Laurens Kortright

1681 - 1726  (~ 44 years)

• Name	Laurens Kortright  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Abt. 20 Aug 1681	Harlem, New York, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Laurens Cornelissen Kortright  [1, 2]
  Also Known As	Laurens Cornelisz   [3, 4, 5]
  Death	15 Apr 1726	Harlem, New York, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I1307	Ryer Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Cornelis Kortright,   b. Abt. 1645, Beesd, West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands
  Mother	Metje Bastiaens,   b. Abt. 1647, Werkhoven, Bunnik, Utrecht, Netherlands d. Abt. 1712, Harlem, New York, New York, USA (Age ~ 65 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1665	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
  Family ID	F423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Helena Benson,   b. Abt. 8 Oct 1682, Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. Abt. 27 Apr 1707, Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age ~ 24 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1703	First Collegiate Church of Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Cornelius Kortright,   b. Abt. 30 May 1704, Harlem, New York, New York, USA d. 15 Apr 1745, Harlem, New York, New York, USA (Age ~ 40 years)   2. Elizabeth Kortright,   b. Abt. 3 Nov 1706, Harlem, New York, New York, USA
  Family ID	F424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Bussing,   b. Abt. 1687, New York, USA
  Marriage	1708  [1]
  Children	1. Aaron Kortright,   b. Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 1789   2. Lawrence Kortright,   b. Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 1761   3. Eve Kortright,   b. Abt. 1711, Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   4. Susanna Kortright,   b. Abt. 1714, Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   5. Margaret Kortright,   b. Abt. 1719, Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
  Family ID	F427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Laurens Cornelissen, bap. Aug 20, 1681, m. Oct 22, 1703, Helena Benson, and m. 2d, 1708, Margaret Bussing, daughter of Arent Bussing, and from Laurens sprang the main branch of the family at Harlem. He succeeded to the homestead on Harlem Lane, which at his death in 1726, fell in the division to his widow Grietie, together with other lands. He served as constable 1708. His children by his first wife were Cornelis and Elizabeth, and by his second wife, Aaron, Lawrence, Eve, Susanna, and Margaret. Abbott, John Howard. The Courtright (Kortright) Family Descendants of Bastian van Kortryk, a Native of Belgium who Emigrated to Holland about 1615. New York, NY: Tobias A. Wright, 1922. LAURENS AND HELENA (BENSON) KORTRIGHT, issue: Cornelis, bap. May 30, 1704, m. Nov. 11, 1727, Hester Cannon. Elizabeth, bap. Nov. 3, 1706, m. Apr. 19, 1753, Gilbert Garrison. LAURENS AND MARGARET (BUSSING) Kortright, issue: Aaron, d. 1789, m. Margaret Delamater. Lawrence, d. 1761, unm. His will dated Nov. 8, 1760. Eve, m. 1732, Adolph Benson. Susanna, m. 1735, Aaron Meyer. Margaret, m. 1740, Abraham Meyer. Abbott, John Howard. The Courtright (Kortright) Family Descendants of Bastian van Kortryk, a Native of Belgium who Emigrated to Holland about 1615. New York, NY: Tobias A. Wright, 1922.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] John Howard Abbott, The Courtright (Kortright) Family Descendants of Bastian van Kortryk, a Native of Belgium who Emigrated to Holland about 1615, (New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1922). [S390] Find a Grave, Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current [database on-line], (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S23] Nationaal Archief Nieuw-Nederland, Netherlands, Marriage Index, 1575-1938 [database online]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016). [S12] Ancestry.com, New York City, Compiled Marriage Index, 1600s-1800s [database on-line]., (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005). [S11] Holland Society of New York, U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 [database on-line]., (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).