Since first to these shores came the name two centuriesand more must be reckoned. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. A n elder brother, Barker Van Voorhis, served as an ensign throughout the Civil War, and an elder 1 2 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK sister, Sarah A., married John C. Brintnall of New York City. Thereafter services were held with some regularity in the three places. 15 &23; A. Stokes, "The Van Voorhees Family," pg. If this record refers to Jan Kiers, husband of Hendrickje van Voorhees he was in the colony as early as 1649. No one member of the family could hope to do all the work unaided, much less to bear the entire cost of publication. Husband of Aaltje Stryker; Sarah Willemse Voorhees; Hilletje Reinier Wisselpenning; Barentje Van Voorhees and Elena (Magdalena) Willemse Van Voorhees Y. Stephen Robin Voris, 2526 East 26th St., Brooklyn, N . 12, 1662 ; d. On the assessment rolls of Flatlands of 1675 and 1683 and took the oath of allegiance there in 1687. In the course of time arms were registered to prevent improper use, and the Herald's College in England came to be recognized as having more power than any similar institution on the continent. m. Jacobus Wyckoff Jan VAN VOORHEES (1686-1771) m. Neeltje Nevius Lucas VAN VOORHEES (1692-????) The reports of the temporary officers were accepted and their actions approved, and a permanent organization effected. Sorry! When purchasing a tract of land in 1730 his youngest son was named Johannes Koerten, though, when entering in the family Bible the names of children born between 1704 and 1713, he wrote Van Voor Hees; three younger children were entered as Van Voorhees, and thus he signed his will in 1755. In the 'robur,' the oak of the Romans, was seen manly courage or virtue. He served as a deacon and was a member at Dutch Reformed Church, Flatlands, Kings County, New York, 1677. He arrived in Nieuw Amst erdam with his family on 15 Apr 1660. Putnam's Sons, 1888). Abstracting Lib. Some attention has also been paid to family migrations, and to variant spellings of the name. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was the son of Steven Coerts Van Voorhees and Aeltje Wessels. It was a happy group indeed that, after six or more weeks-on shipboard, and a brief stay in New Amsterdam, arrived at the new settlement, and was welcomed by former fellow citizens of Drente, and by others whom they soon came to know as neighbors who were already well settled in their new homes with a hopeful look toward the future. 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. David McQueen, "Kings County, N.Y., Wills", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.47, pp.161-170 (1916): 47:228-229. Rev William Schenck his Ancestors and his Descedants Coert Stevense Van Voorhees The Van Voorhees family Vol 1 The First Four Generations by Albert Stokes His birth was determined by the ship passenger list. Steven Coerten and Coert Stephens, his oldest son, were two of the eight patentees named in the Charter which confirmed in the town and the inhabitants thereof title to their respective land holdings. Child of Albert Stevense Van Voorhees and Barrentje Willemse: Children of Albert Stevense Van Voorhees and Elena Vander Schure: Lucas Albertse Van Voorhees+ b. However, those estates continued in the care of the same family in direct male lines and later in female lines for many decades. Old Members found here in the 4 Villages in the year 1677. T H E FAMIL Y GENEALOGIST 3 World, which commenced April 15, 1660. 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. Later many families dropped the "Van," and a few dropped the "Voorhees" also, and became Johnson, from Janse (son of Jan), Stevenson from Stevense (son of Steven), or Alberts or Albertson (son of Albertse). Half sister 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. 1700-1751. . (. signed by Steven Coerte (Van Voorhees). Have you taken a DNA test? Now they behold for the first time the ship that for six, perhaps eight long weeks was to be their sea-tossed home. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3652 Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States. Born in 1600 at Drenthe, The Netherlands. Amer. A little later families moved to Pennsylvania, to Central and Western [4] New York, and the more venturesome to Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. Voorhees, D.D. Coert was born in 1537, in Hees, Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands. Baptisms from 25 December, 1639 to 27 December, 1730. 