Isaac, son of Isaac Voorhees and Alida Williamson

Isaac, son of Isaac Voorhees and Alida Williamson

Isaac⁷ Voorhees (Isaac⁶, Albert⁵, Coert⁴, Albert³, Coert², Steven¹), son of Alida Williamson, did not marry a woman named Maria as previously thought.[1]  That Isaac was only 34 in 1850.[2]  He is the Isaac Voorhees who married Helen (Lena) Ditmars[3] and whose parentage was previously unknown.  His brother, William, held land in Bridgewater, Somerset Co., NJ when he died in 1819, which was sold on 7 Mar 1821 by his brothers and sisters (heirs at law of William) to Gysbert Vroom.[4]  They were: Albert Voorhees and Elizabeth his wife, Isaac Voorhees and Lena his wife, Peter Voorhees and Lamechie his wife, Joseph Voorhees and Dinah his wife, Garret Quick [note: son of Joachim Quick and Catherine Snedeker] and Gitty his wife, and George Sebring and Catherine his wife.  The will of his sister, Gertrude Quick,[5] dated 21 Apr 1836 and written in Hillsborough township, states Isaac is deceased and mentions his children, though it does not named them.  Isaac was alive when his father wrote his will in Hillsborough, NJ, in 1814, but he received no land in the will so it is unclear where he was living at the time.  His sister, Mary, was born in 1772, but probably died young as she is not named in her father’s will, so Isaac could have been born as early as 1773.

Though their eldest child was baptized at the Readington Reformed Church in 1796, Isaac is not listed in the Hunterdon County Militia in 1792,[6] so he probably moved there from somewhere else as he would have been 21 at the time, probably Hillsborough, Somerset Co., NJ.   His wife, Helen, was probably the daughter of Abraham Ditmars and Catherine Williamson, baptized on 27 Nov 1774 at the Reformed Church of Hillsborough,[7] in the township where Isaac, Sr. wrote his will.  Isaac and Helen named children Abraham and Catherine after their maternal grandparents.  Their son, Isaac, was possibly named after his paternal grandfather.  The inventory of Isaac Quick’s sister, Gertrude Quick,[8] lists a note given 1 May 1834 to Isaac Voorhees, Catherine Voorhees, William Voorhees and Ellen Voorhees for $300.  Isaac, Catherine and William are known children of Isaac and Helen.  Their son, Abraham, died in 1833, so would not have been listed.  Ellen is a previously unknown daughter, likely named after her mother. 

Descendants of Isaac Voorhees 

Generation No. 7 

1.  ISAAC⁷ VOORHEES (ISAAC⁶, ALBERT⁵, COERT⁴, ALBERT COERTS³ VAN VOORHEES, COERT STEVENSE², STEVEN COERTSE¹) was born Jun 1773 in NJ, and died 15 Apr 1833 in Somerset Co., NJ.  He married HELEN DITMARS, daughter of ABRAHAM DITMARS and CATHERINE WILLIAMSON.  She was born Bef. 22 Nov 1774 near Hillsborough, NJ, and died 1846 in Somerset Co., NJ. 

Children of ISAAC VOORHEES and HELEN DITMARS are:

                   i.    CATHERINE⁸ VOORHEES, b. 21 Aug 1796, near Readington, NJ; d. 15 Mar 1856, Somerset Co., NJ.

2.               ii.    ISAAC VOORHEES, b. Bef. 03 Feb 1799, near Readington, NJ; d. 21 Jan 1865, Norwood, Lucas Co., OH.

                 iii.    WILLIAM VOORHEES, b. circa 1803, NJ.  He was the executor of his sister, Catherine’s estate.

                  iv.    ELLEN VOORHEES, b. circa 1805, NJ.  She is mentioned in the inventory of the estate of her aunt, Gertrude Quick, but died before 1847 since she in not mentioned in the will of her mother.

                   v.    ABRAHAM VOORHEES, b. circa 1811, NJ; d. 15 Apr 1833, Somerset Co., NJ. 

