Margaretta
Gerretse
Longstreet
formerly Schenk aka Covenhoven
Born in Pleasant Valley, Monmouth, Province of New Jersey
Ancestors 
Daughter of Gerrit Roelofse Schenk
and Neeltje (Coerten) Voorhees
Sister of
Antje Gerrits (Schenk) Laen, Roelof Garretse Schenck, Mary Gerritsen (Schenck) Smock, Koert Gerritse (Schenk) Schenck, Alchie Gerritse (Schenck) VanDerveer, Neeltje Garretse (Schenk) Hendrickson, Rachel Garretse (Schenck) VanDorn, Gerrit Schenck, Jan Garretse (Schenk) Schenck and Albert Schenk
Wife of
William Williamse Covenhoven
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Richard Derrick Adrianszen Langestraet
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Derrick Longstreet
— married
1749 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Ann Williamsen (Covenhoven) Hight, Sarah Covenhoven, William Covenhoven, Garret Covenhoven and David Covenhoven
Died before
before age 62
in Pleasant Valley, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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Biography
Margaretta was born 17 Apr 1715 in Pleasant Valley, Monmouth, Province of New Jersey.
She was the daughter of Gerrit Roelofse Schenk and Neeltje (Coerten) Voorhees.
Sister of Antje Gerrits (Schenk) Laen, Roelof Garretse Schenck, Mary Gerritsen (Schenck) Smock, Koert Gerritse (Schenk) Schenck, Alchie Gerritse (Schenck) VanDerveer, Neeltje Garretse (Schenk) Hendrickson, Rachel Garretse (Schenck) VanDorn, Gerrit Schenck, Jan Garretse (Schenk) Schenck and Albert Schenk.
Margaretta was listed to be married three times:
- She was the wife of William Williamse Covenhoven. [Date and location unknown].
- Wife of Derrick Longstreet — married 1749 [Location unknown].
- Wife of Richard Derrick Adrianszen (LANGESTRAET) Langestraet — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
She was the mother of Ann Williamsen (Covenhoven) Hight, Sarah Covenhoven, William Covenhoven, Garret Covenhoven and David Covenhoven
Margaretta Gerretse (Schenk) Longstreet passed away sometime before 1778 in Pleasant Valley, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
Sources
- FamilySearch
- Elmer Leonard Hauser Genealogy
- William Howard Hauser Genealogy
- ancestry.com RootsWeb's WorldConnect
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Ancestry Family Tree 65204397
- https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61175/colonialfamiliesvi-004506_458/450020093?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/62111809/person/48420902758/facts/citation/1122109407045/edit/record
Acknowledgments
- Schenck-397 was created by Garret Maki through the import of Maki Family Tree - 100.ged on Jan 6, 2014.
- Thanks to William Hauser for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by William and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaretta by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaretta by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Janette (Streeter) Cornell
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup H, FTDNA kit #28533
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~0.39%
Dorothy Snyder :
23andMe, GEDmatch M114505 [compare]
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Christine Osborne :
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Ellen Smith
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Schenck-397 and Schenk-220 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate. I think Schenk may be the better spelling for her, but I have not looked for records.
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by Ellen Smith
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