The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Lucas Stevense VOORHEES ; Jannetje Stevense van VOORHEES ; Jan Stevense van VOORHEES ; Aeltje Stevense van VOORHEES [ Start] FabPed Genealogy Vers. In Oct. 1667 Steven with others, patented the town of Flatlands. He was also known as Cheri Stevense Van Voorhees. Soon Schreyers Hoek comes into view with its "Tower of Tears," erected in 1569, where friends and relatives of sailors and passengers were accustomed to gather, and, with much weeping, join in solemn farewells. To day the 10th of Oct. 1679 appeared before us, cap. Barbara is listed as a descendant of Kenneth J. Voorhees who is in the 11th generation. Each Chart must be especially prepared. 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. Ann Voorhees who married Benjamin Hyde. He took the oath of allegience in Sep 1687. Try again later. 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. He married Elena Vander Schure after 1691, they had eight children baptised Dutch Church, Hackensack, NJ between 1694 and 1708. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. There is evidence that as early as 1624 farmers were cultivating fenced-in lands leased from the Indians. 3 (2007): 12:75. 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. Though Elias W. Van Voorhis was a Lif e Member of the New York Historical Society, to which he donated copies of his books, its recordsdo not contain any recognition of his work, nor was any resolution of appreciation adopted at the time of his death. He passed away after 14 May 1727. Married twice. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3652 Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was the younger of two daughters named Hendrickje of father Steven Coerts Van Voorhees; her mother was Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge. When all necessary formalities had been observed Steven Coerten led his family ashore, and was greeted by representatives of the company. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. 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. 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." This third day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and twenty-three, I, John Stevenson, of Flatlands, in Kings County, on the Island of Nassau, Yeoman, being very well and in good health, and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto Almighty God calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a christianlike and decent manner at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in manner following. There can be little doubt that Elder Steven Coerten was buried in the old church. May the book encourage not so much pride of ancestry as pride in achievement. Johannes T. Polhemus was comingon Sunday to hold a service in a neighboring loft, and consult with the people about the church they were to build when funds would allow. He was active in church and civic affairs at Nieuw Amersfoort, represented Amersfoort at the Assembly in Nieuw Amsterdam in April, 1664 and at New Orange in 1674. Gesbrechtje; parents: Klaas Jansz Romeijn, Stijntjen Alberts; op Amersfoort; witnesses: Albert Albertsz, Hendrikje Stephens. The document has been preserved, bearing date June 4, 1663. tevensen Van Voorheese, Wessell Van Voorheese, Lucas Stevens Van Voorheese, Jan Stevensen Van Voorheese, Aeltje Stevense Ryder (born Van Helletje Reiniers Van Voorheese (born Wizzelpenning). Children of Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees and Albert Albertse Terhune Jr: supposed Annell Terhuyne Willemtje Terhune b. It should be borne in mind, however, that in a genealogy all who are in the same numerical generation were not necessarily contemporaries. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. This our genealogist had not learned, for he used Coerte and Stevense for both sons and daughters. T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST 5 In correct Dutch usage Coerten and Stevensen were masculine, and Coerte and Stevense, feminine. It also states that the bell was brought to Amersfoort on the 27th of August, 1686, by Jan Alberts (Terhune). 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. Genealogies of more recent date give fuller informationon fewer pages. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. 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. There were heart burnings to be sure. It is thus evident that the name, though having its origin in Drente, is American, and not Dutch as our genealogist believed. II , pages 10 and 15, involved in a land transaction with a Hendrick Luekens, Jr. 1681 Gerebrecht Terhune b. He soon became a magistrate of Amersfoort. Then came the oldest son, Coert, who had encouraged the family migration. 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. He immigrated with his parents in 1660 and is listed in many records as Albert Coerten. 1650, d. ca. 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. On Nov. 17, 1693, he bought of Roelof Martense Schenck his farm lying in the " Pardegat," in Flatlands. 1888-1977 Frank C. Kabe: August 16, 1891 WFT Est. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogyd Burial: First Dutch Reformed Churchyard Hackensack Bergen County New Jersey, USA, Created by: cchldrss Record added: Jan 07, 2017 Find A Grave Memorial# 175017336. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174969553/stephen-coert-van_voo Stephen Coert Van Voorhees. When conditions proved especially favorable six weeks were sufficient for the voyage. The Premonstratenian and Cistercian Monks, popularly known as "The White Friars" and "The Gray Friars," obtained large land holdings in Drenthe under the bishop's sanction and founded monasteries there. He was a grandson of William Roe Van Voorhis of Fishkill Village, New York, who had been a major of the 149th New York State Infantry in the War of 1812. The Council responded promptly, voting on June 7 the sum 24 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK of 250 guilders. 