She and Albert Albertse Terhune Jr were members of the Dutch Church, Flatlands, Kings County, Long Island, NY. Please reset your password. 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. 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. He was also known as Koert Stevensen Van Voorhees. Wheeler N. Voorhees, 1878 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn N . 15 &23; A. Stokes, "The Van Voorhees Family," pg. Much was involved in this decision. Representatives are now found in neary every state of the Union. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. ). 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." abt 1692 Flatbush, Kings, New York, United States Death? Immigrated to New Netherland in November 1660 the "De Bonte Koe" (The Spotted Cow. Later researches add something to the information here given regarding the family and its name in the Netherlands, as is revealed in the next chapter. If a person who had no arms was made a schepen he was practically obliged to assume a coat-of-arms, and these remained in almost all instances the arms of the family. Jun. n Stevense Van Voorhees, Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, Wessel Stevense Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhee e Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Ryder (born Van Voorhees), Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees, Abraham Stevense Steven (Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/ Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/) Van Voorhies, Willemptje Roelofse Van Voorhies (born Seubering). 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. May 17,1863, and he was admitted to the New York bar three days later. NEW AMERSFOORT Some historians hold that New Amersfoort was the earliest white settlement on Long Island. There is evidence that as early as 1624 farmers were cultivating fenced-in lands leased from the Indians. Long Island generally was quite heavily wooded and much of it stony and difficult to till. He married Sarah Willemse Cornell in 1690, in Flatbush, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America. Hence we may believe that about the first of June De Bonte Kou sailed proudly into the lower bay, past Sandy STEVE N COERTEN'S MIGRATIO N 21 Hoek, with Coney Eylandt to the right ; then throughthe Narrows, and the inner harbor until she came to anchor off the southern tip of Manhattan. 1658 Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees b. ca. 1720 WFT Est. The preparation of this work has proved exacting owing to the many existing family lines. in 1695, 1700, 1702, 1704 and 1714. The record says "Jan Kiers, farmer and wife from Drenthe." 1683 - 10. The names of the Officers and of the Executive Committee, and the regulations governing membership, are printed elsewhere in this folder. Children of Steven Van Voorhees and Aaltjen Wessels: +1. He was also known as Coert Stevenz Van Voorhies. He married Marretje Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfersen Van Kouwenhoven and Aeltje Cornelis Cool, b 1664. Several documents indicate that his second son used Albert Coerten consistently, while his third son signed his will Gerrett Coerten. 1674 He was a delegate to the convention at New Orange. ", New Netherland Connections Vol. 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. When all necessary formalities had been observed Steven Coerten led his family ashore, and was greeted by representatives of the company. It was named the Et Stoel or Seat of Law. Stephen Coerte Van Voorhees+ (c 1667 - 16. New Brunswick, N. J. OSCAR M. VOORHEES, May 15, 1935. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. The names of interested members of the family, and also of collateral relatives, arc desired, to whom copies of this folder may be sent. I n that event, while the descendants of all the sons used the same shield, those of each branch often used different crests. Of such value did this new material seem to the officers, especially that concerning those members of the family who have attained a degree of prominence, that it was deemed fitting to assemble it in form for publication. 24, 1681, Tilletje Reiniers Wizzel-penning, dau. In 1568 the United Provinces, which then included Belgium, began their revoltagainst his rule. and Coert Stevense(Van Voorhees). . Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Jan Stevense Van Voorhees was born about 1653, in Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Netherlands. The executor was Koert Stevensen; witnesses Garitt Stoothoff, Dirk Amerman, Jan Terhunen and Samuel Garretsen. Husband of Cornelia Reimers Wizzelpenning and Femmetje Aukes Van Voorhees Signed his name "Koert, Stevensen" and at times "Koert Stevensen Van Ruinen". He died October 26, 1892, in his fortyninth year, survived by his sister, and by a son and a daughter of his deceased brother, Barker. 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. Albert van VOORHEES. Treasurer. Names with the preposition thoe are very few in the Netherlands now.Instances are those of Van Harinxma thoe Sloten, Van Begma thoe Kingma, and Van Wageningen thoe Dekema, all Friesian noble families. 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). He was born between 1697 and 1700 at Bergen County, NJ. 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. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. 3 (2007): 12:75. 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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. 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. His name appears on the assessment rolls of Flatlands, Long Island, of 1675 and 1683. Hilbert apparently took over the stewardship of the manor of Voorhees after his brother Coert's death, for he is mentioned in 1584, -and in that office in 1592, when it was still nominally under the monastery of Dikninge. Vice-President. 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. Aug. 13, 1651; d. (Will dated Feb. 3, 1704). Maria Jean Pratt Hopper, The Hopper Family Genealogy, Descendants of Andries Willemszen Hoppe(n) of New Amsterdam 1651-1658, The First Six Generations (Montvale, N.J.: M.J.P. "Through a Dutch Door," pg. [5], Coert (Koert) Stevens(e) (Stephense) was born in 1637 in the Netherlands. . There were two decks, a high stern and low bows, three masts and a long bow sprit. 1713 www.conovergenealogy.com/ancestor-p/p223.htm#i9119. He must have been born about 1495. There is considerable fish in the rivers. Steven was born in 1600, in Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands. He represented Amersfoor t at the Assembly in New Amsterdamin April 1664 and at Ne w Orange in 1674. 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. 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. I n the Netherlands the Burgundian Heralds exercised large influence. Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York. Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees was Born circa 1656 at Netherlands (assumes age 20 at estimated time of marriage). Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Daughter of Steven Coerts van Voorhees and Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge Shortly before this other families, especially those living in central New Jersey, had accepted the abreviated name, Voorhees. 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. 3 (2007): 12:75. Child of Jans Albertse Van Voorhees and Elizabeth Van Orden They were written to Coert, the oldest son, whose education in Drente was more thorough than that which his brothers and sisters enjoyed. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. and wife Willemtje Seubering. 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. He was married to Elena van der Schure. 1678 Marriage / Union: Jan Stevense van Voorhees (m. Mar 17th, 1678 ) 1681 Marriage / Union: Jan Stevense van Voorhees (m. ~1681 ) 1681 Marriage / Union: Albert Stevense van Voorhees (m. Apr 24th, 1681 ) 1681 Individual: Stephen Schenck (bpt. The momentous voyage has begun. 4. EES, Cornelis VAN VOORHEES, Neeltje Coerts VANVORHEES, Altje VAN VOORHEES, Garrit STEVENSEN, Albert VAN VOORHEES, Gerrit Coerte VAN VOORH Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Stevenson (Van Voorhees) COERT, Johannes Coerte VAN VOORHIS, Cheri Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Lucas Stevense VAN VOOR Circa 1638 - Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Netherlands, After 1702 - Flatlands, Kings, Colony Of New York, British America, Steven Coerte VAN VOORHEES, Aaltje Hauels WESSELS, Marrichjen Stevense VAN VOORHEES, Wessel Coerte VAN VOORHEES, Hendrickje Stevense Van VOORHEES, 1638 - Ruinen, Gemeente De Wolden, Drenthe, Pays-Bas, 1637 - Voor Hees, Ruinen, Drenthe, Nederland, After 1702 - Flatlands, Kings, New York, Usa, Steven Koerts VAN VOORHEES, Aeltje Wessels UNKNOWN, Albert Coertesen VAN VOORHEES, Neeltje Coertesen VAN VOORHEES, Voor Hees, , Drenth, Holland, Ruinen, De Wolden, DR, Netherlands, Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees), Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees), http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/voorhees-1.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coert_van_Voorhees. 5. 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