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- The Van Voorhees Family Association found at http://www.vanvoorhees.org / has published three volumes of documented family history. The first v olume is titled, “The Van Voorhees Family in America, The First Six Gen erations.” The next two volumes are titled “The Van Voorhees Family in A merica, The Seventh and Eighth Generations, Volume I and II. On line th ey have an index to the 9th generation. The Family History Library in S alt Lake City has a copy of the three volumes, and they can be purchase d on Amazon.
Excerpt from 'The Van Voorhees Family, Vol 1', 1984
Captain Pieter Lucasz sailed his little ship "De Bonte Koe" (the Spotte d Cow) between Holland and Nieuw Amsterdam regularly, but the arrival o n April 15, 1660 is of special interest, as among the passengers were: " Steven Koorts From Drenthe, wife and seven children aged 22, 10, 8, 6,4 , 2. Jan Kiers, farmer and wife from Drenthe" (Holland Society Yearbook , 1902, p. 13)
Steven Koerts was the ancestor of the Van Voorhees family in the New Wo rld, regardless of later variations in spelling. Even he sometimes sign ed his name Steven Koerten. Steven Coerten has often been used in genea logical writings; today he is by tradition referred to as Steven Coerte .
Aged sixty at the time of arrival in Nieuw Amsterdam, he was born near H ees in the Province of Drenthe in 1600.
Having arrived in Nieuw Amsterdam, Steven Koerts took time to look arou nd and apparently had the means to do so and to maintain his family in t he interim. It was not until November 29, 1660, seven months after his a rrival, that he purchased from Cornelis Dircksen Hoogland nine morgens o f corn land, seven morgens of wood land, ten morgens of plain land and f ive morgens of salt meadow in Flatlands, with the house and house ploti n the village of Amersfoort en Bergen (Flatlands) with a brewery, brewi ng apparatus, kettle house and casks with appurtenances for three thous and guilders (Flatbush Records, Lib. B. p. 37). (A morgen is about two a cres of land.)
Since he acquired all the equipment it is assumed that he followed the b rewing business. That he entered into the religious and civic affairs o fhis community is without question. He was appointed a magistrate in 16 64and on March 19, 1664 with Elbert Elbertse (Stoothoff), represented N ieuwAmersfoort in the Provincial Assembly. (Brodhead's History of New Y ork,p. 67). In October 1667 Steven Coertes with others, patented the to wn of Flatlands.
The Van Voorhees Family Association found at http://www.vanvoorhees.org / h as published three volumes of documented family history. The first v ol ume is titled, “The Van Voorhees Family in America, The First Six Gen e rations.” The next two volumes are titled “The Van Voorhees Family in A m erica, The Seventh and Eighth Generations, Volume I and II. On line th e y have an index to the 9th generation. The Family History Library in S a lt Lake City has a copy of the three volumes, and they can be purchase d o n Amazon.
Excerpt from 'The Van Voorhees Family, Vol 1', 1984
Captain Pieter Lucasz sailed his little ship "De Bonte Koe" (the Spotte d C ow) between Holland and Nieuw Amsterdam regularly, but the arrival o n A pril 15, 1660 is of special interest, as among the passengers were: " S teven Koorts From Drenthe, wife and seven children aged 22, 10, 8, 6,4 , 2 . Jan Kiers, farmer and wife from Drenthe" (Holland Society Yearbook , 1 902, p. 13)
Steven Koerts was the ancestor of the Van Voorhees family in the New Wo r ld, regardless of later variations in spelling. Even he sometimes sign e d his name Steven Koerten. Steven Coerten has often been used in genea l ogical writings; today he is by tradition referred to as Steven Coerte .
Aged sixty at the time of arrival in Nieuw Amsterdam, he was born near H e es in the Province of Drenthe in 1600.
Having arrived in Nieuw Amsterdam, Steven Koerts took time to look arou n d and apparently had the means to do so and to maintain his family in t h e interim. It was not until November 29, 1660, seven months after his a r rival, that he purchased from Cornelis Dircksen Hoogland nine morgens o f c orn land, seven morgens of wood land, ten morgens of plain land and f i ve morgens of salt meadow in Flatlands, with the house and house ploti n t he village of Amersfoort en Bergen (Flatlands) with a brewery, brewi ng a pparatus, kettle house and casks with appurtenances for three thous and g uilders (Flatbush Records, Lib. B. p. 37). (A morgen is about two a cre s of land.)
Since he acquired all the equipment it is assumed that he followed the b r ewing business. That he entered into the religious and civic affairs o f his community is without question. He was appointed a magistrate in 16 6 4and on March 19, 1664 with Elbert Elbertse (Stoothoff), represented N i euwAmersfoort in the Provincial Assembly. (Brodhead's History of New Y o rk,p. 67). In October 1667 Steven Coertes with others, patented the to w n of Flatlands.