660. [9] In the brief article "The Imaginary Coert Stuyvesant," Henry Hoff observed that there was no such person in the well-documented Stuyvesant family, but "since the somewhat unusual name of Coert was used by the Van Voorhees family of Kings County, it seems probable that the assembly representative was really Coert Stevense Van Voorhees, who was known as Coert Stevensen."[10]. He married Cornelia Reiniers Wizzel-penning on 17 March 1678, in Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States. It is thus evident that the name, though having its origin in Drente, is American, and not Dutch as our genealogist believed. Leave a message for others who see this profile. No record has as yet been found indicating by what authority Coert Alberts, or an ancestor, was accorded the arms attested by the St. James College of Heraldry. A portion of this land is mentioned in "New Jersey Colonial Documents," pg. He married Elena Vander Schure in 1693 at Dutch Reformed Church, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey. He was 60 years old. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154682295/albert-stevense-van_voorhees. The language spoken was that of the fatherland. Member of the General Assembly held at City Hall, New Amsterdam 10 Apr 1664. . . In the will of his brother-in-law, John Kiersen, dated 1705, he is listed as Albert "Stevensen." Gerrit Coerte, see forward. 236 stating that David Ackerman purchased 420 acres with the southwest corner abutting Major John Berrie and Albert Stevense. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees died after 20-Jun-1699. Login to find your connection. 1882-1975 Ernest H. Kabe: June 03, 1887 WFT Est. 1788 West 11th St.. Brooklyn, N . The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Descendants of Jan Stevense Van Voorhees-Continued. He was also known as Coert Stevenz Van Voorhies. 24 May 1727 - Hackensack, Bergen Co, New Jersey, USA Mother Aaltje Houels Wessel Father Steven Coerte Van Voorhees Show more Quick access Family tree Records 52 Photos 130 New search Albert Stevense VanVoorhees family tree Family tree Explore more family trees ckje Stevense van Kiersen (born Voorhees), Coert Stevensen Van Voorhees, Wessel Coerte Van Voorhees, Lucas Stevensen Van Voorhees, Eldert After May 14 1727 - Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, British Colonial America, Telletje Reynierse Van Voorhees (born Wizzelpenning), Magdalena Helena Van Voorhees (born Van Der Schueren). No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. It soon became the custom for the schepens-the city 'From a letter written October 2d, 1934, by Hans Van de Waal, M.A., "Prentenkabinet der Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden." [1] He was a son of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees and his first wife, whose name is unknown[2] He immigrated to New Netherland with his father, stepmother and siblings in 1660[3] and the family settled in Flatlands in Kings County. Oops, we were unable to send the email. He passed away after 14 May 1727. Terhune), Annette Terhune, Stephen Albertsen Terhune, Gerebrecht Terhune, Willemtje Bongaert (born Terhune), Marritje Albertse Bertholf 1655 - Hees, DeWolden, Drenthe, Netherlands, Steven Stephen van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofs Willempie Seubering Seuberinge, Seuberg, Albert Albertse Terhune Terhunen, Jr., Jan Kierse. Map of Brooklyn Settlers, with names of owners. Willemeijntie; father: Albert Albertsz. "Through a Dutch Door," pg. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Make sure that the file is a photo. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. However, little information is given concerning those branches of the family that had removed from Long Island to other sections. He represented Amersfoort at the Assembly in New Amsterdamin April 1664 and at New Orange in 1674. In 1687 he took the Oath of Allegiance to the British, was Captain of Militia in 1689. Firm set, of deep root, were the oaks, unheeding the winds that assailed them, While under their wide-spreading branches they offered protection and shelter. Not a few of his descendants bear the name Conover. Hendrickje (second daughter of the same name) married albert Albertse Terhun. We have set your language to 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. On 29 Mar 1696 Jan Kiersen and Hendrickje Jans were sponsors at Brooklyn for the son of her half-brother Jan. [6], The following tree and data is from descendant Gail Smith, and is sourced from Bergen's Early Settlers of Kings Co, NY page 376 1670, d. between 14 May 1747 and 14 Apr 1748 Marretje Coertse Van Voorhees b. between 1675 and 1685 Neeltje Coertse Van Voorhees b. He signed his will Johannes Van Voorhees, which his descendants promptly contracted to Van Voorhis. A warm