1709 Andreas Schenck, son of Peter and Catharina Schenck, was born on October 3. Peter was a farmer and courtman at Weidelbach. [1]
1709 Rosina Billmeyer was born at Ketschenweiler, but was baptised at Weidelbach 15 JAN 1709, Sponsors were Rosina and Balthasar Zegebnis, also subjects of Lord Schell.
1731 Andreas Schenck and Rosina Billmeyer were married. [2]
1732 Andreas and Rosina Schenck and Jacob Billmeyer sailed for America on the ship "Loyal Judith" and qualified at Philadelphia, 25 September, 1732. Andreas made his mark for his signature. [3] [4]
1733 Johannes Schenck, son of Andreas Schenck, was born October 16, 1733 and was baptized 23 October, 1733 at the Lutheran Church in Lancaster city. Johannes Vogel and wife were sponsors. [5]
1735 Andreas Schenck, son of Andreas Schenck, was born September 7, 1735 and was baptized 19 October, 1735 at the Lutheran Church in Lancaster city. Johannes Vogel and wife were sponsors. [6]
1737 Joh Martin was born to Andreas Schenck 12 Oct 1737. Baptised 23 Oct 1737. Sponsor Joh Martin Weybrecht Jr. [7]
1739 Joh George was born to Andreas Schenck 13 Aug 1739. Baptised 25 Nov 1739. Sponsor Joh Martin Weybrecht Jr. [8]
1744 Daughter Rosina was born 4 April and was baptized 14 April to father Andrew Schenk. [9]
1745 Twins Andrew and Helena were born 22 November and baptized 9 February 1746 to father Andrew Schenk. [10] [11]
1747 Twins John Michael and Matheis were born 1 Sept and were baptized 21 October to father Andrew Schenk. [12]
1749 Son John Michael was born 7 Sept and was baptized 22 October to Andrew and Rosina Schenk. [13]
1762 Andreas Schenck died leaving children: John, Andrew born 1744, Martin, George, Jacob, Rosina born 1744 who married, Helena born 1745 who married John Ruhl, Matthias born 1747, Michael born 1749, and Anna Maria. Helena and Rosina are said to have been beautiful women.
Research Notes:
1788 Son Jacob Schenck and Anna Maria Wolf were married on August 4 at Christ Church Lutheran church on the Conewago in York County. [14]
They were not Mennonite or Amish. Richard Warren Davis gives details for 12 children in this family.
[1] Thomas Lee Shank, Schenck, Shenk, Shank: History of the Descendants of Andreas Schenck in America, 1732-1984 (Gateway Press, 1985), 258, [GoogleBooks].
[2] Thomas Lee Shank, Schenck, Shenk, Shank: History of the Descendants of Andreas Schenck in America, 1732-1984 (Gateway Press, 1985), 258, [GoogleBooks].
[3] I. Daniel Rupp, A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776, 2nd ed. (1875), 80, bottom left, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].
[4] James Morton Callahan, Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley, West Virginia, Vol. 2 (1912), 692, [GoogleBooks].
[5] Frederick S. Weiser, The Earliest Records of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1730-1744 (Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society, Vol. 14, 1980), 415, [GoogleBooks].
[6] Frederick S. Weiser, The Earliest Records of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1730-1744 (Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society, Vol. 14, 1980), 415, [GoogleBooks].
[7] Debra D. Smith and Frederick S. Weiser, Trinity Lutheran Church Records Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, 1730-1767 (Closson Press, 1995), 25.
[8] Debra D. Smith and Frederick S. Weiser, Trinity Lutheran Church Records Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, 1730-1767 (Closson Press, 1995), 25.
[9] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecords].
[10] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecords].
[11] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecords].
[12] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecords].
[13] F. J. C. Hertzog, York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, [AncestryRecords].
[14] Henry James Young, translation, Vital records of Christ Lutheran Church of York, Pennsylvania (Viewable only at FamilySearch libraries), Vol 5, page 518, item 10528, film 8188976, image 25, [FamilySearchImage].