Generation No. 2 

2.  ISAAC⁸ VOORHEES (ISAAC⁷, ISAAC⁶, ALBERT⁵, COERT⁴, ALBERT COERTS³ VAN VOORHEES, COERT STEVENSE², STEVEN COERTSE¹) was born Bef. 03 Feb 1799 in near Readington, NJ, and died 21 Jan 1865 in Norwood, Lucas Co., OH.  He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH MCPHERSON 15 Mar 1828 in Flemington, Hunterdon, NJ.  She died circa 1841.  He married (2) JULIA ANN KING 16 Feb 1847 in Athens, OH.  

Children of ISAAC VOORHEES and MARY MCPHERSON are:

                   i.    JACOB RUTSEN SCHENCK⁹ VOORHEES, b. 31 Mar 1829, Somerset Co., NJ.

                  ii.    ABRAHAM VOORHEES, b. 26 Dec 1830, Somerset Co., NJ.

                 iii.    MARY E. VOORHEES, b. 02 Feb 1833, Somerset Co., NJ.

                  iv.    SAMUEL VOORHEES, b. Jul 1837, NJ.

                   v.    WILLIAM HENRY VOORHEES, b. 13 Mar 1841, Hunterdon Co., NJ.       

Children of ISAAC VOORHEES and JULIA KING are:

                  vi.    ELIZABETH JANE⁹ VOORHEES, b. Feb 1850, Athens, OH.

                 vii.    ISAAC EPHRAIM VOORHEES, b. 01 Sep 1856, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL.

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[1] Van Voorhees Family in America (VVFA), 1^st 6 Generations, Florence Christoph, p. 412

[2] VVFA, 7^th & 8^th Generations, Florence Christoph, p. 76.

[3] VVFA, 7^th & 8^th Generations, p. 1257

[4] Somerset County, New Jersey, Deeds, Vol. K, p. 82.

[5] Somerset County, NJ Wills, Vol E, p. 123.

[6] The Hunterdon County New Jersey Militia, 1792, by Hiram Edmund Deats.

[7] Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Vol 7, p. 207.

[8] Somerset County, New Jersey Inventories, Vol E, p. 202.

Elbert Williamson and Jacomyntje Couwenhoven

The Family of Elbert Williamson and Jacomyntje Couwenhoven

In his article, “Willem Davidszen [Williamson] of Flatlands, Long Island,”[1] Perry Streeter presents an excellent overview of the family of Willem Davidszen and Helena Aards.  In addition to the children listed, they had another son, Elbert Williamson, who married Jacomyntje Couwenhoven.  He is sometimes misidentified as the son of William Aertsen and Styntje Nagel.

Elbert Williamson, son of Willem Davidszen, married Jacomyntje Couwenhoven on 5 Jun 1709.[2]   At their engagement both were previously unmarried and both were from New Amersfort on Long Island.  The marriage records of two of his sons, William and David, state they were born on Long Island.[3]  Elbert Willemsen and wife, Jackuminke joined the Dutch Reformed Church of Freehold and Middleton, Monmouth Co., NJ in Aug 1717,[4] so they had probably moved to New Jersey shortly before then.  His brother, Aert of Flatlands on Long Island, bought land in Freehold on 21 Jan 1718.[5]  Elbert Williamson served as one of the witnesses for his niece, Neeltje, daughter of Aert Williamson and Annetje Couwenhoven on 16 Oct 1720 at Freehold.[6]  Elbert also served as one of the witnesses for his great nephew, Aert, son of William Williamson and Aeltje Couwenhoven on 2 Dec 1739.[7]  The witness for the baptism of Jannetje, daughter of Elbert Williamson and Jacomyntje Couwenhoven on 3 Aug 1732 was Jannetje Willemse, probably the child’s aunt, daughter of Aert Williamson and Annetje Couwenhoven.[8]  Baptismal records have been found for only three of Elbert’s six children, but other documents and the naming of their children and grandchildren establish the others.

The children baptized at the DRC of Freehold were Elbert, in Mar 1724, Aert (Arthur) on 1 Jan 1727, and Jannetje, on 3 Aug 1732.[9]  In his will Arthur Williamson names Cornelius Vanderveer, Albert Williamson and David Williamson as the executors.[10]  Cornelius Vanderveer was his father-in-law, Albert was probably his brother, Elbert, and David was probably an undocumented brother.  The abstract of Arthur’s will mentions “the testator’s three brothers and sisters”, David being the third sibling.  However, it is likely the abstract should read as “the testator’s three brothers and the testator’s sisters”, not as “the testator’s three siblings.”