welcome was prepared when it was noised abroad that the minister, Rev. But once the decision was made, the family set itself resolutely to the task of preparing for the trip. Van Voorhees Association, "Steven Coerts (Coerte) (Coerten) Van Voorhees", New Netherland Connections Vol. Stevense VAN VOORHEES (4) ALBERT J. HOPPER(1717 - 1795)m. ALYEA(1723 - bef. 1676 - 4. Witnessed the baptism of Gerebreght Claese Romeyn , daughter of Niclaes Romeyn and Styntje Alberts, on 11 December 1681 at Amersfoort, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, (sponsors Albert Albertsz, Hendrikje Stephens). On May 5, 1714, he bought from his brother, Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees, 280 acres of land in Middlesex Co., New Jersey, " beginning 80 chains from the Raritan river by the land of Cornelius Langstreet, running thence S. W. 80 chains, from thence at right angles 35 chains the course being N. 45 degrees W., thence N. E. 80 chains, from thence to the place of beginning.". Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Brother of Merghin Stevense Van Voorhees; Hendrickje Stephense Kiersen (Van Voorhees); Wessel Stevense Van Voorhees; Aeltji VanVoorhees and Johannes Coerte Van Voorhees Roeloff Lucasse Van Voorhees. He was living on 20 Jun 169 9, when he conveye d property in Gravesend to his son Albert Coert. For a third of a century Dutch families had been removing to New Netherland, where there was room in abundance. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. 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. Van Voorhees, Stephen Albertse Van Voorhees, Jannetje Albertse Vanvoorhees, Willemtje Albertse Van Voorhees, Jan Albertsen Van Voorhees, Mar 8 1654 - Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands, May 24 1727 - Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA, n Coerts Van Voorhees (Born Van Voorhees), Willemtje Roelofs Willempie Van Voorhees (Born Van Voorhees) (born Seubering Seuberinge, Seuberg). Gen. 995 Name(Coert),Byr,pla,Spouse,MD,Dyr-Family Group Sheet of Joseph W Wilson with varifications from __ar Book of Holland Society of New York,1926-25-26-27 pg 249,208;___ of Am. BIOGRAPHY: Albert was also an elder of the Hackensack Church, serving in 1695, 1700/02, 1704, and 1714. Coert Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1637 at Hess, Drenthe, Netherlands. THE FLATLAND S REFORME D CHURC H NOTE-The octagonal church illustrated on page 22 served the congregation for eighty-six years. Ethnologically, the present kingdom of the Netherlands is divisible into three sections, inhabited by the Friesians, Franks, and Saxons respectively. Ancestral File Numbers: Z7GL-NT, GHQ8-12, Z03P-52, 1G68-QSG. 1, page 52 (1996): 1:53. 10 T H E VA N VOORHEES HISTORICAL HANDBOOK and county magistrates-to affix their wax seal to all deeds and papers attested by them. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. The field of the shield was quartered and tinctured and blazoned most nobly ; Two quarters emblazoned with oak trees, and two were with castles resplendent, Noting a union of lines of equal position and standing. Then came the oldest son, Coert, who had encouraged the family migration. It bears the signatures of five men, "all natives of the land of Drenten," who were therefore competent to testify in the case, since Jan Elten's parents had lived in the village of Zwigel in that province. Apr. Entry Cites John Reynolds Totten, "Van Der Beek Family Notes", New York Genealogical & Biographical Record Vol. Maria Jean Pratt Hopper, The Hopper Family Genealogy, Descendants of Andries Willemszen Hoppe(n) of New Amsterdam 1651-1658, The First Six Generations (Montvale, N.J.: M.J.P. Preparations were begun with the purpose of sailing inthe spring of that year. In 1664, he was a magistrate of what is now Flatlands [4] and founder of the Dutch Reformed Church in present-day Flatlands, Brooklyn . Later studies make it possible for us to come a little closer to the facts as the documents reveal them. The minutes of this court are contained in the Ordcl Bocck, or ordeal book or book of sentences. and his Descendants in America Published by the Van Voorhees Association Second and Revised Edition June, 1932 THE VAN VOORHEES ASSOCIATION Organized January 16, 1932 To commemorate in1935 the 275th anniversary of the coming to New Amsterdam in 1660 of Steven Coerte, Van Voorhees, his wife, five sons and three daughters, and their settlement at Flatlands on Long Island. Nov. 1746), Albert Coerte Van Voorhees+ (c 1673 - c 1748), Neeltje Coertse Van Voorhees+ (30. 