Allied Lines - Voris/Voorhees/Van Voorhees

A Genealogy of the Van Voorhees Family in America ...

The ancestors of Catherine Voris who m. John Shuck (1800-1878) are documented in the primary genealogy work about this family:

Since the book was written in 1888, subsequent research may have uncovered additions and corrections. See Van Voorhees Family Association, below. The following information comes from just this book.

The author uses an unconventional style of organization and numbering of individuals, so at first reading, this book can be difficult and confusing to trace people through - both forwards and backwards. After some study, though, it does fall into place, particularly in the context of the amount of information available about various individuals.

To further confuse matters, in the early history, naming of the children followed a patronymic naming system; i.e. the child's "surname" is the given name of the father. In the Dutch, an "e", "s" or "se" was added as a suffix, presumably indicating "son of". For example, Steven Coerte was son of Coert Alberts. The person was further identified as to the place he or she lived; i.e. Van Voorhees, meaning "of" (the farm of) Voorhees (at the town of Hees) (Holland), The patronymic was eventually discontinued and the surname became Van Voorhees, later subjected to spelling variants.

The book is organized in two parts. The first part, "Part First", pages 1 to 36, is a description of the origins of the family in Holland and family group listings of the children and grand-children of the earliest known ancestor, Coert Alberts of Voorhees. Only lines of descendants of one child, Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, are reported in the book. The second part, "Part Second", starting at page 37, is organized in the sequence of the grand-children of Coert Alberts of Voorhees, BUT each serially-numbered section (in Roman Numerals) refers to one of his great-grand-children. Consequently, to understand the organization of the second part, one must focus on the great-grand children.

The convention used to number individuals follows an outline format which I think is not standard (i.e. what I learned in English class) and repeats after the fourth level as follows:

Albert ...  of Voorhees
  1. Coert Alberts of Voorhees
     a., b., ...
         A., B., ...
             I., II., ...
                1., 2., ... [repeats]
                    a., b., ...
                        A., B., ...
                            I., II., ...

Consequently, different individuals generations removed may have the same outline ID. Particularly confusing is reuse of the Roman Numerals.

The great-grand-children of Coert Alberts are assigned Roman Numeral identification ranges under their fathers as follows:

Albert ____  of Voorhees
  1. Coert Alberts of Voorhees
    b. Hilbert Coerte of Voorhees
    c. Jan     Coerte of Voorhees
    d. Albert  Coerte of Voorhees
    e. Wesvel  Coerte of Voorhees
    f. A daughter, name unknown
    g. A daughter, name unknown
    a. Steven  Coerte Van Voorhees
       A. Hendrickjen Stevense Van Voorhees
          (none)
       B. Merghin     Stevense Van Voorhees
          I - VII
       C. Coert       Stevense Van Voorhees
          VIII - XVI
       D. Lucas       Stevense Van Voorhees
          XVII - XXXII
       E. Jan         Stevense Van Voorhees
          XXXIII - XLIII
       F. Albert      Stevense Van Voorhees
          XLIV - LVIII
       G. Altje       Stevense Van Voorhees
          LIX - LXV
       H. Jannetje    Stevense Van Voorhees
          LXVI - LXXV
       I. Hendrickje  Stevense Van Voorhees
          LXXVI - LXXXV
       J. Abraham     Stevense Van Voorhees
          LXXXVI (only)

New World Early History

The Van Voorhees Association provides the following brief early history
Steven Coerte [Van Voorhees] settled at New Amersfoort which was renamed Flatlands after the British occupation. New Amersfoort was previously the site of an ancient Indian village called Kaskachague and was at the crossing of two Indian trails. Many of the Van Voorhees relocated to New Brunswick, New Jersey where they were members of the Dutch Reformed Church around 1717.

Ancestors of Catherine Voris who m. John Shuck (1800-1878)

The following ancestry of Catherine Voris is taken from the above book which was written in 1888. Subsequent research may have uncovered additions and corrections. See Van Voorhees Family Association, below.