A series of deeds suggest that Aert had three brothers.  Elbert Williamson of Freehold purchased land from Margaret Redford on 10 May 1727.[11]  He apparently sold the same land (both parcels bordered the land of Alexander Napier) to William Williamson, presumably his son, who sold it in 1750 to David Williamson, presumably William’s brother, who in turn sold it in 1757, reserving one acre to himself, to Elbert Williamson, presumably David’s brother, as suggested earlier.

Pg 360. 14 Apr 1757. David Williamson of Freehold, Monmouth..sells to Elbert Williamson of afsd place ...a tract of land in Freehold...to line form. of Alexander Napier…to n.e. corner of 1 a. reserved by sd. David Williamson...[who] claims title by deed of William Williamson and Ann Williamson, his wife, dated 3 Mar 1749/50.

The relationships between the people in this deed are not stated, but I believe William (husband of Ann Voorhees), David, and Elbert were brothers. None of the grandchildren of Elbert and Jacomyntje named Elbert were old enough to have been the purchaser, but they did have a son named Elbert who was.

Elbert apparently died by 26 Jun 1742 when a survey was done of the land of Albert [sic] Williamson (Deceased; Heirs or Assignees of).[12] 

Their children included:

1) William, named after his paternal grandfather, was born about 1714 on Long Island, according to his marriage record. He married Annetje Voorhees on 19 Dec 1739 at the Dutch Reformed Church of Freehold and Middletown.[13]  They had four children, all baptized at the DRC of Freehold.[14]  At the baptism of his son, Elbert, William’s name is recorded as Wilm. Elb: Wilemson, indicating he was Elbert’s son.  Their children were:

    a) Elbert, named after his paternal grandfather, baptized on 3 Jan 1742.

    b) Sarah, named after her maternal grandmother, baptized on 7 Jul 1745.

    c) Johannes, named after his maternal grandfather, baptized on 28 May 1747.

    d) Jacomyntje, named after her paternal grandmother, baptized on 5 Jan 1752.

2) David, named after his paternal uncle, was born about 1716 on Long Island, according to his marriage record.[15]  He married on 5 Dec 1745 Femmetje Swart, daughter of Teunis Swart and Geertje Luyster, baptized on 5 Sep 1725.  They had 8 children, all baptized at the DRC of Freehold:[16]

    a) Elbert, named after his paternal grandfather, baptized on 26 Nov 1746.

    b) Teunis, named after his maternal grandfather, baptized on 18 Jun 1749.

    c) Jacomyntje, named after her paternal grandmother, baptized on 8 Dec 1751.

    d) William, named after his paternal uncle, baptized on 20 Oct 1754.

    e) John, named after his maternal uncle, baptized on 25 Jun 1757.

    f) Geertje, named after her maternal grandmother, baptized 25 Dec 1761.

    g) Cornelius, named after her maternal uncle, baptized on 21 Oct 1764.

    h) Jannetje, named after her paternal aunt, baptized on 24 May 1767.

3) Elbert, baptized in March 1724 at the DRC of Freehold.  He married by license dated 6 Dec 1752 Willemptje Schenck,[17] daughter of Peter Schenck and Jannetje Van Nostrand, baptized 6 Apr 1735 at the DRC of Freehold.  They have 4 children, all baptized at the DRC of Freehold:[18]

    a) Aert, named after his paternal uncle, baptized on 3 Jun 1753, who had recently died.

    b) Peter, named after his maternal grandfather, baptized 26 Jan 1755.

    c) Jacomyntje, named after her paternal grandmother, baptized on 5 Sep 1756.

    d) Jannetje, named after her maternal grandmother, baptized on 2 Jul 1758.  The father’s name was Albert Williams in the record.

4) Aert, named after his paternal grandfather, baptized on 1 Jan 1727 at the DRC of Freehold.  He married by license dated 31 Jan 1746 Maria Vandeveer,[19] daughter of Cornelius Vanderveer and Mary Smock, baptized on 22 May 1730 at the DRC of Freehold.  Aert died before 21 Sep 1750 when the inventory of his estate was taken.   They had 2 children, both baptized at the DRC of Freehold:[20]

    a) Cornelius, named after his maternal grandfather, baptized 21 Jun 1747.

    b) Jemima, named after her paternal grandmother, baptized 17 Jun 1750.

