John Vandervoort, Schoolmaster of Brooklyn, NY

John Vandervoort, Schoolmaster of Bedford, Brooklyn, NY

John Vandervoort was well known in his time, in part because he served as schoolmaster in Bedford for upwards of 60 years.  However, much of the rest of his personal life has been forgotten.  His designation as schoolmaster in many records and his marriage to his cousin, Lea Vandervoort, helped to establish his parents.  John's step-children were discussed in an earlier post, "The Grandchildren of Teunis Gysbert Bogart", but it was unknown if he had any children of his own.  In one of those serendipitous moments, an article published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle over thirty years after his death was recently discovered which revealed who his heirs were.

Descendants of John Vandervoort, Schoolmaster of Bedford, Brooklyn, NY

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN⁵ VANDERVOORT  (JAN⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was baptized 26 Dec 1728 in New Utrecht, NY, and died 21 Dec 1814 in Bedford, Kings Co., NY.  He married (1) JANE VAN ENDEN 18 Apr 1761 in NY¹, daughter of ABRAHAM VAN ENDEN and ELSJE MITSELL.  She was born circa 1744 in NY, and died bef. 1770.  He married (2) LEAH VANDERVOORT 12 Jan 1770 in DRC of Hopewell, Dutchess, NY, daughter of JOHN VANDERVOORT and ELIZABETH ANDRIESSEN.  She was born circa 1743 in NY.

John Vandervoort as schoolmaster

He was a witnesses for a couple of wills:

Jacob Blom, Wallabought, will proved 10 Apr 1797, attested to by John Vandervoort, schoolmaster.

Kings Co., NY, Wills, Vol 1, p. 227.

Page 517.—In the name of God, Amen. The twenty-fifth day of August, 1780. I, PETER VAN DE WATER, of Bedford, Township of Brooklyn, Kings County, yeoman, being very sick and weak in Body. … I make my brother, Barnardus Van De Water, and my neighbor, Leffert Lefferts, executors.

Witnesses, Jonathan Van der Voort, of Kings County, schoolmaster, Barrent Lefferts, of Kings County, yeoman, Lambert Andress. Proved, May 6, 1782.

Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume X. Oct 23, 1780-Nov 5, 1782), p. 228 ABSTRACTS OF WILLS—LIBER 34.

In 1721 there was a school at Bedford Corners, which for some sixty years was taught by John Vandervoort, who was imprisoned during the Revolution.  It lasted until 1812.

A History of Long Island : From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, by Peter Ross and Juergen Beck, p. 33.

John VANDERVOORT took charge of the school in 1748 [others say 1748-1750], and is supposed to have been its second teacher, and he taught there for sixty years, except during the Revolution when he was imprisoned by the British.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 25 December 1887, Page 10, OLD VILLAGE AND ROAD

"On the 21 inst. at Bedford, L.I. in the 77th year of his age, Mr. John Vandervoort,....He had devoted his whole life, from the age of 16, to...teaching schools....for 61 years in the above village...

Paper: Columbian, published as The Columbian; Date: 12-30-1814; Volume: V; Issue: 1585; Page: [3]; Location: New York, New York

John Vandervoort as a prisoner

On the 15th occurred the occupation of New York island by the British, which is thus described by Gen. Jeremiah Johnson, an eyewitness: " In the evening of the 14th,1 the Phoenix and Dutchess of Gordon frigates passed New York, with a large number of batteaux: the frigates anchored opposite Kip's Bay,2 where the Rose joined them. The batteaux were placed near the (Long Island) shore, at the house of Peter Kolyer.' Early on the morning of the 15th, a division of the British army marched from Brooklyn, through Bushwick, to the shore at Mr. Kolyer's, where they embarked on board of the batteaux at high-water. About 7 o'clock the ships opened a heavy fire of round and grape shot upon the shore, to scour off the enemy. The firing continued an hour and a half: when the leading boats passed the ships, the firing ceased. The boats passed to the shore, and all the troops landed in safety. We may be incorrect as to dates, but the facts are as stated. I saw the scene. It was a fine morning, and the spectacle was sublime. Thomas Skillman, of Bushwick, and John Vandervoort, and Jacob Bloom, of Brooklyn, with their families, were at Kip's Bay, in the house of Mr. Kip, when the cannonading of the three British frigates, which lay opposite the house, commenced. The cannon-balls were driven through the house. This induced them to take to the cellar for safety, where they were out of danger. After the landing the men were sent to prison in New York, and the next day their families returned to Long Island. When the troops landed, a line was formed across the island to the North River, to inclose the Americans in New York.'In vain is the net of the fowler spread in the sight of any bird:' the American rear-guard had escaped."

A History of the City of Brooklyn. by Stiles, Henry Reed, p. 292. [1776]

This period of imprisonment is probably the time referred to in the biography of John Vandervoort, the schoolmaster.  This note associates Jacob Bloom and John Vandervoort and the implies John Vandervoort had a family. 

The Family of John Vandervoort

John was baptized 26 Dec 1728 at the Reformed Dutch of New Utrecht, NY, witness Joseph Joseph Hegeman²

An abstract of the marriage bond of his first marriage reads:

18 Apr 1761 Vandervoort, Jaen, of Kings Co., schoolmaster and Jane Van Anden of Kings Co., spinster.  Jaen Vandervoort, Teunis Bogart [4:154]

New York Marriage Bonds, 1753-1783, by Kenneth Scott, p. 440.

The fellowbondsman, Teunis Bogart, was the husband of John’s future second wife, Leah Vandervoort.

