Johannes Jacobusz (Turk) Turck (bef. 1687 - 1736)

Born before 16 May 1687 in Albany, Albany County, Province of New York [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Jannetje (van Wagening) van Wageningen — married 7 Oct 1711 in Kingston, Ulster, New York

Descendants

Died 25 Jan 1736 after age 48 in Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York

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Biography

Johannes was a son of Jacobus Turk, baptized on 16 May 1687 in the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York. Witnesses were Paulus Martensz (his grandfather) and Elsje Sanders.^[1] Some references state that he was baptized in Kingston, New York,^[2] but the baptism was recorded in the Albany Church.

He married in Kingston, New York, on 7 October 1711, Jannetie van Wagening(en) (Van Wagenen), daughter of Major Jacob Aartse and Sara Pels b. Kingston, April 10, 1689 ^[3][4]

Their children were:^[5]

1. Catryntje Turk, bp. July 27, 1712, m. Cornelius Persen
2. Sara Turk, bp. Feb. 14, 1714, m. Paulus Peele.
3. Anna Turk, bp. June 14, 1716, m. Victor Bicker.
4. Jacob Turk, bp. Aug. 30, 1719, m. lst, Kingston, Aug. 15, 1744, Sara Ploeg; 2nd, Kingston, Oct. 7, 1764, Helena Ploeg. Jacob was living in New York in 1794.
5. Johannes Turk, bp. Oct. 29, 1721, m. Gertrude Swart.
6. Benjamin Turk, bp.Dec. 1, 1723, m. 1st, ...…; 2nd, Eida Van Wie.
7. Abraham Turk, bp. Oct. 3, 1725, m. Cathalyntje Sleight.
8. Augustinus Turk, bp. Nov. 17, 1728.

Death

25 Jan 1736 Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States^[6]

Research Notes

LNAB is Turk, the name recorded for Johannes' father at his baptism. - Smith-62120 21:16, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York, 1683–1809, Excerpted from Year Books of the Holland Society of New York. Part 1, page 42: 1687. May 16. Johannes, of Jacobus Turk. Wit.: father, Paulus Martensz. By Elsje Sandersz.
2. ↑ For example, this information is found in The Van Benthuysen Genealogy by and Hall, page 22.
3. ↑ Kingston record of their marriage and banns: 7 Oct 1711: Johannes Turk, j.m., resid. in Kingston, and Jannetjen van Wagening, j.d., resid. in Wagendaal (Wagondale =in present Rosendale, Ulster Co., NY)]
4. ↑ Early Bergen County Families, compiled by Pat Wardell. File: BCFam-Turck.pdf, pg.5-6, citing :
   • Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Albany, New York 1683-1809, Marriages, Baptisms, Members, Etc., excerpted from the Year Books of the Holland Society, NY, reprinted by Clearfield Publishing Co., 1999.
   • Briggs, Harry Tallmadge and John Greene Briggs, The Colonial Ancestry of the Family of John Greene Briggs and Isabell Gibbs de Groff, N.p., n.d.
   • Hoes, Roswell Randall, Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston..., 1891 (reprinted 1997 by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD)
5. ↑ Van Benthuysen and Hall, page 22
6. ↑ Source: #S-2049670444 Page: Birth year: 1687; Birth city: Kingston; Birth state: NY. Note: [ Ancestry Record genepool #2621612 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 16 May 1687] Birth place: Kingston, Ulster, NY Death date: 1740 Death place: Marriage date: 11 November 1711 Marriage place: Kingston, Ulster, NY

• Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
• Source: S-2049670444 Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 . Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
• Van Benthuysen, Alvin Seaward, and Edith McIntosh Hall. The Van Benthuysen Genealogy (Wilson Engraving and Printing Co., Clay Center, Kansas, 1953).
• https://minerdescent.com/2010/08/10/henry-turk/

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Turck-15 created through the import of davisfamilytree-1.ged on Sep 1, 2012 by Rich Davis.
• This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14 September 2010.
• Thank you to Amy Beth Geerling for creating WikiTree profile Turk-190 through the import of Geerling Family Tree.ged on Mar 22, 2013.