The Van Voorhees Family Association found at http://www.vanvoorhees.org / has published three volumes of documented family history. The first v olume is titled, “The Van Voorhees Family in America, The First Six Gen erations.” The next two volume s are titled “The Van Voorhees Family in A merica, The Seventh and Eighth Generations, Volume I and II. On line th ey have an index to the 9th generation. The Family History Library in S alt Lake City has a copy of the three volumes, and they ca n be purchase d on Amazon.
Excerpt from 'The Van Voorhees Family, Vol 1', 1984
Captain Pieter Lucasz sailed his little ship "De Bonte Koe" (the Spotte d Cow) between Holland and Nieuw Amsterdam regularly, but the arrival o n April 15, 1660 is of special interest, as among the passengers were: " Steven Koorts From Drenthe, wi fe and seven children aged 22, 10, 8, 6,4 , 2. Jan Kiers, farmer and wife from Drenthe" (Holland Society Yearbook , 1902, p. 13)
Steven Koerts was the ancestor of the Van Voorhees family in the New Wo rld, regardless of later variations in spelling. Even he sometimes sign ed his name Steven Koerten. Steven Coerten has often been used in genea logical writings; today he is b y tradition referred to as Steven Coerte .
Aged sixty at the time of arrival in Nieuw Amsterdam, he was born near H ees in the Province of Drenthe in 1600.
Having arrived in Nieuw Amsterdam, Steven Koerts took time to look arou nd and apparently had the means to do so and to maintain his family in t he interim. It was not until November 29, 1660, seven months after his a rrival, that he purchased fro m Cornelis Dircksen Hoogland nine morgens o f corn land, seven morgens of wood land, ten morgens of plain land and f ive morgens of salt meadow in Flatlands, with the house and house ploti n the village of Amersfoort en Bergen (Flatlands) with a b rewery, brewi ng apparatus, kettle house and casks with appurtenances for three thous and guilders (Flatbush Records, Lib. B. p. 37). (A morgen is about two a cres of land.)
Since he acquired all the equipment it is assumed that he followed the b rewing business. That he entered into the religious and civic affairs o fhis community is without question. He was appointed a magistrate in 16 64and on March 19, 1664 with E lbert Elbertse (Stoothoff), represented N ieuwAmersfoort in the Provincial Assembly. (Brodhead's History of New Y ork,p. 67). In October 1667 Steven Coertes with others, patented the to wn of Flatlands.
The Van Voorhees Family Association found at http://www.vanvoorhees.org / h as published three volumes of documented family history. The first v ol ume is titled, “The Van Voorhees Family in America, The First Six Gen e rations.” The next two volu mes are titled “The Van Voorhees Family in A m erica, The Seventh and Eighth Generations, Volume I and II. On line th e y have an index to the 9th generation. The Family History Library in S a lt Lake City has a copy of the three volumes, and the y can be purchase d o n Amazon.
Excerpt from 'The Van Voorhees Family, Vol 1', 1984
Captain Pieter Lucasz sailed his little ship "De Bonte Koe" (the Spotte d C ow) between Holland and Nieuw Amsterdam regularly, but the arrival o n A pril 15, 1660 is of special interest, as among the passengers were: " S teven Koorts From Drenthe , wife and seven children aged 22, 10, 8, 6,4 , 2 . Jan Kiers, farmer and wife from Drenthe" (Holland Society Yearbook , 1 902, p. 13)
Steven Koerts was the ancestor of the Van Voorhees family in the New Wo r ld, regardless of later variations in spelling. Even he sometimes sign e d his name Steven Koerten. Steven Coerten has often been used in genea l ogical writings; today he i s by tradition referred to as Steven Coerte .
Aged sixty at the time of arrival in Nieuw Amsterdam, he was born near H e es in the Province of Drenthe in 1600.
Having arrived in Nieuw Amsterdam, Steven Koerts took time to look arou n d and apparently had the means to do so and to maintain his family in t h e interim. It was not until November 29, 1660, seven months after his a r rival, that he purchase d from Cornelis Dircksen Hoogland nine morgens o f c orn land, seven morgens of wood land, ten morgens of plain land and f i ve morgens of salt meadow in Flatlands, with the house and house ploti n t he village of Amersfoort en Bergen (Flatlands ) with a brewery, brewi ng a pparatus, kettle house and casks with appurtenances for three thous and g uilders (Flatbush Records, Lib. B. p. 37). (A morgen is about two a cre s of land.)
Since he acquired all the equipment it is assumed that he followed the b r ewing business. That he entered into the religious and civic affairs o f his community is without question. He was appointed a magistrate in 16 6 4and on March 19, 1664 wit h Elbert Elbertse (Stoothoff), represented N i euwAmersfoort in the Provincial Assembly. (Brodhead's History of New Y o rk,p. 67). In October 1667 Steven Coertes with others, patented the to w n of Flatlands.
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