Teunis Bogart probably died before the will of his father, Teunis Gysbert Bogart', was written on 22 Jun 1767 when he does not mention Teunis directly, but does leave a bequest to “my grandchildren, the children of my son Teunis

Abstracts of Wills in the Surrogate Office, City of New York, Vol 7, p. 146-7

See the author’s earlier post on “The Grandchildren of Teunis Bogart” for more information on them.

John married Teunis’ widow, Leah Vandervoort, on 12 Jan 1770 at the Reformed Dutch Church of Hopewell, Dutchess, NY.

Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Hopewell. N.Y., 1758-1817. transcribed by Dingman Versteeg, Family History Library Film 1016561.

John’s heirs are mentioned n the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on 15 Apr 1846, p. 2, in an article about a hearing in the Kings County Circuit, Oyer and Terminer Court regarding the ownership of land in Bedford, Brooklyn, NY.  It was claimed by Elsje Hinchman, sole heirs to Jacob (actually John, the author admitted they had not been attentive in court) Vandervoort.  Mr. Vandervoort had been a long time teacher at Public School 3, that he had been taken prisoner during the revolutionary war and died in 1814.  He had three daughters, Jane (died in 1830), Elizabeth (now deceased) and Elsje. 

After Jane’s death, Elsje and Elizabeth sold land in Brooklyn:

27 Nov 1833 Elsie Hinchman, widow, and Elizabeth Vandervoort, single woman, of Brooklyn, sell to Isaac Cortelyou, land in Brooklyn.

Kings Co., NY Deeds Vol 39, p. 154

Of John’s daughters, Jane was named after his first wife, Elsje was named after his first wife’s mother, and Elizabeth was named after his 2nd wife's mother.

  

Child of JOHN VANDERVOORT and JANE VAN ENDEN is:

                   i.    JANE⁶ VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1769, NY; d. 1830, Bedford, Kings, NY.

Children of JOHN VANDERVOORT and LEAH VANDERVOORT are:

2.               ii.    ELSJE⁶ VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1771, NY; d. Aft. 1849.

                 iii.    ELIZABETH VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1773, NY; d. Bef. 1846.

Generation No. 2

2.  ELSJE⁶ VANDERVOORT (JOHN⁵, JAN⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born circa 1771 in NY, and died Aft. 1849.  She married BENJAMIN HINCHMAN.  He died 1833 in Brooklyn, NY.

Elsje Vandervoort married Benjamin Hinchman who owned land in Bedford.  You can see a map of Bedford showing the school and Benjamin Hinchman's property.  The property on the map passing from Benjamin Hinchman to J.P. Brinkerhoff, probably Isaac Brinkerhoff.

http://www.panix.com/~cassidy/stilesv1/v1c9/267map.html

Elsje’s family is identified in a deed executed by the heirs of her husband, Benjamin Hinchman:

7 May 1835 Elsie Hinchman, widow, Abraham Hinchman, William Hinchman, Benjamin Hinchman and Susan his wife, Isaac Brinkerhoff and Maria his wife, Joseph Tuthill and Elsie his wife, all of the City of Brooklyn, heirs at law of Benjamin Hinchman, late of Brooklyn, deceased on or about 21 Sep 1833, sell to Whitead J Cornell land in Brooklyn.

Kings Co., NY Deeds, Vol 50, p. 302

Elsje was living with her son-in-law, Isaac Brinkerhoff, in Brooklyn, Ward 9, Kings Co., NY, age 79.  Elsje appears to be living with her son-in-law in 1840.  Benjamin Hinchman, living next door, is likely her son, compare 1840 census to 1850 census of Hempstead, Queens, NY where Benjamin, Jr., had moved to.

Children of ELSJE VANDERVOORT and BENJAMIN HINCHMAN are:

3.                i.    MARIA⁷ HINCHMAN, b. 1806, NY.

4.               ii.    BENJAMIN HINCHMAN, b. 1808, NY; d. 15 Mar 1898, Brooklyn, NY.

                 iii.    WILLIAM HINCHMAN, b. circa 1816, NY.

    He was living with his brother, Benjamin, in the 1850 census of Hempstead, Queens, NY,      in 1850. No further trace.

5.              iv.    ELSJE HINCHMAN, b. 1799, NY; d. 1841, Brooklyn, NY.

                  v.    ABRAHAM HINCHMAN, b. NY.

Generation No. 3

3.  MARIA⁷ HINCHMAN (ELSJE⁶ VANDERVOORT, JOHN⁵, JAN⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born 1806 in NY.  She married ISAAC BRINKERHOFF.  He was born 1808 in NY.

1840 census North Ward of Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, shows 3 daughters in the household.

       

Children of MARIA HINCHMAN and ISAAC BRINKERHOFF are:

                   i.    SARAH⁸ BRINKERHOFF, b. 1832, NY.

                  ii.    JANE E. BRINKERHOFF, b. 1834, NY.

                 iii.    DAUGHTER BRINKERHOFF, b. circa 1836, NY.

4.  BENJAMIN⁷ HINCHMAN (ELSJE⁶ VANDERVOORT, JOHN⁵, JAN⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born 1808 in NY, and died 15 Mar 1898 in Brooklyn, NY.  He married SUSAN RAYNOR.  She was born 1812 in NY.

His probate record:

"New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3GD-DNNS-5G?cc=1466356&wc=MPHK-VDJ%3A44954901%2C115639801%2C116263201 : 21 May 2014), Kings County > Hi > Hinchman, Benjamin (1898) > image 1 of 37; Surrogate Court, Brooklyn.

