Linda, thank you for this delightful information. My Schenck heritage goes way back. James IRONS m. Nelle Lonstreet, her mother was Rachel Schenck, Rachel's father was Garret Schenck. So, I do enjoy any info like that. Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: <LindaBch@aol.com> To: <NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 2:30 AM Subject: [NJMONMOU] more lefferts/schenck > Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 01:27:31 EST > Subject: lefferts and schenck info- was on brooklyn page > To: NJ-L@rootsweb.com, NJMONMOUth-L@rootsweb.com > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 61 > > The U.S. Government purchased the Naval Hospital from the widow and other > heirs of Martin SCHENCK in > 1824, 35 acres.The hospital occupies the hill section of the SCHENCK farm.The > Naval Cemetery > connected with the hospital is also along this tract. The register in 1892, > showed 1,187 interments. > The hospital was erected in 1828, on land purchased on land from Sara SCHNECK > in 1824. Several > farmhouses were between this building and the bay. The bridge which led from > the hospital to the tide > water of the bay was used by fishermen. In 1835 Wallabout Bay, excepting > exterior land owned by the > U.S. Govn't, known as COB Dock with Fort Nonsense on the east was a mud flat > surrounded by a > splendid channel.The flats filled with carbs & eel. In 1827 the 1st attempt > was made to enclose the > Navy yard. > In Dec. 1893 the old ship housewhich had been built in 1820, was demolished. > > > SCHENCK'S Creek became Kent Ave. Basin in the 1860's. > Dead Man's Lane was a path running thru the old Marine or Government Burial > Ground. > In 1869 the > City of Bklyn ceded this lane, which had been a shortcut to Flushing Ave., to > the U.S. Govn't > and received in exchange the part of Washington Ave. which runs from Flushing > to the bridge. > Abt a yr later the govn't had a wall built around the burying grounds. > English Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, org. 1894. The Rev. S.G. WEISKOTTEN > was the > 1st pastor. In 1907 the congregation moved to Flatbush, on Lenox Rd. > Bedford is the anglicized form of the Dutch word, Bestevaar, in turn was a > translation of the I > ndian name of the locality, meeting Council Place, the place where > the wise men meet.New Bedford was granted in 1664, the hamlet of Bedford was > in 1866 > called the village of New Bedford, but it never was made a separate town. > August 19, 1708, a patent was granted to Elias BOUDINET for land bounded > northeast by > Boswijck (Bushwick) Patent, southeast by Brookland (Brooklyn) Patent. Nov. > 1815, this patent > was to be sold at public auction for arrears amt. $60.69. > Nicholas BLOOM House, # 1224 Fulton St. between Bedford & Nostrand Ave, taken > down 1909. > Judge Leffert LEFFERTS built in 1838 a mansion on Fulton, opp. the home of > his brother > Jacobus LEFFERTS. Henry BREVOORT took down this house and erected a new one. > The Lambert SUYDAM house stood in 1776 on the northside of Fulton between > Arlington Pl. > & Nostrand. Later it became the Daniel LOTT house, taken down in 1856. > George PATCHEN house, surrounded by large grounds on Fulton near Classon Ave. > John W. HUNTER, 17th Mayor of Bklyn, born 1807 in the village of Bedford, > whither his father, > a farmer, had moved from New Jersey. > The Bedford Village School was built on the "village green", in 1721, a room > added, 1775, > replaced by a new school, 1810. > James CARSON BREVOORT, the eldest son of Henry BREVOORT & Laura CARSON > of New York City, was born July 10, 1818. In 1845 he married the only daughter > of Judge Leffert LEFFERTS of Bedford and resided there-after in the LEFFERTS > homestead. > His library consisted of nearly 6000 bks. in 1810, while abroad. > The brothers, John & Peter DELMONICO, were natives of Switzerland. The > brothers > and the female members of the family dispensed bon bons, coffee, liquors, > pat`es & confections, > in a coffee, cake, confection store, in 1828 at # 23 William St. NYC. In 1831 > they opened a fully appointed > French & Italian Rest. 76 Broad St., until the erection in 1837 of the > building at # 2 South William St. > The building # 76 Broad was operated later by the family for furnished rooms. > John DELMONICO > bought a country seat in the Eastern District. It has been described as a > beautiful place, > his paintings, mainly scriptual subjects were many valuable ones. In Nov. > 1842 he was deer hunting > at SNEDIKER'S Long Island, his associates found him dead, the excitement of > the coming of > and firing at the deer induced apoplexy. The men of the Northern Liberties > Eng. Co. > accompanied his remains to his home.Peter DELMONICO & a nephew continued the > business. > > > >