Book    Outline
Pages   Number           Family List
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Ancestry of Catherine Voris - Direct Line - Oldest to Latest:


  9     -.          Albert . . . . of Voorhees
 10-11   1.         Coert Alberts of Voorhees
 10       a.        Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, b.  1600 at Hees, Holland;
 13-15     D.       Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, of Flatlands, L.I., and at one
 421-424,15 XXXIX.  Roelof Lucasse Van Voorhees [various info. p. 421-242]
 426         2.     Garret [Van Voorhees] , bap. Apr. 1, 1722;
 426          a.    Roelof [Van Voorhees], b. circa 1742; d.; m. Elizabeth Nevius
 431           C.   Cornelius [Van Voorhees or Voris]
 433           IV.  Catherine Voris marr. John Shuck (1800-1878)


Ancestry of Catherine Voris - Family Groups - Oldest to Latest:

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  9     -.          Albert . . . . of Voorhees

                    Children:

                      1. Coert Alberts of Voorhees [next]
                      2. Steven Alberts of Voorhees
                      3. Hendrick Alberts of Tweel
                      4. Luytgen Alberts of Haexwolt
                      5. Jan Alberts of Heffelying
                      6. Hilbert Alberts of Voorhees
                      7. Wesvel Alberts of Voorhees
                      8. Gertien Alberts of Oshaer by Veghten
                      9. Merghin Alberts of Voorhees

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 10-11   1.         Coert Alberts of Voorhees

                    Children:

                      a. Steven Coerte Van Voorhees [next]
                      b. Hilbert Coerte of Voorhees, b. 1634
                      c. Jan Coerts of Voorhees
                      d. Albert Coerte of Bethuyn
                      e. Wesvel Coerte of Veeninge
                      f. A daughter, name unknown
                      g. A daughter, name unknown

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 10       a.       Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, b.  1600 at Hees, Holland;
                    d. Feb 16, 1684 at Flatlands L.I.
                    [various info. pages 10-11]

                    Children:

 11                   A.      Hendrickjen Stevense Van Voorhees of Holland and ...
 11-12                B.      Merghin Stevense Van Voorhees of Holland
 12-13                C.      Court Stevense Van Voorhees of Flatlands, L.I.
                              b. 1637
 13-15                D.      Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, of Flatlands, L.I.,
                              b. 1650 [next]
 15-20                E.      Jan Stevense Van Voorhees of Flatlands, L.I.,
                              b. 1652
 20-22                F.      Albert Stevense Van Voorhees of Flatlands, L.I.,
                              b.      ;
 22                   G.      Altje Stevense Van Voorhees, b.  1656
 22-23                H.      Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees
 23-24                I.      Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees
 24                   J.      Abraham Stevense Van Voorhees, of Flatlands, L.I.

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 13-15     D.      Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, of Flatlands, L.I., and at one
                    time of Hackensack, N. J., b.  , 1650; d.  , 1713; m. 1st,
                    Catherine Hansen Van Noortstrand, dau. of Hans
                    Van Noortstrand and Jannecken Gerritse Van Loon; b.
                    ; d.    ; m. 2d, Jan. 26, 1889, Jannetje Minnes,
                    dau. of Minne Johannis and Rensie Faddans; b.
                    d.  ; m. 3d, in 1703, Catherine Van Dyck.
                    Was a member of Flatlands Dutch Church in 1677, and
                    an elder in 1711.  On the assessment rolls of said town
                    in 1675, and in 1680, a Magistrate.  From the
                    baptismal records of the Dutch Church of Hackensack,
                    N. J., it appears that he resided in that place in
                    1685, but in 1687 he took the oath of allegiance in
                    Flatlands, L. I.
                    Children [birth, death, marriage info. pgs. 14-15]:


