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. She was the second daughter of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees to be named Hendricktje. They had 2 sons and 6 daughters. And further he encouraged people of wealth to remove to New Netherland as the English were moving to New England, and to aid those who had no means to defray the cost of passage and other expenses, and thus provide for a large body of working people. XXI, pg. He was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. Albert Stevense was born in 1654. Their descendants two centuries and three-quarters later are in a position to appraise the results. Prior to the arrival of the Germanic Friesians perhaps as early as 1200-1000 B.C., that country was inhabited by Kelts and by mixed peoples of the seaports. 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. He captain of Militia in 1689. www.conovergenealogy.com/ancestor-p/p223.htm#i329. He arrived in Nieuw Amsterdam with his family on 15 Apr 1660. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1655 to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 36, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 55. He was also known as Coerte Stevens Van Voorhees. 3 of Conveyances, page 13. She died in 1692 or 1693 at Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. About 342 B.C. The correctness of Mr. De Boer's findings have been affirmed in general by J. Ibid. Verv appropriately the heraldic Crest and Motto of the family was adopted as the emblem of the Association. (III) Coert Stevense, son of Steven Coert Van Voorhees, was born 1637, died after 1702. Stephen Coert Van Voorhees died on 16 February 1684 at New Amersfoort (Flatlands), Kings Co., Long Island, New York. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Ch. in 1695, 1700, 1702, 1704 and 1714. Signed his name "Koert, Stevensen" and at times "Koert Stevensen Van Ruinen". 1765) daughter of Pieter ALIEEand Margaret Albertse VAN VOORHEES (5) JONATHAN HOPPER(1752 MARGRIETJE WANAMAKER(1759 - 1815) daughter of Christian WANAMAKERand Margaret (Margarietje) SCHUART (6) ALBERT HOPPER(1776 - 1845) m. 1835) Male. Society of Colonial Wars in NJ - Capt NY Militia 1689, Member of Assemby NY 1664. Rethicerl from an illustration in the Van Voorhees Genealogy. Officers and an Executive Committee were elected, and a series of By-laws accepted with directions that the Committee draft them in suitable form. As to his family in Holland, I have a translation of letters written in Holland to his brothers in Flatlands, dated 1684, 1687, and 1699, which show that the family were both prosperous and well educated. 641. "Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam and New York. There was a problem getting your location. Married Albert Albertse Terheune, son of Albert Albertszen and Geertje Dircks, circa 1676. The reports of the temporary officers were accepted and their actions approved, and a permanent organization effected. He 'mmigrated. 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. 1684, at the ripe age of eighty-four, possessed of several tracts of land in and about Flatlands, as is evidenced by later conveyances made by his heirs. Now they behold for the first time the ship that for six, perhaps eight long weeks was to be their sea-tossed home. Coerte Stevense Van Voorhees, b. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. 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. It therefore becomes necessary to find what may be deemed the correct spelling, and show more consistency than the records exhibited. Translation from the Dutch of the N)Y. colonial Manuscripts. 155, 158, 161; E. Van Voorhis, "Ancestry of Wm. The names New Utrecht and Gravesend were not changed, but the other villages became known officially as Brooklyn, Flatbush. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Albert VOORHEES (1691-1784) m. Ariaantje Jan Vandervoort, First Wife of Jan Stevense VAN VOORHEES: Cornelia Reiniers Wizzelpenning (????-1680). AKA: Van voorhis / Vanvoorhees / Voorhees. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was the younger of two daughters named Hendrickje of father Steven Coerts Van Voorhees; her mother was Willemtje Roelofs Seuberinge. While acknowledging the valued assistance of numerous correspondents, he expressed regret that the neglect of others necessitated many omissions. Crest, A tower d'or. 12, No. Albert and his wife Elena are last recorded together as sponsors at the baptism of their grandson, Albert, son of Willem Albertse and Susanna Laroe, 7 Jun 1719 at the Hackensack Ref. Wheeler X . To clear and prepare the land for cultivation T H E FAMIL Y ARRIVES AT NE W AMERSFOORT 29 would involve much time and strenuous labor. Abstracting Lib. Hendrickje Stevense van Voorhees was a New Netherland settler. Julius Caesar's campaign in northern Gaul in 57-52 B.C. FIFTH SIXTH SEVENTH ALBERT PETER m. JoHN m. Washington Co., Elizabeth Burnett Maria McGrath Pa. ALBERT m. Mary Clay ALBERT b. ", New Netherland Connections Vol. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. 1638 in Ruinen, Hees, Drenthe, Holland, occupation magistrate, deacon, d. aft 1702 in Flatlands, Long Island, NY. 