor of Voorhees in Drente. David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998), page 353. Hendrickje (second daughter of the same name) married albert Albertse Terhun. ii., p. 198. Husband of Marretje Gerretse van Couwenhoven [6], The following tree and data is from descendant Gail Smith, and is sourced from Bergen's Early Settlers of Kings Co, NY page 376 It also states that the bell was brought to Amersfoort on the 27th of August, 1686, by Jan Alberts (Terhune). 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. The daughters became entitled to use the arms of the families into which they married, and their sons carried down those respective emblems. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Mar. Albert Albertsz and wife Hendrikje Stephens, the Younger. He arrived in Nieuw Amsterdam with his family on 15 Apr 1660. 12, no. FIFTH SIXTH SEVENTH ALBERT PETER m. JoHN m. Washington Co., Elizabeth Burnett Maria McGrath Pa. ALBERT m. Mary Clay ALBERT b. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Both volumes came from the Knickerbocker Press, and were printed for private distribution only. 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. 1888-1977 Frank C. Kabe: August 16, 1891 WFT Est. 1702 Marchien Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. 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. Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, of Flatlands, L.I., and afterwards of Hackensack, Bergen Co., N.J., b. ; d. ; m. 1st, Barrentje Willemse, b. ; d. ; m. 2d, Apr. He purchased equipment to go into the brewing business. Family members linked to this person will appear here. 8. Ibid., page 402. [This deed is listed in book E. of East Jersey deeds as published in "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey," Vol. Have you taken a DNA test? The Elders of the Church usually served as magistrates also, and the Deacons were made responsible for the poor of the entire community. FOUNDERS All those who attended one or both of the meetings for organization and those also who contributed to its financial support are termed Founders. Surely a beautiful motto and one to be ever remembered, One to be cherished and loved by all their long line of descendants. AKA: Van voorhis / Vanvoorhees / Voorhees. [9] [10] He took his oath of allegiance in September 1687 as Coert Stevense Van Voorhuys, having been in the country 27 years. In southern Drenthe, between Ruinen and Echten, is the small town of Hees. 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 ? Derived, it is said, directly from Stephen, the first Christian martyr:- Stephen Coerte, Van Voorhees, the name that appeared on the Bontekoe's record To this vessel he trusted his all, for with him came Vrouw Van Voorhees, And also five sons and three daughters, the children that blessed their union. A copy will be forwarded for $1. A year after the church was built a great change took place in the political status of New Netherland, including New Amersfoort. Afte r the secularization of these estates in 1598 Coert's heirs apparently succeeded to the manorof Voorhees, for in 1619 Albert Coerten (Albert, son of Coert), born circa 1573, was meyer of that property, while Jan Coerten (Jan, son of Coert) was meyer of Middelhees and Coert was meyer of Achterhees. 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. Respecting variant spellings Mr. Elias W. Van Voorhis writes in the introduction to his monumental genealogy, "The Van Voorhees Family," in part thus : "The original name Van Voorhees has been subject to many curious changes in this country, the writer having found it written in early times on public records in other ways as Van Voorheesen, Van Voorheeze, Van Voorhuysen, Van Voorheese, Van Voorhase, Van Voorhaise, Van Voorhouse, Van Voirhies, either with or without the 'Van,' and it is at the present day written by different branches of the family as Voorhis, Voorheis, Voris, Vorus, Voorhees, Voorhies, Vorhes, and Vores, either with or without the 'Van.' N . Officers and an Executive Committee were elected, and a series of By-laws accepted with directions that the Committee draft them in suitable form. Amersfort. To day the 10th of Oct. 1679 appeared before us, cap. Ch. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was commissioned Captain of Militia by Lt Gov Jacob Leisler on December 27, 1689, when he was 52 years old. On 29 Mar 1696 Jan Kiersen and Hendrickje Jans were sponsors at Brooklyn for the son of her half-brother Jan. 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. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. "Baptisms in the Village of Bergen in New Jersey Beginning 1666", Yearbook of the Holland Society of New York Bergen Book (1913): page 35, no. 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. Ch. Had we cows and hogs and other cattle that are to be sent to us we would not wish to return. However, those estates continued in the care of the same family in direct male lines and later in female lines for many decades. 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. 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. 