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. 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. He left a will datd August 25, 1677 of which no copy is extant. The original subscription list, preserved among the papers of the Flatlands Church, shows that Steven Coerten's widow contributed f. 18, Coert Stevensen for himself and his son Albert f. 48, Lucas Stevensen f.30, and that the total was florins 556. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. 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. Clues are not wanting to the influences that encouraged this migration. xxciiil, f. 136. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. He died at Kinderkamack, Bergen County, New Jersey. , LL.D . 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. To day the 10th of Oct. 1679 appeared before us, cap. Rethicerl from an illustration in the Van Voorhees Genealogy. Steven Coerts Van Voorhees was also known as Steven Koerten Van Voorhees. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. Now on the soil ofthe new world at New Amersfoort Steven Coerten and Mother Willempie, with their vigorous brood shod in wooden shoes, and dressed as fashion decreed for the well-to-do of Drente, looked about for a location for a home. The earliest arrivals undoubtedly came for purposes of trade. It was decided to encourage an inclusive organization by inviting to membership not only all who bear the Voorhees name, however they may spell it, and wherever they may reside, but also all collateral relatives who can trace their lineage back to this common ancestor. 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. & 3. d'argent, a l'arbre arr' de sinople. It is folio 136 in Volume XXXII I of New York Colonial Manuscripts, a photostat of which has been secured. He took the oath of allegience in Sep 1687. He married, prior to 1664, Marretje Gerritse Van Couwenhovenn, baptized April 10, 1644, died between 1702 and 1709. Enter a grandparent's name. At sixty years of age he was the head of a large and interesting family. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Ibid., page 433. They observe the sailing instruments, the compass, the cross, staff or astrolabe, the sand glass, rules and dividers, the spy glass, the log line, and the 600 foot headline for soundings. 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. Twenty-five years later, in 1650, Cornelius Van Tienhoven, Secretary of the Colony, published a pamphlet intended to encourage families to migrate thither. Try again later. in Stevense Van Voorhees, Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, Wessel Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevese Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Hen Before Nov 20 1735 - Flatlands, Long Island, NY, Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, Willempie Roelefse Seubering. Children by Willempie Roelofse: Lucas Stephensen Van Voorhees b. ca. This is a carousel with slides. He came over with his father in 1660, settled in Flatlands. During the long voyage she had kept her brood in health which was much to her credit. 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. Only noble families possessed them. Jans Albertse Van Voorhees M, b. between 1697 and 1700 Jans Albertse Van Voorhees died at Bergen County, NJ. Child of Jans Albertse Van Voorhees and Elizabeth Van Orden Ibid., page 341. On the De Bonte Kou passenger list ages only were given-22, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2. 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. Such literal accuracy is not necessary in this work. Later they sailed through the Strait of Dover, past Plymouth, where thirty-eight years earlier the Mayflower had tarried a few days before proceeding on its eventful voyage; and then on past Land's End and out upon the broad Atlantic. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:54. Member of the General Assembly held at City Hall, New Amsterdam 10 Apr 1664. On the same document his oldest son's name was written Coert Stevenseu. The Council responded promptly, voting on June 7 the sum 24 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK of 250 guilders. Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees, 1600 - 1684 Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees 1600 1684. 1658 Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. 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. He was active in chur ch and civic affairs at Flatlands. He died October 26, 1892, in his fortyninth year, survived by his sister, and by a son and a daughter of his deceased brother, Barker. Afte r the fourth generation surnames only are given and these are arranged in columns numbered to indicate succeeding generations.However, the names of many wives are given so that those who know their grandparents, or better, their great grandparents, may readily [6] trace their ancestral lines. The church was newly organized and feeble, and as yet without a stated place of worship, but he and his family were ready to join if and thus add to its strength. Geni requires JavaScript! Child: Jan van . Y . Albert Albertsz and wife Hendrikje Stephens, the Younger. He gave the name of his native town to the new settlement. 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. His sons and grandsons appear also to have had a flair for real estate. In May 1696 a church meeting was held at the home of Elder Albert Stevense in Hackensack. A competent historian is awaited. 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. One other man is listed as a servant, one as a tailor, and one with a family as a shoemaker. Member of the Provincial Assembly of 1664. That cattle were available was stated, and also something respecting their cost. Jun. But once the decision was made, the family set itself resolutely to the task of preparing for the trip. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. 3. There is evidence that as early as 1624 farmers were cultivating fenced-in lands leased from the Indians. Then came the oldest son, Coert, who had encouraged the family migration. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3652 Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States. Albert was chosen as an elder in the Hackensack Ref. Crest, A tower d'or. Oct. 1757) (car). -------------------------------------------------------. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. "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. No signature of his fourth son, Cornelius, has been found, but many of his descendants were known as Van Voorhis. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Not a few of his descendants bear the name Conover. In 1687 he took the Oath of Allegiance to the British, was Captain of Militia in 1689. Long Island generally was quite heavily wooded and much of it stony and difficult to till. Married Magdelena Vander Schueren in 1692 at Hackensack Bergen County, New Jersey. Abraham Lucase Van Voorhees 4. 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. 1702-1771 Schenck, Garrit . 12, 1662 ; d. On the assessment rolls of Flatlands of 1675 and 1683 and took the oath of allegiance there in 1687. 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. Coert born about 1638 in the Netherlands; died after 20 June 1699 Flatlands NY; married Marretje Gerretse Van Couwenhoven bp 10 Apr 1644 Brooklyn RDC; died between 1702 and 1709; daughter of Gerret Wolfertse Van Couwenhoven and Aeltje Cool. 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. Gerrit Coerte, see forward. 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. He was married on April 24, 1681 to Helletje Reinier Wizzelpenning. 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. 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. This aforesaid land, house-lot and house and the above are sold and shall be surrendered to the purchaser free and unincumbered, without any burdens resting thereupon or eminating therefrom, savings the Lord's right. Later many families dropped the "Van," and a few dropped the "Voorhees" also, and became Johnson, from Janse (son of Jan), Stevenson from Stevense (son of Steven), or Alberts or Albertson (son of Albertse). Husband of Aaltje Stryker; Sarah Willemse Voorhees; Hilletje Reinier Wisselpenning; Barentje Van Voorhees and Elena (Magdalena) Willemse Van Voorhees Jan Stevense Van Voorhees of Flatlands, L. I., b. This has been done. In explanation he wrote on November 18, 1886, to Miss Josephine L. Voorhees of Amsterdam, N . Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees died in 1692 or 1693. Van Voorhees was spelled in many ways, and Voorhees in several others. It bears the signatures of five men, "all natives of the land of Drenten," who were therefore competent to testify in the case, since Jan Elten's parents had lived in the village of Zwigel in that province. The names of interested members of the family, and also of collateral relatives, arc desired, to whom copies of this folder may be sent. m. Catrina Van Duyn. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1655 to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 36, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 55. He was a magistrate, 1664 and 1673. "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 the Dutch were then in possession he knew that he would find civic conditionsnot unlike those with which he was familiar. 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. Not until 1598 did Jan's son and successor, William Louis, stadtholder of Drenthe, Groningen, and Friesland, secularize the Drenthe property of the former orders, which had moved out of the county during the Reformation period. They were near the place that was to be their home. 1818 RoBERT M. b. r822 WM. It also states that the bell was brought to Amersfoort on the 27th of August, 1686, by Jan Alberts (Terhune). It elicited many cordial responses, and proffers of financial support. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Our common ancestor, Steven Coerte, came from the village of Hees in the Province of Drenthe in the Netherlands in 1660, bringing with him his wife, whose name is not recorded, three daughters, and five sons, the youngest, Abraham, being about two years of age. 1640 Wessel Stevensz Van Voorhees b. (. Born in 1600 at Drenthe, The Netherlands. T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST 5 In correct Dutch usage Coerten and Stevensen were masculine, and Coerte and Stevense, feminine. Stephen Courtz. Apparently the father died in 1662, leaving six out of nine children surviving, and this son then became sole meyer. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. He became a member of the New York Historical Society, the Pennsylvania Historical Society, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and the Holland Society of New York. He married Neeltje Hegeman on 13 April 1716. Some who bear these names may still find it possible to trace their connection with the family, for they also descended from our common ancestor. 1678 - ), Annetie Coerte Van Voorhees+ (5. His correspondence would prove invaluable to those who are looking forward to the preparation and publication of another and more complete Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family brought clown to date. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Our inteerst centers in that portion of the island between Jamaica Bay and the East River, for there many immigrants from the Netherlands secured lands and made their homes. All was duly completed before the day of departure. The helmet above the shield is that of an Esquire, a title that in England ranks below that of Knight. Filmed from the typed manuscript in the Holland Society of New York, p.454. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pdfamilytree/vool Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; @R6@, Heritage Consulting Millennium File Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003; @R6@, Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; @R6@, Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; @R6@, Source number: 113.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Submitter Code: VVH. The affairs of Steven Coerten seem to have prospered. Mother listed as Aeltjie Wessels, first wife to Steven. He described the lands in the New World, and the crops they would bear. Jan is shown in the Ordel Boeck, Vol. In 1730, when forty-seven years of age, Johannes Van Voorhees removed from Freehold, New Jersey, to Dutchess County, New York, where he had purchased for 670 pounds an estate extending from the Hudson river northeasterly beyond the village of Fishkill, about six miles in all, containing "2790 acres more or less," and became the progenitor of the Fishkill branch of the family. J., at a local family reunion, will be deemed a fitting conclusion to this first publication of the VA N VOORHEES ASSOCIATION. Y., who was about "to depart for the Fatherland." Voorhees 1S7S Coney Island Ave.. Brooklyn. He married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, b 1664. 15 &23; A. Stokes, "The Van Voorhees Family," pg. 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." 