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. Brother of Lucas Stevense van Voorhees; Jan Stevense Van Voorhees; Hendrickje Stephense Terhune (Van Voorhees); Aeltje Stevense van Voorhees; Jannetje Stevense van Voorhees and 2 others; Albert Van Voorhees and Abraham Stevense Vanvoorhees less Steven Coerts Van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofse Van Voorhees (born Seubering). The daughters became entitled to use the arms of the families into which they married, and their sons carried down those respective emblems. A copy will be forwarded for $1. There is considerable fish in the rivers. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. They then made acquaintances that later proved helpful. BIOGRAPHY: Albert was also an elder of the Hackensack Church, serving in 1695, 1700/02, 1704, and 1714. This church under succeeding clergymen continued to minister to the religious life of Manhattan and surrounding communities. Aeltie Coertse Van Voorhees b. between 1665 and 1670, d. 12 Nov 1746 Stephen Coertsen Van Voorhees b. ca. Altje Coerte, married (first) Johannes Willemse; (second) Joost Rutfertse Van Brunt. Voorhees, Aelte Stevense WFT Est. Each child found a place in the family economy, and began ihe real task of becoming adjusted to the new environment. 1667-1687 WFT Est. 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. (born Van Voorhies), Coert Stevense (Cheri) Van Voorhees, Wessel Van Voorhees, Lucase Stenese Van Voorhies, Lucas (Lucas Steven /vanvoorh orhees/ Steven Coert /vanvoorhees/) Van Voorhees, Willempje Roelofse Roelofse (Sebring/seubering/ Suerboring/) Van Voorhees (born Seubering). 7-Aug-1684 Maritie Terhune b. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. Preparations were begun with the purpose of sailing inthe spring of that year. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. In its vicinity are some brooks and good grazing areas. 4, page 92 (2007). This action was certified on the margin of the document over the signature of Peter Stuyvesant, Director General, and C. V. Ruiven, Secretary. STEVEN COERTEN, LAND OWNER Our common ancestor must have been possessed of substantial means, or at least of excellent credit, for it is of record that, on November 29, 1660, within six months after his arrival, he purchased from Cornelius Diercksen (Hooghlant) for 3400 guilders ($2000) - a very considerable sum of money for those days-several scattered parcels of landaggregating some thirty-one morgens, or sixty-two acres ; also, a house, houselot and brewery. Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees was Born circa 1656 at Netherlands (assumes age 20 at estimated time of marriage). 28 Dec 1724 Jan Stephensz Van Voorhees b. ca. His son Jan thoe Hees, born circa 1525, appears in the court records in the years 1558, 1573, and from 1575 to 1578. On the De Bonte Kou passenger list ages only were given-22, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2. Ancestry.com North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016; Book Title: The Bergen family : or the descendants of Hans Hansen Bergen, one of the early settlers of New York. 9. 1653 Hendrickje Stevens Van Voorhees b. ca. The preparation of this work has proved exacting owing to the many existing family lines. This information is part of Stamboom Gritter by Bert Gritter on Genealogy Online. T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST 5 In correct Dutch usage Coerten and Stevensen were masculine, and Coerte and Stevense, feminine. Of conditions there many encouraging reports had been received. Hendrickje (second daughter of the same name) married albert Albertse Terhun. 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. 31-Aug-1686 Rachel Terhune+ b. T H E GENEALOGICAL CHART An}' member who furnishes sufficient information to fully link himself to our common ancestor may have a Chart showing graphically his ancestral line and containing much information respecting his ancestors. 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. 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. Surely a beautiful motto and one to be ever remembered, One to be cherished and loved by all their long line of descendants. 18 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK Ample funds must be available either as cash or credit. From the Atlas LeTheatre du Monde, by Guillaume and Jean Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1638. Busy days of preparation lessened the distress of mind the members of the family felt as they thought of partings and farewells. Albert Coerte, married (first) Sara W. Cornell, (second) Willentje Suydam (third) Ida Vanderbilt. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Albert Stevense Van Voorhees I found on Findagrave.com. The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church had its beginning in New Amsterdam in 1628 when Rev. We now know that they all grew to maturity, as did one other son, Abraham, born after the family had arrived.- These chil- 26 T H E FAMIL Y ARRIVES AT NE W AMERSFOORT 27 dren were introduced to their neighbors as Lucas, who was ten, Jan, Albert, Aeltje, Jannetje, and Hendrickje. 