and Coert Stevense(Van Voorhees). Albert Stevense Van Voorhees was born on month day 1654, at birth place, to Steven Coerte van Voorhees. We have set your language to 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. Born in 1600 at Drenthe, The Netherlands. 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. Search above to list available cemeteries. The location of the village of Hees is plainly indicated with a castle nearby on the older map. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was commissioned Captain of Militia by Lt Gov Jacob Leisler on December 27, 1689, when he was 52 years old. Apparently the father died in 1662, leaving six out of nine children surviving, and this son then became sole meyer. GREAT NEWS! Barbara Terhune, "The True Parents of Eva (Terhune) Frelinghuysen and her sister, Annetje (Terhune) Schuurman", New Netherland Connections Vol. His forename of Coert was carried down succeeding generations to the shores of America. -------------------------------------------------------. Johannes Theodorus Polhemusbecame the first settled minister shortly after his arrival from Brazil that year. 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. 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. Here Steven Coerten and his family assembled for official inspection, and a final decision as to the cost of the passage. Is not the time at hand to further commemorate the family name and tradition? 243.] The last sixty pages are devoted to an index. Y . All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Just one grandparent can lead you to many Ibid., page 433. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Ibid., p.413. Husband of Aaltje Stryker; Sarah Willemse Voorhees; Hilletje Reinier Wisselpenning; Barentje Van Voorhees and Elena (Magdalena) Willemse Van Voorhees 1702 WFT Est. Albert Stevensen and Cornelia Westervelt were sponsors at the baptism of his grandson, Albert, son of Lucas Albertsen and Annetje Kip, 14 May 1727 at Hackensack Ref. This work has proved of great value to the officers of the Association, and has enabled many applicants for membership to trace their lines of descent back to our common ancestor. He described the lands in the New World, and the crops they would bear. Hopper, 2005), page 13, no. 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 You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. This account has been disabled. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154682295/albert-stevense-van_voorhees. Steven Coerts Van Voorhees was born in 1600 at Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands. 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). https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/6961/42037_2421401696_0511-00229?pid=82153, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm, Collections of the New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society, http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:New_Netherland_Settlers_-_Approval_System. Albert appears again at the baptism of another grandson on 14 May 1727, without Elena. 'The story of the beginnings of the civic and religious life of western Long Island was recounted in several addresses at Van Voorhees Rallies by Harry Stephen Vorhis, Secretary of the Association, and an honored Elder in the Flatlands Church. 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. Taken as a whole, the population of northern Netherlands is probably more purely Nordic than the nations to the east or south. He was appointed Magistrate in 1673 and w as a Deacon in the church on 1674 In 1687 he took the Oat h of Allegiance to the British. While no names are mentioned, all are assured of deep gratitude for their helpfulness. Coert Stevense (Van Voorhees) 1 man, 1 woman, 3 children, 2 slaves. In testimony whereof I have caused the Prerogative Seal of the said Province of New York to be hereunto affixed this twentieth day of November, 1735. It was in New Amersfoort that Steven Coerten, on his arrival in the new world, proposed to make his home. In 1584, when the Dutch Republic was formed under the sovereignty of the Lords States General, William the Silent, Prince of Orange, became supreme commander of the army and navy of the republic and also executive or stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Gelderland. Steven Van Voorhees. No one member of the family could hope to do all the work unaided, much less to bear the entire cost of publication. Y . N . New Amersfoort was previously the site of an anc Jacob Leisler on Dec. 27 1689. He came over with his father in 1660, settled in Flatlands. Secretary, Harry Stephen Vorhis, A.B . 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). Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees was born on month day 1600, at birth place, to Coert Albertse Van Voorhees and Mergin Van Voorhees. 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. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees purchased bought of John Tilton all his real estate on 8-Mar-1691 at Gravesend, Kings County, New York. Perhaps 1938, the fiftieth anniversary of the first edition, will see the work accomplished. A Jan Kiersen took the oath of allegiance in September of 1687 in New Utrecht, stating that he had been in the country for 38 years. On the De Bonte Kou passenger list ages only were given-22, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2. Albert VOORHEES (1691-1784) m. Ariaantje Jan Vandervoort, First Wife of Jan Stevense VAN VOORHEES: Cornelia Reiniers Wizzelpenning (????-1680). Ch. T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST 5 In correct Dutch usage Coerten and Stevensen were masculine, and Coerte and Stevense, feminine. signed by Steven Coerte (Van Voorhees). You can always change this later in your Account settings. Oct. 1757) (car). 