He married Sarah Willemse Cornell in 1690, in Flatbush, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America. Steven Coertse van Voorhees (1600 - 16 February 1684) was an early Dutch settler in America and the patriarch of the Voorhees family line and namesakes. The name of the mother of these older children has not been learned. Preparations were begun with the purpose of sailing inthe spring of that year. An extensive correspondence,following the publication of these books, resulted in the accumulation of much genealogical data, and later in the resolve to compile a more complete work which he titled : " A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America." 2nd and 3rd argent (of silver)-a tree eradicated vert. New Amersfoort was previously the site of an anc Ibid., p.413. Secretary, Harry Stephen Vorhis, 50 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N. Y. WikiTree profile Van Voorhees-23 created through the import of Mimi.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by, WikiTree profile Vanvoorhees-15 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by. T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST 3 World, which commenced April 15, 1660. 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. 1650, d. ca. The change in sovereignty from Dutch to English caused considerable uncertainty as to the validity of land titles. 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. Old Members found here in the 4 Villages in the year 1677. A tradition persists in the family of one of the name, who visited Drente some decades ago, that they were given because of heroic deeds in warfare, for which there had been abundant opportunity. m. Catrina Van Duyn. This is puzzling, for clergymen of those days were well educated and scholarly. Steven Van Voorhees. Born ca 1654/1658 in Drenthe, Netherlands. Coert Stevensen was born in the Province of Drenthe in the Netherlands about 1637. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. The woods also abound with acorns for feeding hogs, and with venison. 1765) daughter of Pieter ALIEEand Margaret Albertse VAN VOORHEES (5) JONATHAN HOPPER(1752 MARGRIETJE WANAMAKER(1759 - 1815) daughter of Christian WANAMAKERand Margaret (Margarietje) SCHUART (6) ALBERT HOPPER(1776 - 1845) m. 1835) 1678 - ), Annetie Coerte Van Voorhees+ (5. 1702 Marchien Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. 1640 Wessel Stevensz Van Voorhees b. In explanation he wrote on November 18, 1886, to Miss Josephine L. Voorhees of Amsterdam, N . 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. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Is anyone with access able to verify: (Jan Kiers) "His will was dated on 4 August 1705 proved 3 Sep 1705. https://archive.org/details/vanvoorheesvoorh00vori/page/n5/mode/2up, https://ia800202.us.archive.org/21/items/colonialfamilie00rhoagoog/colonialfamilie00rhoagoog.pdf, http://www.purfeerst.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I052642&tree=purfeer, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175017336/hendrickje-stevens-terheune, New Netherland Settlers Merge Approval System, New Netherland Settlers Project Needs Church Records. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. 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. On Nov. 17, 1693, he bought of Roelof Martense Schenck his farm lying in the " Pardegat," in Flatlands. This is the order in which their names appear in Mr. Bergen's books, and in the Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family. 3-Nov-1706, d. after 1765 Willemptie Albertse Van Voorhees b. Coert arrived in this country at New Amsterdam, April 1660 with his father on the "Bonte Koe". He was born circa 1639 at Of, Ruenen, Drenthe, Netherlands. When purchasing a tract of land in 1730 his youngest son was named Johannes Koerten, though, when entering in the family Bible the names of children born between 1704 and 1713, he wrote Van Voor Hees; three younger children were entered as Van Voorhees, and thus he signed his will in 1755. They then made acquaintances that later proved helpful. Hendrickje Stevense van Voorhees was a New Netherland settler. The immediate objective of the Association was to arrange to commemorate fittingly in 1935, on or near the site of the original family homestead in Flatlands, the 275th anniversary of the arrival in New Netherland in the early summer of 1660 of Steven Coerten, who came from the Manor of Voorhees, Province of Drente, Netherlands, with wife and seven children, and their settlement a few months later in Flatlands, Long Island. Reference to an early map of Kings County shows that it is located several miles inland, near the shores of Jamaica Bay, a landlocked body of water having access to the Atlantic ocean through a narrow inlet at what is now Rockaway Point. 1640, d. 28 Oct 1702 Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. Barbara is listed as a descendant of Kenneth J. Voorhees who is in the 11th generation. Failed to report flower. 