       

Children of BENJAMIN HINCHMAN and SUSAN RAYNOR are:

                   i.    CORNELIA⁸ HINCHMAN, m. UNKNOWN ANTHONY.

                  ii.    WILLIAM HINCHMAN.

                 iii.    SUSAN HINCHMAN, m. UNKNOWN CRUIKSHANK.

                 iv.    BENJAMIN HINCHMAN.

5.  ELSJE⁷ HINCHMAN (ELSJE⁶ VANDERVOORT, JOHN⁵, JAN⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born 1799 in NY, and died 1841 in Brooklyn, NY.  She married JOSEPH TUTHILL.  He died 1883 in Brooklyn, NY.

       

Children of ELSJE HINCHMAN and JOSEPH TUTHILL are:

                   i.    JOHN⁸ TUTHILL, b. 1826.

                  ii.    RUTH ANN TUTHILL, b. 1828.

                 iii.    BENJAMIN TUTHILL, b. 1831.

                 iv.    KATE CONSTANCE TUTHILL, b. 1833.

Endnotes

1.  NY License.

2.  The Baptismal Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Utrecht, Long Island : 1718-1741, by Walter Griffin, #179.

3.  NY License.

Abraham, son of John Vandervoort and Magdalena Huysman

The Family of Abraham⁴, son of John Vandervoort and Magdalena Huysman

As noted in the earlier post “The Family of John³ Vandervoort (Paul², Michael¹) and Magdalena Huysman,” Wilson V. Ledley’s article, “The Vandervoort-Vanderford Family”, published in the RECORD only went through the third generation.[1]  In his discussion of John³ Van Der Voort (Paul², Michael¹),[2] he suggested that John’s son, Charel⁴, and his family were living with them at the time of the census of 1731.  Though never published, his notes suggest that he believed Charel’s children[3] included Abraham, born about 1726. 

As noted in the author’s earlier post, because of the ages of the residents, only Charel’s son, Jan⁵, was probably living with the family, the others being children of John Vandervoort and Magdalena Huysman. Abraham⁴ was probably one of those children, though there are no primary source records that show who parents were.  Abraham would have been named after his maternal uncle (his mother's half-brother), Abraham Huysman,

Abraham married Margaret Caljer before 11 Mar 1750 when their son, Jan, was baptized at the Reformed Dutch Church of Flatbush, NY.[4]  Margaret died before 04 Aug 1750 when Abraham married second Sarah Conselje at the Reformed Dutch Church of New York.[5]  Sarah was named as the wife of Abraham Vandervoort in the will of her father, Peter Conselje, written in Bushwick, Kings, NY on 10 Feb 1768.[6]  Though the timing is tight, Sarah probably died before 21 Dec 1768, the date of Abraham’s license to marry third Elizabeth Gibson,[7] a widow of Kings Co., NY.

Abraham was a witness to the will of John Messerol of Bushwick, NY dated 5 Feb 1756.[8]  He witnessed the will of Abraham Lequire of Bushwick, NY dated 4 Oct 1757.[9]  He paid quit rent in Bushwick on 19 Apr 1760.[10]  He was a witness for the will of Teunis Woertman of Bushwick, NY dated 16 Jan 1763.[11]  He also witnessed the will of Annetje Calyer, widow of Jacobus Calyer, late of Bushwick, on 8 Aug 1766.[12]  He was noted as superannuated in a list of loyalists and “doubtful” men[13] of about August 1777, so he was born before 1732.

There is some support for Abraham’s placement in this family based on the naming of his children.  Abraham and Margaret’s children included:

1)   probably Jacob⁵, born about 1748.  Margaret’s parents are unknown, so he could be named after his paternal uncle, Jacob Vandervoort, or his unknown maternal grandfather.

2)  Jan, baptized 11 Mar 1749/50,[14] named after his paternal grandfather.

Abraham and Sarah’s children included:

3)   Peter, baptized 25 Mar 1753,[15] named after his maternal grandfather, Peter Conselje.[16]

4)   Francis,[17] born about 1758, named after his paternal uncle-in-law, Francis Titus.[18]

The family of Jacob⁵ Vandervoort

Abraham’s son, Jacob⁵, was of Kings Co., NY, when he married Margaret Bennet with license dated 8 Jun 1773.[19]  It is unknown if they had children and the family is not found in the 1790 or 1800 Federal census, so Jacob⁵ probably died by 1790.  However, one probable child is Jacob⁶, based on a process of elimination.  He appears first in the 1810 census of Bushwick, aged 16 – 26.  Others were living in the household, who probably include his wife and possibly siblings of his or his wife’s, so he was probably married by 1810.

Jacob⁶ married Maria Vandervoort, daughter of John Vandervoort.[20]  Unfortunately, Jacob⁶ also apparently died young as he does not appear in any later census.  His widow, Maria, married second Henry Noyes by 1830 where the family appears in the 1830 census of Bushwick,[21] however, without any children.  Henry was not found in later census records.  Henry and Mary were divorced by 13 July 1845.[22]  They were probably divorced before 1 Apr 1835 when Mary Vandervoort, Maria Vandervoort Noyse’s mother, mortgaged land in trust for Maria Noyse’ children, Jacob⁷ Vandervoort and Mary Ann⁷ McGuire.[23]

