All are ready to watch the work of weighing anchor, hoisting sails, and easing the vessel out into the channel. The generation intervening between 1636 and 1660, the year Steven Coerten and his family arrived, afforded sufficient time for the establishment at Amersfoort of a considerable community of Dutch farmers, artisans, hunters and fishermen. He was active in church and civic affairs at Flatlands. This Indian currency has been found as far north as Hudson Bay and Alaska. Under date of October 4, 1667, Governor Nicolls issued a patent, known as the Nicolls Charter, to eight named inhabitants of "Amesfort als Flatlands." Children of Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees and Albert Albertse Terhune Jr: supposed Annell Terhuyne Willemtje Terhune b. ", New Netherland Connections Vol. 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. Abraham Lucase Van Voorhees 4. 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. This church under succeeding clergymen continued to minister to the religious life of Manhattan and surrounding communities. 6. The first part of twenty-five pages, consists of introductory matter, something respecting sources of information concerning members of the family in Holland, translations of letters received from them, and such information as had been secured respecting Steven Koerte, as the name appears on the passenger list of De Bonte Kou on its voyage from Holland to the New 'This province is spelled on the earlier map, Drentia; on the later, Drente. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. n Voorhees, Willemtie Albertse VanVorhees, Margrietje Alberse Margaret Van Voorhees, Jan Van Voorhees, Petrus Albertse Van Voorhees, Rach rhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, Jannetje Stevens Jantje Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stevense Grietja van Voorhees Stevenkonin, Kiers, K Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, Willempie Roelefse Seubering. Coert married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. New Brunswick, N. J. OSCAR M. VOORHEES, May 15, 1935. He was the youngest of three children. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Sorry! William Cosby, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the Provinces of New York and New Jersey, and the Territories thereon depending in America, Vice-Admiral of the same, and Colonel in his Majestie's Army, etc. 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. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. We encourage you to research and . Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. [Stokes, "The Van Voorhees Family," pg. These facts give to members of the family and their relatives cause for profound gratitude. He bought of John Tilton all his real estate on 8-Mar-1691 at Gravesend, Kings County, New York. 3 Jun 1678, Annetie Coerte Van Voorhees b. B. b. Similiarly, in the Dutch (hoe der became ter and thoe den became ten, while the later van der became ver. ], ["New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 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. In time the momentous decision was reached ; he and his family would seek a new home in New Netherland. Roelof Lucasz Van Voorhees d. 1751 Ibid., page 161. in 1686. They were near the place that was to be their home. Failed to delete memorial. A Record of the Family of Isaac Van Nuys (or Vannice) of Harrodsburg, Kentucky son of Issac Van Nuys of Millstone, New Jersey by Carrie Allen 1916, Chester, Chris. He captain of Militia in 1689. www.conovergenealogy.com/ancestor-p/p223.htm#i329. Leave a message for others who see this profile. 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. Amer. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. 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), page 339 Register of the Members from the Four Villages. Their last appearance together in the official records is at the baptism of their grandson Albert. He captain of Militia in 1689 as Coert Stevense van Voorhuys, having been in the country 27 years. The woods also abound with acorns for feeding hogs, and with venison. Category: Early Dutch immigrants to the United States. This is the order in which their names appear in Mr. Bergen's books, and in the Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family. Coert Stevensen married Marritje Cowenhoven. He advised migration in the late winter so that planting might be started soon after arrival. The author, Elias William Van Voorhis, bore the name of his father who had been a successful business man in New York City. 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. 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. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154682295/albert-stevense-van_voorhees. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. A ll such arms fall short of the dignity that attaches to the more ancient arms of their ancestors. The affairs of Steven Coerten seem to have prospered. 