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. Germichje; parents: Albert Albertsz, Hendrickje Stephens. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. 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. 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. During his lifetime Steven Coerten acquired several other tracts of land in and about Flatlands. The far-seeing pastor of the Church of Man- 28 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK hattan, Rev. It can then be determined whether it will be practicable to publish a new and complete edition of the Van Voorhees Genealogy. "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. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Aeltie Coertse Van Voorhees b. between 1665 and 1670, d. 12 Nov 1746 Stephen Coertsen Van Voorhees b. ca. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Albert Van Voorhees (154682295)? He purchased equipment to go into the brewing business. Stephen Courten and wife Willemtje Seubering. It is not thought necessary to copy all these unusual spellings. 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. This is in accordance with the general American practice. 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. 18 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK Ample funds must be available either as cash or credit. His name appears on the assessment rolls of Flatlands, Long Island, of 1675 and 1683. Please reset your password. 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. [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. 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. He was shortly after his arrival made a deacon of the Church at Flatlands, and also a magistrate of the town-facts which to my mind go to prove that he was a man pretty well off in this world's goods, but was also above the majority of his fellow townsmen in culture and education. Of the wealth of this world it would seem some store had they gathered together, [7] Yet were they rich in their name and the purpose to keep it untarnished, For they had a line to sustain, a family shield and a motto. Son of Coert our ancestor was, and a cognomen Biblical bore he. Ibid., page 341. He too was ready to face the vicissitudes of pioneer life in the new land. These were considered the correct forms at that time, thereafter Coerten and Coert most frequently appear. Map of Brooklyn Settlers, with names of owners. 19 Nov 1679. 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. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. The name Van Voorhees, which does not appear in early family records, was evidently adopted because our ancestors came from near the village of Hees, and was quite generally accepted. To illustrate, the German Rudolph became Ruloff in the Dutch, though spelled in several ways, and Ralph in English. Coerte Stevense Van Voorhees, b. Father of Coert Albertsen van Voorhees; Neeltje van Voorhees; Mary van Voorhees; Antje Albertse Cortelyou; Cornelia Albertse Van Voorhees and 13 others; Steven Albertse Van Voorhees; Jannetje Albertie (Ackerman) Van Vorhees; Willemtje Slot; Jan Albertse Van Voorhees; Willem Albertse Van Voorhees; Margritie Albertse Van Voorhees; Lucas Albertse Van Voorhees; Jacobus Albertse Van Voorhees; Rachel Albertse Ackerman; Albert Albertse Albertsen Van Voorhees; Petrus Albertse Van Voorhees; Isack Albertse Van Voorhees and Femmetje Albertse Van Voorhees less 1703-1796 Marretje Van Voorhees: Abt. 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. Baptisms from 25 December, 1639 to 27 December, 1730. Wollentje; parents: Albert Albertsz, Hendrikje Stephansz; op Amersfoort; witnesses: Jan Stephansz, Willemtje Seubering. No signature of his fourth son, Cornelius, has been found, but many of his descendants were known as Van Voorhis. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. Y., a letter which contains a few statements in addition to those in the book itself. The Life Summary of Coert Stevense. 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. There is but one Van Voorhees family in this country, for all are descendants of Steven Coerten-from the manor of Voorhees in Drente. Jun. A further difficulty appears when Dutch names were replaced by English equivalents. While no names are mentioned, all are assured of deep gratitude for their helpfulness. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998) FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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. 134 lists deed to land in Flatlands. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 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. Abstracting Lib. That cattle were available was stated, and also something respecting their cost. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Dec. 1680 - ), Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees+ (20. 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. 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 was the second daughter of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees to be named Hendricktje. 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. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Failed to delete memorial. 1581. 1824 PETER b. ORIGI N OF TH E VA N VOORHEES FAMIL Y 15 As early as 1542 we find the name of Coert thoe Hees in the Ordel Boeck, Vol. This, however, would not be guessed by those who study the records they have left behind. 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