Roots of Van Dort - the Netherland

This will evolve as several parts in a series of Posts regarding the Roots of Van Dort - the Netherlands. As more readings and discovery is made on several fronts pertaining to the said Post title, there might be instances whereby the Post(s) would be edited to include new information.

There is no detail known about Cornelius Jansz Van Dort's background that predates his arrival in Ceylon in 1700.

This makes it an exciting piece of explorative work as it would touch on several "fact" finding readings from which both mental surmisation and common sense would at the least point towards a better understanding Cornelius' background.

Cornelius Jansz Van Dort from Genealogy records is the known Patriarch of the families Van Dort in Ceylon/Sri Lanka, Malaya/Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and perhaps in other South East Asian nations. The latter of which we are yet to discover of there being any Van Dort who may have emigrated to these nations from those past misty times of history.

All that is known about the Patriarch Cornelius is that he was born in Utrecht. Year of his birth is unknown.

In addition it is understood that Van Dort would mean "of Dort" or "from Dort". In Dutch reference of location, it is also know that Dort also refers to the Netherland city of Dordrecht.

With these two indicators at least some research will be attempted, namely additional readings about Utrecht and Dordrecht history vis-a-vis the period  that was contemporary to Cornelius Jansz Van Dort's time in the Netherlands.

As an overview, there will be some interesting mentions about the Netherlands ; facts and issues that would hopefully shed a clearer understanding of the heartland from where the Malaysian families Van Dort originate. It comes from a history that is more than 300 years ago.

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