William Roelofsen Schenck (abt. 1727 - 1806)

Born about 1727 in Flatlands, Long Island, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Winters) Schenck — married 5 Oct 1747 in Province of New York

Descendants

Died 13 Dec 1806 at about age 79 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

William Roelofse Schenck was born between 1721 or 1727 in Flatlands, Kings County, New york, son of Roelof Schenck and Engeltie Van Doorn

William Schenck, moved from Monmouth county, New Jersey, to Hunterton county, New Jersey, long before the revolutionary war. His wife was Mary Winters, and three of his children were Ralph, John and Josiah, all in the American service as soldiers.^[1]

William married on 5 October, 1747 in NJ Mary Winters (b. 1732- d. 29 Jan 1818), she was a daughter of of John Winter and Hannah Griffin.

Children from this marriage :

1. Catherine Schenck
2. Abraham Schenck, b. Hunterdon County, New Jersey
3. Reulif Schenck (Ralph), b: 23 March 1755 Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; d. 5 Sep 1836 Mohawk, NY buried Johnstown, NY
4. John Schenck, b. 21 Dec 1755
5. Anne Schenck, b. about 1757 Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; d. 28 April 1794
6. Josiah Schenck, b. about 1762 Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; d. 1823 NJ.
7. William Williams Schenck, b. 01 Nov 1764 Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; m. Mary Trout
8. Mary Schenck, b. 25 Feb 1767 Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Name

Name: William Roelofsen /Schenck/^[2][3][4][5]

Birth

Birth: Date: 1721/27 Place: Middletown Twp, Monmouth, New Jersey^[6][7]

Death

Death Date: 13 Dec 1806- 15 Dec 1806, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

Notes on his lengthy will

His will gives Mary use of the house and to have various household goods incl a feather bed and forty dollars for her immediate support. To sell the rest of his moveable and his real estate near that of Ralph Sutphin's Lane and to William Schenks (he describes the land at length!). He sets aside 1,000 dollars in trust for his wife Mary to be managed by the executors. Other money for daughter in law Sarah widow of dec'd son Abraham Schenck and also money for their dau Catherine, Mary, Elizabeth and Anne and a grandson William Schenck when he is of age. Daughter Catherine is dec'd but she has a daughter Macheh (sp?) Probasco when she marries. To son William Schenck the farm he now lives on but he must pay several thousand dollars of money to be put into trust and supply wood to his mother Mary. Then towards the end of various pages of his will he names his other children: his sons Ralph, John, Josiah and daughter Mary Simpson. And then the children of dec'd daughter Anne who were David Bishop, Joseph Bishop, Esther sp? Jewel, Mary Stout, Elizabeth Kershow, and unmarried Nancy Bishop. The to the children of son Abraham Schenck: Wm, Catherine, Mary, Eliz and Anne. He named Josiah Schenck of Somerset and David Bishop Sr. of Amwell as exes. 17 June 1806 probate 25 Dec 1806. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Oquawka Township
2. ↑ Source: #S62 Page: Source number: 3603.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Submitter Code: VVH
3. ↑ Source: #S49 Page: Ancestry Family Tree
4. ↑ Source: #S92 Page: Volume: 208; SAR Membership Number: 41413
5. ↑ Source: #S62 Page: Source number: 3013.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PHZ
6. ↑ Source: #S62 Page: Source number: 3603.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Submitter Code: VVH
7. ↑ Source: #S62 Page: Source number: 3013.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PHZ Imported only 1721 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.
8. ↑ Wills, Vol 1-2, 1804-1815 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8796/images/005573377_00111?pId=211821 Meehan-411 20 August 2021.

• Source: : LDS has the above ancestral information submitted at the following address;Familysearch

• Source: S-1377208261 Repository: #R-1566780420 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/39828905/family Repository: R-1566780420
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• 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. "Electronic," Date of Import: Jul 9, 1999.

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23375572  : accessed 02 January 2021), memorial page for William Schenck (1727–13 Dec 1806), Find a Grave Memorial no. 23375572, citing Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Fred Lathrop (contributor 46932433) .

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Michael Harris for creating WikiTree profile Schenck-377 through the import of M. F. Harris Family Tree_2013-09-09.ged on Oct 28, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.
• WikiTree profile Schenck-281 created through the import of Felch Family Tree.ged on Jun 16, 2012 by Robin Craig. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robin and others.

Source Note:

• Previous Source: Early New Jersey Bergen County Families, compile -Schenck.pdf would be available to current members of that organization as explained at https://www.njgsbc.org/membership/ , which had provided data within this profile.