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THE VAN VOORST FAMILY
Originally published in 1900 |
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THE VAN VOORST FAMILY.-The first American of the Van Voorsts,
of Bergen and Hudson Counties, was Cornelius Van Vorst, who came to
America between 1634 and 1636, as is supposed, from the little town of
Voorst, in the Province of Gelderland, Holland, near the River Yssel; but
as there was a town of the same name in the Province of Antwerp, in
Belgium, there is some doubt about Van Voorst's birthplace. He arrived
at Bergen (while the Lord of Achtienhoven was still the patron of Pavonia,
and Wouter Van Twiller, Director-General of New Netherlands), and settled at Ahasimus. The evidence makes it likely that before his advent at Ahasimus he was engaged in commerce between Holland and the New Netherlands. He appeared at Pavonia in 1636 as superintendent of Michael
Pauw's plantation at Pavonia. The name of his first wife does not appear,
but his second wife's name was Vroutie Ides. He died in the summer of
1638, and she died in the spring of 1641. His issue were Hendrick, John,
and Ann, born in Holland, and Ide, born in New York. The latter is
reported to have been the first white male child born and married in New
Netherlands. Ide was captured by the Indians in 1643 and taken to Tappan, but was ransomed by Captain John de Vries and others. Ide married,
October 18, 1652, Hilletie Jans, of Oldenburgh. He resided at Ahasimus,
where, as a farmer, he accumulated wealth and eventually became the
owner of nearly all of Michael Pauw's domains. He braved the dangers of
border life, and exposed himself, his property, and family to attacks by
the savages. In 1656 he took refuge in New Amsterdam, but returned to
Bergen when peace was restored. Several times he was obliged to flee
from the savages. His children of the third generation were Vroutie, Ann,
Cornelius, Pietartie, Cornelius, and Joanna. From these are descended
the Van Vorsts of Bergen and Hudson Counties.
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