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 wife Willemtje Seubering. These civil divisions continued for eighteen years. Secretary, Harry Stephen Vorhis, 50 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N. Y. zen Van Voorhees, Stephen Coertse Van Voorhees, Albert Coert Van Voorhees, Marretje Coerte Remsen (born Van Voorhees), Neeltje Coertse Sc erte Van Voorhees, Hendrickjen Stevense Kiersen (born Van Voorhees), Lucas Stevensen Van Voorhees, Eldert Lucasse Van Voorhees, Jan Steve 1637 - Hees, Gemeente De Wolden, Drenthe, Pays-Bas, 1702 - Long Flat, Comt De Delaware, New York, tats-Unis, Steven Coerte VAN VOORHEES, Willempje SEUBERING, Marretje VAN COUWENHOVEN, Marretje Gerritse VAN COWENHOVEN, Marretje VAN KOWENHOVEN, Marretje Gerritse Van COUWENHOVEN. He captain of Militia in 1689 as Coert Stevense van Voorhuys, having been in the country 27 years. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Albert Stevense Van Voorhees (1654 - 1727) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. Correspondence looking to such family gatherings is solicited. Among the latter's children wereCoert, Jan, and Hilbert. He was born circa 1654 at Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands. Half brother 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. Barbara Terhune, "The True Parents of Eva (Terhune) Frelinghuysen and her sister, Annetje (Terhune) Schuurman", New Netherland Connections Vol. Names from a Census of Kings Co., 1698. Please note that membership is not confined to those who bear the ancestral name, forcollateral relatives are welcomed. 1652. d. (will proved Nov. 20, 1735) ; m. I st , March, 17, 1678, Cornelia Reiniers Wizzel-penning, dau. There is evidence that as early as 1624 farmers were cultivating fenced-in lands leased from the Indians. 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. Member of the Dutch Church of Flatlands and a deacon in 1677, magistrate in 1664 and 1673, captain of militia in 1689. Compiler and Editor. He was living on 20 Jun 169 9, when he conveye d property in Gravesend to his son Albert Coert. The location of the village of Hees is plainly indicated with a castle nearby on the older map. 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. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Roeloff Lucasse Van Voorhees. Then came the oldest son, Coert, who had encouraged the family migration. 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. Coert Stevensen was born in the Province of Drenthe in the Netherlands about 1637. There were on board a company of eighteen soldiers, one with a wife and three children. Failed to remove flower. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. In the "robur," the oak of the Romans, was seen manly courage or virtue. In English, Virtue my Castle. 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. 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. 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 were the parents of at least 1 son. One other man is listed as a servant, one as a tailor, and one with a family as a shoemaker. 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. To all to whom these presents shall come or may concern, Greeting : Know ye, that at Kings County, the twentieth day of November instant, before Richard Stillwell, Es- quire, being thereunto duly authorized and appointed, the last Will and Testament of John Stevenson was proved, and now approved and allowed of by me, having while he lived, and at the time of his death, Goods, Rights, and Credits in divers places within this Province, by means whereof the full disposition of all and singular the Goods, Rights, and Credits of the said deceased and the granting administration of them, as also the hearing of accounts, calculations or reckoning, and the final discharge and dis- mission from the same, unto me solely and not unto any other inferior judge, are manifestly known to belong, and the administration of all and singular the Goods, Rights ? 236 stating that David Ackerman purchased 420 acres with the southwest corner abutting Major John Berrie and Albert Stevense. When the Saxon tribes settled down, they took up the land, which, as the feudal ages progressed, passed more and more in the hands of the relatively few, later known as the nobility. "Baptisms in the Village of Bergen in New Jersey Beginning 1666", Yearbook of the Holland Society of New York Bergen Book (1913): page 35, no. DEATH: The dates of death for Albert and Elena are not currently known. In witness of the truth they sin this with their own hands at New Amesfoort on L.I.,in America, date as above. 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. 4-Apr-1680 Annetje Terhune+ b. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. I&II by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; !IGI;Monmouth Families, Vol I&II, by Ann P. Miles;Conover Lineage by Leona C. Meehan, Middletown, Ohio; A20843-8 D 11 Am pub M Vol1 p.16 B 14 A 71. With the exception of the eldest son, Coert, the other children were ten years of age or younger. He was 60 years old. 