6-Oct-1702 Albert Albertse Van Voorhees+ b. Here he lived for the remainder of his life. 9 and 10.". In Oct. 1667 Steven with others, patented the town of Flatlands. Mindf ul of advice to prepare for emergencies, Steven Coerten has secured extra supplies of food which are safely stowed away after the custom of the time. 1652. d. (will proved Nov. 20, 1735) ; m. I st , March, 17, 1678, Cornelia Reiniers Wizzel-penning, dau. Child of Jans Albertse Van Voorhees and Elizabeth Van Orden There is considerable fish in the rivers. 1678 - ), Annetie Coerte Van Voorhees+ (5. 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. New Amersfoort was previously the site of an anc of Auke Janse Van Nuyse and Magdalena Pieterse ; bap. The Netherlands continued old style until 1700 ; Great Britain until 17S2. Wheeler X . New Amsterdam 1660-now When Steven Coerte arrived in the new world, he settled at New Amersfoort which was renamed Flatlands after British occupation. He never married. Good tillage land. Their last appearance together in the official records is at the baptism of their grandson Albert. His name appears on the assessment rolls of Flatlands, Long Island, of 1675 and 1683. 54, pg. 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. He married Cornelia Reiniers Wizzel-penning on 17 March 1678, in Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States. Witnessed the baptism of Jan Barentsz Ryder , son of Barent Juriaense Ryder and Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, on 14 November 1680 at New Utrecht, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (witnesses Jan Stephensz, Hendrikje Stephensz). The name of the mother of these older children has not been learned. Albert van VOORHEES. Albertse John Terhune Terhuyne, Rachel Terhune, Stephen Albertse Steven Terhune, Willemtje Bogert, Marritie Maria Bertholf, Annette Terhu rhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, Jannetje Stevens Jantje Van Voorhees, Jan van Voorhees, Albert van Voorhees, Abraham Stevense van Vo Circa 1656 - Voor Hees, , Drenthe, Holland, Ruinen, De Wolden, DR, Netherlands, Circa 1693 - Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA, Steven Coertse Van Voorhees, Willempje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering), oorhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Janetje Stevense Simpson (born Van Voorhees), Van Voorhees, 1692 - Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA, Steven (Coerts) Van Voorhees, Willempje Roelofs Van Voorhees (born Seubering). 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. These facts give to members of the family and their relatives cause for profound gratitude. In noble family names in the Netherlands, the preposition thoe, an early form, means "at" and van means "of." Y . . His oldest son signed his name Steven Koerten. 19 Nov 1679. 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. 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. 1656, d. 1692 or 1693 Albert Stevensz Van Voorhees b. ca. Ancestral File (R). His forename of Coert was carried down succeeding generations to the shores of America. 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? Jan Kiersz and wife Hendrickje Stevens from Amersfoort are listed as members of the New Utrecht church 1680-81. Their descendants two centuries and three-quarters later are in a position to appraise the results. Roe Van Voorhis," pg. 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. 22STATE AND CHURCH ON LONG ISLAND 23 In accordance with the Dutch method, church and civic life were closely associated. 2. 3 of Conveyances, page 13. So one beautiful June morning they made their way to the ferry, were rowed across the East River, and at the ferry house found conveyance that took themup the hill to the little hamlet of Breukelen, and so on through Midwout until the plains of New Amersfoort greeted their eyes. Albert Coerte, married (first) Sara W. Cornell, (second) Willentje Suydam (third) Ida Vanderbilt. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. 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. 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." An extensive correspondence,following the publication of these books, resulted in the accumulation of much genealogical data, and later in the resolve to compile a more complete work which he titled : " A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America." 1681 Gerebrecht Terhune b. He was Captain of the Militia in 1689. Wife/Partner: ? There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. . Children by Aeltje: Coert Stephense Van Voorhees b. ca. [6], He was age 22 when he arrived in New Amsterdam on de Bonte Koe, He was one of two representatives of Flatlands in Assembly held at City Hall in New Amsterdam, April 10, 1664. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. Long Island generally was quite heavily wooded and much of it stony and difficult to till. A little later families moved to Pennsylvania, to Central and Western [4] New York, and the more venturesome to Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. 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. 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. He served as a deacon and was a member at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatlands, Kings County, New York, 1677. Stevense VAN VOORHEES (4) ALBERT J. HOPPER(1717 - 1795)m. ALYEA(1723 - bef. Info from GENEALOGY of the VAN VOORHEES FAMILY in America or the Descendants of Steven Corte Van Voorhees of New York City New York and London G.P. 9. She was the second daughter of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees to be named Hendricktje. In the process of Anglicizing Dutch names we find one reason for variant spellings. Of conditions there many encouraging reports had been received. Compiler and Editor. 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. 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. 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. signed by Steven Coerte (Van Voorhees). You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. 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. A list of ten children of Steven Coerten, and another of eighty-six grandchildren, numbered consecutively in Roman numerals, with husbands and wives so far as then known, concludes this part of the volume. They were the parents of at least 1 son. 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. This was indeed a far-away colony of the Fatherland. He emigrated to New Amsterdam with his family on 16 April, 1660 on de Bonte Koe "The Spotted Cow". View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Created by: James VanVoorhis Added: 6 Nov 2015 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 154682295 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. Willemeijntie; father: Albert Albertsz. He died a 20. Several of these have been given publicity in local papers. He was 60 years old. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Son of Steven Coerts van Voorhees and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge 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. There is a problem with your email/password. It is not thought necessary to copy all these unusual spellings. 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. 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 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. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/genealogy/p688. She was born circa 1660 at Hees, Drente, Netherlands. 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. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. 54.] The next year the people of Amersfoort began building a church. Apr. 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. I n the Netherlands the Burgundian Heralds exercised large influence. 6. ", Hoff, Henry B. He represented Amersfoor t at the Assembly in New Amsterdamin April 1664 and at Ne w Orange in 1674. and wife Willemtje Seubering. 1 RESPECTING HERALDRY A coat-of-arms was the insignia used by a military leader in the early middle ages for the guidance of his followers. N.J . Map of Brooklyn Settlers, with names of owners. If so, login to add it. 3. Motto-Virtus Castellum M cum. He received a patent for a tract of land near Kinderkamack, north of Hackensack, NJ, dated 27 April 1696. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. The helmet above the shield is that of an Esquire, a title that in England ranks below that of Knight. This person was created through the import of grant2.ged on 07 February 2011. [9] In the brief article "The Imaginary Coert Stuyvesant," Henry Hoff observed that there was no such person in the well-documented Stuyvesant family, but "since the somewhat unusual name of Coert was used by the Van Voorhees family of Kings County, it seems probable that the assembly representative was really Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, who was known as Coert Stevensen."[10]. Up this they sailed to the docks of the Dutch West India Company, where were also its warehouses and office. Later still some moved to Louisiana, Colorado, and California. He was also known as Koert Stevensen Van Voorhees. Jans Albertse Van Voorhees M, b. between 1697 and 1700 Jans Albertse Van Voorhees died at Bergen County, NJ. Coert Stevensen married Marritje Cowenhoven. The names of interested members of the family, and also of collateral relatives, arc desired, to whom copies of this folder may be sent. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Johannes Theodorus Polhemusbecame the first settled minister shortly after his arrival from Brazil that year. 1703-1796 Marretje Van Voorhees: Abt. He married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, b 1664. "As to the immigrant, Steven Coerten, Van Voorhees, or his parents, or his family in Holland, being wretchedly poor or oppressed I am in a position to deny it in toto. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Hendrickjen Stevense Van Voorhees of Holland and Flatlands, L.I. Their authority came to an end and all royal authority as well when the seven united provinces of the Netherlands became in 1581 the Dutch Republic. Marriage Hendrickje married Albert Albertse Terhune in Flatlands, New York, in 1675 when she was 20 years old. Please reset your password. The name of the family and their sons carried down succeeding generations to shores. 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