Toutenburg, who was killed at the battle of Clodius against the Dane in 878.

The records of the various successors to this ancient title and barony are imperfect, but sufficient of them have escaped the destructions of the wars of the middle and succeeding ages, to establish the fact that the same Schenck family held possession down to, and even much later than, the year 1234, when one of its cadets became the first of the family of Schenck van Nydeck.

After Colve de Witte, there is then the record of a successor, HERMANUS SCHENCK, Baron van Toutenburg, then WILLEM, who perished at the first tournament held in Germany, at Magdeburg, in 939. Then comes

HERMANUS II. Then

WILLAM. He was in the seventh tournament, at Hall, in Saxony, in 1042, held by the Emperor Henricus II.

Then

REYNIER SCHENCK, Baron van Toutenburg. He was in the tournament at Gottingen. He m. Aleyda; issue:

I. THEODORUS, who became the next Baron van Toutenburg.* II. CHRISTIANUS; first of the house of Schenck van Nydeck,

III. ALBERTUS.

1234.

THE FAMILY OF SCHENCK VAN NYDECK.

Arms-Sable, a lion rampant, Or. langued et armè. Gu. and
Az.
Crest-Out of a coronet, Or. a demi-lion rampant, Or.
langued et armè. Gu. and Az. (1) (Dutch Heraldry.)

CHRISTIANUS, the second son of Reynier Schenck, Baron van Toutenburg, was the first of this family, and in the records of the thirteenth century, in 1225-'6-'7, 1232-'4-'7, and

* There was a succession of Barons in this family down to Joost or George, in the seventeenth generation, in 1521, Governor of Friesland, Gronigen and Overyissel. He had a son Fredericus, who was the last Archbishop of Utrecht, noted for his learning and many literary productions. D. 25 Aug., 1580.

This ancient family became entirely extinct in Holland in the twentieth generation, in the person of Jacob Schenck, Baron van Toutenburg, who died very young

(1) Seipmacher.

1246,2 it is found that he held the office of cup-bearer to the Count de Gulick, as shown by the Gulick documents,1230'33, as Christianus Pincerna de Nideke; and in 1234, Count William de Gulick confirmed him in the office and formally invested him with its duties. "He was held in great consideration." He had a son, WILHELMUS, who had issue; sons: 1. LUDOLPHUS MELIUS.

2. ARNOLD.

3. CHRISTIAN.

4. HERMANUS.

After these persons are recorded the line of descent is uncertain, unrecorded or lost for one or perhaps two generations, until the year 1346, when the records of the same family are again found to exist, and continue unbroken down to the present time.

In 1346 HENRICH SCHENCK VAN NYDECK, Knight, Lord of Afferden, and Walbeek and Feoffer of Wachtendonck, is found to have been the head of this family.

He married Aelide Rayde, heiress of Walbeek. Issue:

1. WIENAND, who married Aleid van Bellinghoven, heiress of Walbrick, and had Henrich, who d. young.

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2. HENRICH, Knight, Lord of Afferden, Walbeek, and Blynbeek, Feoffer of Wachtendonk, Bailiff ̈ of Gelderen, who d. 8 Dec., 1452. He m. Aleide van Goen van Keldenbrock, dau. of Allard, Lord van Keldenbrock, and Anna Monfoort. 4

3. ELIZABETH, d. 29 Sept., 1443. She was a nun at Gravendael.

Winand, leaving no direct heir of his marriage, the titles and estates passed to his brother Heinrch, who had issue: 1. DIEDERICK, Lord of Afferden and Blynbeek, and half Walbeek and Wachtendonk, 5 Marshall of Cleve, who d. in Aug., 1487, at Mai, m. Adelheit van Buren, heiress of Aersen and Belden, dau. of Johan and Aleid van Arendahl. 2. JOHN, d. at Middelaer, 24 May, 1491. He m. Inugarda van Schonenan, dau. of Arend and Niele van Tuyll.

3. ALHEIT, M. Englebrecht van Bampt.

Diederick Schenck van Nydeck and Adelheit van Buren had issue:

1. WINAND,

2. JOHANN.

3. ROELMAN.

4. DERICK, Lord of Afferden, Blynbeek, and Walbeek, who d. at Blynbeek 3 Aug., 1525. He had two morganatic wives, Catrina Rutten, and Gerritje Burgen, both natives of Aerzen. He m. Aleid Casters, of Aerzen, (Seipmacher, p. 189.) 5. HENDRICK, who had six morganatic children. 6. PETRONELLA.

