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Jacob Janse Decker 1658 – 1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 NOV 1658

Birth Location: Marbletown, Ulster County, New York

Death Date: 29 MAY 1720

Death Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA

Father: Jan Decker

Mother: Heyltje Jacobs

Spouse(s): Sara Minteren

Children(s): Heyltjen Decker, Belytie Decker, Grietje Decker, Andries Decker, Jannetjen Decker, Magdalena Decker

The story of Jacob Janse Decker began in 1658 in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York. Jacob Janse Decker married Sara Minteren, and had children including Heyltjen Decker, Belytie Decker, Grietje Margaret Decker, Andries Decker, Jannetjen Decker, Magdalena Decker. Jacob Janse Decker passed away in 1720 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Janse Decker began in 1658 in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York.
  • Jacob Janse Decker married Sara Minteren, and had children including Heyltjen Decker, Belytie Decker, Grietje Margaret Decker, Andries Decker, Jannetjen Decker, Magdalena Decker.
  • Jacob Janse Decker passed away in 1720 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jan Decker
1640 – 1717
Birth Location: Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
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Heyltje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
Birth Location: Göteborg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
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Spouses(s)

Sara Minteren
1671 – 1753
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Heyltjen Decker
1687 – 1714
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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Belytie Decker
1703 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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Grietje Decker
1704 –
Birth Location: New York, New York, New York, United States
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Andries Decker
1708 – 1760
Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States
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Jannetjen Decker
1711 – 1731
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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Magdalena Decker
1713 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States
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Jacob Decker's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Decker
1658 – 1720
Birth Place: Marbletown, Ulster County, New York
Parents
Jan Broersen Decker
1640 – 1717
Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
Heyltje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
Göteborg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Decker's Descendants

