Michael Pauluzen Van der Voort

Michael (or Michiel) Pauluzen Van der Voort (c. 1615 – c. 1690/1692) was an early resident of New Amsterdam and an early settler of Talbot County, Maryland. In New Amsterdam, in 1640, he married Marretje Maria Rapelje, whose older sister, Sarah, was the first European born in the New Netherland colony. His enterprises included real estate, shipping, tavern keeping and, in Maryland, planting tobacco. He is the ancestor of many in the United States who spell their name Vandervoort, Vanderford, Vandeford, Vandiver, Vandevert, Vandaveer or similarly.

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