Gerrit Roelofse Schenck (1719 - 1794)

Born 23 May 1719 in Hillsdale, Monmouth County, Province of New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Marytje (Van Sickelen) Schenck — married 5 Dec 1747 in Monmouth, Brunswick, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1794 at age 75 in New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Garret Schenck was born 23 May 1719. Garret Schenck passed away 3 July 1794. ^[1]

Garret Roelfse Schenck Birth 25 May 1719 Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York Death 5 Jul 1794 (aged 75) Annandale, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Married on Dec 23 1747 Marytje Cornelise Van Sicklen. Burial: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.^[2]

Lieutenant Gerrit Roelofse Schenck served with 3rd Regiment, Hunterdon Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Gerrit Roelofse Schenck is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A100683.

Garret served with the rank of Lieutenant, 3rd Regiment, Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the American Revolution. He married three times: Mary Van Sicklen, Mary Van Meter, Anne Ten Eyck. A son Jacob married Mary Eleanor Van Mater or Van Marten. ^[3]

Will Abstract, names 2nd wife Anne Ten Eyck

1794, June 9 . Schenck, Garret, of Amwell Twsp., Hunterdon Co.; will of. Wife, Anne, negro wench, Cate ; also her maintenance on place by son, Jacob. Son, John, negro man, James; also £70 (payable by son Jacob, by son William). Son, Ralph, £100 and negro man, J oe, and negro girl, Sid; also, £70 (payable by sons, Jacob and William). Son, Jacob, negro man, Moses, and negro wench, Sal ; also westerly part of home plantation on road leading from the Dutch to the Old Presbyterian meeting house by lands formerly of Cornelius Quick, between farms of Abraham Williamson and Peter Prall, together with residue of real. Son, Abraham, £50, negro boy, Sam, and girl, Judith; also £70 (payable by sons Jacob and William). Son, William, other 1/2 of home plantation, of lands purchased of Abraham Williamson and $42 of woodlot in Hopewell Twsp. Daughter, Anne (wife of Adam Bellis), £40 (payable by son, Jacob), and negro girl, Patt. Daughter, Mary (wife of John Quick), £40 (payable by son, William) and negro girl, Bett. Grandsons, Peter and Ralph Quick (sons of daughter, Lenah), £60 from sale of negro wench, Patt, daughter of Dinah (payable by son-in-law, Cornelius Quick, their father) ; also, each £25 (payable by son William), when 21. Residue to be divided between the 5 sons. Brother, Ralph Schenck, and friends, Paul Kuhl and John Lequear, to advise if there be any dispute in settlement. Exes: sons, John, Ralph and Jacob. Wits. Tunis Quick, John Lyst, Titus Quick. 1794, June 22. Codicil. Wife, Anne, one bed and furniture, one horse and wagon, one cow and sole privilege of westerly part of house. Sons to make private vendue to dispose of residue. Negro wench, Dinah, and her daughter, Hannah, to be maintained out of estate. Wits. Daniel Logan, John Lyst, Isaace Moore. Proved Oct. 9 , 1794. Lib. 35 , p. 134. 1794, Sept. 4-5. Inventory, including 9 negroes; made by Paul Kuhl and John Williamson. 1796, Aug. 3. Account by the 3 Executors. File 1691 J. 1795, Mar. 20. Schenck, Garret A., of Middlesex Co. Int. Adm’r Charles Bartley. Fellowbondsman: Henry Dye; both of said Co. Lib. 35, p. 2 00. 1795 , Mar. 19 . Inventory, made by John Schenck and John N. High. File 8701 -8704L. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Hal Wolverton, Jun 6, 2012
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2018), memorial page for Garret Roelfse Schenck (25 May 1719–5 Jul 1794), Find A Grave Memorial no. 72929537, citing Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by lulu (contributor 47183637)
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 3, 2021), "Record of Schenck, Garret", Ancestor # A100683.
4. ↑ Page 308 New Jersey Calendar of Wills 1791-1795

See Also: John Scofield Prall, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #4285, Date of Import: Jan 16, 1999.

Acknowledgments

• Abby Glann, Entered by Abby Glann, May 16, 2012.
• Hal Wolverton, Entered by Hal Wolverton, Jun 6, 2012.