Our Family's Journey Through Time

| Name | Cornelis Segerse Egmont Van Voorhout [1] | |
| Birth | 1599 | Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
| Gender | Male | |
| Immigration | Mar 1644 | New York, USA [1] |
| Departed the Netherlands aboard "Wapen van Rensselaerswyck" in Sep 1643 | ||
| Death | Apr 1667 | Albany, Albany, New York, USA |
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| Person ID | I4722 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | Seger van Egmond, b. 1573, Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Tenjelgetze Trintje van Egmont, b. 1575, Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d. 1599, Voorhout, Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (Age 24 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 1596 | Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
| Family ID | F8704 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Brechtje Jacobsen, b. 1598, Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d. 1 Apr 1667, Albany, Albany, New York, USA (Age 69 years) | |||
| Marriage | 1619 | Voorhout, Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
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| Family ID | F1298 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
| Event Map |
| Places | Town-Castle Island-Albany NY 1645 Variously called Castle Island, Martin Gerritse's Island, Patroon's Island, and Westerlo Island, the large landform on the west side of the Hudson River was separated from the mainland by the passage of the Normanskill (sometimes called the "Normanskill Creek") behind it as it wound its way into the Hudson. The island has a rich history and… | |
| Unit-Fort Nassau (also known as Fort Orange-Castle Island) Van Voorhoudt and his wife, Brechtgen arrived under contract with Van Rensselear in 1644. They took over the farm on Castle Island that had belonged to Brandt Peelen. Later he took over the only other farm that had been cleared and run by Adrian VanDer Donck. Van de Donck is written about extensively ion the book ISLAND at the CENTER of the World,… |
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