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. The work proved far greater and costlier than he had anticipated. I f a new genealogy is to be published it must be the result of concerted endeavor. The daughters became entitled to use the arms of the families into which they married, and their sons carried down those respective emblems. Thus, the Saxon blood, speech, and customs prevail today in those areas. Feb. 1723/24), Altje Coerte Van Voorhees+ (c 1667 - 12. 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 purchased equipment to go into the brewing business. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, and declared by the said John Stevenson as his last Will and Testament, in the presence of subscribers, William Couwenhoven, Dirck Amerman, Gerrit Foy. Child of Jans Albertse Van Voorhees and Elizabeth Van Orden 16 STEVEN COERTEN'S MIGRATION 17 continue to expand to accommodate growing families. It therefore becomes necessary to find what may be deemed the correct spelling, and show more consistency than the records exhibited. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. [1] [2] Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. On 29 Mar 1696 Jan Kiersen and Hendrickje Jans were sponsors at Brooklyn for the son of her half-brother Jan. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. 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. The language spoken was that of the fatherland. Jun. Dutch thrift has made all this possible. 210. There were two decks, a high stern and low bows, three masts and a long bow sprit. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was the younger of two daughters named Hendrickje of father Steven Coerts Van Voorhees; her mother was Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge. Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees 1650-1713. "Through a Dutch Door," pg. s, Wessell Vanvoorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stephense Ter Ruinen, Drenthe, Overijssel, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden, Flatbush, Kings County, Province of New York, Brooklyn, Kings County, Province of New York, Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees), "Stevense", "van Vorhees", "Jan Stevensen Van Voorhees", Flatbush, Kings, Colony of New York, British Colonial America, Cornelia was the sister of Helletje who married Jan's brother Albert, Stephen VAN VOORHEES (????-????) Later still some moved to Louisiana, Colorado, and California. A portion of this land is mentioned in "New Jersey Colonial Documents," pg. Brother of Merghin Stevense Van Voorhees; Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees); Wessel Stevense Van Voorhees; Aeltji VanVoorhees and Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Ca 1691 Albert Stevense married Elena (Magdalena) VANDER SCHUERE (N). Notes for Coerten Stephense Van Voorhees: Immigrated in 1660 to New Amsterdam with his father. Father, Steven Coerte immigrated to "Nieuw Amsterdam" with his wife and eight children (and one son-in-law) in 1660. Amersfort. J., at a local family reunion, will be deemed a fitting conclusion to this first publication of the VA N VOORHEES ASSOCIATION. So, cousin, you see we need not be ashamed of our immigrant ancestor, or his family in the fatherland, and as to the arms given above, we have an undoubted right to their use." 1720 WFT Est. No description of this ship has been found. 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. A CONDENSED VA N VOORHEES GENEALOGY T H E VA N VOORHEES FAMIL Y was issued in a limited edition, and copies are now highly prized by those who possess them, and by the libraries in which they are to be found. 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. 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. In a paper recorded at Albany of which I have a translation he is styled 'The Worshipful Steven Coerten' (Van Voorhees). 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. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Altje Coerte, married (first) Johannes Willemse; (second) Joost Rutfertse Van Brunt. In 1660 the congregation in Breukelen withdrew from the collegiate arrangement, and built its own church. N . Verv appropriately the heraldic Crest and Motto of the family was adopted as the emblem of the Association. Ibid., page 341. Member of the Dutch Church of Flatlands and a deacon in 1677, magistrate in 1664 and 1673, captain of militia in 1689. He gave oath of allegiance in Sep-1687. The compilers of such a work would be greatly aided by having access to the sources of information available to Mr. Van Voorhis, such as family Bibles and wills, and his personal correspondence. He was also known as Coert Steven Van Voorhees, Koert Stevensen Van Voorhees , Coert Stephense Van Voores , Coerte Stevens Van Vorhis , Coert Stevensen Van Hees , Coert Stevenz Van Voorhies , Coerte Stevens Van Voorhees , Cheri Stevense Van Voorhees. 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. Stephen Coert Van Voorhees and Willempie Roelofse Seubering were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, in 1677 at Amersfort. 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. 