In 1555 Philip II , king of Spain, received, at the abdication of his father, Charles V, such rights in the Netherlands as the latter had possessed. 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. 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. Make sure that the file is a photo. He married, prior to 1664, Marretje Gerritse Van Couwenhovenn, baptized April 10, 1644, died between 1702 and 1709. Oops, something didn't work. He served as a deacon and was a member at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatlands, Kings County, New York, 1677. signed by Steven Coerte (Van Voorhees). Coert married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. 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. The perils of the long voyage were well understood, but the call to adventure could not be denied. 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. During his lifetime Steven Coerten acquired several other tracts of land in and about Flatlands. ], ["New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," Vol. 1788 West 11th St.. Brooklyn, N . 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. She was a great-great-granddaughter of Jan Stevensen Van Voorhees of Flatlands. Y., who was about "to depart for the Fatherland." 660. Thus a strong bond of union with the Fatherland was to hold, though former political ties must thereafter be relinquished. In the Condensed Genealogy have been included all the male lines as far as Mr. Van Voorhis was able to trace them. Names with the preposition thoe are very few in the Netherlands now.Instances are those of Van Harinxma thoe Sloten, Van Begma thoe Kingma, and Van Wageningen thoe Dekema, all Friesian noble families. A competent historian is awaited. Item, It is also my will that if any of my above-named children shall happen to be unmarried at my loving wife's decease, them that are then unmarried shall have so much out of my whole estate as those have had that are mar- ried, for their setting out, besides their or any of their equal proportion. GREAT NEWS! the Belgae settled south of the Rhine and were joined by kindred Frankish tribesfrom the middle Rhine. 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. Baptisms in the Reformed Dutch Church of Brooklyn as per the records of said Church from Oct. 31, 1660 to Dec 13, 1719: From Corporation Manual of the City of Brooklyn, 1869, pages 448 to 504; FHL film #0017529, item 4 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939), Copied and translated from the Dutch by Teunis G. Bergen. The correctness of Mr. De Boer's findings have been affirmed in general by J. 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. Y. Similar lists of meyers of the manors of Middelhees and Achterhees are of but little interest to the Van Voorhees descendants in America. Julius Caesar's campaign in northern Gaul in 57-52 B.C. 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154682295/albert-stevense-van_voorhees. On 26-Mar-1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. All was duly completed before the day of departure. Now they behold for the first time the ship that for six, perhaps eight long weeks was to be their sea-tossed home. . PUTNAM'S SONS The Knickerbocker Press 1888. Male. Four of the families were from Drente, the fifth from Gelderland. 1505 Died: 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 No one member of the family could hope to do all the work unaided, much less to bear the entire cost of publication. Y., a letter which contains a few statements in addition to those in the book itself. Then came the journey to Amsterdam, overland via Meppel to the Zuider Zee, and thence by boat to the mouth of the harbor-the I j (pronounced Y)-through whichthe Amstel makes its way to the sea much as the Hudson does through the upper and lower bays. In 1665 the inhabitants of New Amersfoort applied to the English governorat Albany for a patent of confirmation. XXI, pg. 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. He was a magistrate, 1664 and 1673. In 1568 the United Provinces, which then included Belgium, began their revoltagainst his rule. They declare that to the best of their fnform that they have always known him as an honest and virtuous man. Their last appearance together in the official records is at the baptism of their grandson Albert. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, Unknown Van Voorhees, Cornelia Reiniers Stevens (born Wizzel-penning), Femmetje Aukes Van Voorhees (born Van Nuyse), 1652 - Ruinen, De Wolden Municipality, Drenthe, Netherlands, Nov 20 1735 - Flatbush-Long Island, NY, USA, Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, Willempie Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering), Lucas Vanvoorhees, Lucas Janse Van Voorhees, Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees, Willempje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering). There were also to be seen maps and charts of the North Sea, the English Channel, and of the Atlantic Ocean with the various routes to the coast of America plainly marked thereon.Wednesday, April IS1 , the day for sailing, has now arrived. 