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Sarah Janse Schenck 1696–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Long Island, Queens Borrough, New York

Death Date: June 1794

Death Location: New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Jan Schenck

Mother: Sarah Kouwenhoven

Spouse(s): Hendrick Voorhees

Children(s): Garret Voorhees, Jane Voorhees, John Voorhees, Roelof Voorhees

In 1696, Sarah Janse Schenck entered the world in Long Island, Queens Borrough, New York, born to Jan Roelfse Schenck And Sarah Van Kouwenhoven. Sarah Janse Schenck married Hendrick Voorhees, and had children including Garret Hendrick Voorhees, Jane Van Voorhees, John Van Voorhees, Roelof Voorhees. Sarah Janse Schenck passed away in 1794 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1696, Sarah Janse Schenck entered the world in Long Island, Queens Borrough, New York, born to Jan Roelfse Schenck And Sarah Van Kouwenhoven.
  • Sarah Janse Schenck married Hendrick Voorhees, and had children including Garret Hendrick Voorhees, Jane Van Voorhees, John Van Voorhees, Roelof Voorhees.
  • Sarah Janse Schenck passed away in 1794 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan Schenck
1670–1753
Birth Location: Flatlands, Long Island, New York, USA
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Sarah Kouwenhoven
1675–1761
Birth Location: Flatlands, Long Island, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hendrick Voorhees
1696–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Garret Voorhees
1748–1848
Birth Location: NJ
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Jane Voorhees
1735–1813
Birth Location: –
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John Voorhees
1729–1802
Birth Location: –
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Roelof Voorhees
1742–1799
Birth Location: Monmouth, New Jersey
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Sarah Schenck's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Schenck
1696–1794
Birth Place: Long Island, Queens Borrough, New York
Parents
Jan Roelfse Schenck
1670–1753
Flatlands, Long Island, New York, USA
Sarah (van) Kouwenhoven
1675–1761
Flatlands, Long Island, New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Schenck's Descendants

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Sarah (Janse) Schenck (1696–June 1794) m. Hendrick Voorhees (Abt 1696–)
  1. 1. Garret (Hendrick) Voorhees 1748–1848 m. Leannah Halstead 1758–1837 m. Elizabeth Burr 1750– m. Matilda Ditmars 1752–
    1. 1. Anna Voorhies 1790–1887 m. Moses Speer 1786–1841
      1. 1. Lovell (D) Speer 1810–1843 m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Irvine 1811–1892
        1. 1. Jesse (Alexander) Speer 1839–1920 m. Sydney (A) Hackney 1841–1890
        2. 2. William SPEER 1832–1855
        3. 3. Joel (Marion) Speer 1835–1909 m. Tena (Belle) Prather 1838–1910
      2. 2. Mahala Speer 1812–1896 m. Lemuel Pickens 1811–1879
        1. 1. Lemuel (Jefferson) Pickens 1848–1924 m. Maria (Elsena) Fisher 1856–1933
        2. 2. James (W) Pickens 1852–
        3. 3. Hesam Pickens 1833–
        4. 4. Jacob Pickens 1854–
        5. 5. Theodore Pickens 1858–
      3. 3. Garrett Speer 1823–1896 m. Elizabeth Freeman 1826–1903
        1. 1. Samuel Spears 1856–
        2. 2. Leander Spears 1853–
        3. 3. L (A) Spears 1858–
        4. 4. Moses (T.) Speer 1845–1908 m. Hannah (L.) Speers 1854–
        5. 5. Dora (C.) Speer 1862–1941 m. Lewis (L) Wilson 1860–1942
        6. 6. Mary (M) Speer 1852–1937 m. Thomas (J. Ward) Jr. 1851–1917
        7. 7. Lovel (A.) Speer 1846–1847
      4. 4. Moses Speer 1826–1915 m. Elizabeth (J) Speer 1839–1876 m. Mary (Jane) Marshall 1829–1853
        1. 1. James (Madison) Speer 1864–1946 m. Margaret (E) Vontrees 1877–1902
        2. 2. George (W.) Speer 1874–
        3. 3. John (M.) Speer 1861–1937 m. Leora (B) Kingcade 1868–1947
        4. 4. Aaron Speer 1862–1951 m. Altha (Catherine) Baker 1863–1933
        5. 5. William (Harvey) Speer 1850–1905 m. Margaret (J) Stackhouse 1857–1927 m. Charlotte (N) Mclane 1854–1880
      5. 5. Aaron Speer 1829–1918 m. Mary (Matilda) Fulton 1836–1901
        1. 1. Eva Speer 1887–
        2. 2. Mary (F) Speer 1861–
        3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Speer 1854–1910 m. Nickes Hollowell 1852–
      6. 6. Joshua Speer 1821–1896 m. Eveline Vandeveer 1822–1910
        1. 1. Curtis (S.) Oflyng 1876–
        2. 2. Lucy (A.) Speers 1862–
        3. 3. Caroline Spear 1856–1937
        4. 4. Joel Speers 1851–1928 m. Frances Search 1855–1945
        5. 5. Ruth (Amelia) Speer 1862–1884 m. James (Gilmore) Hawkins 1856–1921
    2. 2. William (Van) Voorhees –1822
  2. 2. Jane (van) Voorhees 1735–1813
  3. 3. John (van) Voorhees 1729–1802
  4. 4. Roelof Voorhees 1742–1799

Sarah Schenck's Timeline

8 Records

1696
1696
Birth of Sarah Janse Schenck in Flatlands, Kings, NY, USA
Flatlands, Kings, NY, USA
1696
1696
Birth of Sarah Janse Schenck in Long Island, Queens Borrough, New York
Long Island, Queens Borrough, New York
1721
6 May 1721
Age 25
Sarah Janse Schenck was married in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
1736
1736
Age 40
Sarah Janse Schenck was married in New Jersey
New Jersey
1784
1784
Age 88
Sarah Janse Schenck resided here in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1794
18 Jun 1794
Age 98
Death of Sarah Janse Schenck in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey
1794
June 1794
Age 98
Death of Sarah Janse Schenck in Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey
1794
18 Jun 1794
Age 98
Sarah Janse Schenck - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Flatlands, Kings, NY, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3013.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Long Island, Queens Borrough, New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 May 1721
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1794
    Event Place: Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1794
    Event Place: Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1794
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
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