 14, 300-307-315  XVII.  Eldert Lucasse
 14, 315-318-378  XVIII. Jan Lucasse
 14, 378          XIX.   Stephen Lucasse
 14, 378          XX.    Hans Lucasse
 14, 379          XXI.   Jannetje Lucasse
 14, 379-380      XXII.  Willemtje Lucasse
 14, 380          XXIII. Anna Lucasse
 14, 381          XXIV.  Catryntje Lucasse
 15, 381          XXV.   Elsje Lucasse
 15, 381          XXVI.  Reinsche Lucasse
 15, 381          XXVII. Willemtje Lucasse
 15, 381-387-421  XXVIII.Albert Lucasse
 15, 421-424-460  XXIX.  Roelof Lucasse [next]
 15, 460-463-486  XXX.   Minne Lucasse
 15, 486-486-511  XXXI.  Abraham Lucasse
 15, 511          XXXII. Teutje Lucasse

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 421-424,15 XXXIX.  Roelof Lucasse Van Voorhees [various info. p. 421-242]
                      b.  ; d. (Will proved April 25, 1751)
                      m. 1st Apr. 26, 1714, Helen Stoothoff, dau. of Gerret
                         Elbertse Stoothoff, of Flatlands, L.I. and
                         Johanna Nevius
                      m. 2nd subsequent to 1726, Margareta Cortelyou

 424                     1.     Luke, b. circa 1716; d. (Will proved
                                  Jan. 11, 1776); ...
 426                     2.     Garret, bap. Apr. 1, 1722; [next]
 446                     3.     Roelof, bap. Mar. 8, 1723; d. ; ...
 449                     4.     Johannis, bap. Dec. 9, 1726; ...
 460                     5.     Johanna, b.
 460                     6.     Jannetje, b.
 460                     7.     Helena, b.
 460                     8.     Maria, bap. Oct. 23, 1737, on Staten Island.
 460                     9.     Catlyna, b.

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 426         2.    Garret [Van Voorhees] , bap. Apr. 1, 1722;
                        d. (Will proved Aug. 20, 1777);
                    m.  Deborah . . . ., b.  ; d.  .
                    In his Will, dated Aug. 6, 1777, proved Aug. 20, 1777, recorded
                    in the Office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey, in Liber
                    19, p. 269, he describes himself as of the township of Barnards,
                    Somerset Co., N. J.
                    Children:
 426                    a. Roelof [next]
 442                    b. Johannis, bap. Dec. 2, 1744; d. (Will proved Dec. 26,
                            1807) ...

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 426          a.   Roelof [Van Voorhees], b. circa 1742; d.; m. Elizabeth Nevius
                    b. , 1736; d. Nov. 30, 1830.
                    He resided first at Harlingen, Somerset Co., N. J., where
                    his three elder children were baptized, and afterwards
                    near Conewago, Adams Co., Pa.
                    Children:
 426                    A. Styntje, bap. Sept. 16, 1764; d.
 426                    B. Peter, b. Feb 15, 1766; d. Sept. 23, 1846 ...
 431                    C. Cornelius [next]
 433                    D. Isaac, b. ; d. ; m. Sabra Ann Mount
 435                    E. Coert or Court, bap. Feb 18, 1770; d. ; ...
 441                    F. Altje, bap. Nov. 26, 1773; d.
 441                    G. Roelof, bap. Aug 6, 17756; d. Aug. 3, 1840; m. ...

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 431           C.  Cornelius [Van Voorhees or Voris]
                    m. Mercy Brooner
                     He left Pennsylvania and settled at Harrodsburg,
                     Kentucky.  His descendants write the family name
                     "Voris"'
                     Children:
                        I. Cornelius R., b. 1797; d.  ; m. , 1821 Mary Van Nuyse
                       II. John P., b. ; d. ; m. Lucinda Messick
                      III. Albert, b. ; d. , unmarried.
                       IV. Catherine, b.  ; m.  John Shuck    [next]
                        V. Elizabeth, b.  ; m. John P. Banta

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 433           IV. Catherine Voris marr. John Shuck (1800-1878)

                     Children:
                        [None given in E.W. Van Voorhis]

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