Individual Details

From newsletter of the Van Voorhees Association; Vol 6, No 1; 1988: The name of the first wife was found on the marriage certificate of daughter of Marchien. She was mentioned on the certificate as a daughter of "Steven Cours and the late Aaltjen Wessels."
After the death of Aeltjen, Steven married (2) in Holland WILLEMPIE ROELOFSE SEBRING born about 1619; died 1690; daughter of Roelof Sebring and (unknown). Steven was apparently a man with some means as he was able to provide for his family for several months before purchasing several acres of land in the village of Amersfoort in New Amsterdam. He also purchased all of the equipment needed to start a brewing business. He was a respected member of the community entering into the civic and religious affairs. Several tracts of land were passed to his heirs when he died 16 Feb 1684. He left will dated 25 Aug 1677.

Steven emigrated in April 1660 on the Bontekoe (Spotted Cow) with his wife and all of his children except for two daughters. He was a member of the Flatlands Dutch Curch in 1677 and on the assessment rolls in 1675 and 1683. He was a Magistrate in 1664 and on a Patent of 1677.
A register of the ancestors of Dorr Eugene Felt and Agnes (McNulty) Felt; North America, Family Histories; Ancestry.com

Birth	1600	Farm of Voorhees, Drenthe, Netherlands
Death	16 Feb 1684	Flatlands, Kings County, Long Island, New York
Marriage		Netherlands - Willempie Sebring

Spouse	Aeltje Wessels ( - )
Child	Coert Stevense Van Voorhees (1637 - 1699)

Spouse	Willempie Sebring (1619 - 1690)
Child	Lucas Van Voorhees (1650 - 1724)