Jacob⁷ Vandervoort married a woman named Jane before 1 Apr 1835 where she is mentioned in the deed referenced earlier.  Jane is also mentioned in a deed on 20 Jan 1837.[24]  Jane probably died by 25 Sep 1852 when she is not mentioned in a deed,[25] by Jacob Vandervoort, now of Brooklyn, for land in Bushwick where he previously lived.  Though uncertain, this Jacob is probably the one who appears in the 1850- 1870 censuses of Brooklyn, NY.[26]  He married a woman named Mary from Scotland by 1850 and given the names of some of their children: Bridget, Theresa and Michael, it would seem that Jane had died by about 1840 and that Mary was the mother of most, if not all, the children in that census.  Mary appears to have died by 1852 when she also is not mentioned in the deed referenced above.  From the 1855 census of Brooklyn, Jacob appears to have married another woman named Mary about 1852, much younger than his previous wife, and this time from Ireland.  Jacob died on 18 May 1870 in Brooklyn, NY where his will was proved.[27]  In it he mentions his wife, unnamed, and his children by “said” wife, Mary Ann, Margaret, Ellen and Catherine.  He also mentions his sons: Michael, Jacob and Thomas, and his daughters: Maria Walters (wife of George) and Theresa Vandervoort.  He also mentions his daughter, Bridget, buried in the Lutheran cemetery.  Though not specified, the second group of sons and daughters appear to be children of his first wife.  The census records for Brooklyn for 1850 - 1870 for the family are confusing.  Jacob is listed once as John, once as being born in Ireland, and born sometime between 1800 and 1810.  His wife, Mary, listed once as Theresa (probably a mistake for the daughter), was born in Ireland or New York, sometime between 1812 and 1834.  Their children are all listed in these census records, but their ages vary widely.  None of his children have been traced further.

Mary Ann⁷ Vandervoort married John McGuire[28] on 14 Oct 1832 at Bushwick, NY.  They had six children, including:

1)   Mary, born 15 Dec 1833, Bushwick, NY;

2)   Thomas, born 06 Apr 1835, Bushwick, NY;

3)   John, born 29 Apr 1837, Bushwick, NY;

4)   Rebecca, born circa 1840, Williamsburg, NY;

5)   Sarah, born circa 1845, Williamsburg, NY; and

6)   Martha, born circa 1847, Williamsburg, NY

Mary Voorhees, age 70, was living with her son-in-law, John Maguire, in Williamsburg, NY in 1850.[29]

The family of Jan⁵ Vandervoort

Abraham’s son, Jan⁵, married Mary Wiltse on 06 Dec 1781 in NY.  On 18 Aug 1795, both John Vandervoort and Francis Vandervoort [his cousin] sign as Freeholders of Bushwick for the sale of property in Bushwick.  On 24 Dec 1816 John Vandervoort and Maria his wife of Bushwick sold land in Bushwick to Praw Devoe.[30]  The will[31] of John Vandervoort of Bushwick, NY was dated 29 Mar 1819.  It mentions wife, Maria, son Abraham, son John, daughter, Maria & her children.  The executors were William Conselyea and Gabriel Debevoise and his wife, Maria.  He died before the will was proved 7 March 1825.

On 29 Jan 1835 Mary Vandervoort, widow [of Jan⁵], of Bushwick, John⁶ Vandervoort [son of Mary] and Margaret his wife of Bushwick of the first part and Morgan Smith of the second part sell land in Bushwick willed to John by his father.  It was witnessed by John Vandervoort, Jr [son of John⁶ and Margaret] and Malvina his wife, Jane Vandervoort and William Henry and Margaret [daughter of John⁶ and Margaret] his wife.[32]  Mary died on 14 Jan 1839.

The family of Francis⁵ Vandervoort

The parentage of Francis⁵ has been lost by some of his descendants.  Family histories[33] state that Francis was left by his father, name unknown, with the family of Fulkert Fulkertson and Marytje Van Deusen, prosperous farmers in Bushwick.  His father was never seen again, and Francis was basically adopted by the Fulkertsons.  However, an obituary of Francis’ son, Abraham⁶, states “The deceased was a lineal descendant of the original Vandervoorts who settled Bushwick.”  Given the history of Abraham⁴ Vandervoort outlined above, Abraham⁶ was almost certainly his grandson.

Francis⁵ married Ida Van Deursen, daughter of Peter Van Deursen and Maria Hildreth, baptized on 24 May 1758.[34]  Her name is given in the baptismal records of two of their children: Mary on 17 Nov 1795, and Abraham on 7/9/1798.[35]  Francis died on 20 Dec 1831 as stated in an affidavit[36] which also mentions his wife, Ida, children Francis, Abraham, Lucretia, Mary, and grandchildren (of Fulkert) Ida, Elizabeth, Lucretia, Cornelia.

Mary Van Deursen, widow of Folkert Folkertson of Bushwick mentioned earlier, left a will as Mary Collins[37] (widow of William Collins[38]) dated 17 May 1786, leaving to her sister, Ida Van Deursen, and Francis Vandervoort the proceeds of the sale of her farm and other items to “share and share alike”.  Other things were bequeathed specifically to Ida, while property that had belonged to her first husband, Folkert Folkertson, were given to Francis.  Given the wording, it is likely Francis Vandervoort and Ida Van Deursen were engaged at the time, but not yet married.

Genealogical Summary

 

Descendants of Abraham Vandervoort

 

Generation No. 4

 

1.  ABRAHAM⁴ VANDERVOORT (JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born circa 1718 in NY, and died aft. 1776.  He married (1) MARGARET CALJER.    He married (2) SARAH CONSELJE 04 Aug 1750 in DRC New Amsterdam, NY, daughter of PETER CONSELJE and SARAH MILLER.  She was born 1720 - 1730, and died aft. 1767.  He married (3) ELIZABEH GIBSON 21 Dec 1768 in NY.

