Jacobus
(Jacob)
Voorhees
aka Van Voorhees
Born in New Utrecht, Kings Co. New York
Ancestors 
Son of Albert (Jansz) van Voorhees
and Ariantje Vandervoort
Brother of
John (Vorhees) Voorhees, Helena Vorhees, Femmetje Vorhees, Elizabeth (Vorhees) Sutphen, Albert Vorhees, Abraham Vorhees, Rulef Vorhees and Helena Vorhees
Husband of
Hannah Sickles
— married
1774 [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Sickles
— married
1785 [location unknown]
Husband of
Agnes Unknown
— married
1797 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Abraham Wilson Vorhees, Jacob Vorhees, Samuel (Voorhees) Vorhees, Richard (Vorhees) Voorhees, Mary (Vorhees) Aydelotte and Sarah Vorhees
Died
at age 83
in Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jul 2009
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Biography
Private Jacob Voorhees served with 2nd Battalion, Somerset County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.
Jacob Voorhees is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A119174.
Service Description: Private under 1) CAPTS PETER D VROOM, TEN EYCK; COLS VANDIKE, ABRAHAM QUICK, 2) 2ND BATT, SOMERSET CO MILITIA. Service Source: NJ, REV WAR SLIPS: SINGLE CITATIONS OF THE NJ DOD MATERIALS, FHL ROLL #573051, MSS #1565, #1568, #1569, #1570; NARA, M881, COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL #595 [1]
The DAR lists spouses: Hannah Sickles, Sarah Sickles and Agnes ______. Children: Isaac who m. Isabella McComac; Stephen who m. Miss Loughland; Richard who m. Catherine Dunlevy; Jacob who m. Elizabeth Gaskill; Jemima Ann who m. Isaac Lynn;
Sources
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 8 Aug 2024), "Record of Jacob Van Voorhees", Ancestor # A119174.
This person was created through the import of mcdougle 2010-06-30.ged on 01 July 2010.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
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~0.78%
Sherri Christensen
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