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Jacob Gerritse Decker 1684 – 1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1684

Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA

Death Date: 03 May 1761

Death Location: Bruynswick, Ulster County, New York, United States of America

Father: GERRIT DECKER

Mother: Magdalena Schut

Spouse(s): Geertje Decker

Children(s): SARAH DECKER, Zara Decker, Gerrit Decker, WILLIAM DECKER, Jacob Dekker, Abraham Decker, Isaac Dekker, BENJAMIN DECKER, ELIZABETH DECKER, Ephraim DECKER, Magdalena DECKER, Elisabeth Decker, JOSEPH DECKER, JONATHAN DECKER

The story of Jacob Gerritse Decker began in 1684 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA. In 1609, Jacob Gerritse Decker resided in Richmond, New York, USA. In 1700, Jacob Gerritse Decker resided in Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York, United Sta. Jacob Gerritse Decker married Geertje Aertsen Van Wagenen Decker, and had children including SARAH DECKER, Zara (Sara) Decker, Gerrit Decker, WILLIAM DECKER, Jacob Dekker, Abraham (Abram) Decker, Isaac Dekker, BENJAMIN JACOBUS DECKER, ELIZABETH DECKER, Ephraim DECKER, Magdalena DECKER, Elisabeth Decker, JOSEPH DECKER, JONATHAN DECKER. Jacob Gerritse Decker passed away in 1761 in Bruynswick, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Gerritse Decker began in 1684 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA.
  • In 1609, Jacob Gerritse Decker resided in Richmond, New York, USA.
  • In 1700, Jacob Gerritse Decker resided in Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York, United Sta.
  • Jacob Gerritse Decker married Geertje Aertsen Van Wagenen Decker, and had children including SARAH DECKER, Zara (Sara) Decker, Gerrit Decker, WILLIAM DECKER, Jacob Dekker, Abraham (Abram) Decker, Isaac Dekker, BENJAMIN JACOBUS DECKER, ELIZABETH DECKER, Ephraim DECKER, Magdalena DECKER, Elisabeth Decker, JOSEPH DECKER, JONATHAN DECKER.
  • Jacob Gerritse Decker passed away in 1761 in Bruynswick, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Decker's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Decker
1684 – 1761
Birth Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Parents
GERRIT JANSEN DECKER
1662 – 1720
Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dutch Colonies in the Americas
Magdalena (Willemsze) Schut
1664 – 1722
Albany, Rensselaer, NY
Grandparents
Jan (Broersen) Decker
1630 – 1712
Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Broersen Decker
1589 – 1648
Catharina Gerritsen
1592 – 1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Decker's Descendants

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Jacob (Gerritse) Decker (24 Feb 1684 – 03 May 1761) m. Geertje (Aertsen Van Wagenen) Decker (01 Sep 1686 – 1770)
  1. 1. SARAH DECKER (19 Dec 1709 – 1766)
  2. 2. Zara ((Sara)) Decker (7 May 1710 – 1763)
  3. 3. Gerrit Decker (11 October 1711 – 1 May 1786) m. Catherina Schut (13 May 1716 – 11 Apr 1770)
    1. 1. Petrus Decker (30 Jul 1734 – 22 Nov 1758)
    2. 2. Manasses Decker (24 Aug 1736 – )
    3. 3. Geertje Decker (22 Oct 1738 – 11 Apr 1770)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Decker (11 November, 1740 – 10 June, 1813)
    5. 5. Heskia Decker (05 Dec 1742 – 9 Mar 1745)
    6. 6. Cattrina Decker (20 Dec 1744 – 1786)
    7. 7. Catharina Dekker
    8. 8. Jenneke Decker (4 Nov 1747 – 26 May 1775)
    9. 9. Levi Decker (1749 – )
    10. 10. Elias (Dekker) Decker (7 Aug 1750 – 9 Nov 1824) m. Annetje Vandermark (abt 1760 – )
      1. 1. Catherine Decker (8 March 1779 – 2 October 1827) m. Ephram Rhinehart (20 Oct 1774 – 15 Mar 1855)
        1. 1. Johannes (C. Decker) Reinhardt (20 Feb 1815 – Aft. 1880) m. Catharine (Ann) Rogers (abt 1818 – 5 Mar 1887)
    11. 11. Ruben Decker (30 Mar 1753 – 1826)
    12. 12. Samuel Decker (15 Feb 1756 – 20 Apr 1776)
    13. 13. Petri Decker (3 Feb 1759 – 31 Oct 1761)
  4. 4. WILLIAM DECKER (30 Aug 1713 – 8 Jul 1801)
  5. 5. Jacob Dekker (3 Oct 1715 – 28 Aug 1776)
  6. 6. Abraham ((Abram)) Decker (1 Jan 1718 – 24 Mar 1792)
  7. 7. Isaac Dekker (20 Dec 1719 – 26 Jan 1798)
  8. 8. BENJAMIN (JACOBUS) DECKER (24 Dec 1721 – 1772)
  9. 9. ELIZABETH DECKER (30 Jun 1723 – abt 1802)
  10. 10. Ephraim DECKER (16 Sep 1723 – 24 Mar 1792)
  11. 11. Magdalena DECKER (Bef 6 Oct 1725 – 1820)
  12. 12. Elisabeth Decker (15 Dec 1726 – abt 1802)
  13. 13. JOSEPH DECKER (27 Mar 1728 – 28 Aug 1776)
  14. 14. JONATHAN DECKER (30 Aug 1728 – Feb 1790)

Jacob Decker's Timeline

6 Records

1609
1609-1933
Jacob Gerritse Decker resided here in Richmond, New York, USA
Richmond, New York, USA
1684
24 Feb 1684
Birth of Jacob Gerritse Decker in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
1700
1700
Age 16
Jacob Gerritse Decker resided here in Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York, United States
Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York, United States
1709
1709
Age 25
Jacob Gerritse Decker resided here
None
1720
1720
Age 36
Jacob Gerritse Decker resided here
None
1761
03 May 1761
Age 77
Death of Jacob Gerritse Decker in Bruynswick, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Bruynswick, Ulster County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1609-1933
    Event Place: Richmond, New York, USA
    Record Source: Staten Island and its people : a history, 1609-1929

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Dutchess and Ulster Counties, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: The Documentary History of the State of New York [Albany, NY:, 1849]; Volume Number: Vol 1; Page Number: 363; Family Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1709
    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: 200

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1720
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1931) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 376

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 May 1761
    Event Place: Bruynswick, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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