EES, Cornelis VAN VOORHEES, Neeltje Coerts VANVORHEES, Altje VAN VOORHEES, Garrit STEVENSEN, Albert VAN VOORHEES, Gerrit Coerte VAN VOORH Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Stevenson (Van Voorhees) COERT, Johannes Coerte VAN VOORHIS, Cheri Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Lucas Stevense VAN VOOR Circa 1638 - Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Netherlands, After 1702 - Flatlands, Kings, Colony Of New York, British America, Steven Coerte VAN VOORHEES, Aaltje Hauels WESSELS, Marrichjen Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Wessel Coerte VAN VOORHEES, Hendrickje Stevense Van VOORHEES, 1638 - Ruinen, Gemeente De Wolden, Drenthe, Pays-Bas, 1637 - Voor Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Nederland, After 1702 - Flatlands, Kings, New York, Usa, Steven Koerts VAN VOORHEES, Aeltje Wessels UNKNOWN, Albert Coertesen VAN VOORHEES, Neeltje Coertesen VAN VOORHEES, Voor Hees, , Drenth, Holland, Ruinen, De Wolden, DR, Netherlands, Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees), Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/voorhees-1.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coert_van_Voorhees. Had we cows and hogs and other cattle that are to be sent to us we would not wish to return. Geni requires JavaScript! 660. He advised migration in the late winter so that planting might be started soon after arrival. 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. 1702 Marchien Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. He was also known as Coerte Stevens Van Voorhees. A competent historian is awaited. https://archive.org/details/registerinalphab00berg. He was Captain of the Milit ia in 1689. 1702 WFT Est. She and Albert Albertse Terhune Jr were members of the Dutch Church, Flatlands, Kings County, Long Island, NY. Very sick and weak in body he mentions his brothers and sisters in Holland (who are not named), his brother Koert Stevensen, his wife's sister Maritie who lived in Holland, his wife's half-brothers and half-sisters names Lucas Stevensen, John Stevensen, Albert Stevensen and the heirs of Aeltie Stevensen, the heirs of Jannetje Stevensen and the heirs of Hendrickkie Stevensen. Steven Coerts Van Voorhees was also known as Steven Koerten Van Voorhees. . 19 Nov 1679. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. This is the order in which their names appear in Mr. Bergen's books, and in the Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family. 51; H. Stoutenburgh, "Documentary History of Oyster Bay," pg. 5. What family, allied by marriage, is indicated by the oak trees, has not been learned. Coert married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. New Amersfoort was previously the site of an anc http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/e/Michael-Steffen-IA http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Albert_Van_Voorhees_%284%29, https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Albert_Van_Voorhees_%284%29, Name Albert Stevense van Voorhees Gender Male Birth[2] abt 1654 Ruinen, Drenthe, Netherlands, Immigration[2] 1660 New Amsterdam, New York, New York, United Statesfrom Amsterdam on de Bonte Koe (The Spotted Cow), Marriage 1679 New York, United Statesto Barentje Willemse, Marriage 24 Apr 1681 Flatbush, Kings, New York, United StatesDutch Reformed Church to Helletje Reiniers Wizzelpenning, Marriage abt 1691 Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United Statesto Magdelena van der Schueren, Death[2] aft 14 May 1727 Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United Statesbaptism date of grandson, Albert, son of Lucas Albertsen and Annetje Kip. Let each one take as a motto and a strong incentive to duty The words on the scroll of our scutcheon, so dear to the heart of our fathers, And say, as we go forth to labor, each in his calling appointed, VIRTUS CA.STEX.LUM MEUM, Virtue's my Castle or Fortress. * He gave oath of allegiance in Sep. 1687. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154682295/albert-stevense-van_voorhees. He lived at Flatlands, Long Island. In - heriting the patient, sturdy and self-reliant character of the Lowlanders who had expelled the Spaniards, and had adopted the evangelical Christian faith as it had been reestablished by the Reformation, Steven Coerten had no doubt long pondered over the question of migrating to the new world, where he and his family might acquire better land and live a freer life, less circumscribed by European conventions. On 29 Mar 1696 Jan Kiersen and Hendrickje Jans were sponsors at Brooklyn for the son of her half-brother Jan. The minutes of this court are contained in the Ordcl Bocck, or ordeal book or book of sentences. Signed his name "Koert, Stevensen" and at times "Koert Stevensen Van Ruinen". He took the oath of allegiance in Flatlands, September, 1687. While the shield design, which in the most ancient instances was self-adopted by nobles, represented the entire family of the original bearer, and all descendants were hereditarily entitled to use it, sometimes different sons adopted varying crests, since the crest, unlike the shield, was of a more personalnature. and Flatlands. Had nine sons and five daughters. 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. