Person:Garret Schenck (1)
Garret Roelofse Schenck
b.27 Oct 1671 Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States
d.5 Sep 1745 Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1660
  1. Martin Roelofse Schenck1660/61 - 1727
  2. Annetje Roelofse Schenck1663 - 1685
  3. Jannetje (Jonica) Roelofse Schenck1665 - 1684
  4. Marytie Roelofse Schenk1666/67 - 1736
  5. Jan Roelofse Schenck1669/70 - 1753
  6. Garret Roelofse Schenck1671 - 1745
  7. Margaretta Schenck
  8. Neeltje Schenck
  9. Sara Schenck
Spouse and Children
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m. 1693
  1. Annettje Schenck1694 - Bef 1739
  2. Roelof Gerretse Schenck1697 - 1768
  3. Mary Schenck1699 - 1747
  4. Coert Garretse Schenck1702 - 1771
  5. Aeltje Schenck1705 -
  6. Neeltje Schenck1708 -
  7. Rachel Schenck1710 -
  8. Gerret Gerretse Schenck1712 - 1757
  9. Margaretje Schenck1715 - Bef 1778
  10. Jan Garretse Schenck1717 - 1775
  11. Albert Garretse Schenck1721 - 1786
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][4][6][9] Garret Roelofse Schenck
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][4] 27 Oct 1671 Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States
Christening? Pleasant Valley, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Marriage 1693 Flatlands, Kings, New York, United Statesto Neeltje Coerte van Voorhees
Alt Marriage Abt 1693 Pleasant Valley, Monmouth, New Jersey, United Statesto Neeltje Coerte van Voorhees
Residence[9] From abt 1695 Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Will[6][9] 12 Jan 1739 Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Death[4][9] 5 Sep 1745 Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey, United StatesPleasant Valley is in Holmdel twp
Alt Death[6][9] 5 Sep 1745 Pleasant Valley, Monmouth, New Jersey, United StatesRappleyea Farm
Burial[7] Schenck-Couwenhoven Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Probate[6] 7 Oct 1745 Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Religion[9] Monmouth, New Jersey, United StatesMarlboro Dutch Church, elder and deacon
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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Woolley G.w Family Tree.FBK.FTW.lnk.FTW-3.FTW.

    Date of Import: Apr 13, 2000

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 George Wolley -1- 623316.ged.

    Date of Import: Mar 4, 2004

  3. ↑ additional Family Notes.FTW.

    Date of Import: Apr 13, 2000

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ancestry.com.
  5.   History of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Reid and Family. (Private publication on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary, May 19,1925).

    prepared for the 50th Wedding anniversary of George William Reid and Gertrude Adelia Schanck (Schenck), May 19th 1925.

    The family farm in Long Island was bequeathed to the Oldest son, Marten. Gerret Schenck being the youngest and a third brother, Jan moved to Pleasant Valley, Monmouth Co., NJ in 1697. Gerret accumulated a handsome estate before his death in 1745. He was one of the first Deacons of the Reformed Dutch Church of Freehold, organized in 1709. For six years, 1721 to 1727 he represented Monmouth County in the Provincial Assembly of New Jersey.

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Christoph, Florence A. Van Voorhees Family in America: The First Six Generations. (Baltimore, MD: Van Voorhees Association, 2000)
    pp. 4, 17, 18.

    Garret Roelofse Schenck was born on 27 Oct 1671. He died on 5 Sep 1745 at Pleasant Valley, Monmouth Co., NJ, at age 73. He was buried at Schenck Couwenhoven Cem., Pleasant Valley, Monmouth Co., NJ. Garret and Leeltje moved to Pleasant Valley, Monmouth Co., NJ, about 1696. Two views of their home on the west side of Matawan Holmdel road can be found in Beekman's, Early Dutch Settlers in Monmouth County, pg. 12. The house is also mentioned in R. Bailey, Pre-Revolutionary Dutch Houses, pg. 406.

    He was a charter member and elder of the Reformed Church in Freehold and member of the Provincial Assembly of NJ.

    The will of Garret Schenck of Middletown, Monmouth Co., NJ, was dated 12 Jan 1739 and probated 7 Oct 1745. It mentions his wife Neelkie, sons Roeloffe (to receive the great Dutch Bible), Garrat, Koert, John, Albert and daughters Mary, Alkie, Neelkie, Rachel, and Margaret and granddaughter Nelly. The excutors were his wife, son Roeloffe and son-in-law Hendrick Hendrickson; witnesses Johannes Bennet, Roelof Covenhoven and Robert Dodsworth.

  7. ↑ Garret Roelofse Schenck, in Find A Grave.
  8.   Salter, Edwin. A history of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, embracing a genealogical record of earliest settlers in Monmouth and Ocean Counties and their descendants: the Indians, their language, manners and customs. (Bayonne, N.J.: E. Gardner & Son, 1890).

    page 60, page 61, page 147, page LI

  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Beekman, George Crawford. Early Dutch settlers of Monmouth County, New Jersey. (Freehold, N.J.: Moreau Bros., 1901).
  10.   Schenck, A. D. (Alexander Du Bois). The Rev. William Schenck, his ancestry and his descendants. (R. H. Darby, 1883).

    has Garret Schenck and his father (Roelof) Schenck's wills

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