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. Ch. Parents were entered in one way when a child was baptized, and in a very different way when later other children were presented. In 1568 the United Provinces, which then included Belgium, began their revoltagainst his rule. It has since been widely used by members of the family. Geni requires JavaScript! It also states that the bell was brought to Amersfoort on the 27th of August, 1686, by Jan Alberts (Terhune). He died 1702 in New York. In the will of his brother-in-law, Jan Kiersen or Kierstede. They sailed on a ship "De Bonte Koe" (the Spotted Cow) captained by Pieter Lucasz. Vanvoorhees, Merghin Stevense Van Voorhees, Merghen Stevense Vanvoorhees, Marchien Stevense Vanvoorhees, Hendrickje Stephense Van Voorhe Circa 1729 - Flatlands, Long Island, New York, USA. A tradition persists in the family of one of the name, who visited Drente some decades ago, that they were given because of heroic deeds in warfare, for which there had been abundant opportunity. T. CONTENTS PAGE I THE FAMILY GENEALOGIST AND HIS WORK 1 II THE FAMILY COAT OF ARMS 7 III ORIGIN OF THE VAN VOORHEES FAMILY 11 IV STEVEN COERTEN'S MIGRATION 16 VSTATE AND CHURCH ON LONG ISLAND 22 VI THE FAMILY ARRIVES AT NEW AMERSFOORT 26 VII LETTERS FROM THE HOME LAND 38 VIII THE VAN VOORHEES FAMILY AT GRAVESEND 42 IX VAN VOORHEES FAMILIES IN NEW JERSEY 47 X THE DUTCH COLLEGE ON THE RARITAN 54 XI THE FIRST CLERGYMAN 58 XII IN THE WAR FOR AMERICAN INDPENDANCE 61 XIII FRIENDS OF WASHINGTON 63 XIV CAPTAIN PETER VOORHEES, HERO AND MARTYR 66 XV THE WILDERNESS TRAIL 69 XVI A TALE FROM THE WAR OF 1812 75 XVII A VOORHEES IN NAVAL ANNALS 79 XVIII THE FAMILY IN LOUISIANA 83 XIX FOUNDERS OF A CENTURY-OLD FIRM 92 XX DANIEL VAN VOORHIS, SILVERSMITH 95 XXI A STORY FROM MEXICO 97 XXII MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY IN POLITICAL LIFE 101 XXIII THE VOORHEES COLONNADE IN DENVER 109 XXIV A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROJECT 112 XXV Two MEMBERS OF SPIRITUAL VISION 116 XXVI Two VOORHEES REUNIONS 119 FOREWORD The plan to form a Van Voorhees Association was approved at a meeting held in the Church House of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatlands, Brooklyn, New York, January 16, 1932. Derived, it is said, directly from Stephen, the first Christian martyr:- Stephen Coerte, Van Voorhees, the name that appeared on the Bontekoe's record To this vessel he trusted his all, for with him came Vrouw Van Voorhees, And also five sons and three daughters, the children that blessed their union. Y. EXECUTIV E COMMITTE E The ofhcers and I r v i ng \ V tison Voorh ees. 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." Families were advised to provide for two years in case crops failed the first year. 25 Sep 1640 Lincoln C. Cocheu, "The Van Kouwenhoven-Conover Family", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol.70-71,81-83 (1939-40, 1950-52): 71:71. 54.] ["Documentary History of New York," Vol. It is not thought necessary to copy all these unusual spellings. J., at a local family reunion, will be deemed a fitting conclusion to this first publication of the VA N VOORHEES ASSOCIATION. 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. As these copies are inaccessible to most members of the present generation it is deemed fitting to print a Condensed Genealogy to enable those who are interested to trace their ancestral lines, and the degree of rela tionship they bear to other members of the family. Voorhees, Cornelia Albertse Westervelt (born van Voorhees), Margritie Albertse Alyea (born Van Voorhees), Willemptje Albertse Van Voorhee 1654 - Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Nederland, May 14 1727 - Hackensack, Bergen County, Province of New Jersey, Steven Stephen van Voorhees, Willemtje Roelofs Willempie Seubering Seuberinge, Seuberg, Jelletje Reiniers Helletje Tilletje, Hilletje Wizzlepenning, Magdaleen Elena Helena, Magdalena van der Schuere. Christianity was brought first to the inhabitants of the present Netherlands about A.D. 696, when the bishopric of Utrecht was founded. 27-Jul-1704, d. 23-Oct-1779 Petrus Van Voorhees b. He was Captain of the Militia in 1689. It may be the order of their birth, though there are reasons to indicate that the three girls were older than Albert, and that Aeltje and Jannetje were twins. The prevailing mode of writing it now, however, is Voorhees, without the prefix 'Van,' such being the spelling used in the counties [5] of New Jersey, except Bergen where it is almost universally written Voorhis without the 'Van.' 4 states that Aelbert Stevense was installed as elder for the west side 25 July 1686. (Research):BIOGRAPHY: He came to New Amsterdam with his parents aboard the Bonte Koe in 1660. In time the momentous decision was reached ; he and his family