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. Steven Coerte's children married in due time, and in three generations relationships were established with many important Dutch families, including those of Ackerman, Bennett, Bergen, Bertholf, Bloodgood, Bougaert, Bryant, Cortelyou, Couwenhoven (also spelled Kouwenhoven and Conover), Ditmars, Dorlant, Dumont, Eldert, Garretson, Hendricks, Hopper, Housman, Janse, Kershow, Kierstead, Kipp, Laroe, Lott, Minas, Nevius,Pieters, Rapelje, Remsen, Riker, Roeloffs, Romeyn, Ryder, Ryerson, Schenck, Souebring, Stillwell, Stoothoff, Sutphen, Suydam, Terheune, Teunisson, Van Brunt, Van Derbeek, Van Derveer, Van Dyck, Van Duyckhuysen, Van Gelder, Van Giesen, Van Orden, Wessell, Wil - liams, Wyckoff, and Zabriskie. 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. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. A warm welcome was prepared when it was noised abroad that the minister, Rev. Ch. I n that event, while the descendants of all the sons used the same shield, those of each branch often used different crests. There can be little doubt that Elder Steven Coerten was buried in the old church. Jan; parents: Barend Jurriaansz, Aaltje Stephens; op Utrecht; witnesses: Jan Stephensz, Hendrikje Stephensz. The momentous voyage has begun. The war with Spain in the Netherlands was waged with varying success, and it required many years to establish the republic on a firm basis. And I do hereby consti- tute and appoint my loving wife Femmetje to be whole and sole Executrix of this, my last Will and Testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former Testaments, Wills and Legacies, Bequests, and Executors by me in any way before this time named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirm- ing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Treasurer. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. The first signer was designated in the document as "the Worshipfull Steven Coerten, 79 years old," and the last, his son, as "Coert Stevensen, 42 years old." WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. All the writers are of Van Voorhees ancestry, and with two exception, all bear the name, as does the artist who designed the illustrations. Ch. discoveries. Please reset your password. 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. 1720 WFT Est. Busy days of preparation lessened the distress of mind the members of the family felt as they thought of partings and farewells. 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. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1655 to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 36, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 55. She was the second daughter of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees to be named Hendricktje. 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. Roe Van Voorhis," pg. Willemeijntie; father: Albert Albertsz. Enter a grandparent's name. I T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST AN D HI S WOR K I T IS fortunate that there is available so complete and valuable a genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family as that monumental workcompiled by Elias W. Van Voorhis and published in 1888, but now out of print. 1 RESPECTING HERALDRY A coat-of-arms was the insignia used by a military leader in the early middle ages for the guidance of his followers. 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. Mindf ul of advice to prepare for emergencies, Steven Coerten has secured extra supplies of food which are safely stowed away after the custom of the time. 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. 5 Dec 1680, Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees b. Johannes Theodorus Polhemusbecame the first settled minister shortly after his arrival from Brazil that year. The four mothers could count on the young wife of Jan Kiers and the three maidens to help them with the care of the children. Coerte Stevense Van Voorhees, b. Jacob Leisler on Dec. 27 1689. ], ["New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," Vol. 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. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. 1932 OFFICERS President. and Flatlands. In 1665 all of Long Island and part of what is now Westchester County, was designated Yorkshire and divided for court purposes into the East Riding, the North Riding and the West Riding. Examples are the ter Linden, ten Broeck and ten Eyck, and ver Donck family names. Imprimis, I give and bequeath to Femmetje, my loving wife, all my estate of houses, lands, meadows, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging situate, lying and being in the town of Flatlands, or else- where, for and during her natural life, to the sole and proper use, benefit, and behoof of my said loving wife, for and during her natural life. 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