Born approximately a year after a Dutch Reformed Church was established in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn, Steve (aka Stephen) Janse Schenck was buried in its churchyard some 82 years later. The son of Jan Martense Schenck and the former Jannetje van Voorhees*, he married the former Antje Wyckoff on October 23, 1713. A widower at the time of his death, his wife had died 15 months earlier, in July 1766. Mr. Schenck's gravestone, cut from brown sandstone, features a gentle, moon-like soul effigy in its tympanum. The inscription is in the Dutch language.

*Source of maternal identity: Findagrave member Misty Dawn, #48452907∼Son of Jan Martensz Schenck and Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees.

Born on 22 January 1685.
John Reynolds Totten, "Van Der Beek Family Notes", New York Genealogical & Biographical Record Vol. 64, pp.229-243; 367-387 (1933): p.372.
Barbara Smith Buys, "Family Record: Schenck-Stryker", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 111, pp. 133-34 (1980).

Married Antie Claes Wyckoff, daughter of Nicholas Pietersz Wyckoff and Sara Monfoort, at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Flatbush, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 23 October 1713 (banns 26 Sep 1713).
David William Voorhees, editor, Records of The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, Kings County, New York, Vol.1, 1677-1720 (New York: Holland Society of New York, 1998), page 305. Year 1713. The 26 September the marriage banns were registered of Steven Schenk, young man, and Antje Wijkof, young lady; both born and residing in N. Amersfort. Married the (blank) October.
Barbara Smith Buys, "Family Record: Schenck-Stryker", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 111, pp. 133-34 (1980): "en het Seaman getrout in het ijaar 1713 den 23 october".

Named in his father's will dated on 28 January 1688/89.
Will dated 28 January 1688/89 proved 5 Jul 1694. Jan Martensen, presently sickly abed. His wife, Janitie Stevense (Van Voorhees), shall remain in full possession of all estate, moveable and immovable, until the youngest child is of age or married, and then his son, Marten jansen, shall take in his possession the old land with the small Island and mill, and he shall pay every year to his mother, the sum of 600 guilders yearly for life. The youngest son, vis. Steven Jansen, shall have the lot of land in the neck, with the meadow to Hoggs neck, with the apurtenances. The other children shall have as follows, viz.: Steven Jansen shall have 100 pieces of 8. Jannetje Jansen shall have 100 Pieces of 8, and 2 cows, and a bed and a due outfitting, and Willamentie and Neeltje Jansen shall have the same. My wife being at present with child, in case she shall have a son, he shall have the money standing out at New York, being 1,600 gilders. But if a daughter,she shall have no more than the other daughters. Done in Amersfoort, in Kings County, January 28, 1688/89. Signed Jan Martensen Schenck. Witnesses: John Van Duyckinhuys, William Gerritsen Van Couwenhoven.
New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstract of Wills on File in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. XI, unrecorded wills prior to 1790), Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1903), page 9. Jan Martensen. Taken out of the Records of Kings County Liber A. fol. 140-142 by Henry Filkin, Clerk.

Children by Antie Claes:
Jannetje Schenck b. 25 Dec 1714, d. 20 Mar 1778
John Schenck b. 23 May 1718, d. 15 Dec 1775
Sarah Schenck b. 24 Nov 1720, d. 3 Dec 1797
Antie Schenck b. 1 Jun 1723, d. 1 Aug 1803
Willemtje Schenck b. 4 Oct 1726, d. 18 Dec 1802
Neeltie Schenck b. May 1730, d. Oct 1784
Nicholas Schenck d. 3 Apr 1810
Margarite Schenck
Marya Schenck b. 17 Mar 1739
New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. VII. June 6, 1766-Nov. 29, 1771, Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year 1898 (New York: Printed for the Society, 1898), page 135. Abstracting Lib. 26, p. 165. Steven Schenck.
John Reynolds Totten, "Van Der Beek Family Notes", New York Genealogical & Biographical Record Vol. 64, pp.229-243; 367-387 (1933): p.372.

Will dated 7 June 1758 proved 25 Feb 1768. Steven Schenck, of Flatlands, in Kings County, farmer, being sick. I leave to my wife her support, and house room to live in, and one half of the income of my farm, during the time she remains my widow. I leave to my son John £25, for his birth right. I also leave him £200. To my son Nicholas £200. I leave to my son John all my farm or plantation, houses, and orchards, as now in his possession at Oyster Bay, in Queens County. And he shall pay £200. I leave to my son Nicholas all my lands, meadows, and buildings at a place called Canaristy (Canarsie), in Flatlands, with all houses and buildings. And he shall pay £1000, in four annual payments. If any of my unmarried daughters should be married, they shall have an outset, as my other daughters have had. I leave all the rest of my estate to my 9 children, John, Nicholas, Jannetie, wife of Folkert Spragg, Sara, wife of Abraham Emmans, Antie, wife of Abraham Duryee, Willempthe, wife of Petrus Amerman, Neeltie, Margarite, and Marya. My son John is to have his share first, and I make him and my son Nicholas, executors. Witnesses: Peter Wyckoff, Johannes Lott, Peter Stryker.
New York (County) Surrogate's Court Abstracts of Wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Vol. VII. June 6, 1766-Nov. 29, 1771, Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year 1898 (New York: Printed for the Society, 1898), page 135. Abstracting Lib. 26, p. 165. Steven Schenck.

Stephen Janse Schenck died on 6 November 1767.
Barbara Smith Buys, "Family Record: Schenck-Stryker", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 111, pp. 133-34 (1980).

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