would seek a new home in New Netherland. Hendrickje Stevense Van Voorhees was born in 1655 to Willempie Roelofse Seubering, age 36, and Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, age 55. Van Voorhees was spelled in many ways, and Voorhees in several others. The last sixty pages are devoted to an index. ", New Netherland Connections Vol. OFFICERS ELECTED MA Y 21, 1932 "*-'President, Rev. He was a magistrate, 1664 and 1673. Taken as a whole, the population of northern Netherlands is probably more purely Nordic than the nations to the east or south. Jan; parents: Barend Jurriaansz, Aaltje Stephens; op Utrecht; witnesses: Jan Stephensz, Hendrikje Stephensz. He was the youngest of three children. DEATH: The dates of death for Albert and Elena are not currently known. HISTORICAL Handbook OF TH E VAN VOORHEES FAMILY IN TH E NETHERLANDS AND AMERICA WIT H ILLUSTRATIONS STEPHEN J. VOORHIES T H E VAN VOORHEES ASSOCIATION 193 5 Copyright 1935 by the V A N VOORHEE S ASSOCIATIO N Organized January 16. Seven states are already represented on our membership list. Baptisms in the Reformed Dutch Church of Brooklyn as per the records of said Church from Oct. 31, 1660 to Dec 13, 1719: From Corporation Manual of the City of Brooklyn, 1869, pages 448 to 504; FHL film #0017529, item 4 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939), Copied and translated from the Dutch by Teunis G. Bergen. Abstracting Lib. This title, applied to our ancester, the oldest son of Coert Alberts, gives some indication of the status of the family in the Netherlands, and also of the respect accorded this member in the land of his aa option. Then in 1683 the territory in and about New York was divided into counties, the western end of Long Island being called Kings County, with boundaries about as they are today. New Amersfoort was previously the site of an anc This our genealogist had not learned, for he used Coerte and Stevense for both sons and daughters. This far inland location became the site of a very early, if not the earliest, white settlement on Long Island for a very sound reason. 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. Thereafter new methods were introduced, and the use of Dutch names was discouraged. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. His will is not extant, but on a copy of a document of 1679, five years before his death, the name is written Steven Coerten. William Cosby, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the Provinces of New York and New Jersey, and the Territories thereon depending in America, Vice-Admiral of the same, and Colonel in his Majestie's Army, etc. Albert Stevense Van Voorhees, of Flatlands, L.I., and afterwards of Hackensack, Bergen Co., N.J., b. ; d. ; m. 1st, Barrentje Willemse, b. ; d. ; m. 2d, Apr. Later researches add something to the information here given regarding the family and its name in the Netherlands, as is revealed in the next chapter. It is hoped that the appended lines, that form the beginning and closing stanzas of a poem that was read on July n , 1905, at High Bridge, N . Have you taken a DNA test? 1637, d. ca. Later still some moved to Louisiana, Colorado, and California. If a person who had no arms was made a schepen he was practically obliged to assume a coat-of-arms, and these remained in almost all instances the arms of the family. Steven Coerte, married Agatha Janse. 1678 Marriage / Union: Jan Stevense van Voorhees (m. Mar 17th, 1678 ) 1681 Marriage / Union: Jan Stevense van Voorhees (m. ~1681 ) 1681 Marriage / Union: Albert Stevense van Voorhees (m. Apr 24th, 1681 ) 1681 Individual: Stephen Schenck (bpt. In 1660 the congregation in Breukelen withdrew from the collegiate arrangement, and built its own church. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Very sick and weak in body he mentions his brothers and sisters in Holland (who are not named), his brother Koert Stevensen, his wife's sister Maritie who lived in Holland, his wife's half-brothers and half-sisters names Lucas Stevensen, John Stevensen, Albert Stevensen and the heirs of Aeltie Stevensen, the heirs of Jannetje Stevensen and the heirs of Hendrickkie Stevensen. 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. 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. It is thus described in an early document : "The Course lies toward the Canary Islands, thence to the Indian Islands,then toward the mainland of Virginia, steering right across, leaving the Bahamas on the left, and the Bermudas on the right, where the winds are variable with which the land is made." Will of his brother-in-law, Jan Kiersen or Kierstede part of Geni 21 1932! 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