4, page 92 (2007). 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. Here the early Dutch immigrants found lands ready for immediate cultivation with a minimum of labor-almost a complete counterpart of the lands in Holland which they had left for homes in the New World. Willemeijntie; father: Albert Albertsz. . He married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. The correctness of Mr. De Boer's findings have been affirmed in general by J. Let each so live and so labor as worthy to be of the fathers , And mothers of past generations through whom we ve received our being. 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. 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." 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. They examine the bunks where they are to STEVE N COERTEN'S MIGRATIO N 19 sleep, the tables at which they are to eat, and the decks where children may play, and men and women take needed exercise. He died 1702 in New York. 25 Sep 1640 Lincoln C. Cocheu, "The Van Kouwenhoven-Conover Family", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.70-71,81-83 (1939-40, 1950-52): 71:71. Stevense VAN VOORHEES (4) ALBERT J. HOPPER(1717 - 1795)m. ALYEA(1723 - bef. He was Captain of the Militia in 1689. The Lex Saxonum, in its most primitive form, survived the longest in the ratherbarren country of Drenthe. Albert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 14-May-1727. This account has been disabled. Filmed from the typed manuscript in the Holland Society of New York, p.454. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. Barbara Terhune, "The True Parents of Eva (Terhune) Frelinghuysen and her sister, Annetje (Terhune) Schuurman", New Netherland Connections Vol. Half sister 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. He is generation 2, WikiTree profile Van Voorhees-22 created through the import of RYER.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Thereafter new methods were introduced, and the use of Dutch names was discouraged. The name of the mother of these older children has not been learned. 3 (2007): 12:75. He a deacon and member at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatlands, Kings County, New York, 1677. In May 1696 a church meeting was held at the home of Elder Albert Stevense in Hackensack. vense Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Altje Stevense Ryder (born Van Steven Coert Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering). He married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, b 1664. 1640 Wessel Stevensz Van Voorhees b. Jan was 8 on arrival. 83-84.] No one member of the family could hope to do all the work unaided, much less to bear the entire cost of publication. T. CONTENTS PAGE I THE FAMILY GENEALOGIST AND HIS WORK 1 II THE FAMILY COAT OF ARMS 7 III ORIGIN OF THE VAN VOORHEES FAMILY 11 IV STEVEN COERTEN'S MIGRATION 16 VSTATE AND CHURCH ON LONG ISLAND 22 VI THE FAMILY ARRIVES AT NEW AMERSFOORT 26 VII LETTERS FROM THE HOME LAND 38 VIII THE VAN VOORHEES FAMILY AT GRAVESEND 42 IX VAN VOORHEES FAMILIES IN NEW JERSEY 47 X THE DUTCH COLLEGE ON THE RARITAN 54 XI THE FIRST CLERGYMAN 58 XII IN THE WAR FOR AMERICAN INDPENDANCE 61 XIII FRIENDS OF WASHINGTON 63 XIV CAPTAIN PETER VOORHEES, HERO AND MARTYR 66 XV THE WILDERNESS TRAIL 69 XVI A TALE FROM THE WAR OF 1812 75 XVII A VOORHEES IN NAVAL ANNALS 79 XVIII THE FAMILY IN LOUISIANA 83 XIX FOUNDERS OF A CENTURY-OLD FIRM 92 XX DANIEL VAN VOORHIS, SILVERSMITH 95 XXI A STORY FROM MEXICO 97 XXII MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY IN POLITICAL LIFE 101 XXIII THE VOORHEES COLONNADE IN DENVER 109 XXIV A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROJECT 112 XXV Two MEMBERS OF SPIRITUAL VISION 116 XXVI Two VOORHEES REUNIONS 119 FOREWORD The plan to form a Van Voorhees Association was approved at a meeting held in the Church House of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatlands, Brooklyn, New York, January 16, 1932. He was also known as Coerte Stevens Van Vorhis. A point of interest was the Dutch Reformed Church that had been organized at New Amersfoort six years before their coming. 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 was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. Have you taken a DNA test? Apparently the father died in 1662, leaving six out of nine children surviving, and this son then became sole meyer. 250, 304, 247, 308, 309. ["Holland Society Collection," 1891, pg. Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees was Born circa 1656 at Netherlands (assumes age 20 at estimated time of marriage). 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. 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. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. (. 13-Aug-1682 Willemtje Terhune+ b. 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. The rate was 36 guilders for each adult, but what reduction was made for small children is not stated. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Born: abt. Before winter set in lie made a purchase, as will be told in another chapter, and soon all the home furnishings they had brought with them, and additional purchases, were duly distributed, and the routine of pioneer life had begun. A large and interested membership is deemed essential to the success of the Association. Steven Coerte, married Agatha Janse. 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. Y., who was about "to depart for the Fatherland." Y . Year should not be greater than current year. Capt. Coert Stevense (Van Voorhees) 1 man, 1 woman, 3 children, 2 slaves. 14 May 1727 Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. https://archive.org/details/registerinalphab00berg. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Albert Stevense Van Voorhees I found on Findagrave.com. 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. In 1664 he became a Magistrate, a post of dignity and influence. 1678 - ), Annetie Coerte Van Voorhees+ (5. A., p. 144. Was she divorced or separated from Albert? By 1636 Indian chiefs had been induced to deed away the patrimony of their people. Capt. Jun. Signed his name "Koert, Stevensen" and at times "Koert Stevensen Van Ruinen". There was an error deleting this problem. He immigrated; He came over with his father in 1660, settled in Flatlands. These were considered the correct forms at that time, thereafter Coerten and Coert most frequently appear. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Germichje; parents: Albert Albertsz, Hendrickje Stephens. 1699. Flatlands, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, Un. Vorhees), Steven Albertse Van Voorhees, Coert Albertsen Van Voorhees, Jannetje Albertie Van Vorhees, Willemtje Slot (born Van Voorhees), May 14 1727 - Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ, USA, Steven (Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/ Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/) Van Voorhees, Unknown Van Voorhees, Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees, Jannetje Stevense Stevenson Simpson Sympson (born Van Voorhees), May 24 1727 - Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, Telletje Reynierse Van Voorhees (born Wizzelpenning), Magdalena Helena Van Voorhees (born Van Der Schueren). Maria Van Voorhees: Abt. Domine John Megapolensisand members of his consistory were there to give friendly counsel, and to advise as to their movements. 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. In - heriting the patient, sturdy and self-reliant character of the Lowlanders who had expelled the Spaniards, and had adopted the evangelical Christian faith as it had been reestablished by the Reformation, Steven Coerten had no doubt long pondered over the question of migrating to the new world, where he and his family might acquire better land and live a freer life, less circumscribed by European conventions. This was two years after the latter's son, Steven Coerten, the eldest of seven children, had emigrated to America. They settled in Flatlands. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Y. Stephen Robin Voris, 2526 East 26th St., Brooklyn, N . The church was completed that year. He was a member of the Dutch church of Flatlands and a deacon in 1677; a magistrate in 1664 and 1673; captain of militia in 1689. Steven Coerte Van Voorhee came to America in April 1660 on the ship: DeBonte Koe (the Spotted Cow). Printed in the L'ntted States ot America By Thatcher-Anders in Company New Brunswick. This information is part of Stamboom Gritter by Bert Gritter on Genealogy Online. The change in sovereignty from Dutch to English caused considerable uncertainty as to the validity of land titles. He immigrated with his parents in 1660 and is listed in many records as Albert Coerten. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. You can always change this later in your Account settings. 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. 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. [7], Coert was one of the Kings County representatives to the New York Assembly in 1692 and 1693. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. The earliest arrivals undoubtedly came for purposes of trade. 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. 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. and Flatlands. 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. His Will dated, Jan. 3, 1723, proved Nov. 20, 1735, re- corced in the Surrogate's Office, New York City, in Liber 12, p. 356, is as follows : " In the name of God, Amen. 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 Jannetje; parents: Albert Stevensen, Jelitje Reyniers. Co., 1979, 1989 . 155, 158, 161; E. Van Voorhis, "Ancestry of Wm. He was born in 1638 at Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands. The original church was octagonal in form, which in the Netherlands signified a free church. Society of Colonial Wars in NJ - Capt NY Militia 1689, Member of Assemby NY 1664. . As this accounts for only six when there were seven, the suggestion that two were twins has been made. 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