7. OTTO.

8. THOMAS.

9, ALEID.

10. ANNA.

11. LIESBETH.

Derick Schenck van Nydeck and Aleid Casters had issue: 1. DERICK, Lord of Afferden and Blynbeek, m. Maria van Galen.

2. PETER.

3. HENDRICK.

4. JOHAN.

5. MARIA.

6. WINAND.

7. ALEID.

8. MARGARETHA.

Derick Schenck van Nydeck and Maria van Galen had a son: 1. DERICK, Lord of Afferden and Blynbeek, who m. Anna van Berlaer, and had issue:

1. MARTIN, b. Gosh, 1543, Knight, Lord of Toutenburg, General and Marshall de Camp. Killed in a night attack upon the city of Nimeguen, 11 August, 1589, (see Appendix A); m. Maria van Geldern, dau. of Derick and Frederika van Rechtem van Vossternd, (who d. Gosh and who m. 2d Sander van Tillicht), and had Frederike.

2. PETER, b. Gosh, 1547. He served with great distinction in the wars of his time, and rose to the rank of a general officer in the service of the Netherlands. He married at Doesburgh, 17 May, 1580, Johanna van Scherpenzeel.

3. JOHN, who had issue.

4. MARIA MARGARETHE.

5. MARIA MAGDELENA,

General Peter Schenck van Nydeck and Johanna van Scherpenzeel had issue:

1. WILHELMINA.

2. MARTIN, b. at Doesburgh, 7 Aug., 1584. He is thought by Col. van der Dussen, Netherlands Army, to have come to the Nieu Netherlands with his children, three of whom came over in 1650, arriving at Nieu Amsterdam probably on the ship" de Valckener," Wilheim Thomassen, Captain, which sailed from Holland some time in March, arriving 28 June. No record of him has yet been found in this country, but, like many other well authenticated cases, he may have immigrated with his children, and, being then well advanced in years, may have died soon after his arrival. It is hoped that further research will settle this question. He had issue: 1. ROELOF, of whom presently.

2. JAN, b. prob. Amersfoort, Holland; m. Flatlands, L. I., 1672-3, Jannetje Stephens van Voorhees.

3. ANETJE, b. prob. Amersfoort, Holland; m. 29 July, 1659, Adrian Reyersz.

These children all settled finally on Long Island, and had large families, whose descendants are now very numerous in the United States.

AMERICAN ANCESTRY.

The immigrant ancestor of the Rev. William Schenck was Roelof Martense Schenck, who was born at Amersfoort, Holland, in 1619. The probable cause of his coming to this country was the misfortune which overtook his ancestors and family during the Netherlands wars of the sixteenth century and the action taken by the civil courts respecting the ancestral estates.

Roelof's grand uncle, Sir Martin Schenck van Nydeck, was heir to the castle and estate of Blynbeek, but his title was contested by a cousin, and, by the decision of the courts and the actions of the authorities, Sir Martin was besieged in his castle and finally forcibly ousted.

His after services are, to some extent, given in the appendix. His brother Peter, also a gallant soldier, who faithfully served the cause of the Netherlands, and attained to the rank and command of a general officer, naturally espoused the cause of his brother, and found no favor in the civil courts, though both were loaded with honors and emoluments by the military authorities.

Losing the greater part of their fortunes and possessions in Holland their descendants sought others in the then new and wonderful Nieu Netherlands, and were no doubt possessed with a due share of the spirit of individual enterprise and fondness for adventure so characteristic of their race.

As already stated, Roelof, with his brother Jan and sister Anetje, probably arrived at Nieu Amsterdam on the 28th day of June, 1650. In the same ship were Adrian van der Donck, Jacob van Couwenhoven, and Jau Eversten Bout, who, before leaving Holland, had made a contract at Amsterdam, dated 19th March, 1650, with the West India Company "to take to the Nieu Netherlands before the 1st of June prox. 200 passengers, 100 to be farmers and farm servants and 100 such as the Amsterdam Chamber usually send over."

After his arrival in this country Roelof lived for a time in Breuklyn. In 1660 he married a niece of this same Jacob