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Roelof Martense Schenck 1619–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1619

Birth Location: Amersfoort, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

Death Date: May 1704

Death Location: Flatlands, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York

Father: Martin Nydeck

Mother: Maria Nydeck

Spouse(s): Neeltje Couwenhoven

Children(s): Marten Schenck

In 1619, Roelof Martense Schenck entered the world in Amersfoort, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands, born to Martin Peterse Schenck Van Nydeck And Maria Magdelina Schenck Van Nydeck. Roelof Martense Schenck married Neeltje Gerretse Van Couwenhoven, and had children including Marten Martin Roelofsen Schenck. Roelof Martense Schenck passed away in 1704 in Flatlands, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York.

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Biography

  • In 1619, Roelof Martense Schenck entered the world in Amersfoort, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands, born to Martin Peterse Schenck Van Nydeck And Maria Magdelina Schenck Van Nydeck.
  • Roelof Martense Schenck married Neeltje Gerretse Van Couwenhoven, and had children including Marten Martin Roelofsen Schenck.
  • Roelof Martense Schenck passed away in 1704 in Flatlands, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Nydeck
1584–1684
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Maria Nydeck
1596–1688
Birth Location: Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Neeltje Couwenhoven
1641–1672
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York
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Children(s)

Marten Schenck
1661–1727
Birth Location: Flushing (Vlissingen), Queens, Long Island, New York Colony
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Roelof Schenck's Ancestors

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Roelof Schenck
1619–1704
Birth Place: Amersfoort, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Parents
Martin Peterse Schenck van Nydeck
1584–1684
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Maria (Magdelina Schenck Van) Nydeck
1596–1688
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Grandparents
Johann (Peter Schenck) VanNydeck
1547–1589
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Johanna (Van) Scherpenzeel
1545–1587
Utrecht, Netherlands
Anna (Gravin Von Everstein\Von) Evrstein
1578–1607
Massow, Pommern, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roelof Schenck's Descendants

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Roelof (Martense) Schenck (20 Jun 1619–May 1704) m. Neeltje (Gerretse Van) Couwenhoven (20 Sep 1641–1672)
  1. 1. Marten ((Martin) Roelofsen) Schenck 1661–1727 m. Elizabeth Minne 1666–1703
    1. 1. Rensie (Martense) Schenck 1702–1760 m. Peter (Gerritse) Wyckoff 1700–1731
      1. 1. Madeline (Magdelena "Lena" Wyckoff \ Digman 👍 | ֎ | parents uncertain) | 1725–1782 m. Samuel (Paul Poling) (Polen)* 1725–1782
        1. 1. Martin (Cornelius Poling) Sr 1748–1819 m. Rachel Wyckoff 1750–1809

Roelof Schenck's Timeline

2 Records

1619
20 Jun 1619
Birth of Roelof Martense Schenck in Amersfoort, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
Amersfoort, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
1704
May 1704
Age 85
Death of Roelof Martense Schenck in Flatlands, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York
Flatlands, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1619
    Event Place: Amersfoort, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1704
    Event Place: Flatlands, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York
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