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. He married Elena Vander Schure after 1691, they had eight children baptised Dutch Church, Hackensack, NJ between 1694 and 1708. The castles were evidently the insignia of the male line. 27-Jul-1704, d. 23-Oct-1779 Petrus Van Voorhees b. 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. 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. When conditions proved especially favorable six weeks were sufficient for the voyage. 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. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Another reason was the general use by the Dutch of "pet" or home names, which differed from those given at baptism. Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees was Born circa 1656 at Netherlands (assumes age 20 at estimated time of marriage). And further he encouraged people of wealth to remove to New Netherland as the English were moving to New England, and to aid those who had no means to defray the cost of passage and other expenses, and thus provide for a large body of working people. Hendrickje (second daughter of the same name) married albert Albertse Terhun. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. In Oct. 1667 Steven with others, patented the town of Flatlands. BIOGRAPHY: After his marriage to Elena, Albert obtained land near Kinderkamack, north of Hackensack, securing a patent for 75 acres on the Hackensack River. Quite possibly it was for them a wedding journey. Jacob Leisler on Dec. 27 1689. 1932 OFFICERS President. Voorhees 1S7S Coney Island Ave.. Brooklyn. 3 (2007): 12:75. 1640 Wessel Stevensz Van Voorhees b. She was the second daughter of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees to be named Hendricktje. 3. Coerte Stevense Van Voorhees, b. 1681 Gerebrecht Terhune b. Birth of Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), "Hendrickje Stevense (Stevens) Van Voorhees", "Hendrickje Stevense Stevens Van Voorhees". 5. Voorhees, Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, Cheri Stevense Van Voorhees, Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees, &quo Vorhees), Steven Albertse Van Voorhees, Coert Albertsen Van Voorhees, Jannetje Albertie Van Vorhees, Mary Van Voorhees, Willemtje Slot ( 1719 - Hackensack, Bergen County, Province Of New Jersey, Steven Stephen VAN VOORHEES, Willemtje Roelofs Willempie SEUBERING SEUBERINGE. 1690-1783 Neeltje Van Voorhees: September 23, 1676 WFT Est. When Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born on 16 October 1694, in Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, his father, Gerrit Coertszen Van Voorhees, was 29 and his mother, Willemptje Pieterse Luyster, was 29. He was appointed a magistrate in 1673and was a deacon in the church in 1674. The appellation of Worshipful was applied only to Steven Coerten. Rethicerl from an illustration in the Van Voorhees Genealogy. 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. He represented Amersfoort at the Assembly in New Amsterdamin April 1664 and at New Orange in 1674. Internet I nformation from Michael Fromholt Died in 1677 in Flatlan d World Family Tree The Ancestors of Two Sisters by Helen a nd Carol Cortelyou Internet Edenfield Genealogical Societ y died after 1702 Internet John R Okerson Family Page d ied before 1702 Internet Roots Web - Chandler/Case Family T ree Internet - Darmi Genealogy - Gerrit Wolfert Van Couwenh oven Family Internet - Darmi Genealogy - Coert Van Voorhes s Family. 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. Coert Stevensen married Marritje Cowenhoven. 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. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. It should be borne in mind, however, that in a genealogy all who are in the same numerical generation were not necessarily contemporaries. 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. Soon the men begin examining the capstan and the windlass, and other gear for hoisting the sails. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. He appears on the Assessment Rolls for Flatlands in 1683. Of conditions there many encouraging reports had been received. 3 (2007): 12:75. Albert had 5 siblings: Lucas Stevense van Voorhees, Coert Stevense Stephense Van Voorhees and 3 other siblings. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. 