19. 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. 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. ", New Netherland Connections Vol. Fish with varifications from Cond.Gen.of Van Voorhees Families pg 5;Hist.Handbook of Van Voorhees Family pg 30-37;N.Y. K 2c pg 374-381,391,B5F13 pg 10-15;Abridged Comp. Half brother of Lucas Stevense van Voorhees; Jan Stevense Van Voorhees; Elder Albert Stevense Van Voorhees; Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees); Aeltje Stevense van Voorhees and 3 others; Jannetje Stevense van Voorhees; Albert Van Voorhees and Abraham Stevense Vanvoorhees less. While no names are mentioned, all are assured of deep gratitude for their helpfulness. The names New Utrecht and Gravesend were not changed, but the other villages became known officially as Brooklyn, Flatbush. 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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. Leave a message for others who see this profile. Wheeler X . When all necessary formalities had been observed Steven Coerten led his family ashore, and was greeted by representatives of the company. Under date of October 4, 1667, Governor Nicolls issued a patent, known as the Nicolls Charter, to eight named inhabitants of "Amesfort als Flatlands." It therefore becomes necessary to find what may be deemed the correct spelling, and show more consistency than the records exhibited. Gesbrechtje; parents: Klaas Jansz Romeijn, Stijntjen Alberts; op Amersfoort; witnesses: Albert Albertsz, Hendrikje Stephens. Jun. He was Captain of the Milit ia in 1689. 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. 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. Ch. Married twice. Similiarly, in the Dutch (hoe der became ter and thoe den became ten, while the later van der became ver. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. and his Descendants in America Published by the Van Voorhees Association Second and Revised Edition June, 1932 THE VAN VOORHEES ASSOCIATION Organized January 16, 1932 To commemorate in1935 the 275th anniversary of the coming to New Amsterdam in 1660 of Steven Coerte, Van Voorhees, his wife, five sons and three daughters, and their settlement at Flatlands on Long Island. He was Captain of the Militia in 1689. However, little information is given concerning those branches of the family that had removed from Long Island to other sections. (Research):BIOGRAPHY: He came to New Amsterdam with his parents aboard the Bonte Koe in 1660. Verify and try again. He immigrated with his parents in 1660 and is listed in many records as Albert Coerten. He He conveyed this property to his son Albert on 20. All are ready to watch the work of weighing anchor, hoisting sails, and easing the vessel out into the channel. 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). Rev. 4th Son of Steven Coerte and Willemptje Roelofse Seuberinge Van Voorhees. 1699. Some must look elsewhere for places for home making. 660. 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. Mr. Kephart is a member of the Association through his great grandmother. But as they had planned to settle in New Amersfoort they sought early in the week to begin the journey thither. 25 VI T H EFAMIL Y ARRIVES A T NE W AMERSFOORT "WHEN Steven Coerten came to New Netherland it was with the purpose to make his home in New Amersfoort on the Island of Nassau where a number of Dutch families hadbeen living for some years. Albertse Van Voorheese, Stephen Albertse Van Voorheese, Jannetje Albertse Ackerman (born Van Voorheese), William Albertse Van Voorheese, oorhees), Stephen Van Voorhees, Stephen Albertse Van Voorhees, Jannetje Albertse Ackerman (born Vanvoorhees), Willemtje Albertse Van Voor May 24 1727 - Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, Steven Coerts Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofs Seubering. It was first called New Amersfoort, after a city in the Province of Utrecht, near which Wolphert Gerritse "Van Couwenhoven, one of the earliest patentees, was born. [Stokes, "The Van Voorhees Family," pg. There was first father Steven Coerten, a patriarch indeed ! New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. She was baptized at the New Amsterdam Dutch Church 10 April 1644,[4] daughter of Gerrit Wolfertse Cowenhoven/Van Kouwenhoven and Altje Cool. Among the latter's children wereCoert, Jan, and Hilbert. He purchased equipment to go into the brewing business. GREAT NEWS! Steven Coerte Van Voorhee came to America in April 1660 on the ship: DeBonte Koe (the Spotted Cow). Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees and Albert Albertse Terheune were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 19 November 1679 "fom Amersfort." You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. New Amsterdam 1660-now When Steven Coerte arrived in the new world, he settled at New Amersfoort which was renamed Flatlands after British occupation. In its preparation the author spent much time and practically all his fortune. Steven Coerten and Coert Stephens, his oldest son, were two of the eight patentees named in the Charter which confirmed in the town and the inhabitants thereof title to their respective land holdings. 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. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. 9. 11 12 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK Groningen, Friesland, northwestern Gelderland, North Holland, and the Franks in the remainder of Gelderland, Utrecht, and South Holland. Their descendants two centuries and three-quarters later are in a position to appraise the results. There were therefore in addition to the soldiers and sailors, fortynine passengers, twenty-one men, five wives with twenty-three children, and three maidens. Though two of Steven Coerten's daughters had married, seven children remained, of whom one son only had grown to manhood. 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. It has been stated in several trees and books that Hendrickje was married to a Jan Kiers/Kierse. Coert Stevense (Van Voorhees) was commissioned Captain of foot soldiers by Lieut.-Gov. Resend Activation Email. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. 1690-1783 Neeltje Van Voorhees: September 23, 1676 WFT Est. On May 19, 1729, he bought of John Waldron two lots of woodland in Flatbush, " lying in the 2d Keuters division, known as lots Nos. 1.] Kephart. The interest of all members of the Van Voorhees Family, however they spell their names, is confidently anticipated. 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