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. He appears on the Assessment Rolls for Flatlands in 1683. Item, It is further my will that my loving wife Femmetje shall have all my goods and chattels, rights and credits for and during her natural life, and im- mediately after my loving wife's decease I give all my goods and chattels, rights and credits, to my eleven chil- dren above named, unto them and each of their heirs, and in equal proportions, except my eldest son Stephen shall have twenty shillings over and above his equal share with the rest of my above-named children, for his birthright. OFFICERS ELECTED MA Y 21, 1932 "*-'President, Rev. He was appointed magistrate and he and his wife were members of the church. He arrived in Nieuw Amsterdam with his family on 15 Apr 1660. 3 Jun 1678, Annetie Coerte Van Voorhees b. BIOGRAPHY: Albert was also an elder of the Hackensack Church, serving in 1695, 1700/02, 1704, and 1714. 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. New Amersfoort was on the site of an ancient Indian village, called Kaskachague, at the crossing of two ancient Indian trails. Twenty-five years later, in 1650, Cornelius Van Tienhoven, Secretary of the Colony, published a pamphlet intended to encourage families to migrate thither. ense Van Voorhees, Jan (Stevense Van Vorhees) Voorhees, Aeltje Van Voorhees, Albert (Stevense) Van Voorhees, Jannetje Stevense Schenck (b Steven Coertse Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering). 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. 250, 304, 247, 308, 309. The woods also abound with acorns for feeding hogs, and with venison. But once the decision was made, the family set itself resolutely to the task of preparing for the trip. 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. For the accomplishment and fulfillment hereof the parties on either side, each in his capacity, pledge their persons and property, nothing excepted, in subjection to all laws and judges.Thus done and executed in Midwout upon Long Island, in presence of Witnesses hereunto invited. Coert was born in 1537, in Hees, Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands. 1734 WFT Est. Ancestral File Numbers: Z7GL-NT, GHQ8-12, Z03P-52, 1G68-QSG. FOUNDERS All those who attended one or both of the meetings for organization and those also who contributed to its financial support are termed Founders. 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. Husband of Marretje Gerretse van Couwenhoven There is considerable fish in the rivers. 12, No. 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. Jannetje; parents: Albert Stevensen, Jelitje Reyniers. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. He represented Amersfoor t at the Assembly in New Amsterdamin April 1664 and at Ne w Orange in 1674. This is the order in which their names appear in Mr. Bergen's books, and in the Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family. Hendrickje married Albert Albertse Terhune in Flatlands, New York, in 1675 when she was 20 years old. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. "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. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1655 to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 36, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 55. 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. 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. 1670, d. between 14 May 1747 and 14 Apr 1748 Marretje Coertse Van Voorhees b. between 1675 and 1685 Neeltje Coertse Van Voorhees b. He was a magistrate, 1664 and 1673. Maria Van Voorhees: Abt. 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. Birth of Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), "Hendrickje Stevense (Stevens) Van Voorhees", "Hendrickje Stevense Stevens Van Voorhees". Hendrickje Stevense is 14 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 17 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 18 degrees from Candice Bergen, 21 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 15 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 27 degrees from Whitney Houston, 16 degrees from Hayley Mills, 15 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 15 degrees from Lisa Presley, 16 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 16 degrees from Bill Veeck and 20 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. Try again later. 155, 158, 161; E. Van Voorhis, "Ancestry of Wm. I n 1581 the seven northern provinces, including Drenthe, deposed Philip I I as their king. Jan; parents: Barend Jurriaansz, Aaltje Stephens; op Utrecht; witnesses: Jan Stephensz, Hendrikje Stephensz. Jun. Sold his Gravesend Long Island property to his son, Albert Coerte, for 295 pounds, on 20 Jun 1699. 1640, d. 28 Oct 1702 Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. They were the parents of at least 6 . 12, no. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/genealogy/p688. She was born circa 1660 at Hees, Drente, Netherlands. Steven Coerte, married Agatha Janse. There was an error deleting this problem. 1658 Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. Sadie Estelle Voorhees (Mrs. Edward Dawson) 127 Passaic Ave.. Passaic. They settled in Flatlands. One became Governor of New Jersey, and another served his state -Indiana-for many years as United States Senator. One written in 1624 may be quoted in part : "We were much gratified on arriving in this country. rhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stephense Van Voorhees Stevenkonin, Kiers, Kierz, Kiersen, Jan Hilletje Reinier Wisselpenning (born Wizzelpenning), Elena (Magdalena) Willemse Van Voorhees (born Van Der Schueren), Sarah Willemse Voorhees (born Cornelisse). They were happy at the thought that they wereto sustain at this outpost of civilization the loved and cherished characteristics of the Dutch Republic. 