Coert van Voorhees
Coert Stevense van Voorhees (1637–1702), a settler of New Netherland is remembered today as progenitor of numerous American families,[1] and as an early settler of Brooklyn.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Coert Stevense van Voorhees | |
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| Born | Coert van Voorhees April 1637 Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands |
| Died | c. 1702 (aged 64–65) |
| Other names | Coert Van Voorhuys, Voorhies, Voorhis |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Spouse | Marretje Gerritse VanCouwenhoven (b. 1644-d.1708) |
| Children | 9 |
| Parent | Steven van Voorhees |
| Relatives | Wolphert Gerretse (grandfather) |
Early life
He was born around April 1637 in Hees, near Ruinen, Drenthe, Netherlands,[4] the son of Steven van Voorhees[8] and Aeltje Wessels. Van Voorhees arrived in New Amsterdam when he was 22 years of age sailing on the de Bonte Koe in 1660.
Career
He was a member and deacon of the Dutch Reformed Church in Flatlands in 1677 and captain of the militia in 1689, as well as representative of Flatlands in the Assembly held at city hall in New Amsterdam on 10 April 1664.[9][10]
He took his oath of allegiance in September 1687 as Coert Stevense Van Voorhuys, having been in the country 27 years. On 8 March 1691, he purchased land from John Tilton of Gravesend and conveyed the property to his son Albert on 20 June 1694.
Personal life
Van Voorhees married Marretje Gerritse van Couwenhoven, daughter of Gerret Wolfertse van Couwenhoven and Aeltje Cool, and granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse, an original patentee of the New Netherland colony.[3] He died sometime around or shortly after 1702.[11]
Legacy
He is known as the previous owner of the property where the Hendrick I. Lott House now stands, he sold the land in 1719 to Johannes Lott. The property and house is now a New York City Landmark.
References
- Townsend, Richard (20 May 2013). "You just can't make this stuff up". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- Benardo, Leonard (2006). Brooklyn by Name: How the Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges, and More Got Their Names. New York University Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-0814799468.
- Lee, Francis Bazley (1910). Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 81.
- Mackenzie, George Norbury (1917). Colonial Families of the United States of America; vol. 6. Grafton Press. p. 458.
- "Crawford and Allied Families". Americana. No. 16. National American Society. 1922.
- Bergen, Teunis (1866). The Bergen Family: Or, The Descendants of Hans Hansen Bergen, One of the Early Settlers of New York and Brooklyn, L. I. Bergen & Tripp. p. 172.
- Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Dutchess and Putnam, New York. J.H. Beers & Co. 1897. p. 878.
- "Home". vanvoorhees.org.
- Van Voorhis, Elias William (1888). Genealogy of the Van Voorhees family in America. New York: Putnam. pp. 10–11.
- J.H. Beers & Co (13 September 1897). Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York. Chicago, J. H. Beers & co. Retrieved 13 September 2018 – via Internet Archive.
- Lee, Francis Bazley (13 September 2018). "Genealogical and memorial history of the state of New Jersey ." New York, Lewis historical publishing company. Retrieved 13 September 2018 – via Internet Archive.
Further reading
- Christoph, Florence A. (2000). The Van Voorhees Family in America, First Six Generations. Gateway Press.p. 2-4.
- Van Voorhees Association. (1992). Through a Dutch Door: 17th Century Origins of the Van Voorhees Family. Gateway Press.p. 155, 158, 161.