Cornelius & Jemima applied for guardians on 21 Jul 1766, Jacob Ten Eyck.  Fellowbondsmen Peter Ten Eyck and Peter Post.  Maria married 2nd, Conrad Ten Eyck, probably a brother of Jacob Ten Eyck and Peter Ten Eyck.

5) probably Helen, named after her paternal grandmother, born about 1730, married with license dated 5 Jun 1756 Cornelius Couwenhoven.[21]  They had at least one child baptized at the DRC of Freehold:[22]

    a) Annetje, baptized 11 Dec 1757.

6) Jannetje, named after her maternal grandmother, married with license dated 28 Oct 1757 Dominicus Vanderveer,[23] son of Cornelius Vanderveer and Mary Smock.  They had five children baptized at the DRC of Freehold:[24]

    a) Cornelius, named after his paternal grandfather, baptized 9 Apr 1758.

    b) Mary, named after her paternal grandmother, baptized 27 Jan 1760.

    c) Elbert, named after his maternal grandfather, baptized on 7 Mar 1762.

    d) Johannes, named after his paternal uncle, baptized on 30 Apr 1764.

    e) probably Jacomyntje, named after her maternal grandmother, born about 1766.

Elbert Williamson, son of William Aertsen and Styntje Nagel, was baptized 26 Feb 1687/88.[25]  Nothing further is known about him.  Their family lived in New York City, not Long Island, appearing in the West Ward and then the East Ward in the tax listing of NYC from 1695 through 1699.[26]  Their son, Aert Williamson, appears in the 1702 tax listing and in the 1703 census of the East Ward as Arthur Williams.  Aert did not live in Long Island or New Jersey, but in NYC and Westchester.[27]

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[1] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~streeter/williamson/davidszen.pdf

[2] Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Volume 1, by David William Voorhees, p. 287.

[3] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ Vol 22, p. 3.

[4] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ Vol 22, p. 3.

[5] Monmouth Co. Deeds Liber E, p. 334.

[6] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ Vol 22, p. 85

[7] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ Vol 24, p. 48

[8] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ Vol 23, p. 69.

[9] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ Vol 22, p. 12; Vol 23, p. 44; 69

[10] Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New Jersey, Vol 30, Calendar of Wills, vol .2, p. 533.
1750 Sept 3; Williamson, Arthur of Freehold Monmouth Co, will of. Children to be educated. Wife Mary 60 pounds. Son Cornelius two parts of residue of estate. Daughter Jemimah the other third part. If children die in minority estate to testator's three brothers and sisters. Executors Mr Cornelius Vanderveer, Albert Williamson and David Williamson. Witnesses Jacob Covenhoven Garret Covenhoven Cornelius McCurtain. Lib E p. 457.
1750 Sept 21 Inventory 309 includes negro lad 50 old negro and old wench f25 gun and sword. Made by Cornelius Vanderveer, Elbert Williamson, David Williamson.

[11] East New Jersey Land Records, Book F3, abtstracted by Richard Hutchinson, p. 188.

[12] Early Land Records https://wwwdnet-dos.nj.gov/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/EarlyLandRecords.aspx, S1 (EJ Surveys) : Folio 235 (PEASJ003)

[13] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ vol. 27, p. 17

[14] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ vol. 25, p. 21; 43; 45; 65

[15] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ vol. 27, p. 19

[16] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ vol. 25, p. 46; 62; 64; 89; 94; vol. 26, p. 41; 65; vol. 27, p. 16.

[17] New Jersey Archives, https://wwwdnet-dos.nj.gov/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal//ColonialMarriages.aspx, W (Part 1 : 1737-1765) : 118

[18] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ vol. 25, p. 88; 90; 93; vol. 26, p. 20.

[19] New Jersey Archives, https://wwwdnet-dos.nj.gov/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal//ColonialMarriages.aspx, W (Part 1 : 1737-1765) : 46

[20] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ vol. 25, p. 46; 63.

