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![Show Contents]() Vorst History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Vorst familyThe surname Vorst was first found in Baden, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power. The House of Fürstenberg is an old and very influential Swabian noble house in Germany, found primarily in what is today southern Baden-Württemberg. Fürstenberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in Swabia. Early History of the Vorst familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vorst research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1692, 1711, 1736, 1762, 1772, 1792, 1817, 1820, 1824 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Vorst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vorst Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Fürst, Furstenau, Furstenberg, Furstenberger, Furstenbusch, Furstenfeld, Furstenhauer, Furstenrecht, Furstenstein and many more. Early Notables of the Vorst familyNotables with the surname Vorst during this period were Moses Israel Fürst (died ca. 1692), a merchant and financier of Hamburg, Germany. Füstenau was a family of distinguished flutists and good musicians. Caspar, born Feb. 26, 1772, at Münster, where his father was in the Bishop's band; was early left an orphan under the care of A. Romberg, who tried to force him to learn the bassoon, as well as the oboe, which he had been already taught; but his preference for the flute asserted itself, and he shortly became so proficient, as to support his family by playing in a...
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 Vorst migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Vorst Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Vorst, who arrived in New Netherland in 1660
- Thomas Vorst, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1660 1
Vorst Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Elis Vorst, who landed in America in 1844 1
- Michel Vorst, who arrived in New York in 1857
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- John Van Vorst, American Democratic Party politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Hudson County, 1851-52, 1864-65, 1868; Candidate for Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, 1858 2
- Cornelius Van Vorst, American politician, Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, 1860-62 2
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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