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Jacob (Janse) Decker (17 NOV 1658 – 29 MAY 1720) m. Sara Minteren (1671 – 1753)
  1. 1. Heyltjen Decker (1687 – 1714)
  2. 2. Belytie Decker (10 Jul 1703 – )
  3. 3. Grietje (Margaret) Decker (18 Nov 1704 – )
  4. 4. Andries Decker (20 Jun 1708 – 29 Aug 1760) m. Dievertjen Maul (07 Sep 1712 – Jan 1773)
    1. 1. Lydia Decker (06 Dec 1730 – 30 Jan 1818) m. Johannes Weller (1720 – 29 Nov 1810)
    2. 2. Grietje Decker (14 Jan 1733 – ) m. Cornelis Westvall (01 Sep 1723 – ) m. Benjamin VanVliet (28 Jan 1727 – )
      1. 1. Dievertje Westvall (07 Jul 1754 – )
      2. 2. Margrietje Westvall (13 Feb 1756 – )
      3. 3. Annatje (Hannah Van) Vliet (08 Apr 1764 – 1801) m. Ebenezer Mead (27 Nov 1763 – 25 Aug 1835)
        1. 1. Margaret Mead (10 Dec 1785 – 21 Aug 1850) m. Isaac Elton
        2. 2. Hannah Mead (1786 – )
        3. 3. Ebenezer Mead (1786 – )
        4. 4. Mary Mead (27 SEP 1789 – 27 SEP 1847) m. John (D) Case (9 Apr 1783 – 11 Jan 1844)
        5. 5. Ruth Mead (5 Jan 1792 – 11 Feb 1835)
        6. 6. Hagar Mead (29 Sep 1798 – )
        7. 7. Susanna Mead (26 Jul 1799 – )
        8. 8. Stephen Mead (16 May 1801 – 1810)
      4. 4. Cornelius (van) Fleet (30 Apr 1766 – Sep 1811)
    3. 3. Phillipus Decker (26 Mar 1735 – Nov 1756)
    4. 4. Annatje (Juliana) Decker (3 May 1737 – ) m. Johannes Bevier
    5. 5. Sara Decker (29 Mar 1739 – ) m. Anthony Westbrook (19 May 1736 – 1793)
      1. 1. Alexander Westbrook (1767 – 17 Mar 1845)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Westbrook (16 Oct 1768 – 19 Jun 1822)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Westbrook (16 Oct 1768 – 1784)
      4. 4. Andrew Westbrook (1773 – 1810)
      5. 5. Haggai Westbrook (20 Oct 1775 – 17 Jul 1821)
    6. 6. Andreas Decker (19 Sep 1740 – )
    7. 7. Divertje Decker (7 May 1743 – )
    8. 8. Christopher (Maul) Decker (23 Dec 1744 – 9 Feb 1821) m. Maria McCarthy (Bef. 10 Apr 1748 – Wft Est. 1801-1843)
      1. 1. Christopher Decker (Bef. 1772 – Wft Est. 1773-1862)
      2. 2. Andries ((Andrew)) Decker (29 Apr 1772 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Decker (3 Feb 1773 – 29 Nov 1857) m. Philippus Mullen (22 Aug 1769 – 29 Oct 1840)
        1. 1. Maria Mullen (16 Oct 1793 – 1866)
        2. 2. Hannah ((Ann)) Mullen (18 Sep 1794 – 10 May 1869)
        3. 3. John (H) Mullen (07 Mar 1797 – ) m. Mary Mullen (abt 1811 – )
        4. 4. James Mullen (08 Mar 1798 – 28 Feb 1877)
        5. 5. Lydia Mullen (07 Aug 1802 – 1 Jan 1895)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Mullen (24 Nov 1804 – )
        7. 7. Phillip Mullen (07 Jan 1808 – 8 Aug 1883) m. Rachel Canty (1810 – 8 Jan 1893)
        8. 8. Arriantje Mullen (17 Oct 1810 – )
      4. 4. William Decker (Abt. 1774 – Bef. 1855)
      5. 5. Jacobus Decker (Bef. 9 Jul 1777 – Wft Est. 1778-1867) m. Marie Terwilliger
      6. 6. Polly Decker (Bef. 29 Oct 1780 – Wft Est. 1781-1874)
      7. 7. Maria Decker (Bef. 6 Sep 1781 – Wft Est. 1782-1875)
      8. 8. Peter Decker (Abt. 1793 – ) m. Styntie DeMott
      9. 9. Lydia Decker (Abt. 1793 – Wft Est. 1794-1887)
      10. 10. Philip Decker (30 Dec 1799 – 15 Apr 1882) m. Senia Winfield (07 Sep 1801 – 18 Nov 1871)
        1. 1. James (D) Decker (26 Feb 1824 – Jul 1900) m. Emily (C.) Carpenter (1827 – )
        2. 2. Abraham (Winfield) Decker (04 Feb 1825 – Jan 1916) m. Caroline Vantuyl (May 1835 – 1904)
        3. 3. Julia (Ann) Decker (Nov 1827 – 14 Feb 1901)
        4. 4. Jasper Decker (Nov 1829 – ) m. Ann (Elizabeth) Ketchum (04 Nov 1832 – 25 Sep 1927)
        5. 5. William (James) Decker (01 Sep 1833 – Unknown)
        6. 6. Napoleon (Claudius) Decker (abt 1836 – )
        7. 7. Jane Decker (abt 1838 – )
        8. 8. Henry (Winfield) Decker (11 Aug 1840 – 16 Feb 1886)
        9. 9. Job (Ryder) Decker (24 Aug 1842 – 7 Aug 1921)
        10. 10. Lucinda (B) Decker (17 Jun 1844 – Unknown)
        11. 11. Phillip Decker (abt 1846 – )
    9. 9. Elizabeth Decker (1 Feb 1747 – )
    10. 10. Johannes Decker (1756 – 7 Jul 1811) m. Sara DeMott (18 Feb 1753 – 20 Aug 1833)
      1. 1. Femetje ((Phoebe)) Decker (16 Dec 1770 – 22 Feb 1856) m. Hendrick Wyckoff (31 May 1771 – 12 Feb 1852)
        1. 1. Johannes (Decker) Wyckoff (31 Aug 1792 – 31 Oct 1821)
        2. 2. Martin Wyckoff (21 Jan 1793 – 16 Sep 1823)
        3. 3. Gertrude Wyckoff (18 Oct 1794 – )
        4. 4. Henry (H) Wyckoff (16 Apr 1795 – 7 Aug 1896)
        5. 5. Sarah (Hendrick) Wyckoff (11 Jan 1798 – )
        6. 6. Peter Wyckoff (30 Nov 1799 – 2 Jul 1827)
        7. 7. Elsie (C) Wyckoff (17 May 1802 – )
        8. 8. Phebe (DeVere) Wyckoff (23 Nov 1804 – 1895)
        9. 9. Elizabeth Wyckoff (5 Jan 1807 – )
        10. 10. Mary (Ann) Wyckoff (19 Aug 1808 – )
        11. 11. Michael (Decker) Wyckoff (26 Oct 1810 – 22 Dec 1894) m. Mary (Ann) Ammerman (14 Apr 1813 – 22 Dec 1894)
        12. 12. Elmira Wyckoff (6 Jun 1813 – 16 Dec 1813)
        13. 13. David (C) Wyckoff (5 Jun 1814 – 11 Nov 1814)
        14. 14. Henry Wyckoff (5 Dec 1825 – 5 Feb 1900)
      2. 2. Michael Decker (30 Sep 1776 – 20 Dec 1855)
      3. 3. John Decker (06 Oct 1781 – 18 Sep 1868)
    11. 11. Casparus (Fryenmoet) Decker (7 May 1749 – )
    12. 12. Peter Decker (7 May 1749 – 24 Apr 1793)
    13. 13. Jacobus Decker (12 Nov 1751 – )
  5. 5. Jannetjen Decker (06 May 1711 – 1731)
  6. 6. Magdalena Decker (24 Jan 1713 – )

Jacob Decker's Timeline

2 Records

1658
17 NOV 1658
Birth of Jacob Janse Decker in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York
Marbletown, Ulster County, New York
1720
29 MAY 1720
Age 62
Death of Jacob Janse Decker in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1658
    Event Place: Marbletown, Ulster County, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 MAY 1720
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
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