Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees (1650 - 1713)

Born 1650 in Hees, Drenthe, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Catalyntje Hansen (Van Noorstrant) Van Voorhees — married about 1675 in Flatlands, Kings County, New York

Husband of Jannetje Minnes — married 23 Jan 1689 in Amersfoort, Kings, New York

Descendants

Died 1713 at about age 63 in Flatlands, Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, Province of New York

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Biography

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. He emigrated to New Amsterdam with his family on 16 April, 1660 on de Bonte Koe "The Spotted Cow".

He married, 1st, Catharina Hanse Van Norstrand, daughter of Hans Jansen Van Norstrand and Jenneken Garrets Van Loon and they had six children together. He then married, 2d, Jannetje Minnes, on 26 Jan 1689. daughter of Minne Johannes Minnelay and Rensje Feddes and they had eight children together. He then married, 3rd, Catherine Van Dyck, in 1703. He died on December 28, 1724, in Kings County, New York, at the age of 74.

"Lucas <Steven> Voorhees (Rn=2257), who was born 1650 at Netherland and died 1724 at Flatlands, Kings County, New York at 74 years of age. He married first, about 1674 at Flatlands, Kings County, New York Catalyntje <Hans> Van Nostrand Voorhees (Rn=4632), who was born November 1653 at New Amsterdam and was baptized at Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam and died before 28 January 1689 at 36 years of age, a daughter of Hans <Jan> Van Nostrand (Rn=195) and Jannetje <Gerrit> Van Loon Van Nostrand (Rn=33356) and married second, 28 January 1689 at Reformed Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings County, New York Jannetje <Minne> Minnelay Voorhees (Rn=6259), who was born 1650, a daughter of Minne <Johannes> Minnelay (Rn=6464) and Rensje <?> Feddes Minnelay (Rn=6465).First Residence- Netherland. Second Residence- Flatlands, New Netherland. Emigration- Emigrant in April 1660 from Drenthe, Netherland to New Amsterdam with parents on the De Bonte Koe. ^{[1][2][3][4] [5]}

Birth

• Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1650 in Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands, to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 31, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 50.^{[6][7][8][9][10][1][11]}

Arrival

• 1660, New York, New York ^[6][8]

• The Spotted Cow Passenger List - 1660^[12]
  • Jan Soubanick, from Byle in Drenthe
  • Albert Jansz from Drenthe
  • Pieter Jacobsz, from East Friesland
  • Cornelis Bartels, from Drenthe
  • Steeven Koorts from Drenthe, wife and 7 children; 22, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 yrs old
  • Jan Kiers, farmer, and wife from Drenthe [NWI]
  • Focke Jansz, farmer from Drenthe, wife and 7 children: 19, 17, 13, 11, 9, 3 yrs old, and nursing child
  • Claes Arentsz from Drenthe, wife and 3 children: 6, 4, 3/4 yrs old and a boy aged 14 [NWI]
  • Gerrit Egbertsz, farmer's servant from Meppelt
  • Beertien Dircx, maiden from Drenthe
  • Egbertie Dircx, maiden from Drenthe
  • Pieter Jansz, shoemaker from Drenthe, wife and 4 children: 15, 13, 9, 1/2 yr old
  • Coert Cartensz, famer's servant from Drenthe
  • Roeloff Swartwout, farmer (on his return to New Netherland where he previously resided)
  • Cornelis Jacobsz Van Leeuwen in the employ of Swartwout
  • Arent Mertensz from Gelderland in the employ of Swartwout
  • Ariaen Huijbertsz from Gelderland in the employ of Swartwout
  • Albert Heymans, farmer, from Gelderland, wife and 8 children: 17, 15, 14, 9, 8, 7, 4, 2 yrs old
  • Peter Timkam, tailor from Nimwegan, in the service of Director Stuyvesant
  • Jan Jansz Mol
  • Annetie Harmens, maiden, resides with paulus Leendertsz Van de Grift
  • Beletie Foppe, resides with Jacob Leendertsz Van de Grift
  • Elias Gijseling from Zeeland

Marriages

• Lucas married (1st) Catherine Hanson Van Noorstrant in New York in 1673.^{[6][7][8][9][10][1][11]}
• Lucas married Jannetje Minnes (2d) in Amersfoort, Kings, New York, on January 26, 1689.^{[6][7][8][9][13][10][1][11]}
• Lucas married (3d) Catherine Van Dyck in 1703 in New York.^{[8][9][10][1][11]}

Oath of Allegiance

• 1687 • Flatland, King, New York.^{[8][10][1][11]}

Death

• Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees died in 1713 in New Amsterdam. New York, when he was 63 years old.^[9][10][11]

Children

• Children of Lucas <Steven> Voorhees and Catalyntje <Hans> Van Nostrand:^[1]
  1. Jan <Lucas> Voorhees, who was born February 1675 and married Anna <Jan> Van Dyckhuysen Voorhees.
  2. Steven <Lucas> Voorhees , who was born September 1677 and married Marritje <Cornelius> Wyckoff Voorhees.
  3. Hans <Lucas> Voorhees, who was born September 1679 and married ? <?> ? Voorhees.
  4. Jannetje <Lucas> Voorhees Schenck/Remsen, who was born December 1681 and married Marten <Roelof> Schenck.
  5. Willemtje <Lucas> Voorhees was bp. on Nov 09, 1683 at Flatbush, Kings, New York^[14] and died young).
  6. Annatje <Lucas> Voorhees Kouwenhoven, who was born 05 April 1686 and married William <Willem> Kouwenhoven.