 

Children of ABRAHAM VANDERVOORT and MARGARET CALJER are:

2.                i.    JACOB⁵ VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1748, Kings, NY.

3.               ii.    JAN VANDERVOORT, bap. 11 Mar 1749/50, near Flatbush, NY; d. bef. 07 Mar 1825, Bushwick, NY.

      

Children of ABRAHAM VANDERVOORT and SARAH CONSELJE are:

                 iii.    PETER⁵ VANDERVOORT, baptized. 25 Mar 1753 at the Reformed Dutch Church of Flatbush, NY.

4.              iv.    FRANCIS VANDERVOORT, b. 1755 - 1768, Bushwick, NY; d. 20 Dec 1831, Bushwick, Kings, NY.

 

Generation No. 5

 

2.  JACOB⁵ VANDERVOORT (ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born circa 1748 in Kings, NY.  He married MARGARET BENNET 08 Jun 1773 in Kings Co., NY, daughter of WILLIAM BENNET and ANNETJE HOLSAERT.  She was born 04 Sep 1749 in NY.

      

Child of JACOB VANDERVOORT and MARGARET BENNET is:

5.                i.    JACOB⁶ VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1784; d. bef. 1835, Kings, NY.

 

3.  JAN⁵ VANDERVOORT (ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was bap. 11 Mar 1749/50 in near Flatbush, NY, and died bef. 07 Mar 1825 in Bushwick, NY.  He married MARY WILSEY 06 Dec 1781 in NY.  She was born 1750 - 1760, and died 14 Jan 1839 in Bushwick, NY.

 

Children of JAN VANDERVOORT and MARY WILSEY are:

6.                i.    ABRAHAM⁶ VANDERVOORT, b. 28 Jan 1785, NY; d. 05 Mar 1849, Bushwick, Kings, NY.

7.               ii.    JOHN VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1788, NY.

8.              iii.    MARIA VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1790, NY; d. 28 Mar 1867, Kings, NY.

 

4.  FRANCIS⁵ VANDERVOORT (ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born 1755 - 1768 in Bushwick, NY, and died 20 Dec 1831 in Bushwick, Kings, NY.  He married IDA VAN DEURSEN, daughter of PETER VAN DEURSEN and MARIA HILDRETH.  She was bap. 28 May 1758 in near NYC, NY.

 

Children of FRANCIS VANDERVOORT and IDA VAN DEURSEN are:

9.                i.    FULKERT F.⁶ VANDERVOORT, b. bef. 1790, Bushwick, Kings, NY; d. bef. 01 Apr 1831, Bushwick, LI, NY.

10.             ii.    FRANCIS VANDERVOORT, b. 1791, Kings, NY; d. 18 Aug 1875, Linden, NJ.

11.            iii.    LUCRETIA LEFFERTS VANDERVOORT, b. 26 Jan 1792, Bushwick, Kings, NY; d. 08 May 1835.

12.            iv.    MARY VANDERVOORT, b. 17 Nov 1795, Bushwick, Kings, NY.

13.             v.    ABRAHAM VANDERVOORT, b. 19 May 1798, Kings, NY; d. 19 Sep 1877, Williamsburg, Kings, NY.

 

Generation No. 6

 

5.  JACOB⁶ VANDERVOORT (JACOB⁵, ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born circa 1784, and died bef. 1835 in Kings, NY.  He married MARIA VANDERVOORT, daughter of JAN VANDERVOORT and MARY WILSEY.  She was born circa 1790 in NY, and died 28 Mar 1867 in Kings, NY.

       

Children of JACOB VANDERVOORT and MARIA VANDERVOORT are:

                   i.    MARY ANN⁷ VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1812; d. circa 1848; m. JOHN MCGUIRE, 14 Oct 1832, Bushwick, NY; b. 1793, NY.

                  ii.    JACOB VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1805, NY; d. 18 May 1870, Brooklyn, Kings, NY; m. (1) JANE UNKNOWN, circa 1830; m. (2) MARY UNKNOWN, circa 1840; b. circa 1813, Scotland; m. (3) MARY UNKNOWN, circa 1852; b. circa 1828, Ireland.

 

6.  ABRAHAM⁶ VANDERVOORT (JAN⁵, ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born 28 Jan 1785 in NY, and died 05 Mar 1849 in Bushwick, Kings, NY.  He married (1) MARGARET GILBERT, daughter of EBENEZER GILBERT and MARGARET UNKNOWN.  She died circa 1820 in Bushwick, Kings, NY.  He married (2) PHEBE EVERETT 25 Jun 1820 in Presbyterian Church of NYC, NY.  She was born 1786 in NY, and died aft. 1869 in Jamaica, NY.

      

Children of ABRAHAM VANDERVOORT and MARGARET GILBERT are:

                   i.    EBENEZER GILBERT⁷ VANDERVOORT, b. 06 Sep 1815, Bushwick, LI, NY.

                  ii.    JACOB VANDERVOORT, b. 29 Apr 1818, Bushwick, LI, NY; d. bef. 1835.

                 iii.    JOHN VANDERVOORT, b. 30 May 1812, Bushwick, Kings, NY.

 

Child of ABRAHAM VANDERVOORT and PHEBE EVERETT is:

                 iv.    BENJAMIN E.⁷ VANDERVOORT, b. 1821, NY; d. 01 Jan 1897, Jamaica, NY; m. SARAH CONKLIN, 15 Oct 1844, Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, NY; b. 18 Aug 1824; d. 09 Dec 1909, Jamicia, NY.

 

7.  JOHN⁶ VANDERVOORT (JAN⁵, ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born circa 1788 in NY.  He married MARGARET VAN COTTS, daughter of WILLIAM VAN COTTS and JANE COLLYER.