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. T HE SPELLING OF NAMES I n the preparation of his Genealogy Elias Van Voorhis became familiar with Dutch carelessness in the spelling of names. Ch. The vessel was deemed seaworthy, and those who took passage were expected to endure many limitations, and to enjoy only such comforts as Dutch vessels of the period afforded. Steven Coerten, six months after his arrival at New Amsterdam, now New York, purchased of Cornelius dircksen Hoagland, a farm or bouwery, with a residence 7 8 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK thereon. By the 15th century this property had been subdivided into three manors, named Voorhees, Middlehees, and Achterhees, according to their location (fore, middle, and after or behind Hees). For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church had its beginning in New Amsterdam in 1628 when Rev. T H E FAMIL Y SHIELD AND MOTTO This is a day of days for our clan of the tribe of Van Voorhees ; For here we have gatheredin numbers from the East and the Westland also, To recall the brave deeds of our fathers who showed the true spirit of Dutchmen; To cherish the ties that unite us and strengthen the feeling of kindred; To praise the good Lord for his care and the joys we share while together. One written in 1624 may be quoted in part : "We were much gratified on arriving in this country. Histories have been published of theReformed Churches at Brooklyn, Flatbush, New Utrecht and Gravesend, which recount the beginnings of the several settlements, and of the development in them of civic and religious activities. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. The castles were evidently the insignia of the male line. T H E NAM E VAN VOORHEES No document has yet been found to prove that our common ancestor used the name Van Voorhees. There were growing families in the homes of brothers and sisters. Shortly before this other families, especially those living in central New Jersey, had accepted the abreviated name, Voorhees. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was the younger of two daughters named Hendrickje of father Steven Coerts Van Voorhees; her mother was Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge. The translation of this in English terms is Quarterly, 1st and 4th gules-a tower d'or (of gold) opened of the field. AUXILIAR Y ASSOCIATIONS It is hoped that during the intervening years gatherings or reunions may be arranged in places where several families are within easy traveling distance, to which collateral relatives should be invited. 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. Born: abt. Son of Steven Coerts van Voorhees and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge While Mr. Van Voorhis succeeded in tracing many of these to the ninth, and some to the tenth generation, he was aware of many omissions and not a few errors. 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. Though two of Steven Coerten's daughters had married, seven children remained, of whom one son only had grown to manhood. xxciiil, f. 136. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. 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. 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. J. Oops, we were unable to send the email. No one member of the family could hope to do all the work unaided, much less to bear the entire cost of publication. 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. He was appointed a magistrate in 1673and was a deacon in the church in 1674. 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. In 1664 a British man-of-war came to anchor off the tip of Manhattan facing the guns of the Dutch fort, and demanding the surrender of the colony from Peter Stuyvesant, the testy governor. Amersfoort was a town in Holland whence had emigrated in 1630 one Wolphert Gerritse, who with Andreas Hudde, probably acting as agents of the Dutch West India Company, obtained from Indian chieftains, in 1636, deeds to several thousand acres of land in this section. There were heart burnings to be sure. I n that event, while the descendants of all the sons used the same shield, those of each branch often used different crests. Printed in the L'ntted States ot America By Thatcher-Anders in Company New Brunswick. in 1695, 1700, 1702, 1704 and 1714. 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. Here Steven Coerten and his family assembled for official inspection, and a final decision as to the cost of the passage. of Reinier Wizzel-penning and Jannetje Snediker, b. ; d. ; m. 3d, Helena Van der Schure, b. ; d. 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. She was the second daughter of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees to be named Hendricktje. Apparently the father died in 1662, leaving six out of nine children surviving, and this son then became sole meyer. 1689 WFT Est. The system adopted has merit, though leaving much unused space on many pages. Capt. Mar. Not a few have risen to prominence in business, as physicians, clergymen, lawyers, legislators, judges of lower and higher courts, authors and educators. Ann Voorhees who married Benjamin Hyde. Heasserted that the name Voorhees is not now in use in the Netherlands. Wheeler N. Voorhees, 1878 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn N . Coert Stevensen was born in the Province of Drenthe in the Netherlands about 1637. 