Dear all, Nancy Terhune wrote: "Neeltje VanVoorhees (Roelof, Lucas, Stephen); baptized 4 April 1731 at > Ref. Ch., New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., NJ; married Ferdinand Schureman, > son of Thomas Schureman and Antje Terhune, circa 1753; died 29 Jul 1809 > at age 78; > Nancy, The above should read: <snip> "married Ferdinand Schureman, son of JACOBUS Schureman and Antje Terhune" <snip> Mike, You shared the URL (which was truncated) for the bible records at GSNJ, but the records are not on line. You must contact them directly for copies. However, Abraham Van Voorhees is not the father of this Neeltje (wife of Ferdinand Schureman). Also, the website URL is as follows: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgsnj/collectionguide.html http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgsnj/FR4600_4799.htm David, Ferdinand Schureman's wife was Neeltje Van Voorhees, the daughter of Roelof Van Voorhees and his wife Neeltje Schenck. The given name of Neeltje in a Dutch colonial family was probably one of the more interchangeable and/or had more variations than all the others. In this case, the father Roelof Van Voorhees, called his daughter Neeltje "Helena" at birth and continued to do so probably throughout life and certainly in his will (see NJA 3:342-3). Variations of this given name (Helena) include Lena, Leentje, Elena, Neeltje, Eleanor, Nelly (and perhaps others). A lot depended upon what she was called by her siblings, and this may have been totally different from what her husband called her. This is no different from what happens today. Furthermore, there may have been a variety of reasons why there was no son named Roelof, but the "why" would only be speculation on our part. Best regards, Pam Sears