• Children of Lucas <Steven> Voorhees and Jannetje <Minne> Minnelay:^[1]
  1. Catryntje <Lucas> Voorhees Nevius , who was born 1689 and married Roelof <Pieter> Nevius.
  2. Elsie <Lucas> Voorhees was born about 1690).
  3. Rensje <Lucas> Voorhees Van Nostrand, who was born about 1691 and married Johannes <Gerrit> Van Nostrand.
  4. Willemtje <Lucas> Voorhees Nevius, who was born November 1694, and married Martin <Pieter> Nevius on Aug 27, 1715at Flatbush, Kings, New York^[15]
  5. Roelof <Lucas> Voorhees, who was born 1693 and married Helena <Gerrit> Stoothoff Voorhees.
  6. Minne <Lucas> Voorhees, who was born 1696 and married Antje <Garret> Wyckoff Voorhees on Apr 25, 1717 at Flatbush, Kings, New York ^[16]
  7. Albert <Lucas> Voorhees (Rn=6213), who was born 10 May 1698 and married Ariaantje <Laurens> Ditmars Voorhees.
  8. Abraham <Lucas> Voorhees, who was born 08 January 1702 and married Neeltje <Jacques> Cortelyou Voorhees.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Van Voorhis, Elias W., Genealogy of the Van Vorhees family in America : or, the descendants of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, of Holland, and Flatlands, L. I.. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, ”The Knickerbocker Press”; New York; 1888. Page 13-14. https://archive.org/details/genealogyofvanvo00vanv/page/n5/mode/2up
2. ↑ Christoph, Florence A. [The Van Voorhees Family in America, 2000 page 5]
3. ↑ Source [Van Voorhees Nieusbrief: 2000 Volume 18 Number 1 page 6: 2001 Volume 19 Number 2 page 3]
4. ↑ Source [William Adriaense Bennett by Kenneth A Bennett 1998 page 168, 203
5. ↑ Source [Record: January 2008 page 36]"
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Stoutenburgh, Henry A. A Documentary History of the Dutch Congregation of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Island of Nassau (now Long Island). The Knickerbocher Press, New York, 1905. Volume 8, Page 648. Digitized by Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/docvmentaryhisto02stout
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Van Voorhis, Elias W. Notes on the Ancestry of Major Wm Roe Van Voorhis, of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, Page 15. For Private Distribution. 1881. https://archive.org/details/notesonancestryo00vanv_0
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5} Bergen, Teunis G., 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. New York: S. W. Green's Son, Printer, Electrotyper and Binder, 1861.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Mackenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, In Which Is given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies from the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607 to the Battle of Lexington, 19th Apr, 1775, Vol. VI, Page 456 . Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1966. 7 Volumes. Digitized by Forgotten Books
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5} Lee, Francis Brazley. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 1. Page 74-75. Lewis Historical Publishing Company; New York; 1910 https://archive.org/details/genealogicalmemo01leef_0/page/n9/mode/2up
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5} Vooris, Clarence R. Van Voorhees, Voorhees, Voris, etc. [family], page 8. C.R. Vooris; Fairbury, Ill.; 1930 https://archive.org/details/vanvoorheesvoorh00vori/page/n5/mode/2up
12. ↑ Van Voorhis, Elias W. A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America, or the Descendants of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees of Holland, and Flatlands. L.I. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, ”The Knickerbocker Press”; New York; 1888. Page 25. https://archive.org/details/genealogyofvanvo00vanv/page/n5/mode/2up
13. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Dutch Reformed Church Records from New York and New Jersey. Holland Society of New York, New York, New York. Brooklyn and Flatbush NY, Book 72, Page 331. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6961/images/42037_2421401696_0511-00174?pId=80681
14. ↑ Flatbush Bapt. Record: 1683 Nov 09; Lucas Stevensz van Voorhees, Catalina Hansz; Willemptje; Peter Hansz, Marritie van Cowenhoven.
15. ↑ Flatbush Marriage Record: 1715 27 Aug; Marten Nevius, ym; Willemtje Lucasz (Voorhees), yd both of N. Amersfort
16. ↑ Flatbush Marriage Record: 1717 25 Apr; Minne Lucas Voorhees, ym; Antje Wykof, yd both of N. Amersfort

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Acknowledgments

• Erik Rasmussen, Entered by Erik Rasmussen, May 8, 2011.

• Thank you to Jenn Presutto for creating WikiTree profile Van Voorhees-59 through the import of Judith Chilton Family Tree.ged on Apr 22, 2013.

• Lucas Van Voorhees as remembered by John Turner, Wednesday, February 26, 2014.

• Thank you to John Turner for creating WikiTree profile Van Voorhees-74 through the import of Turner Family Tree (1).ged on Jun 27, 2013.

• Lucas Van Voorhees ... He passed away after 1719. as remembered by Nathan Ott, Sunday, January 26, 2014.

• Van Voorhees-100 was created by Timothy Tully through the import of Tully Family Tree.ged on Feb 2, 2014.

• Lucas was born in 1670. Lucas Van Voorhees ... He passed away in 1713. First-hand information as remembered by Greg Rose, Thursday, March 13, 2014.

• WikiTree profile Voorhees-70 created through the import of CJB001.ged on Jul 18, 2012 by Christopher Becker.