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THE TERHUNE FAMILY
Originally published in 1900 |
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THE TERHUNE FAMILY is another whose members are widely
scattered over Bergen and Hudson Counties. They are descended from
Alberts Albertse, Sr., a ribbon weaver by trade, who is said to have been a native of Hunen or Huynen, in Holland. The date of his emigration
does not appear, but lie was residing at New Amsterdam for some time
prior to 1657. In that year he removed to the Nyack patent in New
Utrecht, L. I., where in January, 1662,
he obtained a patent for a farm which
he sold, April 3, 1664, to Nathaniel
Britton, of Staten Island. In 1660
and 1665 he bought lands at Flatlands, L. I. Subsequently he, with
Jaques Cortelyou and others,
obtained the Aquackanonck (Passaic)
patent of about 5,001) acres on the
Passaic River, in New Jersey, in
which the Van Winkles, Gerretsons,
Spiers, and many other families became interested. His children were
John, Albert, Heyltie, Ann, Styntie,
and Sarah. All of these settled near
Hackensack in Bergen County.
Albert, the second, born in 1651, married (1) Hendricke Stevens Voorhis.
and (2) Levina Brickers. He resided
at Flatlands, L. I., until 1676, when he removed to Hackensack, where he
was one of the leading spirits in the Dutch Church. and was sent to the
Colonial Legislature in 1696. He bought a large farm of Captain John
Berry, extending from the Hackensack to the Saddle River. His issue were,
Rachel. Except the Demarests and Harings probably not
Willempie, Albert, John, Antie, Gerrebrecht, Willempie, Stephen, Maritie,
Gertrude, and Rachel. Except the Demarests and Harings probably not
one of the early emigrants has as many descendants in Bergen County as
Albert Alberts Terhune. The name Terhune was adopted after the removal to Bergen County. In New Amsterdam and Long Island it was
Albertsen.
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