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     Jan Martense Schenck was born circa 1631 at Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands. He was the son of Marten Schenck. He possibly immigrated on ship 'De Valckener' on 28 June 1650.¹ He married Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees, daughter of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees and Willempie Roelofse, circa 1672 at Flatlands, NY.. He built a house on Mill Island, in Flatlands, which is now housed in the Brooklyn Museum in 1675. He died on 27 August 1687 at Flatlands, NY..

     Jannetje Stevense Van Voorhees was born on 25 December 1658 at Hees, Dreneth, Netherlands. She was the daughter of Steven Coerte Van Voorhees and Willempie Roelofse. She immigrated on ship 'De Bonte Koe' in 1660. She married Jan Martense Schenck, son of Marten Schenck, circa 1672 at Flatlands, NY.. She married Alexander Simpson on 29 February 1690. She died before September 1709 at Hackansack, Bergen Co, NY..

     Daniel Estle was born circa 1750? At NJ. ? He married Catherine (---). He died in December 1821 at Greene Co, PA..

Daniel Estle was in present day Greene County by the year 1782, when he was listed in Capt. James Archer's Militia Co. He appears in the 1783 tax list. In 1785 Daniel obtained a warrant for the land "Bowling Green," which he then patented in 1787. In 1788, Daniel's son Silas Estell obtained a warrant for the adjacent land "Berwick." In 1802, Silas sold the land to his father Daniel, who then patented it in 1805.
Daniel Estle lived the rest of his life as a farmer on Muddy Creek, Greene Co., and probably died there in 1821, as his will was filed on Christmas Day 1821. His 1816 will and estate papers provide much information about his descendants.
Daniel's ancestry is unknown. He was probably the Daniel Estell, who signed a Fidelity Oath in Washington Co, MD. in 1778, as he migrated west. He is most probably a descendant of the Estells who lived in New Jersey in the late 1600's and early 1700's, as "Daniel" was a common family name. Other researchers have stated that he was a son of Daniel Estell and Hannah Fort, but I have not found proof.
There were at least two other Estells in early southwest PA. Per August 1791 Washington Co. PA Orphan Court record, Levi and Rhoda Estell (both over 14 years) were children of a Levi Estell deceased. Thus, this Levi would be the same generation as Daniel. A Levi Estell (Levi Jr.?) made a purchase in Daniel's 1822 Estate Sale. A Thomas Estell appears in a Sept. 1777 Yohogania Co. Court record. A Thomas Estell appears in all the 1785-1802 Franklin Twp, Fayette Co, PA. Tax lists and the 1786 and 1800 Septennial Franklin Twp. lists. He has one cabin and 70 acres listed in the 1798 Franklin Twp, Fayette Co, PA. direct tax list. In 1787, he obtained a warrant for the land "Waltonbasset" in Franklin Twp, Fayette Co. In 1785 a Daniel Estell is listed under the "single freeman" of Franklin Twp.

     Willempie Roelofse was born in 1619 at Netherlands. She married Steven Coerte Van Voorhees, son of Koert Van Voorhees, circa 1648 at Netherlands. She died in 1690.

     Steven Coerte Van Voorhees was born in 1600 at Near Hees, Drenthe, Netherlands. He was the son of Koert Van Voorhees. He married Aaltjen Wessels. He married Willempie Roelofse circa 1648 at Netherlands. He immigrated on ship 'De Bonte Koe' in 1660. He was a brewer and Magistrate. He died on 16 February 1684 at Flatlands, NY..

     Catherine (---) was mentioned in 1807 Deed but not in a 1814 Deed.^1,2 She married Daniel Estle. She died between 1807 and 1814 at Greene Co, PA..

     Jan Derckse Amerman was born circa 1674 at Flatlands, NY.. He was the son of Derick Janse Amerman and Aeltje Paulus Van Der Beek. He married Maria Wyckoff before 1705. He married Sara Wyckoff, daughter of Nicholas "Claes" Wyckoff and Sara Monfoort, circa 1706.
(Comment: Note: Wife #1 & #2 may be the same.) He was a Militia Lt in 1715. He died on 2 May 1747 at Flatlands, NY..

     Derick Janse Amerman was born circa 1649 at Netherlands. He was the son of Jan Dirckse Amerman. He immigrated in 1650. He married Aeltje Paulus Van Der Beek, daughter of Paulus Van Der Beek and Mary Thomase Baddie, between 1665 and 1670. He was a sailor and fisherman. He died circa 1723 at Flatlands, NY..

