John Roelofse G. Schenck (1740 - 1794)

Born 3 Feb 1740 in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (VanDoren) Schenck — married 12 Nov 1763 in Monmouth County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1794 at age 54 in Penns Neck (Middletown), Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Name

Name: Capt. John Roelofse G. /Schenck/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}

Birth

Date: 03 FEB 1740

Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey^{[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]}

Will Abstract of

29 Sep 1794 Schenck, John, Sr., of Windsor Twsp., Middlesex Co.; will of. Wife, Mariah, 4 horses, 5 milk cows, 5 young cattle, 5 sheep, riding chair, wagon, farming utensils, all household furniture...of profits of home plantation and use of house, while my widow. Son, Ruleff, 340 acres, part of my purchase in the Western Territory in Simses [Symmes ] Settlement on the Miamies, [Ohio]; the same being valued at £ 111, and so charged against his share of my estate. The remaining part of said tract on the Miamies, valued £ 111, to any one of my sons who will take it as a part of his share. Daughter, Mary Schenck, £ 1 00 above her equal share. Sons, John, William, Isaac and Garret, to be bound out to such trades as each shall choose. Farm to be rented and remainder sold and used for support of children until of age. After wife marries, or dies, plantation to be sold and proceeds divided in equal shares among all the children. Executors: friends, John Schenck, Jr., of Penns Neck, Peter Vandeveer, of Monmouth, and son, Jacob Schenck. (Recommends son, Jacob, to take home plantation) . Witnesses—Jonathan Combs, Andrew Bowne, Garret Schenck. Proved Oct. 1 5 , 1794. Lib. 34, p. 5 09 . 1794, Oct. 1 4. Inventory, made by Garret Schenck and John Cox. File 832 5 -8332L. ^[29]

Death

Date: 10 OCT 1794

Place: Penns Neck (Middletown), Monmouth, New Jersey^{[30][31][32][33]}

Burial

Burial: Holmdel Cemetery

Date: 1794

Place: New Jersey

Revolutionary War Military Service

Captain John Roelofse G. Schenck served with Middlesex County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

John Roelofse G. Schenck is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A100697.

John Schenck was a Captain of Militia, 2nd & 3rd Regiments Middlesex County ( See Stryker's "Officer's and Men of New Jersey in the Revolution" - also "Middlesex Men in the Revolutionary War") Date: 1776 Place: Middlesex County, New Jersey. His Spouse: Maria Mary Van Dorn. Children in file: Jacob who m. Mary A Lott, Isaac who m. Ruth Ann Knox, and 2nd Jemima Bogart Van Wagenen, William who m. Mary Hagaman, Ruliff who m. Hannah Hagaman.^[34]

Residence

Date: 1780

Place: Monmouth County, New Jersey^[35][36][37]

Residence:

Date: 1781

Place: Freehold Twp, Monmouth County, New Jersey^{[38][39][40][41]}

Residence:

Date: 1770

Place: Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey^[42]

Residence:

Date: 1782

Place: Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey^[43][44]

Baptism

Date: 03 FEB 1740

Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Freehold and Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey^[45]

Note

Note: #N6092

Marriage

Husband: Capt. John Roelofse G. Schenck

Wife: Mary VanDoren

Child: Ruliff Schenck

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 12 NOV 1763

Place: Monmouth County, New Jersey^[46][47]

John was born in 1740. John Schenk ... He passed away in 1794. ^[48]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S462
2. ↑ Source: #S241
3. ↑ Source: #S457 Page: Document: Manuscript Collection, 1680s - 1970s, BAH: Legislative Records, 1770 - 1781 [New Jersey State Archives]; Call Number: Box 1-14, Folder 17; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 22
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10. ↑ Source: #S459 Page: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 4; Serial: 8701; Volume: 10
11. ↑ Source: #S457 Page: Document: Manuscript Collection, 1680s - 1970s, BAH: Legislative Records, 1770 - 1781 [New Jersey State Archives]; Call Number: Box 1-14, Folder 41; Page Number: 1; Family Number: 11
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17. ↑ Source: #S241
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22. ↑ Source: #S293 Page: Volume: 185
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27. ↑ Source: #S293 Page: Volume: 266
28. ↑ Source: #S241
29. ↑ NJ CALENDAR OF WILLS—1791 - 1795 309 1A; Forgotten Books on google search
30. ↑ Source: #S293 Page: Volume: 185
31. ↑ Source: #S280 Page: Birth year: 1740; Birth city: Freehold; Birth state: NJ
32. ↑ Source: #S293
33. ↑ Source: #S293 Page: Volume: 266
34. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 19 April 2018), "Record of John Schenck", Ancestor # A100697.
35. ↑ Source: #S462
36. ↑ Source: #S457 Page: Document: Manuscript Collection, 1680s - 1970s, BAH: Legislative Records, 1770 - 1781 [New Jersey State Archives]; Call Number: Box 1-14, Folder 41; Page Number: 1; Family Number: 11
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39. ↑ Source: #S462
40. ↑ Source: #S462
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42. ↑ Source: #S457 Page: Document: Manuscript Collection, 1680s - 1970s, BAH: Legislative Records, 1770 - 1781 [New Jersey State Archives]; Call Number: Box 1-14, Folder 17; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 22
43. ↑ Source: #S462
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45. ↑ Source: #S530
46. ↑ Source: #S531
47. ↑ Source: #S280 Page: Birth year: 1740; Birth city: Freehold; Birth state: NJ
48. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Lisa Littell, Thursday, January 9, 2014.

• Source: S241 Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R2
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Acknowledgements

• Schenck-708 was created by Audrey Staples through the import of aud5rey2015_wikitree.ged on Sep 18, 2015.
• 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.