| 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
Links to familysearch.org that have downloadable Courtright Family Histories. Use Internet Explorer.
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.
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
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.
on February 10, 2020.
