The REV. William Schenck, His Ancestry and His Descendants Paperback - 1201

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 22i. XI. Albert, b. near Marlboro, K J., 19 April, 1721; m. 1st Caty Conover, m. 2d Agnes van Brunt. He d. 21 May, 1786. Issue: eight sons and five daughters. KOERT SCHENCK. But little can now be learned of the life history of Koert Schenck. He settled on a large, and at that time a poor sandy farm, and it is related that after he moved there, his near friends came to visit him, and while there went out to look at the laud. They went about prying into the soil with their canes, and on their return to the house, such was the unfavorable impression they had of their brother's success upon such lands, they shed tears over the gloomy prospect, judging, no doubt, by the knowledge and traditions of the fatherland, the rich and productive soil of Holland being the standard of measure, or its counterparts in this country, which the early Dutch settlers so eagerly sought out and settled upon. This was before the discovery of nwrl. Here it was first brought to light, and 100,000 tons have been taken out, and through its use that erstwhile poor and sandy farm now comprises two among the most beautiful and productive farms in that celebrated agricultural county. But by his intelligence and industry he Succeeded in raising and educating his large family, and as we shall hereafter see, giving to his son William even a collegiate education at the then College of New Jersey. Koert was early received into the membership of the church, as in 1729, when not yet thirty years of age, he was chosen to serve as a deacon in the Reformed Church, and must have been a leading member, as on two occasions, under the dates of 1747 and 1764, he was chosen to serve as an elder. He also served God in his family, devoting his son William to His ministry, and aiding him during his course of studies f...