     Aeltje Paulus Van Der Beek was born in 1649 at Flatlands, NY.. She was the daughter of Paulus Van Der Beek and Mary Thomase Baddie. She was baptized on 30 May 1649; (Bapt. 30 May 16_9.) She married Derick Janse Amerman, son of Jan Dirckse Amerman, between 1665 and 1670. She died on 30 May 1710 at Flatlands, NY..

     Paulus Van Der Beek died at Flatbush, NY.. He married Mary Thomase Baddie. He was born in 1623 at Bremen, Netherlands.

     Mary Thomase Baddie married Paulus Van Der Beek. She was born circa 1625.

     Sara Wyckoff was baptized on 27 February 1681 at New Ultrect, NY; by the minister of the Flatbush Church.² She was the daughter of Nicholas "Claes" Wyckoff and Sara Monfoort. She married Jan Derckse Amerman, son of Derick Janse Amerman and Aeltje Paulus Van Der Beek, circa 1706. She died after 1747 at Flatlands, NY..

     (Comment: She may be the same as Sarah Wyckoff (#52.)) Maria Wyckoff was born in 1678 at Flatlands, NY.. She married Jan Derckse Amerman, son of Derick Janse Amerman and Aeltje Paulus Van Der Beek, before 1705. She died before 1707 at Flatlands, NY..

     Daniel Polhemus was born in 1662 at Midwout (Flatbush), Long Island, NY.. He was the son of Johannes Theodorus Polhemus and Catherine Van Werven. He married Cornelia (Neeltje) Van Der Veer, daughter of Cornelius Jansz Van Der Veer and Tryntje De Mandervile, on 13 August 1685 at Flatbush, Long Island, NY.. He was a Judge of Sessions. He was a Captain of Kings County Militia in 1700. He died in 1730 at Flatbush, Long Island, NY..

     Johannes Theodorus Polhemus was born in 1598 at Boikirchen, Bavarian Palatein. He was the son of Johnn Theodores Polhenius and Elizabeth Leisler. He married an unknown person at Netherlands. He married Catherine Van Werven, daughter of Daniel Van Der Werven and Lammertje (---), circa 1643 at Brazil. He died on 9 June 1676 at Flatbush, Long Island, NY.. Dominie Johannes Theodores Polhemius was a student of Divinity at Heidelberg University in 1620. He migrated to Holland, where he led a church but was asked to leave. In 1637, he was part of the Dutch migration to Brazil, taking over the colony from the Portuguese. He was the minister to the garrison on the island of Itamarca. In 1654, the Portuguese revolted and forced the Dutch to leave. When the Dutch fled on eighteen ships back to Holland, Dominie Polhemius was a different ship than his wife and children. His ship was taken over by pirates. They were later rescued by the French ship, "Le Charles" and set ashore in the Dutch settlement in New York. The Dutch requested that he stay there and lead their church. He stayed and his wife and children later rejoined him two years later. (Source: NY Gen. & Bio. Record, republished in Genealogies of Long Island Families, by Henry B. Hoff, Vol.1, pp.605-643.)

     Christopher C. Cunningham was born in 1819 at Harrison Co, WV.. He was the son of Adam Cunningham and Ann Tetrick. He married Elizabeth Linville, daughter of John Linville Jr. and Margaret Gifford, on 24 August 1843 at Harrison Co, VA..⁷ He was a farmer at Cunningham Run, Eagle Twp, Harrison Co, WV.. He died on 29 April 1892 at Harrison Co, WV.. He was buried at Bingamon, WV..

     Cornelius Jansz Van Der Veer was baptized on 3 March 1623 at Wemeldinge, Netherlands. He immigrated on ship "Otter" in 1659. He married Tryntje De Mandervile, daughter of Hiles De Mandeville, in 1672. He settled on Long Island. He died circa 1703.

     Tryntje De Mandervile was born circa 1630 at Netherlands. She was the daughter of Hiles De Mandeville. She married Cornelius Jansz Van Der Veer in 1672.

     Cornelia (Neeltje) Van Der Veer was born circa 1660 at Netherlands or N.Y. She was the daughter of Cornelius Jansz Van Der Veer and Tryntje De Mandervile. She married Daniel Polhemus, son of Johannes Theodorus Polhemus and Catherine Van Werven, on 13 August 1685 at Flatbush, Long Island, NY.. She died after 1706 at NY.

     Adam Cunningham was born on 17 May 1783 at Shenandoah, VA.. He was the son of Walter Cunningham and Hannah (---). He migrated west with his family from Shenandoah County to Harrison Co, VA circa 1800. He married Ann Tetrick, daughter of Henry Tetrick and Ann (---), on 9 April 1816 at Harrison Co, VA; by David Masters.⁶ He was a farmer at Cunningham Run, Eagle Twp, Harrison Co, VA.. He died on 8 June 1849 at Harrison Co, VA., at age 66.