Rensie Martense Schenck, daughter of Martin Roelofs Schenck and Elizabeth Minnes Van Voorhees, was born on 15 October 1702 at New York.²

     Rensie married Peter Gerritse Wyckoff, son of Garret Pieterse Wyckoff and Catherine Johanna Nevius, on 23 May 1723.^3,2

     Rensie married Daniel Rapalye.²

     Rensie died on 26 September 1760, at age 57.^4,2

     Roelof Schenck, son of Jan Schenck and Sara Willemse Van Couwenhoven, was born on 21 February 1692 at Monmouth, New Jersey.²

     Roelof married Ghesye Hendrickson, daughter of Daniel Hendrickson and Catharine Van Dyke.¹

     Roelof Schenck left a will on 10 April 1765; His Will was proved March 03 1766 and recorded in Book 1 of Wills, page 93, at Trenton, New Jersey. He bequeaths 280 pounds to the six children of his daughter Catharine by her two husbands. They are named in this Will as Simon De Hart, Geesie De Hart, Jacob, Ruliff, Mary and John Couwenhoven.³

     Roelof died on 19 January 1766, at age 73,³ and was buried at Schenck-Couwenhoven Cemetery, Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey.⁴

     Roelof Schenck, son of Garret R. Schenck and Neeltje Coerte Van Voorhees, was born on 27 April 1697.¹

     Roelof married Engeltie Van Doom in 1718.¹

     Roelof died at age 71, on 22 August 1768,¹ and was buried at Schenck-Couwenhoven Cemetery, Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey. The headstone reads "Here lies Interr'd the Body of Roelif Schank son of Garrit who departed this life the twenty second Day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty Eight Aged seventy one years three months and twenty five(?) Days."²

     Roelof Martense Schenck was born in 1629 at Amersfoort, Kings, New York.^3,2

     Roelof Martense Schenck

Roelof Martense Schenck, who was born at Amcrsfoort, Utrecht, Holland, supposedly about 1630, * and who came to New Amsterdam (New York City) with his brother Tan Martense and sister Annetjc in 1650, and in 1661 settled at Flatlands (now a part of Brooklyn), has the well-deserved reputation of being the ancestor, through both male and female lines, of more of the early Dutch families in Monmoutn counties.⁴

     Roelof married Neeltje Garetsen Van Couwenhoven in 1660, at Flatlands, Kings, New York.

He waited, apparently, to the unusual age of thirty before he married (in 1660) Neeltje Gerritse Van Cowenhoven, daughter of Gerrit Wolfertse Van Cowenhoven, whose father, Wolfert, was the common ancestor in America of all the Cowenhovens and Conovers. She was nineteen years of age, but lived only until about 1674. By her he had six children..^5,6

     Roelof Martense Schenck Acknowledgment of Indebtedness in 1662 Having said this much about Roelof Martense Schenck, in order to give readers not familiar with the lines of Schenck descent an idea oi who he was, I will quote in full the first document in hand, which bears Roelof's own signature, and is interesting not only from its early date (1662), but as throwing light upon the manner in which obligations were drawn in New Amsterdam at that early period. The original, which is pert. preserved in small, but clear, Dutch handwriting, as translated for the writer by a competent Holland translator, is as follows: "Obligation owed by Rulcft Marttenssen I the undersigned, Roelof Martens, living in the village oi Amersfoort on Long Island, acknowledge herewith for myself and my heir's to owe ready and good to Mr. Nicolaes de Mayer, a sum of three hundred and seventy-five guilders, on account of several goods oi merchandise and for cash received by me heretofore from the same Mayer, namely, that what has remained after straightening of accounts; and I promise and agree for this reason that 1 will pay these three hundred and seventy-five guilders with wheat and rye without charging costs of storage; the wheat against five guilders and the rye against four guilders the schepel [bushel], here in the city, on or before the first of February of the year sixteen hundred and sixty-three. Hut herein is not included what according to another obligation I have owed and yet owe in part to the same Mayer for myself and my brother Jan, which after the discount, which has nothing to do with this, 1 shall have to pay also. "For the sake of acknowledgment I have written this and signed with my hand at Amsterdam in N. Netherland, the 26th of August, 1662. Roelof Martexsen Sciie[xck]. "Recorded before me, "Salomon Laciiaire, "Not. Publ. 1662." [Endorsed] : "On date I Nicolaes d'Meyer acknowledge to have straightened up accounts with Ruliff Marttenssen covering all which was clue to me up to date, but seven schepels winter-wheat and 3*4 pound butter, obligation of which has been drawn up, which is in my possession. "Ao, 1664, 23 April. Nicolaes d'Meyer." in 1662.⁷

