Major Henry Schenck

1743 - 1799  (55 years)

• Name	Henry Schenck  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]
  Title	Major
  Birth	19 Jul 1743	Manhattan, New York, United States   [23]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	Revolutionary
  Special	Revolutionary
  Special	SAR Patriot #: P-285407
  FSID	KF5D-WG5
  Burial	Jan 1799	Beacon, Dutchess, New York, United States   [23]
  Death	8 Jan 1799	Beacon, Dutchess, New York, United States   [23]
  Person ID	I41136	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Judge Abraham Schenck,   b. 6 Aug 1720, Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States d. 1790 (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Elsje Vandervoort,   b. 23 Aug 1720, Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States d. 2 Oct 1784 (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F22170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Brett,   b. 20 Aug 1743, Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States d. 11 Sep 1825, New York, New York, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1763	Dutchess, New York, United States
  Age at Marriage	Henry was 19 years and 9 months - Hannah was 19 years and 8 months.
  Children	+ 1. Henry Schenck,   b. 15 Jul 1781, Beacon, Dutchess, New York, United States d. Jul 1844 (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Biography: Henry was a Major in the Quartermaster's Corps in the Americ an Revolutionary War. During campaigns of the Army in New York State it w as his responsibility to keep the Army in adequate supplies. His wife, H annah Brett, was a granddaughter of Madam Brett, who inherited her fath er's share of the Rombout patent, covering a large section of Dutchess C ounty, and who, upon her husband's early death, managed her many square m iles herself. The Brett-Teller mansion which still stands in the heart o f Beacon, New York, was built by her and later became the home of Major H enry and his large family. During the Revolution it became famed for it s generous hospitality. Washington, Hamilton, Lafayette and other notab les were entertained there. Also it became a storage station for suppli es. Major Henry engaged actively in political as well as military affai rs before, during and after the war. He was a signer of the Articles of A ssociation and one of the Committee of Observation in July, 1775. He wa s one of the deputies from Dutchess County to the Provincial Congress i n 1775, 1776 and 1777, and following the achievement of independence wa s a member of the State Assembly in 1791. In private life he was a succ essful farmer and miller. (Source: Schenck Family Genealogy Forum) SAR Patriot #: P-285407 Major in New York Militia SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus dat a to 2004 Biography: Henry was a Major in the Quartermaster's Corps in the Americ a n Revolutionary War. During campaigns of the Army in New York State it w a s his responsibility to keep the Army in adequate supplies. His wife, H a nnah Brett, was a granddaughter of Madam Brett, who inherited her fath e r's share of the Rombout patent, covering a large section of Dutchess C o unty, and who, upon her husband's early death, managed her many square m i les herself. The Brett-Teller mansion which still stands in the heart o f B eacon, New York, was built by her and later became the home of Major H e nry and his large family. During the Revolution it became famed for it s g enerous hospitality. Washington, Hamilton, Lafayette and other notab le s were entertained there. Also it became a storage station for suppli e s. Major Henry engaged actively in political as well as military affai r s before, during and after the war. He was a signer of the Articles of A s sociation and one of the Committee of Observation in July, 1775. He wa s o ne of the deputies from Dutchess County to the Provincial Congress i n 1 775, 1776 and 1777, and following the achievement of independence wa s a m ember of the State Assembly in 1791. In private life he was a succ essf ul farmer and miller. (Source: Schenck Family Genealogy Forum) SAR Patriot #: P-285407 Major in New York Militia SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus dat a t o 2004 Biography: Henry was a Major in the Quartermaster's Corps in the Americ an Revolutionary War. During campaigns of the Army in New York State it w as his responsibility to keep the Army in adequate supplies. His wife, H annah Brett, was a granddaug hter of Madam Brett, who inherited her fath er's share of the Rombout patent, covering a large section of Dutchess C ounty, and who, upon her husband's early death, managed her many square m iles herself. The Brett-Teller mansion which still stand s in the heart o f Beacon, New York, was built by her and later became the home of Major H enry and his large family. During the Revolution it became famed for it s generous hospitality. Washington, Hamilton, Lafayette and other notab les were ent ertained there. Also it became a storage station for suppli es. Major Henry engaged actively in political as well as military affai rs before, during and after the war. He was a signer of the Articles of A ssociation and one of the Committee of Ob servation in July, 1775. He wa s one of the deputies from Dutchess County to the Provincial Congress i n 1775, 1776 and 1777, and following the achievement of independence wa s a member of the State Assembly in 1791. In private life he was a suc c essful farmer and miller. (Source: Schenck Family Genealogy Forum) SAR Patriot #: P-285407 Major in New York Militia SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus dat a to 2004 Biography: Henry was a Major in the Quartermaster's Corps in the Americ a n Revolutionary War. During campaigns of the Army in New York State it w a s his responsibility to keep the Army in adequate supplies. His wife, H a nnah Brett, was a grandd aughter of Madam Brett, who inherited her fath e r's share of the Rombout patent, covering a large section of Dutchess C o unty, and who, upon her husband's early death, managed her many square m i les herself. The Brett-Teller mansion which stil l stands in the heart o f B eacon, New York, was built by her and later became the home of Major H e nry and his large family. During the Revolution it became famed for it s g enerous hospitality. Washington, Hamilton, Lafayette and other notab l e s were entertained there. Also it became a storage station for suppli e s. Major Henry engaged actively in political as well as military affai r s before, during and after the war. He was a signer of the Articles of A s sociation and one of th e Committee of Observation in July, 1775. He wa s o ne of the deputies from Dutchess County to the Provincial Congress i n 1 775, 1776 and 1777, and following the achievement of independence wa s a m ember of the State Assembly in 1791. In privat e life he was a succ essf ul farmer and miller. (Source: Schenck Family Genealogy Forum) SAR Patriot #: P-285407 Major in New York Militia SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus dat a t o 2004