9 and 10.". Among the latter's children wereCoert, Jan, and Hilbert. Secretary, Harry Stephen Vorhis, 50 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N. Y. It is thus described in an early document : "The Course lies toward the Canary Islands, thence to the Indian Islands,then toward the mainland of Virginia, steering right across, leaving the Bahamas on the left, and the Bermudas on the right, where the winds are variable with which the land is made." There is evidence that as early as 1624 farmers were cultivating fenced-in lands leased from the Indians. Ibid., page 433. He was appointed magistrate and he and his wife were members of the church. 4th Son of Steven Coerte and Willemptje Roelofse Seuberinge Van Voorhees. T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST 3 World, which commenced April 15, 1660. But as they had planned to settle in New Amersfoort they sought early in the week to begin the journey thither. 6-Oct-1702 Albert Albertse Van Voorhees+ b. !IGI;Monmouth Families Vol I&II by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; !IGI;Monmouth Families Vol. 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 crest of the shield was a castle, while beneath on the scroll wasthe motto. and Coert Stevense(Van Voorhees). On July 1, 1714, he bought of Engelbert Lott, Pieter Stryker and Daniel Polhemus, 15 morgens of land in the town of Flatbush for the consideration of 70 pounds. Jun. 30 Jun 1676, d. 4 Aug 1750, Cornelis Coerte Van Voorhees b. 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 (????-????) 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?)). 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. Before this, all had become accustomed to the ways of the ship. Kephart. 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. Albert appears again at the baptism of another grandson on 14 May 1727, without Elena. 102 . 1505 Died: abt. Albert Coerten was meyer of the manor Voorhees around 1640, and from 1650 conjointly with his elder son Coert Albertse, born about 1595. This Indian currency has been found as far north as Hudson Bay and Alaska. We now know that many of his descendants were to live in that community and worship in that church through all the generations that have succeeded. Please enter your email and password to sign in. He came over with his father in 1660, settled in Flatlands. "The Old Church on the Green" pg. Married twice. 1721-1814 Maria Van Voorhees: Abt. 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. Coert married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. The early descendants were for the most part farmers who made their homes in adjoining communities on Long Island and Staten Island. 54.] 1681 Gerebrecht Terhune b. Just one grandparent can lead you to many 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. (. Here the early Dutch immigrants found lands ready for immediate cultivation with a minimum of labor-almost a complete counterpart of the lands in Holland which they had left for homes in the New World. 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. Abraham Lucase Van Voorhees 4. Leave a message for others who see this profile. 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. Login to find your connection. B. b. based on information from your browser. He was appointed Magistrate in 1673 and was a Deacon in the church on 1674 In 1687 he took the Oath of Allegiance to the British. 7-Aug-1684 Maritie Terhune b. The family of Steven Coerts VAN VOORHEES and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge who crossed the ocean with them in 1660 were, based upon most accounts: Coert Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Steven's oldest son from his first marriage Hendrickje Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Steven's youngest daughter from his first marriage, and her husband, Jan Kiers And the . 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 far inland location became the site of a very early, if not the earliest, white settlement on Long Island for a very sound reason. 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). 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 8. Those who have wrought to complete this work hereby express sincere thanks for all the assistance accorded them. Ch. 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. So, cousin, you see we need not be ashamed of our immigrant ancestor, or his family in the fatherland, and as to the arms given above, we have an undoubted right to their use." 3-Nov-1706, d. after 1765 Willemptie Albertse Van Voorhees b. He bought of John Tilton all his real estate on 8-Mar-1691 at Gravesend, Kings County, New York. Jan Kiersz and wife Hendrickje Stevens from Amersfoort are listed as members of the New Utrecht church 1680-81. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. In this vicinity they laboriously cut out and polished the shell beads called sewan or wampum then used as money throughout the Atlantic seaboard. A copy of this quaint and interesting document follows : "Praise to God. 1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. 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. In a paper recorded at Albany of which I have a translation he is styled 'The Worshipful Steven Coerten' (Van Voorhees). It is hoped that the stories assembled will serve toarouse interest, and to encourage a wider feeling of kinship in view of a common inheritance. 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