[21] New Jersey Archives, https://wwwdnet-dos.nj.gov/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal//ColonialMarriages.aspx, C (Part 1 : 1735-1764) : 191

[22] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ vol. 25, p. 95.

[23] New Jersey Archives, https://wwwdnet-dos.nj.gov/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal//ColonialMarriages.aspx, V (Part 1 : 1739-1761) : 161

[24] Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown, GMNJ vol. 26, p. 19; 22; 41; 64;

[25] http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rbillard/vital_statistics.htm

[26] Collections of the New York Historical Society for the year 1910, Tax Lists of the City of New York, December 1695 – July 15, 1699.
1695 West Ward William Arens p. 17, 52
1696 West Ward William Aerse, p. 93
1697 West Ward William Aersen p. 236
1698 East Ward William Aertson p. 253
1699 East Ward William Aerse p. 287
1702 East Ward Aert Williams, image 7

[27] Aert Williams or Aertse, was living with his wife in Mamaroneck in September 1698, and in New York in 1699, and in 1703 in the East Ward. They moved back to Mamaroneck before Mary was born about 1710, and sometime before 1718 they settled in the "Bay of Philipsburgh" a little above the Tarrytown Manor House. The notes of Grenville Mackenzie in the Westchester County Historical Society

The Probable Family of Jacobus Williamson (William2, William1 Gerritsen)

The Probable Family of Jacobus³ Williamson (William², William¹ Gerritsen)

Jacobus, baptized 17 Apr 1720 at New Brunswick, NJ, lived much of his life in Franklin Township, Somerset Co., NJ.  His wife was probably Mary, daughter of Gerrit Stryker and Wyntje Boomgard.[1] They may have had the following children (not in birth order):

1) Gerrit[2], husband of Maria Groenendyck as mentioned in her father Samuel’s will[3].  He was named after his presumed maternal grandfather, Gerrit Stryker.  Children:

      a) Mayke (Maica), named after her maternal grandmother, Mayke Ver Kerk

      b) Jacobus, named after his paternal grandfather

      c) Catherine, named after her paternal great aunt, Catherine Stryker

2) William.  He was previously tentatively identified as the son of Peter³ (William^2-1, Peter¹.)[4]  However, his father, Jacobus, and he are mentioned in a series of deeds for land near Rocky Hill where William wrote his will in 1776.  The first is a deed dated 16 Jul 1722 from William Harrison to Henry Harrison, both of Rocky Hill, for land bordering land of Jacobus Williamson.[5]  A deed in 1752 mentions land bordering the land of the heirs of Jacobus Williamson, dec.[6], A deed in 1753 and one in 1755 mention land bordering William and Jacobus Williamson.[7]  Jacobus’ father had died by 1745 when his mother is listed on the Tax List of Franklin Twp.[8], instead of Jacobus.  The land they both occupied in 1753 is in the same location as that of the land “of the heirs of Jacobus Williamson”.  The estate was still not settled by 1752, so Mary was probably still alive at the time.  These clearly suggest that he is the brother of Jacobus, son of Jacobus and Mary Williamson, baptized on 17 Apr 1720.[9]  William would have been named after his paternal grandfather.  His will mentions his wife, Ann, and the children listed below (their naming noted as well):

      a) Peter, naming unknown, possibly his maternal grandfather.

      b) Catherine, possibly named after her paternal great aunt, Catherine Stryker

      c) Sarah, named after her paternal aunt

      d) Ann, named after her mother

      e) Jacob, named after his paternal grandfather

3) Jacobus,[10] husband of Mary, baptized in 1720.  He was named after his father.  His children, in birth order, were named:

      a) James, named after his paternal grandfather

      b) William, named after his paternal uncle

      c) Hendrick

      d) Mary, named after her paternal grandmother

      e) Gerrit, named after his paternal uncle

      f) Annetje

      g) Sarah, named after her paternal aunt

      h) Joseph

      i) Wyntje, named after her paternal great grandmother, Wyntje Boomgard.