     In 1671, two friends and neighbors of Roelof sent him a letter. Letter from Holland to Roelof M. Schexck. 1671 The next old paper is still more interesting than the foregoing agreement, because it is an actual letter sent to Roelof from two of his neighbors and friends who had possibly emigrated with him from Holland to New Amsterdam, but who had, in 1671, returned to Holland on a visit, where, from Zwolle, they wrote the letter. The full letter will be given first, and some comments thereon afterward: "To the honond and discrete Roelof Martense Schenck residing on the Bay on Long Island, in New England. "At Zwol, the 2nd oi April. New Style, 1671. "Good friend, Roelof Martens: We let you know that we are yet strong and healthy; hope that this is the same with you altogether; were it otherwise we would be sorry at heart to hear it. "Further, I must write you that we have arrived well. The ship, however, has been six weeks and three days in sea, and has stayed in England for a whole month. But we left England overland and arrived before 'Texel/ the ship, lost the foremast and an anchor, but God the Lord saved the ship. Thank God, we have transported our goods safely, but we had a hard journey as far as eating and drinking were concerned. When we had been in sea 3 weeks the oatmeal was up and the butter, and there was nothing but peas three times a day. If we had had nothing of our own, we would have suffered scarcity. "Further, I let you know that we have cashed the money of the bill of exchange of Jan Martens, but with great difficulty and loss. We have dropped fully 50 guilders. They said there was no interest due; their brother might have arrived and the money was lying ready ; we also had to find two securities. If it had not been for Jan Marten's sake, we would have returned the bill of exchange. But that is past now. "Further, have I handed some goods to Willem of Pieter Cornelis and also letters, which I hope will be handed to you. "Further, I do not know what to write, except that they are very busy here enlisting men for the army on foot, on horse and on water, and there is much talk about war with France. Time will tell what it will please God to give us. The Bishop of Minister also mobilizes, but I cannot write this so as it is, indeed. "Further, my hearty wish is that my Jan was with me, and I request him not to stay there, unless he makes me sore at heart. Roelof Martens I beg you kindly to do your best to promote his departure. We will straighten things up later. "Please tell Koert Stevens that we have done our best to cash his cheque, but the guardian answered me that the money could not be realized unless he gave security and this he did not want to do. But he who is entitled to it must come and get it himself, at least in the case of these 50 guilders. In case of the six hundred guilders it makes difference. "If our Jan is still there, let him try to take two or more tortoise with him, or some other animals (the skull has drawn so much curiosity that it was almost too much), or a squirrel. But I hope he is already on his way, and may God give him a safe journey. "Roelof Martens, please say to Antony, the liquor dealer, that his bill of exchange will not avail, for the man has nothing; his sister has to support him. Our Jan must not receive power of attorney from anybody, for it gives great trouble and even then there is no result. I have had my trouble with that small bill of Koert, and have made a trip for it from Zwol to Amsterdam, because the man told me to come back another time. "Now I do not know what more to write you. "Don't forget to write back on all these matters, and if you might wish something write that to me or to any of the friends. "Now, no more than a thousand times good night, and all the friends and neighbors together a thousand times good night. "THEUNES HiLLEBRANTS "SWAENTIEN HENDRICK "Vour Friends.⁸

     Roelof married Annetje Pieterse Wyckoff, daughter of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff and Grietje Cornelise Van Ness, in 1675.

In 1675 Roelof married Annatje Pieterse Wyckoff, probably the daughter of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff, the first American ancestor of the WyckofT family. She also lived about a dozen years, and by her Roelof had four children.^1,9,10,6

     Roelof married Katrina Cregier on 19 November 1688, at Flatbush, New York.

IThen, on Nov. 9, 1688, Roelof married Catarina Cregier, widow of Christoffel Hooglandt, Sr., who was several times a Schepen in Amsterdam and prominent in city affairs. This Catarina was then forty-five years of age.^5,11,6

     Roelof died in 1705, at Flatlands, Kings, New York,^12,2 and was buried at New Utrecht Cemetery, Bensonhurst, Kings, New York.¹³

     Roelof Martense Schenck, son of Martin Roelofs Schenck and Elizabeth Minnes Van Voorhees, was born on 18 October 1696 at Flatlands, New York.¹

     Roelof died on 12 May 1777, at age 80.¹