Francis Sedan Van Schaick was born on 7. Jul. 1689 at Dutch Reformed Church, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He married
Isabel Rhea. Francis Sedan Van Schaick died in 1754 at Monmouth City, New York. Francis came to Monmouth County, New Jersey between 1720 and 1722 from Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. In 1722 he married into one of the most prominent Scotch Presbyterian families of Monmouth County. His wife was Isabel Rhea, daughter of Robert and Janet Rhea. It has been said that Francis took his religion seriously and that he joined with others in protest of the schisms of the Old Dutch Reform Church. It had become more interested in politics in an unseemly way than in religion. As a result he withdrew and was one of the founders of the Old Tennant Church at Freehold, New Jersey. Prior to the construction of the Old Tennant Church in 1734, Francis was a pew holder in the First Church of White Hill in Monmouth County. The records of the Old Tennant Church are incomplete, but they show the baptism of Elizabeth and Anne, daughters of Francis and Isabel. The influence of marrying into a family of Presbyterian Church members is reflected in the names of the nine children of Francis. Not one bears a Dutch name. In 1734 the Common Pleas Court appointed Francis the Overseer of Highways, Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County. His brother in law, David Rhea, was the County Judge of Monmouth County. Francis engaged in a number of real estate transactions. The first farm owned by Francis was on the Matchaponix near where the Bloetgoets and Hegemans were living. By a conveyance dated November 13, 1734, Francis purchased from John Glendenon 80 acres of land lying near the Matchaponix River, bounded easterly and northeasterly by Pine Brook. Ten years later, he conveyed the same parcel of land to William Heaven of Shrewsbury. This land was conveyed without his wife Isabel, so it is assumed that she died before the date of the transaction, which was February 3, 1744. According to VS state History: Iden Van Schaick and his son, Franci s were btoh members of the queens County, New York Militia in 1715. Francis Van Schaick came to onmouth County, New Jersey in about 1722. In 1734, th e Common Pleas Court apointed Francis the Overseer ofHighways for Upper Free hold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. His brother-in-law,David Rhea, was the c ounty Judge of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Recordsshow that Francis was i nvolved in a number of real estate transactions. the first farm owned by Fra ncis was on the Matchaponix River near where the Bloegoets and Hegemans were living. By a conveyance dated November 13, 1734,Francis purchased 80 acres from John Glendenon -- the land lying near the Matchaponix River bounded east erly and noreasterly by Pine Brook. Ten years later, Francis conveyed the same parcel of land to William Heaven of Shrewsbury, New Jersey. This land w as conveyed without his wife, Idabel, so she apparently had died before the d ate of the transaction which was February 3, 1744.