Jannetje (Voorhes) Van Voorhees (1681 - 1758)

Born 8 Oct 1681 in Flatlands, Brooklyn, Kings County, Long Island, New York colony

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Died 17 Apr 1758 at age 76 in Kings County, Long Island, New York

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Biography

Jannetje Van Voorhees was a daughter of Lucas Stevense Van Voorhees and Catherine Van Noorstrant. Her baptism on Sep 25, 1681 lists (father): Lucas Stevensz, (mother): Catalina Hansz; Jannetie; (sponsors): Peter Hansz, Sara Albertz.^[1] She was the 3rd wife of Marten Roelofse Schenck, married 24 Jun 1704, and bore at least 3 children with him. Jannetje died 17 Apr 1758 in Kings County, Long Island, New York.

Sources

1. ↑ Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Flatbush, Kings Co., New York,” typed and indexed by Josephine C. Frost from the transcript / translation by Frank L. Van Cleef, 5 vols., includes baptisms 1792-1872, marriages 1787-1866, members 1784-1872 [LOCALITY: SHELF 2 (B79 F6163, F6164); also MICROFILM Frost Coll., Roll 7].

• A Documentary History of the Dutch Congregation of Oyster Bay Queens County Island of Nassau (Now Long Island) by Henry A. Stoutenburgh 1904
• The Van Voorhees Family in America, the first six generations; compiled & edited by Florence Christoph; The Van Voorhees Association, 2000 (source: Documentary History of New York, Vol. 1, pg 662).

Acknowledgements

• Wilfred Vasile, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Wilfred and others.
• BP and her parent's identity Meehan-411 10 May 2017