1637, d. ca. In May 1696 a church meeting was held at the home of Elder Albert Stevense in Hackensack. She and Albert Albertse Terhune Jr were members of the Dutch Church, Flatlands, Kings County, Long Island, NY. Coert took the Oath of Allegiance in Flatlands in Sep 1687. 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.' In the course of time arms were registered to prevent improper use, and the Herald's College in England came to be recognized as having more power than any similar institution on the continent. 19 Nov 1679. Ralph S. Voorhees, LL.B . Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, and declared by the said John Stevenson as his last Will and Testament, in the presence of subscribers, William Couwenhoven, Dirck Amerman, Gerrit Foy. Coert married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. This action was certified on the margin of the document over the signature of Peter Stuyvesant, Director General, and C. V. Ruiven, Secretary. 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. In 1664 he became a Magistrate, a post of dignity and influence. There is considerable fish in the rivers. It mattered not how proud the Dutch, nor how brave their governor, superior British cannon backing an imperial demand made surrender inevitable. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? I n that event, while the descendants of all the sons used the same shield, those of each branch often used different crests. . I n the Netherlands the Burgundian Heralds exercised large influence. 140 East 54th St.. New Vork, N . There are no annual dues. 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. What family, allied by marriage, is indicated by the oak trees, has not been learned. 1667, d. 16 Feb 1723/24 Albert Coertsen Van Voorhees b. ca. 1835 WILLIAM Tuscaragas C., 0. 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. Leave a message for others who see this profile. He 'mmigrated. ], Document by Barbara Voorhees Ellis That document is: "Descendants of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees" which is a publication of the Voorhees Association. Parents were entered in one way when a child was baptized, and in a very different way when later other children were presented. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. He was appointed Magistrate in 1673 and w as a Deacon in the church on 1674 In 1687 he took the Oat h of Allegiance to the British. All of the income of the former orders was dedicated to education under the supervision of the stadtholder and the estates of Drenthe. In 1687 he took the Oath of Allegiance to the British, was Captain of Militia in 1689. 1658 Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. Y . The compilers of such a work would be greatly aided by having access to the sources of information available to Mr. Van Voorhis, such as family Bibles and wills, and his personal correspondence. I f a new genealogy is to be published it must be the result of concerted endeavor. Flatlands, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, Un. In the "robur," the oak of the Romans, was seen manly courage or virtue. Thus it came about that in the third generation members of t. Geni requires JavaScript! The rate was 36 guilders for each adult, but what reduction was made for small children is not stated. -------------------------------------------------------. In 1660 the congregation in Breukelen withdrew from the collegiate arrangement, and built its own church. 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. She died in 1692 or 1693 at Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. He described how each could settle in the most economical manner according to the practice of the country, and thus earn a living. One became Governor of New Jersey, and another served his state -Indiana-for many years as United States Senator. Treasurer. Let each so live and so labor as worthy to be of the fathers , And mothers of past generations through whom we ve received our being. Mr. Kephart is a member of the Association through his great grandmother. Had nine sons and five daughters. Abstracting Lib. There was an error deleting this problem. Sometime later they returned to Holland to attend to their property at Stynwick in Drenthe as per letter from Hilbert Coert to Coert Stevense dated 9 Feb 1687. Then came his daughter Hendrickje, and her husband, Jan Kiers, eagerly seeking a place where youthful energy might find suitable opportunity for initiative. He soon became a magistrate of Amersfoort. Firm set, of deep root, were the oaks, unheeding the winds that assailed them, While under their wide-spreading branches they offered protection and shelter. [1] He was a son of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees and his first wife, whose name is unknown[2] He immigrated to New Netherland with his father, stepmother and siblings in 1660[3] and the family settled in Flatlands in Kings County. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/genealogy/p688.. She was born circa 1660 at Hees, Drente, Netherlands. 155, 158, 161; E. Van Voorhis, "Ancestry of Wm. & 3. d'argent, a l'arbre arr' de sinople. DEATH: The dates of death for Albert and Elena are not currently known. Baptisms from 25 December, 1639 to 27 December, 1730. The will of Jan Kiersens of the town of Flattlands in Kings County on Nassau Island (Long Island) was dated 4 August 1705 and probated 3 September 1705. V > Van Voorhees > Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, Categories: Netherlands Project Needs Birth | New Netherland Settlers | New Netherland Project-Managed, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. There can be little doubt that Elder Steven Coerten was buried in the old church. He died before 20 November 1735, in Flatbush, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of . However commodious the homes at Hees they could not 'An address by Wheeler N. Voorhees given at a rally heldin Brooklyn, May 20, 1933, and since rewritten. 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. A ll such arms fall short of the dignity that attaches to the more ancient arms of their ancestors. " To a remarkabledegree all these descendants have been a sturdy, self-reliant, honest, and Godfearing folk. zen Van Voorhees, Stephen Coertse Van Voorhees, Albert Coert Van Voorhees, Marretje Coerte Remsen (born Van Voorhees), Neeltje Coertse Sc erte Van Voorhees, Hendrickjen Stevense Kiersen (born Van Voorhees), Lucas Stevensen Van Voorhees, Eldert Lucasse Van Voorhees, Jan Steve 1637 - Hees, Gemeente De Wolden, Drenthe, Pays-Bas, 1702 - Long Flat, Comt De Delaware, New York, tats-Unis, Steven Coerte VAN VOORHEES, Willempje SEUBERING, Marretje VAN COUWENHOVEN, Marretje Gerritse VAN COWENHOVEN, Marretje VAN KOWENHOVEN, Marretje Gerritse Van COUWENHOVEN. 30 Jun 1676, d. 4 Aug 1750, Cornelis Coerte Van Voorhees b. The momentous voyage has begun. No signature of his fourth son, Cornelius, has been found, but many of his descendants were known as Van Voorhis. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/genealogy/p688. She was born circa 1660 at Hees, Drente, Netherlands. Hence it is quoted in part. Amersfort. Ibid. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. Albert Stevense VanVoorhees Birth 1656 - Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands Death Aft. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. (New York: G.P. 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). Husband of Cornelia Reimers Wizzelpenning and Femmetje Aukes Van Voorhees 64, pp.229-243; 367-387 (1933): p.235; Index Chart. He a deacon and member at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatlands, Kings County, New York, 1677. Annatje Coertia, married Jan Rapalje. Gen. Vol 3 pg 461.Vol 6 pg 30,598,163;Vol 7 pg 112,258,8890,447;Colonial Families of the U.S. Vol 1 pg 456-9;___ an Ancestry Vol 1,3,4;___esis Oct1954 Dutch Settlers in N.J. by Tunia G Bergen Name(Coert),parents,Byr,Spouse,MD(bef 1666),Children-Flatlands,Kings,NY Record pg 376,378(copied) Name(Coert),parents,Byr,pla(Hees,Drenthe,Holl),Spouse,MD,End-TIB FHL film 1,262,345 *Mother also as Willempje Seubvering from Long Island Genealogies. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Pending any such further research, the information set out above, which takes the line back continuously to just prior to 1500, should afford much pleasure to all descendants and inspire them to greater effort in honor of this outstanding family name, past and present. 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. Jannetje; parents: Albert Stevensen, Jelitje Reyniers. Steven Coerts Van Voorhees was also known as Steven Koerten Van Voorhees. ii., p. 198. His oldest son signed his name Steven Koerten. A serious illness, from which he is happily recovering, deprives us of the privilege of reading the story as he would have written it. 12, no. Christianity was brought first to the inhabitants of the present Netherlands about A.D. 696, when the bishopric of Utrecht was founded. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. 1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. He left a will datd August 25, 1677 of which no copy is extant. Brother of Lucas Stevense van Voorhees; Elder Albert Stevense Van Voorhees; Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees); Aeltje Stevense van Voorhees; Jannetje Stevense van Voorhees and 2 others; Albert Van Voorhees and Abraham Stevense Vanvoorhees less The author, Elias William Van Voorhis, bore the name of his father who had been a successful business man in New York City. He was also known as Coert Stevensen Van Hees. He was one of the original patentees of Flatlands. Brother of Merghin Stevense Van Voorhees; Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees); Wessel Stevense Van Voorhees; Aeltji VanVoorhees and Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees The record says "Jan Kiers, farmer and wife from Drenthe." Gen. 995 Name(Coert),Byr,pla,Spouse,MD,Dyr-Family Group Sheet of Joseph W Wilson with varifications from __ar Book of Holland Society of New York,1926-25-26-27 pg 249,208;___ of Am. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. ), Van Nice Family History 1661-1979, or Vannice, Van Nuis, Van Nuys. THE CONDENSED GENEALOGY The Condensed Genealogy described on page six is an unusual work as it lists more than 2000 men and 1100 women in their appropriatefamily lines. 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. In 1673 the Amersfoort or Flatlands Town records were destroyed by fire, wiping out much evidence of prior land transfers, and making the tracing of early land titles very difficult. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1655 to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 36, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 55. Thus amid increasingly friendly surroundings Steven Coerten and his family were carried forward, rejoicing when breezes were favorable, and keeping up courage when winds were contrary, or storms lashed the deep into a fury. Steven Coerte Van Voorhees! Later researches add something to the information here given regarding the family and its name in the Netherlands, as is revealed in the next chapter. Oscar M. Voorhees, 3531 78th St., Jackson Hts., L. I. , N. Y, Vice President, Sadie Estelle Voorhees, (Mrs. Edward Dawson), 127 Passaic Ave., Passaic, N. J. Auxiliary organizations may grow out of such reunions. Correspondence looking to such family gatherings is solicited. THE GENEALOGY The book is a quarto of 725 pages, and contains as a frontispiece a fine steel engraving of the author ; and also two maps, of 1638 and 1878, showing a portion of the Province of Drente1 in the Netherlands. Names of Members from Amersfort. On 26-Mar-1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. On August 25, 1686 a subscription was taken up by Coert Stevensen and Jacob Stryker for money for a bell. 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. About 342 B.C. It now seems that the name Van Voorhees was first used by relatives in the home land when addressing letters to those in America, as will be noted when these letters are quoted in another chapter. A Record of the Family of Isaac Van Nuys (or Vannice) of Harrodsburg, Kentucky son of Issac Van Nuys of Millstone, New Jersey by Carrie Allen 1916, Chester, Chris. 1650, d. ca. He was also known as Koert Stevensen Van Voorhees. 'The story of the beginnings of the civic and religious life of western Long Island was recounted in several addresses at Van Voorhees Rallies by Harry Stephen Vorhis, Secretary of the Association, and an honored Elder in the Flatlands Church. There were therefore in addition to the soldiers and sailors, fortynine passengers, twenty-one men, five wives with twenty-three children, and three maidens. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Household goods that could not be taken along must be disposed of and many purchases made. At the call of the committee a second meeting was held in New York on May 21, 1932. But the religious orders were left in full possession of their land holdings there by Emperor Charles V, king of Spain and Lord of the Netherlands, grandson and heir of the last of the Burgundians. There were nine single men, if Coert be counted, three of them in the employ of Roeloff Swartwout, a farmer from Gelderland who was returning after a visit to the home land, but of whose family nothing is stated. 1684, at the ripe age of eighty-four, possessed of several tracts of land in and about Flatlands, as is evidenced by later conveyances made by his heirs. In 1584, when the Dutch Republic was formed under the sovereignty of the Lords States General, William the Silent, Prince of Orange, became supreme commander of the army and navy of the republic and also executive or stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Gelderland. Toward this the family contributed from its savings, and offered in addition timbers from the wood lot so that the work went forward and was completed about three years later. The church was completed that year. Vanvoorhees, Merghin Stevense Van Voorhees, Merghen Stevense Vanvoorhees, Marchien Stevense Vanvoorhees, Hendrickje Stephense Van Voorhe Circa 1729 - Flatlands, Long Island, New York, USA. 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. Ca 1691 Albert Stevense married Elena (Magdalena) VANDER SCHUERE (N). He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. 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. 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