Hello List, Please read the message board posting below. This person has found an important Bible. This person is not subscribed to this list, and to reply back to her you will need to go online to the message board at rootsweb.com, the link is given below. Or you could telephone her or write. I am not related, but I believe there may be researchers reading this list who will be interested in this Bible. Best regards, Lilly Martin ****************************************************************************** This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: eknetsch_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.guilford/1467.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found an old Dutch Bible in Vermont. The Antique dealer said he got it from the Mead family in Greensboro. My name is Evelyn Knetsch from Drayton Ontario, Canada. I'm so intriguied by who would of owned it, once upon a time. It was printed in 1718. Written in the Bible you can see the birthdate of Sarah Schenck, Born 19 April, 1755 and died Jan 28 1837 and the name of Letty Maria Ackerman who died Sept 12, 1833. At the front of the Bible is a signature of Sarah Schenck. Included in the Bible is a letter which is written in Dutch in April of 1730. My husband and I are both of Dutch background and are able to translate the letter a bit. Also a very faded letter written by Roelof Schenck in May 30 of 1747. It seems to say that he listened to a sermon on John 12:35. Then a third paper that states and I will try to translate: ( Roelof Schenck, In his hand. Know all men that Samuel Sherlock of Flushing, Queens County on the Island of Nassau on Province of New York am held held and firmly bound unto Theo. Truman in the same county and place the just sum of one thousand pounds. Loving brother) I've found lots of Sarah Schencks and a few names of Letitia Ackerman in the geneological sites of "Roots" and "Ancestory.com" but none that match the birth and death dates of the Sarah in this Bible. So I feel very stuck. If you can help me in any way I would greatly appreciate it. I just love doing this project and it feels like finding a pin in a haystack, but it is coming. Sincerely, Evelyn Knetsch, Box 283, Drayton On, N0G1P0, Phone 519 638 3341. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I am almost sure that I am descended from Roelof Schenk. I need to look at my papers to be sure. I have a lot of Dutch ancestors. The Bantas, Brower, Montfort (French to Amsterdam) can't think of them all right now. It is past midnight and I can't get to sleep. Donna Stark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lilly Martin" <malik@scs-net.org> To: <DUTCH-COLONIES@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 10:05 AM Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Roelof Schenck, Sarah Schenck, Family Bible found > Hello List, > > Please read the message board posting below. This person has found an > important Bible. This person is not subscribed to this list, and to reply > back to her you will need to go online to the message board at > rootsweb.com, > the link is given below. Or you could telephone her or write. > I am not related, but I believe there may be researchers reading this list > who will be interested in this Bible. > Best regards, > Lilly Martin > ****************************************************************************** > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: eknetsch_1 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.guilford/1467.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I found an old Dutch Bible in Vermont. The Antique dealer said he got it > from the Mead family in Greensboro. My name is Evelyn Knetsch from Drayton > Ontario, Canada. I'm so intriguied by who would of owned it, once upon a > time. It was printed in 1718. Written in the Bible you can see the > birthdate of Sarah Schenck, Born 19 April, 1755 and died Jan 28 1837 and > the > name of Letty Maria Ackerman who died Sept 12, 1833. At the front of the > Bible is a signature of Sarah Schenck. Included in the Bible is a letter > which is written in Dutch in April of 1730. My husband and I are both of > Dutch background and are able to translate the letter a bit. > Also a very faded letter written by Roelof Schenck in May 30 of 1747. It > seems to say that he listened to a sermon on John 12:35. > Then a third paper that states and I will try to translate: ( Roelof > Schenck, In his hand. Know all men that Samuel Sherlock of Flushing, > Queens > County on the Island of Nassau on Province of New York am held held and > firmly bound unto Theo. Truman in the same county and place the just sum > of > one thousand pounds. Loving brother) > I've found lots of Sarah Schencks and a few names of Letitia Ackerman in > the geneological sites of "Roots" and "Ancestory.com" but none that match > the birth and death dates of the Sarah in this Bible. So I feel very > stuck. > If you can help me in any way I would greatly appreciate it. I just love > doing this project and it feels like finding a pin in a haystack, but it > is > coming. Sincerely, Evelyn Knetsch, Box 283, Drayton On, N0G1P0, Phone 519 > 638 3341. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would > like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above > and > respond on the board. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >