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Jan Martense Schenck 1631–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1631

Birth Location: Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

Death Date: 27 Aug 1687

Death Location: Flatlands, Kings Co, Long Island, NY, USA

Father: Martin Nydeck

Mother: Maria Brockhurst

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Willemtjie Schenck, Jannetje Schenck, Neeltje Schenck, Martin Schenck, Stephen Schenck

In 1631, Jan Martense Schenck entered the world in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands, born to Martin Pieterse Schenck Van Nydeck And Maria Margretha De Brockhurst. Jan Martense Schenck married Jannetje Van Voorhees, and had children including Jannetje Schenck, Martin R Schenck, Neeltje Schenck, Stephen Schenck, Willemtjie Schenck. Jan Martense Schenck passed away in 1687 in Flatlands, Kings Co, Long Island, NY, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1631, Jan Martense Schenck entered the world in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands, born to Martin Pieterse Schenck Van Nydeck And Maria Margretha De Brockhurst.
  • Jan Martense Schenck married Jannetje Van Voorhees, and had children including Jannetje Schenck, Martin R Schenck, Neeltje Schenck, Stephen Schenck, Willemtjie Schenck.
  • Jan Martense Schenck passed away in 1687 in Flatlands, Kings Co, Long Island, NY, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Nydeck
1584–1650
Birth Location: Doesburg, Gelderland, Holland
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Maria Brockhurst
1609–1688
Birth Location: Muiden, North Holland, Netherlands
MB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willemtjie Schenck
1677–
Birth Location: –
WS
Jannetje Schenck
1673–
Birth Location: –
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Neeltje Schenck
1683–
Birth Location: –
NS
Martin Schenck
1675–
Birth Location: –
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Stephen Schenck
1685–
Birth Location: –
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Jan Schenck's Ancestors

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Jan Schenck
1631–1687
Birth Place: Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Parents
Martin Pieterse Schenck Van Nydeck
1584–1650
Doesburg, Gelderland, Holland
Maria (Margretha de) Brockhurst
1609–1688
Muiden, North Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Peter (Schenck Van) Nydeck
1547–1589
Goch, Gelderland, Gelderland, Netherlands
Johanna (Van) Scherpenzeel
1550–1587
Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jan Schenck's Descendants

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Jan (Martense) Schenck (1631–27 Aug 1687)
  1. 1. Willemtjie Schenck 1677–
  2. 2. Jannetje Schenck 1673–
  3. 3. Neeltje Schenck 1683–
  4. 4. Martin (R) Schenck 1675–
  5. 5. Stephen Schenck 1685–

Jan Schenck's Timeline

2 Records

1631
1631
Birth of Jan Martense Schenck in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
1687
27 Aug 1687
Age 56
Death of Jan Martense Schenck in Flatlands, Kings Co, Long Island, NY, USA
Flatlands, Kings Co, Long Island, NY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1687
    Event Place: Flatlands, Kings Co, Long Island, NY, USA
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