Sebastian or Bastian Van Kortryk was born in Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium circa 1586. He immigrated to Leerdam, South Netherlands in 1615. Due to Dutch Patronymics it was common to be given a name of the place of birth, therefore Sebastian or Bastian was known as Van Kortrijk. Thus Bastian van Kortrijk. The surname of our ancestors has changed a few times through the centuries since immigrating to America. Upon their arrival it was Van Kortrijk. The Van sometimes refered to as something to do with royality , but actually V(v)an is the dutch word meaning from, so from Kortrijk, which is a town in West Flanders, Belgium (see map at left). Soon after immigration the surname becomes Kortright or Kortreght (a Dutch Reformed Church spelling and also spelled with a (c) Cortreght)and Cortright. After the revolutionary war it settles down to become what it is today , "Courtright". For more information concerning Dutch Patronymics go to following site.Dutch Naming. |
Passenger list of the Spotted Cow-1663
Social Security Death Index-Ancestry.com
Calvin Courtright Genealogy
Courtright Ancestry.Com
Courtright Gen Forum Link to the Courtright Gen Forum message board page.
Courtright Resources page from Rootsweb.Com Subscribe to the Courtright-L list from this site.
Cornelis Jansen's Will Text file of Cornelis Jansen's will.
Mitch Courtright Link to Mitch Courtright's family website.
Cutright Gen Forum Site
John (The Indian Scout) Cutright
John the Bear
Courtright info from Whiteside County ,Illinois. Use search engine at middle of page.
Same thing from Lee County,Illinois
Typical obstacles that can occur while conducting Courtright research
Links to familysearch.org that have downloadable Courtright Family Histories. Use Internet Explorer.
Revised history of Harlem (city of New York), origin and early annals by James Riker
Early history of the Courtright family, Aug. 1907
The Courtright (Kortright) family : descendants of Bastian Van Kortryk, a native of Belgium who emigrated to Holland about 1615
Ancestors and descendants of Rheuben Courtright
familysearch website
Low Links
This section will provide links to the Laurens Jansen Low Family which descends
from the Dutch line that originally used the patronym Kortregt/Kortright.
Lowe Gen Forum discussion group
Low Gen Forum discussion group
My Courtright ancestry began in Ulster County, New York in the
1660's. They migrated down the Old Mine road, along the Delware River. After the
Revolutionary War my g-g-g-g-grandfather Abraham van Kampen journeyed from
Pennsylvania and settled in Fairfield County, Ohio in 1801. Most of them have
been there the last 200 years.
New Netherland Links
Olive Tree
Genealogy Excellent New Netherland site with many links and
information. Contains the
marriages of the
Dutch Reformed Church in New York, beginning in 1639.
Dutch Research Corner
by Donna Speer Ristenbatt Additional early New York info.
Ted Brassard's
New Amsterdam Baptisms New Amsterdam baptisms found here.
New Netherlands
Institute Transcription, translation, and publication of all Dutch
documents in New York
repositories
relating to the seventeenth - century colony.
Holland Society of New York
Dutch
Colonies Short Bio about the Dutch colonies.
Netherland Links and Stuff
Leerdam Castle
Informative website
concerning Kortrijk (Courtrai), Belgium