Marriage
Frederick married Gertrude Schenck (1753–1794), the daughter of Magdalen and Henry Schenck. They had the following children: Catharine Frelinghuysen (c. 1774–?); General John Frelinghuysen, Maria Frelinghuysen (1778–?), lawyer and New Jersey politician; Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787–1862); and Frederick Frelinghuysen (1788-1820). After Gertrude died in 1794, Frederick Sr. married Ann Yard (1764–1839).
Among his other descendants are Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817–1885), U.S. Senator and Secretary of State; Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen (1869–1948) US Senator from New Jersey; Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (1916–2011) New Jersey Congressman; and Rodney Frelinghuysen (born 1946) New Jersey Congressman.
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