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. The death on February 5, 1932, of John R. Voorhis at the age of one hundred and two years, after a life of unusual service to the City of New York, has given the name nation-wide prominence. The earliest settlement was made near an open area that, following the English occupation in 1664, was named Flatlands. Heasserted that the name Voorhees is not now in use in the Netherlands. Germichje; parents: Albert Albertsz, Hendrickje Stephens. Please try again later. Genealogies of more recent date give fuller informationon fewer pages. Stephen Courtz. 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. If so, login to add it. Respecting variant spellings Mr. Elias W. Van Voorhis writes in the introduction to his monumental genealogy, "The Van Voorhees Family," in part thus : "The original name Van Voorhees has been subject to many curious changes in this country, the writer having found it written in early times on public records in other ways as Van Voorheesen, Van Voorheeze, Van Voorhuysen, Van Voorheese, Van Voorhase, Van Voorhaise, Van Voorhouse, Van Voirhies, either with or without the 'Van,' and it is at the present day written by different branches of the family as Voorhis, Voorheis, Voris, Vorus, Voorhees, Voorhies, Vorhes, and Vores, either with or without the 'Van.' A., p. 144. How we might wish to see a picture of this interesting group from Drente ! 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. ; 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. No attempt has been made to compile a connected history of the family. 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. David McQueen, "Kings County, N.Y., Wills", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.47, pp.161-170 (1916): 47:228-229. Twenty-nine, including a servant from Meppel, were from Drente, four from Gelderland and one from Zeeland. 19. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pdfamilytree/vool Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; @R6@, Heritage Consulting Millennium File Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003; @R6@, Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; @R6@, Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; @R6@, Source number: 113.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Submitter Code: VVH. There is but one Van Voorhees family in this country, for all are descendants of Steven Coerten-from the manor of Voorhees in Drente. Born: abt. 22STATE AND CHURCH ON LONG ISLAND 23 In accordance with the Dutch method, church and civic life were closely associated. He was also known as Coert Steven Van Voorhees; Koert Stevensen Van Voorhees; Coerte Stevens Van Vorhis; Coert Stephense Van Voores; Coert Stevensen Van Hees; Coert Stevenz Van Voorhies; Cheri Stevense Van Voorhees; Coerte Stevens Van Voorhees. On Nov. 17, 1693, he bought of Roelof Martense Schenck his farm lying in the " Pardegat," in Flatlands. 1818 RoBERT M. b. r822 WM. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. 1581. It was a wholesome family that presented itself that day before Van Ruyven, the company's agent, for all passed inspection, and Steven Coerten, his wife, and seven children, were entered upon the company's books and on the passenger list. Mar. He 'mmigrated. It may be that members of the Council, and perhaps also the doughty Director General, Peter Stuyvesant, came down to welcome them. Pending any such further research, the information set out above, which takes the line back continuously to just prior to 1500, should afford much pleasure to all descendants and inspire them to greater effort in honor of this outstanding family name, past and present. However, those estates continued in the care of the same family in direct male lines and later in female lines for many decades. He married Elena Vander Schure after 1691, they had eight children baptised Dutch Church, Hackensack, NJ between 1694 and 1708. Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees, 1600 - 1684 Stephen Coerts Van Voorhees 1600 1684. The earliest arrivals undoubtedly came for purposes of trade. Stephen Coert Van Voorhees and Willempie Roelofse Seubering were members of the at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 19 November 1679 "fom Amersfort." Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. Albert Stevense "Voohys" and his wife Jelleties Reyniers Wisselpenninck are listed as members of the Hackensack Ref. s, Wessell Vanvoorhees, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, Jan Stevense Van Voorhees, Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, Aeltje Stevense Van Voorhee Circa 1728 - Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA. Albert appears again at the baptism of another grandson on 14 May 1727, without Elena. 1676 - 4. Afte r the fourth generation surnames only are given and these are arranged in columns numbered to indicate succeeding generations.However, the names of many wives are given so that those who know their grandparents, or better, their great grandparents, may readily [6] trace their ancestral lines. She was a great-great-granddaughter of Jan Stevensen Van Voorhees of Flatlands. Farmers were cultivating fenced-in lands leased from the Atlas LeTheatre du Monde, by Guillaume and Jean Blaeu Amsterdam... 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