 

Children of JOHN VANDERVOORT and MARGARET VAN COTTS are:

                   i.    JANE⁷ VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1810, NY.

                  ii.    JOHN VANDERVOORT, b. 30 May 1812, Bushwick, LI, NY; d. aft. 1850; m. (1) LOUISA UNKNOWN; b. 1834, NY; m. (2) MALVINA KEECH, 13 Oct 1833, Bushwick, NY⁹.

                 iii.    MARGARET VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1814, NY; m. WILLIAM HENRY.

                 iv.    HANNAH VANDERVOORT, b. 1815, Bushwick, Kings, NY; d. 27 Oct 1825, Bushwick, Kings, NY.

                  v.    WILLIAM VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1816, Kings, NY; m. RACHEL UNKNOWN; b. circa 1815.

                 vi.    ELIZABETH VANDERVOORT, b. 22 Aug 1818, Bushwick, LI, NY.

                vii.    PETER JACOB VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1820, NY; d. 11 May 1846.

               viii.    SARAH CATHERINE VANDERVOORT, b. 25 Dec 1822, Bushwick, LI, NY; d. 15 May 1900.

                 ix.    ANNA SKILLMAN VANDERVOORT, b. 28 Nov 1824, Bushwick, Kings, NY.

 

8.  MARIA⁶ VANDERVOORT (JAN⁵, ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born circa 1790 in NY, and died 28 Mar 1867 in Kings, NY.  She married (1) HENRY NOYES.  He was born 1790 - 1800.  She married (2) JACOB VANDERVOORT, son of JACOB VANDERVOORT and MARGARET BENNET.  He was born circa 1784, and died bef. 1835 in Kings, NY.

 

9.  FULKERT F.⁶ VANDERVOORT (FRANCIS⁵, ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born bef. 1790 in Bushwick, Kings, NY, and died bef. 01 Apr 1831 in Bushwick, LI, NY.  He married MARIA BOERUM, daughter of JOHN BOERUM and ELIZABETH DURYEA.  She died aft. 1850.

 

Children of FULKERT VANDERVOORT and MARIA BOERUM are:

                   i.    SON⁷ VANDERVOORT, b. 1800 - 1810, Kings Co., NY; d. bef. 1820.

                  ii.    IDA VANDERVOORT, b. 1804 - 1810, Kings Co., NY; d. Nov 1852; m. ANDREW J. JOHNSON, 28 May 1836, DRC of Bushwick, NY.

                 iii.    ELIZABETH VANDERVOORT, b. 25 Apr 1817, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY; m. AARON C. UNDERHILL, 10 Oct 1837, Brooklyn, NY; b. 22 Mar 1806, Yorktown, NY; d. 13 Feb 1874, Chestnut Ridge, NY.

                 iv.    LUCRETIA VANDERVOORT, b. 16 Dec 1818, Bushwick, LI, NY; d. 22 Dec 1845, Flatlands, NY; m. JEREMIAH SCHENCK, Nov 1839, DRC of Bushwick, NY; b. 17 Mar 1806, NY; d. 19 Sep 1869, Flatlands, NY.

                  v.    FRANCIS VANDERVOORT, b. 12 Feb 1821, Bushwick, LI, NY; d. bef. 1832.

                 vi.    CORNELIA VANDERVOORT, b. Oct 1824, Kings Co., NY; d. 1913; m. CLARKSON UNDERHILL, 21 May 1846, New York City, NY; b. 15 Oct 1821; d. 16 Dec 1900, Poughkeepsie, NY.

 

10.  FRANCIS⁶ VANDERVOORT (FRANCIS⁵, ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born 1791 in Kings, NY, and died 18 Aug 1875 in Linden, NJ.  He married LUCRETIA JOHNSON 13 Nov 1821 in Muitzeskill Reformed Church, Schodack, Rensselaer Co, NY, daughter of ROELOF JOHNSON and MARIA WATTS.  She was born 1805 in NY, and died aft. 1850.

 

Children of FRANCIS VANDERVOORT and LUCRETIA JOHNSON are:

                   i.    FRANCIS OSBORN⁷ VANDERVOORT, b. 08 Nov 1822, Bushwick, LI, NY; m. CASSANDRA L. LEWIS, 12 Apr 1848.

                  ii.    ABRAHAM VANDERVOORT, b. 13 Oct 1824, NY; d. 23 Mar 1878, Newark, NJ; m. ELIZABETH PRUYN, 24 Oct 1848; b. 07 Jun 1823, Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY; d. 13 Jun 1880, Rahway, NJ.

                 iii.    ROBERT JOHNSON VANDERVOORT, b. 20 Mar 1827, Bushwick, Kings, NY; d. aft. 1880; m. ELLEN L. JEFFRIES, 17 Aug 1854, Bushwick, NY; b. 1832, England.

                 iv.    IDA VANDERVOORT, b. 20 Mar 1830, Bushwick, NY; d. 06 Aug 1869, Colchester, New London, CT; m. HENRY MARTIN RAYMOND, 14 Sep 1853, Brooklyn, NY; b. 30 Jun 1829, Colchester, New London, CT; d. 04 Dec 1894, Colchester, New London, CT.

                  v.    ANN JOHNSON VANDERVOORT, b. 04 Jun 1832, Bushwick, LI, NY; d. aft. 1912; m. CALEB DUDLEY

BOYLSTON, 21 Jun 1859, Elizabeth, Union, NJ; b. 1822, Elizabeth, NJ; d. 16 Dec 1912, NY.

                 vi.    JOHN VANDERVOORT, b. 1834, Bushwick, LI, NY.

                vii.    RALPH JOHNSON VANDERVOORT, b. 21 Apr 1835, Bushwick, NY; d. 03 May 1910, Linden, NJ; m. CHARLOTTE BREMEYER, 1874; b. 1840, NY; d. 01 Feb 1907, Newark, Essex, NJ.

               viii.    MARY VANDERVOORT, b. 12 Apr 1837, Bushwick, NY; m. JOHN CARPENTER, 16 Sep 1857, Elizabethtown, NJ.

                 ix.    JOSEPH VANDERVOORT, b. 21 Feb 1839, Bushwick, NY.

                  x.    ELIZABETH VANDERVOORT, b. 11 Nov 1840, Bushwick, NY.

