Name: Vandervoorts of New Amsterdam

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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Peter Vandervoort: Birth: 29 OCT 1767 in NY. Death: 7 JUN 1811 in Newtown, NY

  2. Annejte Vandervoort: Birth: 26 JUL 1769 in NY. Death: 26 SEP 1857 in NY

  3. Lettie Vandervoort: Birth: BET 1770 AND 1782 in NY.

  4. Elizabeth Vandervoort: Birth: 24 AUG 1771. Death: 29 MAR 1842 in New Utrecth, NY

  5. Paul Vandervoort: Birth: 16 NOV 1775 in NY. Death: 12 SEP 1792

  6. Martha Vandervoort: Birth: 31 MAR 1778 in NY. Death: 16 NOV 1855 in Newtown, NY

  7. Gertrude Vandervoort: Birth: 1780 in of Newtown, NY. Death: 3 DEC 1864 in Brooklyn, NY


Sources
1. Title:   NY License

Notes
a. Note:   Page 446.--In the name of God, Amen. I, PAUL VANDERVOORT, of Bushwick, in Kings County, carpenter, being in good health of body and of sound mind. All my just debts to be paid and funeral expenses out of my moveable estate. I leave to my dear and loving wife Charity, with whom I am well pleased, and children named Peter, Antie, Elizabeth, Lettie, Paul, Matje, and my daughter Charity, all my real and personal estate to be equally divided amongst them after my wife's death or remarriage. Should my widow die or remarry, all my real and personal estate to be disposed of within two months, either at private sale or public vendue. Before any division is made I give œ25 to my son Peter; my wearing apparel to be equally divided to my sons Peter and Paul; the residue of the estate to be divided as aforesaid. Should any of my children, after such division is made, die under age and without lawful issue, then their share to be my two sons', Peter and Paul. I make my dear and loving wife Charity, and my brothers-in-law, Abraham Polhemus, Theodorus Polhemus and Jacob Polhemus, to be executors.
  Dated December 5, 1781. Witnesses, Burger Vandewater, cordwainer, Lettie Polhemus, Theodorus Colyer. Proved, March 4, 1782.
  The abstract of his father-in-law's will cal's his daugther the widow of Paul Vandervoort.
  Marriage Bond:
 6 Dec 1766 Vandervoort, Paul and Gitty Polhemus. Paul Vandervoort of Kings Co., joiner, Isaac Johnson of NYC [his brother-in-law], carpenter [10:194]

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