Voorhis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Voorhis family
The surname Voorhis was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.
Early History of the Voorhis family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Voorhis research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1573, 1600, 1607, 1609, 1612, 1645, 1663, 1672, 1684, 1702, 1710, 1840 and 1879 are included under the topic Early Voorhis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Voorhis Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Voorhout, Voorhoeve, Vorhout, Vorhauser, Verheul, Verhoeff, Verhooch, Verhooft, Verhoog and many more.
Early Notables of the Voorhis family
From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included Steven Van Voorhees (1600-1684), an early Dutch settler to America, patriarch of the Voorhees family line and namesakes, founder of the Dutch Reformed Church in present day Flatlands, Brooklyn. Pieter Willemsz. Verhoeff (c. 1573-1609) was...
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Voorhis migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Voorhis Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Stephen Coerte Van Voorhis, who arrived in Long Island in 1660 1
Voorhis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- U Voorhis, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1838 1
- N Voorhis, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1838 1
Contemporary Notables of the name Voorhis (post 1700) +
- Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis (1901-1984), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1937-1947)
- John Van Voorhis (1826-1905), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from New York, 1879-83, 1893-95; Defeated, 1882, 1890 2
- Henry Clay Van Voorhis (1852-1927), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884, 1916; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1893-1905 2
- Daniel Van Voorhis, American politician, Member of Ohio State House of Representatives; Delegate to Ohio State Constitutional Convention from Muskingum County, 1873 2
- Daniel Van Voorhis, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Brooklyn, New York, 1853-57 2
- William Voorhis, American politician, Representative from New York 14th District, 1878 3
- Peter Voorhis, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Montgomery County, 1798-99 3
- John M. Voorhis, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Hunterdon County, 1856-57 3
- Horace Jeremiah Voorhis (1901-1984), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from California 12th District, 1937-47; Defeated, 1946; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940 3
- Henry H. Voorhis Jr., American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Bergen County, 1848-49 3
- ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Citations +
- 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
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html