 

11.  LUCRETIA LEFFERTS⁶ VANDERVOORT (FRANCIS⁵, ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born 26 Jan 1792 in Bushwick, Kings, NY, and died 08 May 1835.  She married JOHN MORRELL 06 May 1810 in Brooklyn, NY, son of THOMAS MORRELL and ANNA VANDEWATER.  He was born 07 Mar 1786 in Newtown, Queens, NY, and died 02 Nov 1858.

      

Children of LUCRETIA VANDERVOORT and JOHN MORRELL are:

                   i.    FRANCIS VANDERVOORT⁷ MORRELL, b. 13 Dec 1811, Newtown, Queens, NY; d. 04 May 1898, Brooklyn, NY; m. JANE SIMMONS; b. 1812, NY.

                  ii.    ANNA MORRELL, b. 26 Jan 1814, Newtown, Queens, NY; d. 21 Nov 1827.

                 iii.    IDA MORRELL, b. 11 Jun 1816, Newtown, Queens, NY; d. 23 Dec 1841.

                 iv.    THOMAS MORRELL, b. 15 Mar 1819, Bushwick, Kings, NY.

                  v.    JOHN LEFFERTS MORRELL, b. 02 Aug 1821, Newtown, Queens, NY; d. 05 Oct 1850.

                 vi.    MARY TYLEE MORRELL, b. 20 Nov 1822, Newtown, Queens, NY; d. 07 Jan 1901; m. EDWARD CARROLL FRANKLIN; b. 05 Nov 1822; d. 10 Dec 1885.

                vii.    ABRAHAM VANDERVOORT MORRELL, b. 08 Dec 1825, Bushwick, Kings, NY; d. 06 Dec 1864; m. HARRIET H. LYON.

               viii.    JAMES AINSLE MORRELL, b. 21 Jan 1828, Bushwick, Kings, NY; d. 13 Dec 1831, NY.

                 ix.    LUCRETIA LEFFERTS MORRELL, b. 26 Jan 1830, Of Riders Mills, Columbia, NY; d. 23 Nov 1883; m. THOMAS BENJAMIN RIDER; b. 04 Sep 1823; d. 06 Feb 1883.

                  x.    ANNA MORRELL, b. 08 Jul 1832, of Columbia, NY; m. JONATHAN RIDER POWELL; b. 02 Feb 1828; d. 06 Aug 1917.

 

12.  MARY⁶ VANDERVOORT (FRANCIS⁵, ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born 17 Nov 1795 in Bushwick, Kings, NY.  She married JAMES AINSLIE 06 Apr 1816 in NY.

 

Children of MARY VANDERVOORT and JAMES AINSLIE are:

                   i.    FRANCIS VANDERVOORT⁷ AINSLIE, b. circa 1820; m. JANE CHRISTINA VAN CLEEF; b. 25 Mar 1816; d. 19 Jan 1857.

                  ii.    ELIZABETH AINSLIE, b. 25 Jan 1816, Bushwick, LI, NY.

 

13.  ABRAHAM⁶ VANDERVOORT (FRANCIS⁵, ABRAHAM⁴, JAN³, PAUL², MICHAEL PAULUSZEN¹) was born 19 May 1798 in Kings, NY, and died 19 Sep 1877 in Williamsburg, Kings, NY.  He married (1) CAROLINE MESEROLE 31 Aug 1836 in Bushwick, NY, daughter of JOHN MESEROLE and HANNAH SHUTE.  She was born 1814 in NY, and died 1850.  He married (2) SARAH D. STACKHOUSE 01 Jan 1852, daughter of POWELL STACKHOUSE and EDITH DILWORTH.  She was born 03 Dec 1816 in Philadelphia, PA.

      

Children of ABRAHAM VANDERVOORT and CAROLINE MESEROLE are:

                   i.    IDA⁷ VANDERVOORT, b. 03 Sep 1837, Bushwick, NY; m. ANDREW F. BURR, 04 Mar 1858, DRC of Bushwick, NY.

                  ii.    FRANCIS JAMES VANDERVOORT, b. 06 May 1840, Bushwick, NY.

                 iii.    CAROLINE VANDERVOORT, b. 25 Jun 1842, Bushwick, NY.

                 iv.    LUCRETIA VANDERVOORT, b. circa 1844, Bushwick, NY; d. Jan 1919, Sullivan Co., NY; m. WILLIAM G. OSTRUM, 23 Sep 1869, Lee Ave. Reformed Church, Brooklyn, NY.

                  v.    CORNELIA AUGUSTA VANDERVOORT, b. 11 Oct 1846, Bushwick, NY.

                 vi.    JANE MORRELL VANDERVOORT, b. 01 May 1848, Bushwick, NY.

