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Koert Schenck was born May 27, 1751, at Monmouth County, New Jersey, a son of Garret Koert Schenck and Neeltje Janse Van Voorhees. He married Sarah Pieterse Van Voorhees. They had the following children: Peter, Garret K., Abraham Schuyler, Gertrude, John, Eleanor, Catherine, Ephraim Loree, Eleanor, Mary, William and Koertenius.
He carried on the business of tanning, currying, harness, and shoemaking, his son, Peter, being a partner in the business.
Schenck was a New Jersey private and fought at the battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania, under General David Forman. He enlisted in the militia in June 1776 and served the entire length of the war. In June 1777, he marched to Piscataway and remained there to monitor the motions of the British. While at Piscataway, he joined a company of volunteers under the command of Captain Scudder. When the British left New Brunswick, he marched after them until Amboy. When the British retreated from Philadelphia to Sandy Hook, he marched as one of the Flank Guards from Allentown to Freehold.
Koert Schenck died December 25, 1837, and was buried at the Old Brick Reformed Church Cemetery at Marlboro, New Jersey.
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