243.] Coert van Voorhees - article on Wikepediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coert_van_Voorhees. The castles were evidently the insignia of the male line. 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. 1700-1751. . The Friesians prevail in western 'By Calvin I . Y., who was about "to depart for the Fatherland." She married Albert Albertse Terhune Jr, son of Albert Albertse Terhune and Geertje Denyce, circa 1676 at Flatlands, Kings County, New York. T H E NAM E The English requirement respecting patronimics brought to an end the Dutch system of names, in accordance with which both sons and daughters bore as their second names the first name of their father ; as Coert Stevense and Altj e Stevense, children of Steven Coerte or Korten, whose father was Coert or Kort. Oops, something didn't work. The record says "Jan Kiers, farmer and wife from Drenthe." Married Magdelena Vander Schueren in 1692 at Hackensack Bergen County, New Jersey. The women had gained experience in caring for children in restricted quarters, and the men had tried their luck at fishing to replenish the tables. At the call of the committee a second meeting was held in New York on May 21, 1932. Officers and an Executive Committee were elected, and a series of By-laws accepted with directions that the Committee draft them in suitable form. He married Marretje Gerretse Van Couvenhoven b. ["Documentary History of New York," Vol. Try again later. In the early pages of his work the author printed manyextracts from histories of New Amsterdam, New York, and Long Island; the New Netherlands Register, the Documentary History of New 4 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK York, and other sources, copying usually with great care the names as therein found and spelled. [Stokes, "The Van Voorhees Family," pg. He was also known as Coert Stevensen Van Hees. When Albert Coert Van Voorhees was born about 1670, in New Amsterdam, New Netherland, his father, Coert Stevense van Voorhees, was 34 and his mother, Marritje Gerritse van Couwenhoven, was 11668. The helmet above the shield is that of an Esquire, a title that in England ranks below that of Knight. Albertse VANVORHEES, Lucas Albertse VAN VOORHEES, Jan Albertse VANVOORHEES, Margrietje Alberse Margaret VAN VOORHEES, Rachel Albertse VAN n VAN VOORHEES, Hendrickje Stevense Grietja VAN VOORHEES STEVENKONIN, Aeltje Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Lucas Stevense VAN VOORHEES VOORHEES, After May 14 1727 - New Barbadoes, Bergen, New Jersey, British Colonial America, Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees), Albert van Voorhees (born Stephensz Stevensen, van Vorhees), Birth of Elder Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Birth of Jannetje Albertie (Ackerman) Van Vorhees, "Stevense", "Albert Stevense VanVoorhees", "Albert Stevens Voorhees". 236 stating that David Ackerman purchased 420 acres with the southwest corner abutting Major John Berrie and Albert Stevense. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Albert Van Voorhees (154682295)? Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. In noble family names in the Netherlands, the preposition thoe, an early form, means "at" and van means "of." It was not easy to give up a home and life in which the family had known much of happiness. (. He took the oath of allegience in Sep 1687. How all were impressed with the, view of the fort over which floated the ensign of the Dutch West India Company, within which was the Dutch Church ; and with the glimpses they had of the city lying beyond ! Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Then in 1683 the territory in and about New York was divided into counties, the western end of Long Island being called Kings County, with boundaries about as they are today. 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). 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. He was also known as Koert Stevensen Van Voorhees. The Netherlands continued old style until 1700 ; Great Britain until 17S2. Co., 1979, 1989 . A further difficulty appears when Dutch names were replaced by English equivalents. Something also should be said respecting the ancient documentquoted in part above. Y. EXECUTIV E COMMITTE E The ofhcers and I r v i ng \ V tison Voorh ees. Names of Members from Amersfort. There are no annual dues. Some of the third generation sought homes in the Hudson valley along the Fishkill, others in New Jersey, principally in Passaic, Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset counties. Thereaft ;r no fixed regulations were adopted governing heraldry. She and Albert Albertse Terheune were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, in 1677 at Amersfort. Weve updated the security on the site. In 1665 the inhabitants of New Amersfoort applied to the English governorat Albany for a patent of confirmation. David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998), p.418. Coert took the Oath of Allegiance in Flatlands in Sep 1687. 1721-1814 Maria Van Voorhees: Abt. They were the parents of at least 1 son. m. 2 d , Oct. 8, 1680, Femmetje Aukes Van Nuyse, dau. All the writers are of Van Voorhees ancestry, and with two exception, all bear the name, as does the artist who designed the illustrations.