Hello Donna, Good to hear about your ancestry. I research BROUWER/Brower, and I do have the Banta lines which married into the Brower family. I have a couple of Montfort, not many. Feel free to post your families, or questions, and I will be glad to help. Where these families Manhattan, or New Jersey primarily? Best regards, Lilly Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Stark" <donnaStarkKy@fewpb.net> To: "Lilly Martin" <malik@scs-net.org>; <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Roelof Schenck, Sarah Schenck, Family Bible found >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 >> >> >> >> > > > > >