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Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker 1684 – 1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1684

Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York

Death Date: 3 May 1761

Death Location: Bruynswick, Ulster, New York

Father: Gerrit Decker

Mother: Magdalena Schut

Spouse(s): Geertje Wagenen

Children(s): Sarah Decker, Jacob Decker, Abraham Decker, Ysaak Decker, Benjamin Decker, Efraim Decker, Joseph Decker, Jonathan Decker

In 1684, Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker entered the world in Kingston, Ulster, New York, born to Gerrit Janse Decker and Magdalena Willemsze Schut. In 1660, Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker resided in Ulster County, New York. Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker married Geertje Jacobs Van Wagenen, and had children including Sarah Jacob Decker, Jacob Decker, Abraham Decker, Ysaak Isaac Decker, Benjamin Jacob Decker, Efraim Jacob Decker, Joseph Jacob Decker, Jonathan Jacob Decker. Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker passed away in 1761 in Bruynswick, Ulster, New York.

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Biography

  • In 1684, Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker entered the world in Kingston, Ulster, New York, born to Gerrit Janse Decker and Magdalena Willemsze Schut.
  • In 1660, Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker resided in Ulster County, New York.
  • Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker married Geertje Jacobs Van Wagenen, and had children including Sarah Jacob Decker, Jacob Decker, Abraham Decker, Ysaak Isaac Decker, Benjamin Jacob Decker, Efraim Jacob Decker, Joseph Jacob Decker, Jonathan Jacob Decker.
  • Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker passed away in 1761 in Bruynswick, Ulster, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerrit Decker
1662 – 1696
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York
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Magdalena Schut
1666 – 1722
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York
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Spouses(s)

Geertje Wagenen
1686 – 1770
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York
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Children(s)

Sarah Decker
1710 –
Birth Location: Wagendal, Ulster, New York
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Jacob Decker
1713 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York
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Abraham Decker
1717 – 1792
Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York
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Ysaak Decker
1719 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York
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Benjamin Decker
1721 – 1780
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York
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Efraim Decker
1724 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York
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Joseph Decker
1728 – 1776
Birth Location: Shawagunk, Ulster, New York
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Jonathan Decker
1728 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York
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Jacob Decker's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Decker
1684 – 1761
Birth Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York
Parents
Gerrit Janse Decker
1662 – 1696
Kingston, Ulster, New York
Magdalena (Willemsze) Schut
1666 – 1722
Albany, Albany, New York
Grandparents
Jan (Broersen) Decker
1630 – 1709
Denmark
Heiltje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
Netherlands
William (Jansen) Schutt
1637 – 1722
Cassel, Stadt Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Margaret (Grietje) Jacobs
1641 – 1706
Kingston, Ulster, New York
Great-Grandparents
Jan Cornelissen
Jan Schutt
1611 – 1657
Grietje Schutt
1615 – 1658
Rutger Shoendenwoerd
1615 – 1665
Tryntje Bresteede
1625 – 1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Schoenderwoert
1598 – 1621
Maria Schleicher
1601 – 1641
Jan Bresteede
1596 – 1641
Engeltje Janse
1600 – 1647

Jacob Decker's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Gerrits Gerritsen) Decker (Feb 1684 – 3 May 1761) m. Geertje (Jacobs Van) Wagenen (1 Sep 1686 – 1770)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jacob) Decker (7 May 1710 – )
  2. 2. Jacob Decker (30 Aug 1713 – )
  3. 3. Abraham Decker (27 Oct 1717 – 24 Mar 1792) m. Elizabeth Schutt (18 Jun 1721 – 1767) m. Catherine (Cate) Terwilleger
    1. 1. Abraham Decker (abt 1748 – )
    2. 2. Jacobus Decker (Abt 1750 – )
    3. 3. Evert Decker (1753 – 1832)
    4. 4. Uriah (Abramse) Decker (9 Apr 1753 – 5 Apr 1818) m. Annatje (Hannah) Winfield (25 Apr 1750 – 9 Dec 1825)
      1. 1. Lucas Dekker (1777 – )
      2. 2. Jacobus Decker (5 Mar 1781 – 1864) m. Hannah (Annatie) Eckert (17 Mar 1785 – 17 Apr 1852)
        1. 1. Matilda Decker (13 Nov 1804 – )
        2. 2. Ann (Maria) Decker (13 Feb 1809 – )
        3. 3. Thomas (A) Decker (5 Dec 1814 – 13 Mar 1888) m. Esther (Nancy) Green (1815 – 20 Apr 1861) m. Esther (Anna) Yerks (Jan 1848 – 28 Jan 1916)
        4. 4. John (J) Decker (1815 – )
    5. 5. Geertie Decker
    6. 6. Elizabeth Decker (16 Jun 1765 – 24 Feb 1841) m. Zacherias (Van) Derlyn (29 Jul 1763 – 11 Aug 1857)
    7. 7. Catrina Decker m. Evert` Dekker
    8. 8. Lea Decker m. Jacob (J) Dekker
  4. 4. Ysaak (Isaac) Decker (20 Sep 1719 – ) m. Annetjen Bogardus (23 Jun 1713 – )
    1. 1. Maria Decker (Sep 1746 – ) m. Stephanus Eckert (17 Apr 1752 – 26 May 1796)
      1. 1. Catherine Eckert (1771 – )
      2. 2. Hannah (Annatie) Eckert (17 Mar 1785 – 17 Apr 1852) m. Jacobus Decker (5 Mar 1781 – 1864)
      3. 3. Steven Eckert
    2. 2. Petrus Dekker
  5. 5. Benjamin (Jacob) Decker (2 Oct 1721 – 1780)
  6. 6. Efraim (Jacob) Decker (9 Feb 1724 – )
  7. 7. Joseph (Jacob) Decker (27 Mar 1728 – 28 Aug 1776)
  8. 8. Jonathan (Jacob) Decker (15 Dec 1728 – )

Jacob Decker's Timeline

7 Records

1660
1660-1809
Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker resided here in Ulster County, New York
Ulster County, New York
1684
24 Feb 1684
Birth of Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Kingston, Ulster, New York
1684
Feb 1684
Birth of Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Kingston, Ulster, New York
1684
24 Feb 1684
Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker was baptized in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Kingston, Ulster, New York
1709
1709
Age 25
Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker was married in New York
New York
1719
1719
Age 35
Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker resided here
None
1761
3 May 1761
Age 77
Death of Jacob Gerrits Gerritsen Decker in Bruynswick, Ulster, New York
Bruynswick, Ulster, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23936.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1684
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York
    Record Source: Baptismal and marriage registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston : Ulster County, New York, 1660-1809

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23936.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1660-1809
    Event Place: Ulster County, New York
    Record Source: Baptismal and marriage registers of the Old Dutch Church of Kingston : Ulster County, New York, 1660-1809

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1719
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1932) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 89

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1761
    Event Place: Bruynswick, Ulster, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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