I found the following message psoted on a North Carolina Message Board since it retains to a Dutch NY family I am reposting it on this mail list. I am not related to this lady please contact her directly. North Carolina > Counties > Guilford eknetsch_1 (View posts) Posted: 14 Mar 2007 1:18AM GMT Classification: Query 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.