      j) Cornelius

4) probably Sarah, wife of Abraham Voorhees.  A Mary Willimse was the witness for her daughter, Mary, in 1752 at the DRC of Harlingen,[11] possibly Sarah’s mother.  Abraham was the son of Auke Voorhees and his probable wife, Barentje Prall (she was not Catherine Sebring as the Voorhees Association has her)[12].  Their children, in order of birth[13], were named

      a) Ouke, after his paternal grandfather

      b) Mary, after her maternal grandmother

      c) James, after his maternal grandfather

      d) Barentje, after her paternal grandmother

      e) Gerrit, after his maternal uncle

      g) Abraham, after his father

      h) Roelof

5) possibly Mayke, wife of Denys Hegeman, named after her paternal grandmother.  I don’t have any information to support her maiden name as Williamson, so the identification of her parents is speculative.  Her children included:

      a) Jacobus, baptized 4 Feb 1741[14] named after his maternal grandfather

      b) Sarah, baptized 29 Jan 1749[15] named after her maternal aunt

      c) Gerrit, baptized 12 Jan 1752,[16] named after his maternal uncle

      d) Johannes, baptized 20 Mar 1757[17]

A Note Concerning the Second Wife of Peter³ Williamson (William^2-1)

“The Williamson Family of Gravesend”[18] suggests that Peter’s first wife, Cornelia Johnson, may have died young and Peter remarried.  Barbara Barth[19] identifies his second wife as Geertje Dorland, born about 1712, daughter of Gerrit Gerritsen Dorland and Geertje Gerrits.  Barth identifies her husband as Peter Williamson, but does not mention his parents.  He was almost certainly Peter³ Williamson (William^2-1).  She identifies two children for the couple, but based on baptismal records there was a third, Cornelia, also suggested in “The Williamson Family of Gravesend."

Cornelia Willems married Jacob/Seems (sic) Berry and had four children baptized at Flatlands and Flatbush, the ones at Flatbush being the only ones that identify the mother as Cornelia Willems.  Their children were: Peter, baptized 7 May 1749, witnesses Peter Williamson and Geertje Dorlant[20]; Ariantie, baptized 23 Jun 1751 at Flatbush[21] and recorded also at Flatlands; Geertje, baptized 14 Oct 1753 at Flatbush;[22] and Charles, baptized 11 Jul 1756 at Flatlands.[23]  Barth suggests that the father may be Samuel (Seems, not Jacob), husband of Jacomyntje, but his will makes no mention of any of these as his children.[24]  Jacob’s father was probably the Sarels Berrij listed in the 1738 census, taken in 1731, of New Utrecht.[25]  In two baptismal records [26]at the DRC of New Utrecht his wife’s name is listed as Elizabeth.  Charles may have previously married Arriantje Van Dyck, daughter of Tjerck and Pieteneeltje Van Dyck, who was deceased by 1 May 1743 when her father wrote his will,[27]  whose children are mentioned, but not named.  If correct, then their four children were named after their grandparents.  Based on the naming of their children and the presence of Peter Williamson and Geertje Dorland as witnesses, Cornelia was almost certainly their daughter.

The 1738/1731 census of Gravesend[28] shows that Peter Williamson had 4 daughters under the age of 10.  Cornelia was probably named after Peter’s first wife, Cornelia Johnson. 

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[1] See the post regarding The Family of Gerrit Stryker and Wyntje Boomgaert.

[2] The Williamson Family of Gravesend, Aline L. Garretson, PhD, RECORD 136:189

[3] Abstract of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume IV. 1744-1753), pg 469

469 Page 439. In the name of God, Amen, August 8, 1753, I, SAMUEL GROENENDYCK, of New York, Gent., being sick. All debts are to be paid by my executors, and my clothing or apparell belonging to my body shall altogether be delivered unto my son Cornelius, before any division is made. ~ My wife Maria shall have, possess, and enjoy all my estate, real and personal, and the income of my house rents while she i e- mains my widow, and after her decease her burial charges are to paid out of my estate; and all her clothes shall be delivered to her daughter, Catalina Warner. Whereas I have given to my son Petrus for his outfit at the time of his marriage, to the value of £70, and I have given to my son Johanes, for his outfit £45, and to my daughter Maria, wife of Geritt Willemse £50, and to my son Nicholas £50, and to my daughter Catalina, wife of Luke Kierstead £45, I therefore order that my son Cornelius shall have for his outfit £45, and my daughter Sara £45. I have given to my son Petrus £100 and he is to pay £5 per annum so long as it remains due. I leave to my 6 children, Johanes, Maria, Nicholas, Catalina, Cornelius, and Sara, each £100, and if there be any more it is to be divided among my 7 children. I make my wife Maria, and Petrus Groenendyck, of New Utrecht, in Kings County, and Luke Kierstead, tailor, of New York, executors. Witnesses, John Man, cordwainer, Richard Kip, Charles Phillips, cooper. Proved, January 23, 1754, and confirmed by James De Lancey, Esq., Lieutenant. Governor.

[4] The Williamson Family of Gravesend, Aline L. Garretson, PhD, RECORD 136:64

[5] Pg 110, 16 Jul 1722… William Harrison of Rocky Hill… sells to Henry Harrison…a farm or plantation tr. in Somerset Co., by John Stevens land one side of Milstone …along sd. Gulick’s & Cobus Williamson’s land…

East Jersey Land Records, abstracted by Richard Hitchinson, pg 99

[6] Pg 118.  25 Oct 1752.  Deed of Samuel Gulick & others  to John Stevens for land belonging to Johannes Gulick, dec'd which he bought of Henry Harrison by deed dated 22 Feb 1727, in Somerset Co., bounded on west by the east side of Millstone River, north by Nicholas Britton & Nicholas Veghte, east by the heirs of Jacobus Williamson, dec'd and south by Abraham Polhemus.

East Jersey Land Records, abstracted by Richard Hitchinson

[7] Pg 351.  29 Jan 1753.  Henry Harrison of Somerset Co, sells to John Stevens mineral rights on land near Rocky Hill bounded on west by Millstone River, north by Nicholas Veghte and Nicholas Britton, e by land of William Williamson & Jacobus Williamson and s by land sd Stevens bot of Martin Armstrong.

East Jersey Land Records, abstracted by Richard Hitchinson

Pg 359.  12 Jul 1755.  Minne Gulick of Amwell, Hunterdon Co., NJ., yeoman, sells to John Stevens, of Rocky Hill, Somerset Co., NJ, Mercannt...of land Jochum Gulick sold unto John Stevens, bnd w. by Millstone River. n by land which Joseph Furman bot. of Nicholas Britton and lands of Nicholas Veght, e. by land of William & Jacobus Williamson, s by land sd. Stevens bot of Martin Armstrong

East Jersey Land Records, abstracted by Richard Hitchinson

[8] "Our Home: A Monthly Magazine", vol 1, no 8;

[9] First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society (PNJHS), Vol. 11, p. 207. 

17 Apr 1720; Wilmsen, Jacobus and Marietje – Jacobus; Witnesses: Thomas Leeck and Caharyntje Stillwell

[10] The Williamson Family of Gravesend, Aline L. Garretson, PhD, RECORD 135(2004):211.

[11] GMNJ

[12] See post on Auke Jans Van Voorhees for more details.

[13] Van Voorhees Family Association

[14] Reformed Dutch Church (RDC) of Harlingen, Genalogical Magazine of New Jersey (GMNJ)

[15] RDC of Six Mile Run, Somerset County Historical Quarterly (SCHQ), Vol. 8, p. 125.

[16] SMR RDC of Six Mile Run, SCHQ Vol. 8, p. 127.

[17] FRC of New Brunswick, PNJHS, Vol. 11, p. 557.

[18] The Williamson Family of Gravesend, Aline L. Garretson, PhD, RECORD 136:140

[19] The Dorland Enigma Solved, Barbara Barth, pg 150

[20] RDC Flatbush

[21] RDC Flatlands https://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/church/flatlands1.shtml

[22]RDC Flatbush

[23] RDC Flatlands, https://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/church/flatlands1.shtml

[24] See The Dorland Enigma Solver, Barbara Barth, p. 150. Also see, 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 26.pg 132.

[25] Documentary History of the State of New York

[26] RDC of New Utrecht, RECORD 112(1981):110, 112.

[27] Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, Vol. 28, p. 323, ABSTRACTS OF WILLS LIBER 17.pg 312.

[28] Documentary History of the State of New York