      

Children of ABRAHAM VANDERVOORT and SARAH STACKHOUSE are:

                vii.    ABRAHAM⁷ VANDERVOORT, b. 1853, Kings, NY.

               viii.    EDITH VANDERVOORT, b. 1867, Kings, NY.

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[1] RECORD 108 (1977) 198, RECORD 109 (1978), p. 66, 157.
[2] RECORD 108 (1977) 198, RECORD 109 (1978), p. 157.
[3] Vandervoort, Vol. 1, by Jean Vandervort True, p. 80.
[4] Reformed Dutch Church of Flatbush, Josephine Frost Collection.
[5] Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. I, Marriages from 1639 to 1801 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, p. 182.
[6] Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume VII. June 6, 1766-Nov. 29, 1771), ABSTRACTS OF WILLS LIBER 27, p. 300.
[7] New York Marriage Bonds, compiled by Dr. Kenneth Scott, p. 441
[8] Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume V. 1754-1760), ABSTRACTS OF WILLS LIBER 20, p. 149.
[9] New York City Wills, 1760-1766, Page 327.
[10] Bushwick Town Records, Family History Library Film 17536.
[11] Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume VI. 1760-1766), p. 212 ABSTRACTS OF WILLS LIBER 23.
[12] Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume VII. June 6, 1766-Nov. 29, 1771), ABSTRACTS OF WILLS LIBER 27, p. 413.
[13] Long Island Source Records, Loyalists and "Doubtful" Men of Kings County, 1777, Page 596.
[14] Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the town of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, translated and transcribed by Frank L. Van Cleef, Family History Library Film 17663
[15] Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the town of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, translated and transcribed by Frank L. Van Cleef, Family History Library Film 17663
[16] Sarah’s parents are known are known from the will of her father, Peter Conselje, which mentions his son-in-law, Abraham Vandervoort.  Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume VII. June 6, 1766-Nov. 29, 1771), page 300, LIBER 27, page 203.
[17] http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Newspaper/BSU/1877.Death.html
[18] See the current author’s post regarding the family of Francis Titus.
[19] 8 Jun 1773 Vandervoort, Jacob and Margaret Bennet of Kings Co., spinster. Jacob Vandervoort and Adolph Brower, both of Kings Co. [20:141], see Dr. Kenneth Scott,  New York Marriage Bonds, 1753-1783, p. 440.
[20] NOYSE - Suddenly, on Thursday, March 28, MARIA NOYSE, daughter of JOHN VANDERVOORT, in the 86th year of her age.  The funeral will take place from the residence of her grandson, J.V. MAGUIRE, No. 112 Fourth street, Williamsburg, on Sunday afternoon, at two o'clock.  Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend without further notice.
[21] 1830 Census Bushwick and Williamsburg, Kings, NY: H D Noyes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 0 1 0 1
[22] Kings Co., NY, Deeds, vol. 135, p. 31
[23] Kings Co., NY, Deeds vol. 47, p. 507.
[24] Kings Co., NY Deed, vol. 68, p. 80.
[25] Kings, NY Deeds, vol. 295, p. 295.
[26] "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QK7-6LY?cc=1401638&wc=95RW-DP6%3A1031313801%2C1034266601%2C1034369501 : 9 April 2016), New York > Kings > Brooklyn, ward 11 > image 86 of 298; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B53-9DSN?cc=1937366&wc=M6GQ-D2Q%3A237408301%2C237557801 : 22 May 2014), Kings > Brooklyn City, Ward 7, E.D. 2 > image 9 of 63; county clerk offices, New York.
"United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS4-8VF?cc=1473181&wc=7Q5G-1XG%3A1589422212%2C1589431758%2C1589432344 : 24 March 2017), New York > Kings > 2d Division 7th Ward Brooklyn > image 107 of 173; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTR3-4TX?cc=1491284&wc=79J4-S8S%3A57533301%2C57771801 : 2 April 2016), Kings > Brooklyn, Ward 07 > image 7 of 248; citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6PMZ-HZ6?cc=1438024&wc=922W-2VH%3A518819101%2C520015401%2C520018301 : 13 June 2019), New York > Kings > Brooklyn, ward 7 > image 323 of 562; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
[27] Kings Co., NY, Wills, vol. 42, p. 1.
[28] Kings Deeds vol. 47, p. 507.
[29] "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBW-9LXQ?cc=1786457&wc=31S2-N3N%3A1588666984%2C1588667084%2C1588665902 : 24 August 2015), New York > Kings > Not Stated > image 547 of 578; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
[30] Kings Deeds, vol. 48, p. 405.
[31] "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99P-Y9Z8-3?cc=1920234&wc=Q75C-DP8%3A213304601%2C239492101 : 28 May 2014), Kings > Wills 1823-1835 vol 3-4 > image 37 of 512; county courthouses, New York.
[32] Kings Co., NY, Deeds, vol. 46, p. 130
[33] “Morrell Family History" by Francis Vandervoort Morrell
[34] Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. 3, Baptisms From 1731-1800 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, p. 226.
[35] Register of baptisms, marriages, and deaths of the Bushwick Reformed Church, 1789-1917, Family History Library Film 17535.
[36] Reports of cases decided in the Court of Appeals of the state of New York, Volume 56, by New York (State). Court of Appeals, p. 243
[37] "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899P-Y9QL?cc=1920234&wc=Q75H-K6J%3A213304601%2C239485901 : 28 May 2014), Kings > Wills 1787-1823 vol 1-2 > image 80 of 548; county courthouses, New York.
[38]  New York Marriages Previous to 1784, a Reprint of the Original Edition of 1860 with Additions and Corrections, p. 80.