Roelof Peter SCHENCK

1748 - 1814  (65 years)

• Name	Roelof Peter SCHENCK
  Birth	27 Dec 1748	Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey   [1]
  Christening	22 Jan 1749	Freehold Middletown RDC, Marlboro, Monmouth, New Jersey   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Nov 1814	Tennent, Monmouth, New Jersey
  Burial	Old Tennent Churchyard, Tennent, Monmouth, New Jersey   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I9274	HHDHA
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Peter SCHENCK,   b. 1710, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 1816, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey (Age 106 years)
  Mother	Jannetje HENDRICKSON,   c. 21 Jun 1718, Dutch Reformed Ch.. Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey d. Aft 1762, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey (Age ~ 45 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1747	Freehold Middletown RDC, Marlboro, Monmouth, New Jersey   [5]
  Family ID	F2234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth GORDON,   b. 8 Dec 1757   d. 15 Aug 1837, Tennent, Monmouth, New Jersey (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	28 Aug 1788	Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey   [6]
  Children	1. Margaret SCHENCK,   b. 4 Oct 1790, Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 18 Oct 1872 (Age 82 years)   2. Jonathan G. SCHENCK,   b. 23 Feb 1793, Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 20 Apr 1859 (Age 66 years)   3. Daniel R. SCHENCK,   b. 5 Feb 1795, Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 18 Nov 1879, Monroe, Middlesex, New Jersey (Age 84 years)   4. William R. SCHENCK,   b. 23 Nov 1796, Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 21 May 1850, Marlboro, Monmouth, New Jersey (Age 53 years)   5. John SCHANCK,   b. 31 Mar 1799, Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 26 Dec 1866, Tennent, Monmouth, New Jersey (Age 67 years)   6. Lewis Gordon SCHENCK,   b. 31 Mar 1801, Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 27 Dec 1864, Libertyville, Lake, Illinois (Age 63 years)   7. Jane Hendrickson SCHENCK,   b. 2 Jul 1803, Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 27 Apr 1804 (Age 0 years)   8. Elizabeth R. SCHENCK,   b. 24 Jun 1805, Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey d. 8 Nov 1879 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F3054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Beekman, George C., Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth Co., New Jersey, (Morrau Bros. Publishers Freehold NJ 1901), US/CAN 974.946 D2b. Rolef P., known as "Long Ruly" born December 27, 1748. baptized January 22, 1749, married Elizabeth Gordon (born December 8, 1757, died August 15, 1837) and died November 26, 1814. Both buried in Tennent church yard. [S1] Stryker-Rodda Kenn, Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Records of the Dutch Congregations of Freehold and Middletown vol 25. p. 61., 974.9 B2g. 1749 Jan 22 Roelef s/o Pieter Schenk and Jannetje Hendrikson. [S15] Beekman, George C., Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth Co., New Jersey, (Morrau Bros. Publishers Freehold NJ 1901), p. 142, US/CAN 974.946 D2b. [S39] Findagrave.com, (www.findagrave.com). Rulef P. Schanck Birth: unknown Death: Nov. 26, 1814 age 65 yrs 10 mos 29 days [S15] Beekman, George C., Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth Co., New Jersey, (Morrau Bros. Publishers Freehold NJ 1901), pp. 141-142., US/CAN 974.946 D2b. On the 12th of August A.D. 1741, Jannetje Hendrickson married Ruliph Couwenhoven. Their marriage license is published in full page 34 of Wells' Memorial Address at Brick Church. It was signed by Lewis Morris so prominent in the early history of Monmouth county, but at that time Governor of New Jersey. These licenses are all recorded in secretary of state's office at Trenton and in annexed note is a list from records of all licenses issued to the Hendricksons and Hendricks in Monmouth county, between 1748 and 1772. Jannetje and Ruliph Couwenhoven her husband had three children...Ruliph Couwenhoven died intestate in 1746. Letters of administration on his estate were granted same year to his brother, Peter Couvenhoven, and his brothers-in-laws, William Hendrickson and Tunis Denise. Jannetje, however, did not remain a widow long, for the next year, 1747, she married Peter, a son of Jan Schanck and Saartje Couwenhoven of Pleasant Valley. He had lost his first wife, Jannetje VanNorstrand or Ostrandt and was ready for another. [S25] Conover, David Kipp 9068 Crystal Vista Lane, West Jordan, Utah 84088, Descendants of Wolphert Gerretse Kouwenhoven, www.conovergenealogy.com.