Margaret was the daughter of John B. Bergen and Sarah Stryker. She married Jacob Coert Voorhies in New Jersey about 1788 and was his first wife.
In 1790, a group of extended family left New Jersey. Entering the Allegheny Mountains they labored on Nemacolin's Path, an old indian trail that was known for its extremely harsh terrain. It had been used by Gen. Braddock during his campaign to make his way West to attack Fort Duquesne, and was the only option, unless one was willing to travel hundreds of miles south to the Cumberland Gap used by Daniel Boone and his troop. They settled at Redstone Old Fort, PA, about 40 miles NE of Wheeling, WVa.
In less than a year, two of the party, Conover and Cox had built rafts and set off down the Ohio River. They settled in Lexington, KY. Soon Conover and Margaret's brother, George Bergen decided to make their home in Indiana. Along the way they met a stranger who recommended the land of Sangamon County IL as the best you could find; so they continued west to the Jersey prairie.
Jacob and Margaret Vorhies remained in Kentucky, where Margaret
died. On 28 December 1805, Jacob married Jane (Jael?) Ransdell in Mercer County, Kentucky.
[Source: The Bergen Family, Teunis G. Bergen, 1876. Contributed by Anna P. Jaech]
In 1790, a group of extended family left New Jersey. Entering the Allegheny Mountains they labored on Nemacolin's Path, an old indian trail that was known for its extremely harsh terrain. It had been used by Gen. Braddock during his campaign to make his way West to attack Fort Duquesne, and was the only option, unless one was willing to travel hundreds of miles south to the Cumberland Gap used by Daniel Boone and his troop. They settled at Redstone Old Fort, PA, about 40 miles NE of Wheeling, WVa.
In less than a year, two of the party, Conover and Cox had built rafts and set off down the Ohio River. They settled in Lexington, KY. Soon Conover and Margaret's brother, George Bergen decided to make their home in Indiana. Along the way they met a stranger who recommended the land of Sangamon County IL as the best you could find; so they continued west to the Jersey prairie.
Jacob and Margaret Vorhies remained in Kentucky, where Margaret
died. On 28 December 1805, Jacob married Jane (Jael?) Ransdell in Mercer County, Kentucky.
[Source: The Bergen Family, Teunis G. Bergen, 1876. Contributed by Anna P. Jaech]
Margaret was the daughter of John B. Bergen and Sarah Stryker. She married Jacob Coert Voorhies in New Jersey about 1788 and was his first wife.
In 1790, a group of extended family left New Jersey. Entering the Allegheny Mountains they labored on Nemacolin's Path, an old indian trail that was known for its extremely harsh terrain. It had been used by Gen. Braddock during his campaign to make his way West to attack Fort Duquesne, and was the only option, unless one was willing to travel hundreds of miles south to the Cumberland Gap used by Daniel Boone and his troop. They settled at Redstone Old Fort, PA, about 40 miles NE of Wheeling, WVa.
In less than a year, two of the party, Conover and Cox had built rafts and set off down the Ohio River. They settled in Lexington, KY. Soon Conover and Margaret's brother, George Bergen decided to make their home in Indiana. Along the way they met a stranger who recommended the land of Sangamon County IL as the best you could find; so they continued west to the Jersey prairie.
Jacob and Margaret Vorhies remained in Kentucky, where Margaret
died. On 28 December 1805, Jacob married Jane (Jael?) Ransdell in Mercer County, Kentucky.
[Source: The Bergen Family, Teunis G. Bergen, 1876. Contributed by Anna P. Jaech]
In 1790, a group of extended family left New Jersey. Entering the Allegheny Mountains they labored on Nemacolin's Path, an old indian trail that was known for its extremely harsh terrain. It had been used by Gen. Braddock during his campaign to make his way West to attack Fort Duquesne, and was the only option, unless one was willing to travel hundreds of miles south to the Cumberland Gap used by Daniel Boone and his troop. They settled at Redstone Old Fort, PA, about 40 miles NE of Wheeling, WVa.
In less than a year, two of the party, Conover and Cox had built rafts and set off down the Ohio River. They settled in Lexington, KY. Soon Conover and Margaret's brother, George Bergen decided to make their home in Indiana. Along the way they met a stranger who recommended the land of Sangamon County IL as the best you could find; so they continued west to the Jersey prairie.
Jacob and Margaret Vorhies remained in Kentucky, where Margaret
died. On 28 December 1805, Jacob married Jane (Jael?) Ransdell in Mercer County, Kentucky.
[Source: The Bergen Family, Teunis G. Bergen, 1876. Contributed by Anna P. Jaech]
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