  
  

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  [S251] New York, County Marriages, 1778-1848; 1908-1937, "New York, County Marriages, 1778-1848; 1908-1937"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CL-DF92 : Tue Jul 16 05:03:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Henry Schenk and Hannah Brett, 2 Feb 1763. [S44] New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, "New York, Land Records, 1630-1975"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:CT1P-5Q2M : Sun Apr 13 16:01:25 UTC 2025), Entry for Isaac D P Teller and Henry Schenck, 1811. [S44] New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, "New York, Land Records, 1630-1975"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:CT1P-5QMM : Sun Apr 13 15:42:23 UTC 2025), Entry for Isaac D P Teller and Henry Schenck, 1811. [S44] New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, "New York, Land Records, 1630-1975"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:8LK5-H82M : Sun Apr 13 04:05:43 UTC 2025), Entry for Isaac D P Teller and Henry Schenck, 1811. 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[S44] New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, "New York, Land Records, 1630-1975"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:6JMF-GJLP : Sat Apr 12 03:34:14 UTC 2025), Entry for Henry Schenck and Archibald Mercer, 1786. [S44] New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, "New York, Land Records, 1630-1975"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:6JMF-GJG6 : Sat Apr 12 03:36:58 UTC 2025), Entry for Henry Schenck and Peter S Monfort, 1794. [S44] New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, "New York, Land Records, 1630-1975"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:6JMF-GJG4 : Sat Apr 12 03:36:24 UTC 2025), Entry for Henry Schenck and William Van Wyck, 1791. [S44] New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, "New York, Land Records, 1630-1975"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:6JS3-6K3Q : Sat Apr 12 16:00:38 UTC 2025), Entry for Henry Schenck and Derick Brinkerhoff, 1788. 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[S609] Maryland, Church Records, 1660-1996, "New York, County Marriages, 1778-1848; 1908-1937"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CL-DF92 : Tue Jul 16 05:03:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Henry Schenk and Hannah Brett, 2 Feb 1763. [S609] Maryland, Church Records, 1660-1996, "New York, County Marriages, 1778-1848; 1908-1937"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CL-8DV9 : Sat Jan 04 06:36:09 UTC 2025), Entry for Henry Schenck and Hannah Brett, February 1763.