Petrus Voorhees (1712 - 1751)

Born 6 Jan 1712 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Marretje (Unknown) Voorhees — married 1733 in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1751 at age 39 in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey

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Biography

Petrus was born 6 Jan 1712 in Flatlands, NY. Petrus Voorhees ... ^[1]

When Petrus Jansen Van Voorhees was born on January 6, 1712, in Flatlands, New York, his father, Jan, was 36 and his mother, Mayke, was 27. He married Marytje/Mary Brokaw in 1733. They had eight children in 23 years. He died on April 3, 1751, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, at the age of 39.

Research Note

Colonial Families of the US Petrus Van Voorhees b. 6 Jan 1712, son of Jan Lucasse Van Voorhees and Maryke Schenck,, he was of Brunswick, NJ. Wife Mary _______. He died abt. 3 April 1751 place not stated. by subscription https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61175/colonialfamiliesvi-004505_457?pid=20058

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Nathan Ott, Dec 5, 2011

• [1] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 for Petrus VanVoorhees Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume VI

Voorhees Family

• Joop Klavers, "Stamboom Klavers", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom_klavers/I41238.php : accessed January 23, 2023), "Petrus van Voorhees (1712-????)".

Acknowledgments

• Nathan Ott, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Nathan and others.