There was a Jacob Schnuck ( or schnug,Snoek) in Veilbach (or Filcach), Germany who was born in 1655 and died in Alsbach, Germany on 17 May 1727. Jacob Schnuck could be the father of Johan Snoek (or Schnuch) born in 1680, or could be another close relative. Many family trees connect with Jacob Schnuck, but no proven connection was established in this research.