Taken as a whole, the population of northern Netherlands is probably more purely Nordic than the nations to the east or south. 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. In this vicinity they laboriously cut out and polished the shell beads called sewan or wampum then used as money throughout the Atlantic seaboard. 1. Descendants of families that began worshipping there during the Dutch period find inspiration when privileged to gather within its sacred walls. 9 and 10.". Oct 2nd, 1681 ) 1682 Individual: Johannes Schenck (bpt. KINDLY PRESERVE THIS FOLDERSTEVEN COERTE VAN VOORHEES and His Descendants in America Any one who has examined even casually the genealogy compiled by Elias W. Van Voorhis, and entitled "TH E VA N VOORHEES FAMILY " must have been impressed by the vitality of this family that has entered so widely into the life of our country. 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 ! Oct. 1757) (car). Y. EXECUTIV E COMMITTE E The ofhcers and I r v i ng \ V tison Voorh ees. When all necessary formalities had been observed Steven Coerten led his family ashore, and was greeted by representatives of the company. He married Cornelia Reiniers Wizzel-penning on 17 March 1678, in Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States. Member of the Dutch Church and deacon in 1677. aka: Coerte Sstevens/stevense Van Voorhis or Van Voorhees. The preparation of this work has proved exacting owing to the many existing family lines. 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. A memorial tablet was placed in the Hackensack Church in memory of Albert Stevensen van Voorhees 10 Oct 1942 on the tenth anniversary of the Van Voorhees Association. But neither he nor his brothers adopted Van Voorhees as a surname ; nor did all his sons. 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. Failed to remove flower. Map of Brooklyn Settlers, with names of owners. We have sprung from an honored line, a brave, a noble and ancient. Y. Stephen Robin Voris, 2526 East 26th St., Brooklyn, N . 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. On an unknown date he was one of two representatives of Flatlands in Assembly held at City Hall in New Amsterdam, April 10, 1664. 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 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." Coerte Stevense Van Voorhees, b. Ibid., p.413. 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. His oldest son signed his name Steven Koerten. He was also known as Coert Stevensen Van Hees. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Vice-President. He represented Amersfoor t at the Assembly in New Amsterdamin April 1664 and at Ne w Orange in 1674. Y . N.J . Later still some moved to Louisiana, Colorado, and California. For a third of a century Dutch families had been removing to New Netherland, where there was room in abundance. There is considerable fish in the rivers. 1, pg. 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. She willingly shared the fortunes of her husband in the new world. 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. Children of Coert Stevense Van Voorhees and Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees b. circa 1667, d. 16 Feb 1723/24, Altje Coerte Van Voorhees b. circa 1667, d. 12 Nov 1746, Albert Coerte Van Voorhees b. circa 1673, d. circa 1748, Neeltje Coertse Van Voorhees b. 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. Dutch thrift has made all this possible. 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. Register in Alphabetical Order, of the Early Settlers of Kings County, Long Island, N.Y., from Its First Settlement by Europeans to 1700: With Contributions to Their Biographies and Genealogies, Compiled from Various Sources. https://archive.org/details/registerinalphab00berg. He took the oath of allegience in Sep 1687. 210. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1655 to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 36, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 55. Notes for Coerten Stephense Van Voorhees: Immigrated in 1660 to New Amsterdam with his father. 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. When the westward expansion of the Saxons from Thuringia terminated late in the seventh century A.D., their dominion extended in Westphalia as far as the Ruhr river and in the Netherlands it embraced about three-fourthsof the province of Groningen and the provinces of Drenthe and Overyssel. In 1574, coincident with the rising spirit of nationalism among the Dutch, the family name of thoe Hees began to be changed to van Hees, meaning "of Hees," although it was not until the next generation that the new form gained general use. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. & 4. de gu, la tour d'or oui/ du champ, aux 2. Enter a grandparent's name. ", Evans, Thomas Grier. Similiarly, in the Dutch (hoe der became ter and thoe den became ten, while the later van der became ver. 1670, d. between 14 May 1747 and 14 Apr 1748 Marretje Coertse Van Voorhees b. between 1675 and 1685 Neeltje Coertse Van Voorhees b. J., at a local family reunion, will be deemed a fitting conclusion to this first publication of the VA N VOORHEES ASSOCIATION. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. At the call of the committee a second meeting was held in New York on May 21, 1932. m. 2 d , Oct. 8, 1680, Femmetje Aukes Van Nuyse, dau. The castles on red fields told plainly of strength to protect and to cherish; But the motto gave voice and expression to a meaning wider and deeper ; For not in the oak or the castle, but in his own heart a man's strength is. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. 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. Something also should be said respecting the ancient documentquoted in part above. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. The executor was Koert Stevensen; witnesses Garitt Stoothoff, Dirk Amerman, Jan Terhunen and Samuel Garretsen. On the receipt of the certificate from the College of Heraldry Elias Van Voorhis had a drawing made in the form now familiar, and printed it on a chart, and also in his book on William Roe Van Voorhis. For most of the adventurers on De Bonte Kou farewells were final, for they never had opportunity to return to meet again those who were bidding them God speed. The names of interested members of the family, and also of collateral relatives, arc desired, to whom copies of this folder may be sent. Steven Coerte, married Agatha Janse. All the writers are of Van Voorhees ancestry, and with two exception, all bear the name, as does the artist who designed the illustrations. 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. He married Aeltje Wessels b 1633; 1st marriage Steven. Ch. This is puzzling, for clergymen of those days were well educated and scholarly. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. 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. ), Van Nice Family History 1661-1979, or Vannice, Van Nuis, Van Nuys. Y . He 'mmigrated. Oops, something didn't work. It was not easy to give up a home and life in which the family had known much of happiness. Then came the oldest son, Coert, who had encouraged the family migration. No doubt he received many letters during the four years of his life subsequent to the publication of the Genealogy. The location of the village of Hees is plainly indicated with a castle nearby on the older map. On Oct. 7, 1681, he bought of Auke Janse Van Nuyse, for 300 guilders, the land at " Pardegat," which Auke Janse Van Nuyse bought of Bartel Claesen, as per Flat- bush Records, Liber A. The church that replaced it in 1794 continued until 1848, when the present church was erected. The earliest settlement was made near an open area that, following the English occupation in 1664, was named Flatlands. He was also known as Coerte Stevens Van Voorhees. 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. Van Voorhees, Stephen Albertse Van Voorhees, Jannetje Albertse Vanvoorhees, Willemtje Albertse Van Voorhees, Jan Albertsen Van Voorhees, Mar 8 1654 - Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands, May 24 1727 - Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA, n Coerts Van Voorhees (Born Van Voorhees), Willemtje Roelofs Willempie Van Voorhees (Born Van Voorhees) (born Seubering Seuberinge, Seuberg). The first church was erected at Midwout in 1655. 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. (III) Coert Stevense, son of Steven Coert Van Voorhees, was born 1637, died after 1702. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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. It is an ancestral line of noble origin in which any descendant may take just pride. There were two decks, a high stern and low bows, three masts and a long bow sprit. 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. Mother of Jan Terhune; Stephen Albertse Terhune; Antje Albert Zabriskie; Gerebrecht Hausman (Terhune); Willemtje Terhune and 4 others; Maritie Terhune Bertholf; Marretje Bartholf (Terhune); Rachel Albertse Hoppe and Wilemptje Terhune less 1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. Roelof Lucasz Van Voorhees d. 1751 Ibid., page 161. Child of Jans Albertse Van Voorhees and Elizabeth Van Orden 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. 20 Apr 1683, d. 10 Oct 1757, On 14 May 1682 Court and Marritie were baptism sponsors for Court son of Meinard Courten Van Voorhees and wife Maria Pia (Pra? 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