1698-1734. This browser does not support getting your location. I I T H E FAMIL Y COAT OF ARMS THA T Elias W. Van Voorhis was the first to publish a coat-ofarms of the Van Voorhees family is clearly stated in the Genealogy. . Thus it came about that in the third generation members of t. Geni requires JavaScript! "Through a Dutch Door," pg. He was active in church and civic affairs at Nieuw Amersfoort, represented Amersfoort at the Assembly in Nieuw Amsterdam in April, 1664 and at New Orange in 1674. A first edition of this Folder was printed and widely distributed. Then came the oldest son, Coert, who had encouraged the family migration. 1702-1771 Schenck, Garrit . He was also known as Cheri Stevense Van Voorhees. On July 23, 1716, he bought of William Couenhoven 7 acres of land in the town of Flatlands. Several documents indicate that his second son used Albert Coerten consistently, while his third son signed his will Gerrett Coerten. OFFICERS ELECTED MA Y 21, 1932 "*-'President, Rev. 31-Aug-1686 Rachel Terhune+ b. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. He 'mmigrated. So their motto in letters resplendent claimed Virtue, their castle or fortress ; And 'Virtue my Castle or Fortress'-the motto we proudly inherit : Surely a beautiful motto and one to be ever remembered, One to be cherished and loved by all their long line of descendants. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA. Hendrickje married Albert Albertse Terhune in Flatlands, New York, in 1675 when she was 20 years old. 9. Old Members found here in the 4 Villages in the year 1677. 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. 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 ! William Roe Van Voorhis was in the sixth generation of the Van Voorhees Family in America. This person was created through the import of Parker1778.ged on 25 March 2011. 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). "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. Coert Stevense is 14 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 17 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 18 degrees from Candice Bergen, 20 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 14 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 26 degrees from Whitney Houston, 15 degrees from Hayley Mills, 15 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 14 degrees from Lisa Presley, 15 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 15 degrees from Bill Veeck and 20 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. (III) Coert Stevense, son of Steven Coert Van Voorhees, was born 1637, died after 1702. If you come hither with your family you will not regret it. " In Oct. 1667 Steven with others, patented the town of Flatlands. Fantastic spellings at times appear, as Luijkes for Lucas, which later became Luke. Voorhees, Aelte Stevense WFT Est. 1700-1751. . !IGI;Monmouth Families Vol I&II by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; !IGI;Monmouth Families Vol. Part Second, which fills the remaining pages of the book, contains genealogical data respecting these eighty-six grandchildren and their descendants, many lines being carried to the eighth generation. It is an ancestral line of noble origin in which any descendant may take just pride. Elias William Van Voorhis, A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America, or The Descendants of Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees of Holland and Flatlands, L.I. Father of Stephanus van Voorhees; Auke Janse van Vorhees; Willemptje Jans Wyckoff; Jan Janse van Voorhees; Roelof van Voorhees and 9 others; Magdelena Janse van Voorhees; Jacobus Janse van Voorhees; Lucas Janse van Voorhees; Albert Vorhees; Albert Janse van Voorhees; Femmetje van Voorhees; Abraham Janse van Voorhees; Steven Janse van Voorhees and Voorhies less The castles, on red fields, told plainly of strength to protect and to cherish ; But the motto gave voice and expression to a meaningwider and deeper : For not in the oak or the castle but in his own heart a man's strength is. Albert Stevense VanVoorhees Birth 1656 - Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands Death Aft. 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. 1640, d. 28 Oct 1702 Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Add to your scrapbook. 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. The prevailing mode of writing it now, however, is Voorhees, without the prefix 'Van,' such being the spelling used in the counties [5] of New Jersey, except Bergen where it is almost universally written Voorhis without the 'Van.' Child of Jans Albertse Van Voorhees and Elizabeth Van Orden T H E CONDENSED GENEALOGY Because Elias Van Voorhis's monumental Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America is not readily available, one of the first projects of the Van Voorhees Association was to compile a Condensed Genealogy of the family, which includes the information in the larger work arranged in abreviated form so that family relationships can be readily traced. 1824 PETER b. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? 1703-1796 Marretje Van Voorhees: Abt. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. The older children gather about their father as he explains the meaning of it all. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogyd Burial: First Dutch Reformed Churchyard Hackensack Bergen County New Jersey, USA, Created by: cchldrss Record added: Jan 07, 2017 Find A Grave Memorial# 175017336. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174969553/stephen-coert-van_voo Stephen Coert Van Voorhees. Albert van VOORHEES. 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. Ancestral File (R). The Genealogy is in two parts. In this vicinity they laboriously cut out and polished the shell beads called sewan or wampum then used as money throughout the Atlantic seaboard. He was married to Elena van der Schure. He married Neeltje Hegeman on 13 April 1716. But the religious orders were left in full possession of their land holdings there by Emperor Charles V, king of Spain and Lord of the Netherlands, grandson and heir of the last of the Burgundians. He was a magistrate in 1664 and 1673. [This deed is listed in book E. of East Jersey deeds as published in "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey," Vol. Heasserted that the name Voorhees is not now in use in the Netherlands. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. The author, Elias William Van Voorhis, bore the name of his father who had been a successful business man in New York City. From the Atlas LeTheatre du Monde, by Guillaume and Jean Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1638. of State, Albany, N)Y) Vo. On February 9, 1654, Rev. 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." He was born circa 1654 at Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands. Son of Steven Coerts van Voorhees and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge The banks, still in evidence, were immense heaps or banks of oyster, clam and other sea shells, the refuse of an extensive "sewan" or "wampum" manufacturing industry carried on by the Indians from time immemorial. The document has been preserved, bearing date June 4, 1663. Signed his name "Koert, Stevensen" and at times "Koert Stevensen Van Ruinen". 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. Elias William Van Voorhis, A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America, or The Descendants of Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees of Holland and . 2-Apr-1678, d. circa 1680 Annetie Terhune b. [7], Coert was one of the Kings County representatives to the New York Assembly in 1692 and 1693. Steven Coerte at once purchased about fift y acres of land, including a home and a brewery, and set for himself the task of entering into the life of the new country. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. 2nd and 3rd argent (of silver)-a tree eradicated vert. rhees, Albert Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stevense Grietja Van Voorhees Stevenkonin, Kiers, Kierz, Kiersen, Ja Jan 7 1652 - Ruinen, Drenthe, Overijssel, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden, Nov 20 1735 - Flatbush, Kings County, Province of New York. Coert took the Oath of Allegiance in Flatlands in Sep 1687. An inducement, in addition to the evenness of the land, reminiscent of the fatherland, and its bordering on that body of inland water now known as Jamaica.Bay, also reminiscent of the Zuider Zee, was the fact that land tenure was fairly certain, and there were opportunities to purchase meadow and pasture lands, and also a home and a business. Thus amid increasingly friendly surroundings Steven Coerten and his family were carried forward, rejoicing when breezes were favorable, and keeping up courage when winds were contrary, or storms lashed the deep into a fury. DEATH: The dates of death for Albert and Elena are not currently known. Later arms were adopted, or granted in consequence of knighthood conferred on the field of battle or by a sovereign. While many loyal Dutchmen wept when they beheld their flag replaced by the English ensign, they had one triumph with which to console themselves. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. It elicited many cordial responses, and proffers of financial support. Later it became recognized generally as a family emblem. Y STATE AN D CHURC H O N LON G ISLAND 1 ML- CH attention has been given to the early settlements on Long Island, and several comprehensive works are available. Busy days of preparation lessened the distress of mind the members of the family felt as they thought of partings and farewells. Birth of Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), "Hendrickje Stevense (Stevens) Van Voorhees", "Hendrickje Stevense Stevens Van Voorhees". 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. 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. II 1708-1728), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1893), page 29. The deed of conveyance was written in Dutch and, accompanied by an English translation, is recorded in book B of Flatbush records at page 27. Albert Stevense Van Voorhees was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge. Witnessed the baptism of Jan Barentsz Ryder , son of Barent Juriaense Ryder and Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhees, on 14 November 1680 at New Utrecht, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (witnesses Jan Stephensz, Hendrikje Stephensz). Maria Van Voorhees: Abt. They sailed on a ship "De Bonte Koe" (the Spotted Cow) captained by Pieter Lucasz. Stephen Robin Voris 2526 East 26th St.. Brooklyn, N . Although no records has been found to confirmthis fact,it is stated ere for FYI. The perils of the long voyage were well understood, but the call to adventure could not be denied. He was living on 20 Jun 169 9, when he conveye d property in Gravesend to his son Albert Coert. Coert married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, before 1664. Steven Coerte Van Voorhee came to America in April 1660 on the ship: DeBonte Koe (the Spotted Cow). If so, login to add it. In 1660 the congregation in Breukelen withdrew from the collegiate arrangement, and built its own church. Printed in the L'ntted States ot America By Thatcher-Anders in Company New Brunswick. Soon other communities began to attract settlers. 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. [6], The following tree and data is from descendant Gail Smith, and is sourced from Bergen's Early Settlers of Kings Co, NY page 376 He was born in 1638 at Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands. He 'mmigrated. https://archive.org/details/registerinalphab00berg. Barbara Terhune, "The True Parents of Eva (Terhune) Frelinghuysen and her sister, Annetje (Terhune) Schuurman", New Netherland Connections Vol. She died in 1692 or 1693 at Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. 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. Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database. Steven Coerten, six months after his arrival at New Amsterdam, now New York, purchased of Cornelius dircksen Hoagland, a farm or bouwery, with a residence 7 8 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK thereon. The church that replaced it in 1794 continued until 1848, when the present church was erected. Lucas Stevense Voorhees was born in 1650 in Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands, his father, Steven Coerte Voorhees, was 51 and his mother, Willemtje Roelof Seubring, was 31. IV STEVE N COERTEN'S MIGRATION 1 No RECORD has been discovered of the influence that led Steven Coerten, the ancestor of all who bear the Van Voorhees or Voorhees name in America, to leave in the year 1660 the manor of Voorhees in the province of Drente to make a new home in America. Oct 2nd, 1681 ) 1682 Individual: Johannes Schenck (bpt. In the confusion that followed the disintegration of Charlemagne's Carolingian empire, the bishops of Utrecht gained secular power in A.D. 94L In A.D. 1024 the bishop of Utrecht became lord of Drenthe, where the people were at this belated hour emerging from their Saxon heathenism. It therefore becomes necessary to find what may be deemed the correct spelling, and show more consistency than the records exhibited. May the book encourage not so much pride of ancestry as pride in achievement. Roelof Lucasz Van Voorhees d. 1751 Ibid., page 161. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. How do we create a person's profile? 8. 1656, d. ca. 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. [9] In the brief article "The Imaginary Coert Stuyvesant," Henry Hoff observed that there was no such person in the well-documented Stuyvesant family, but "since the somewhat unusual name of Coert was used by the Van Voorhees family of Kings County, it seems probable that the assembly representative was really Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, who was known as Coert Stevensen."[10]. Some of the land had been crudely cultivated by the Indians. The earliest arrivals undoubtedly came for purposes of trade. The method used in the Condensed Genealogy has many advantages, the names of sons only appear, usually with their wives, grouped in their respective generations, Steven Coerten being in the 6 TiE VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK first generation, and his five sons, four of whom were also immigrants, composing the second. in Stevense Van Voorhees, Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, Wessel Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevese Van Voorhees, Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees, 1652 - Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands, Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofs Van Voorhees (born Seuberinge). ; b. ; d. ; m. , Jan Kiers; b. ; d. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees, b. , d. ; m. 1, Jan Kierstead, b. ; d. ; m. 2d, Albert Albertse Terhune, of Flatlands, L.I., and afterwards of Hackensack, N.J., bap. (Research):BIOGRAPHY: He came to New Amsterdam with his parents aboard the Bonte Koe in 1660. However commodious the homes at Hees they could not 'An address by Wheeler N. Voorhees given at a rally heldin Brooklyn, May 20, 1933, and since rewritten. While acknowledging the valued assistance of numerous correspondents, he expressed regret that the neglect of others necessitated many omissions. All who thus register will receive an appropriate Membership Certificate. 83-84.] 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. 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. There were two decks, a high stern and low bows, three masts and a long bow sprit. Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees died in 1692 or 1693. New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstracts of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. 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. That cattle were available was stated, and also something respecting their cost. 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." He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. " To a remarkabledegree all these descendants have been a sturdy, self-reliant, honest, and Godfearing folk. This is in accordance with the general American practice. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Albert Van Voorhees (154682295)? In Midwout, November 29, 1660, A.D., Appeared before me Adriaen Hegeman, herein Secretaryof Midwcut and Amesvoort in New Netherland, and before the hereafter name 1 witnesses, Corneles Dercsen Plooghlant on the one side and Steven 30 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK Koerten on theother ; the said Cornells Dircksz Hooghlant acknowledging that he has sold and he, Steven Koerten, that he has bought of him, a parcel of maize land situate within Amesfoort, between the bowery of Wolffert Gerritsen Van Couwenhoven and Frans Jensen, Timmerman (carpenter), wide on the west side thirty-six rods, on the east side thirty-two rods, large nine morgens ; further a piece of woodland situate north of the land of Elbert Elbertsz, south of Frans Jansz, wide on the east side thirty-two rods, on the west side twentyfour rods, running from the maize land to the land of Spysser, about west-northwest, large seven morgens ; a piece upon the Flats, lying between the Town and Jan Martensz, wide thirty-eight rods, large ten morgens ; a piece of Meadow situate between Spyser and Jacob V an Couwenhoven, large five morgens : amounting together to thirtyone morgens : together with the house and house-lot lying and being in the Town of Amesfoort, and the hay ricks, with the brew house and allthe brewing implements, kettles, tubs, vats and all that belongs thereunto, with a wagon, plow and iron harrow, with two oxen, together with the grain that is at present sowed upon the said land and four schepels of pease and four schepels of buckwheat. 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