Roelof Schenck was born on February 21, 1692, in Flatlands, New York, to Jan Schenck and Saartje Willemse (Sarah) Van Couwenhoven. He married Geesje Hendrickson in 1714 in his hometown. They had 11 children in 16 years. He died on January 19, 1766, in Pleasant Valley, New Jersey, at the age of 73, and was buried there.
Roelof married Geesje Hendrickson in Flatlands, New York, in 1714 when he was 22 years old.[2][3][4]
Will
Roelof had a will dated 10 April 1765, and it was probated 3 March 1766.[3]
Death
Roelof died on January 19, 1766, in Pleasant Valley, New Jersey, when he was 73 years old.[2][3][4][5]
Burial
Roelof is buried in the Schenck-Couwenhoven Cemetery in Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey.[6][3][5]
Tombstone inscription reads: "Here Lies Interred the Body of Roelof Schenck,
Son of John, who Departed this Life the Nineteenth of January in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-six, aged Seventy-three Years, Ten Months and Twenty-eight Days."[5]
↑ 3.03.13.23.33.4 Beekman, George C., Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth County, New Jersey, Moreau Bros Publishers; Freehold, NJ; 1901, page 6, 10, 124.
↑ 5.05.15.25.3 Schenck, Benjamin Robinson, M.D. The Ancestors and Descendants of Rulef Schenck - A Genealogy of the Onondaga County, New York, Branch of the Family. Page 37-40. (From Records and Notes Compiled by Adrian Adelbert Schenck). Wilson Printing Company; Detroit; 1911 https://archive.org/details/ancestorsdescend00insche
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/39831904/rolfe-janse-schank : accessed 9 June 2021), memorial page for Rolfe Janse Schank (21 Feb 1692–19 Jan 1766), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39831904, citing Schenck-Couwenhoven Cemetery, Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by thom healy (contributor 46628255) .
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
As you no doubt know....this Roelof is nephew to Roelof born about 1619 in the Netherlands, migrated with Jan, his brother and Annetjke, sistere, on board Oy Valckenier (The Falconer) reported as landing at Long Island, New Netherlands June 28, 1650. father Martin died en route. Jan Martense
Schenck's home (later bought by Roelof) was a mill - portions of which are on display at the Brooklyn Museum. Have had the great opportunity to see this home.
You may wish to reference earlier postings from other sites:http://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G000375.pdf
Schenck-220 and Schenck-58 appear to represent the same person because: they were in an unmerged match & the New Netherland Settlers Approval System (http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:New_Netherland_Settlers_-_Approval_System) now has them marked "Green" (NNS Category) and "Orange" (Merge Pending), indicating that the two are ready to be merged. Thanks!
Schenck-220 and Schenck-58 appear to represent the same person because: same parents/same birth date (one year off... probably due to "new year" confusion for February)
Schenck's home (later bought by Roelof) was a mill - portions of which are on display at the Brooklyn Museum. Have had the great opportunity to see this home. You may wish to reference earlier postings from other sites:http://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G000375.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maarten_Schenck_van_Nydeggen
Hi,
These most likely are the same and can be merged, duplicate also has duplicate of son Jan + wife that also need to be merged ..
Greets,
Bea :)