Individual Details
Margaretta Schenck
(16 Jan 1678 - 6 Dec 1751)
Tombstone says she was 73 years, 9 months, 27 days, at death.
Reformed Church, Flatbush, Baptisms:
Margrietie, Jan. 16, 1678
Parents: Roelof Martenz Schenk, Anetje Peters
Witnesses: Court Stevens V. V; Cjrietje VEss.
BURIAL:
Records of the Schenck-Couwenhoven Cemetery 1698-1898 near Holmdel, Monmouth County, NJ show Maragreta Covenhoven, wife of Cornelius died 6 Dec 1751, age 73y9m27d, making her birthdate 9 Feb 1678. SOURCE: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pPleasant Valley. Schenck and Couwenhoven Cemetery, 1698-1898, near Holmdel. (From Book of the ub/usgenweb/nj/monmouth/cemetery/pleasval.txt
Find A Grave Memorial# 79471003
Although her husband's marker is pictures, Margaretta's is not.
Margaretta Schenck, daughter of Roelof Martense Schenck and Annetje Pieterse (Wyckoff) Schenck, was born 16 January 1677/78. She married Cornelis Willemse Van Kouwenhoven, son of Willem Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven and Jannetje Monfort, on 3 September 1700 in Flatlands, Kings County, New York. She died on 16 December 1751 in Somerset County, New Jersey. She was buried in the Schenck-Couwenhoven Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Children of Margaretta Schenck and Cornelis Willemse Van Kouwenhoven include:
i. William Van Kouwenhoven.
ii. Annetje Van Kouwenhoven.
iii. Altje Van Kouwenhoven.
iv. Neeltje Van Kouwenhoven.
v. Roelof Van Kouwenhoven.
vi. Jannetje Van Kouwenhoven.
vii. Maria Van Kouwenhoven.
viii. Rachel Van Kouwenhoven.
ix. Margaretta Van Kouwenhoven.
x. Sarah Van Kouwenhoven.
xi. Jacometje Van Kouwenhoven.
xii. Leah Van Kouwenhoven.
xiii. Caterina Van Kouwenhoven.
xiv. Child of Cornelis Willemse Van Kouwenhoven.
Events
| Birth | 16 Jan 1678 | ||||
| Marriage | 8 Sep 1700 | Flatlands, Kings County, Long Island, New York - Cornelius Willemse Couwenhoven | |||
| Death | 6 Dec 1751 | Monmouth County, New Jersey | |||
| Burial | Schenck-Couwenhoven Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Monmouth County, New Jersey |
Families
| Spouse | Cornelius Willemse Couwenhoven (1672 - 1736) |
| Child | William Couwenhoven (1700 - 1755) |
| Child | Altje Couwenhoven (1701 - ) |
| Child | Leah Couwenhoven (1702 - ) |
| Child | ANNETJE Couwenhoven (1703 - 1759) |
| Child | Neeltje Couwenhoven (1705 - ) |
| Child | Roelof Couwenhoven (1706 - ) |
| Child | Jannetje Couwenhoven (1708 - ) |
| Child | Maria Couwenhoven ( - ) |
| Child | Saartje Couwenhoven (1711 - ) |
| Child | Rachel Couwenhoven ( - 1801) |
| Child | Margaret Couwenhoven ( - ) |
| Child | Jacometje Couwenhoven ( - ) |
| Child | Catarina Couwenhoven ( - ) |
| Child | Helena Couwenhoven ( - ) |
| Father | Roelof Martense "Martin" Schenck (1630 - 1705) |
| Mother | Annetje Pieterse Wyckoff (1650 - 1688) |
| Sibling | Neeltje Roelofse Schenck (1682 - 1751) |
| Sibling | Mayken Schenck (1683 - 1736) |
| Sibling | Sarah Schenck (1685 - 1744) |