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Jacob Gerritse (Jacob Dekker( Decker 1684–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1684

Birth Location: Marbletown (Mormel), Ulster County, New York, English Colonies in North America

Death Date: 03 May 1761

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

Father: Gaerliff Decker

Mother: Magdalena Schutt

Spouse(s): Gertrude Wageneen

Children(s): Magdalena Decker, Isaac Dekker, Jacob Dekker, Jonathan Decker, Gerrit Decker, Benjamin Decker, Abraham Decker, Joseph Decker, Ephraim Decker, Wiljam Decker, Sara Decker

In 1684, Jacob Gerritse (Jacob Dekker( Decker entered the world in Marbletown (Mormel), Ulster County, New York, English Colonies in North America, born to Gaerliff Jansen Decker And Magdalena Willemson Schutt. Jacob Gerritse (Jacob Dekker( Decker married Gertrude Van Wageneen, and had children including Abraham Decker, Benjamin Jacobus Decker, Ephraim Decker, Gerrit Decker, Isaac Dekker, Jacob Dekker, Jonathan Decker, Joseph Decker, Magdalena Decker, Sara Dekker Decker, Wiljam William Decker. Jacob Gerritse (Jacob Dekker( Decker passed away in 1761 in Bruynswick, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1684, Jacob Gerritse (Jacob Dekker( Decker entered the world in Marbletown (Mormel), Ulster County, New York, English Colonies in North America, born to Gaerliff Jansen Decker And Magdalena Willemson Schutt.
  • Jacob Gerritse (Jacob Dekker( Decker married Gertrude Van Wageneen, and had children including Abraham Decker, Benjamin Jacobus Decker, Ephraim Decker, Gerrit Decker, Isaac Dekker, Jacob Dekker, Jonathan Decker, Joseph Decker, Magdalena Decker, Sara Dekker Decker, Wiljam William Decker.
  • Jacob Gerritse (Jacob Dekker( Decker passed away in 1761 in Bruynswick, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.

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Jacob Decker's Ancestors

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Jacob Decker
1684–1761
Birth Place: Marbletown (Mormel), Ulster County, New York, English Colonies in North America
Parents
Gaerliff Jansen Decker
1662–1696
Esopus, Ulster, New York Colony, British Colonial America
Magdalena (Willemson) Schutt
1666–1772
Greenbush, Albany, New York, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Jan (Broersen) Decker
1630–1690
Husum, (Kreis) Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Heyltjen Jacobs
1634–1678
Enkhuizen, North Holland, Netherlands
Willem (Jansen) Schutt
1647–1722
Kingston, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
Grietje (Margaret) Jacobs
1642–1708
Fort Orange, New Netherland
Great-Grandparents
Broer
1600–
Catharina Gerritsen
1592–1639
Jan Schutt
1600–1657
Grietje Dirckse
1614–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Decker's Descendants

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Jacob (Gerritse (Jacob Dekker() Decker (24 Feb 1684–03 May 1761) m. Gertrude (Van) Wageneen (1686–1770)
  1. 1. Magdalena Decker 1725–1820
  2. 2. Isaac Dekker –1798 m. Annetjen (Johanna) Bogardus 1713–1756
    1. 1. Jacob Decker 1743–1756
    2. 2. Isaac Decker 1754–1839 m. Darcas Chamberlin 1750–1831 m. Sara Abel 1756–1816
      1. 1. Mehetable Decker 1781–
      2. 2. David Decker 1779–
      3. 3. Henry Decker 1777–1842
      4. 4. Maria Decker 1777–
      5. 5. Jonathan Decker 1799–
      6. 6. Penelope Decker 1793–
      7. 7. Isaac (E) Decker 1774–1861 m. Mary (Crans Krans (Decker) -wife 4th great) grandfather 1782–1846
        1. 1. Lucinda Decker 1812–
        2. 2. Eliha Decker 1807–
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Decker 1809–1843
        4. 4. Evert Decker 1801–
        5. 5. Sussanah Decker 1804–
        6. 6. Eliza (Catharine) Decker 1803–
        7. 7. Jemima Decker 1803–1888 m. Frederick Wesfall 1803–1836
        8. 8. Edmund Decker 1817–1867 m. Ellen (Ann) Weller 1819–1893
        9. 9. Garret (Gilbert) Decker 1814– m. Margaret (Lefever) Ronk 1814–1888
      8. 8. Abel Decker 1777–1861 m. Abigail Preston 1780–
      9. 9. Sarah Decker 1801–1862 m. Benjamin Keller 1799–1885
      10. 10. William Decker 1770–1835 m. Elisabeth Dugan 1776–1829 m. Persillia (or Pricilla) Decker 1782–1835
      11. 11. Braddock Decker 1793– m. Lavina Bailey 1789–1863
    3. 3. Petrus Dekker 1749–1843 m. MariaMary (Hoffman (Decker) Dekker) 1752–1828
    4. 4. Everhardus Dekker 1753–1832 m. Maria Terwilliger 1775–1837 m. Catharina Decker 1756–1816
    5. 5. Jacob Dekker 1756– m. Leah Decker 1760–
    6. 6. Maria Dekker 1746– m. Manassa ("Hanse") Decker 1736–1790
    7. 7. Catharina Dekker 1751– m. Daniel Graham 1746– m. Abraham Smedes 1740–1804
    8. 8. Tjaadje Decker 1744– m. Arie Terwilliger 1740–1784
  3. 3. Jacob Dekker 1715–1799 m. Eva Buchstaber 1727–1799
  4. 4. Jonathan Decker 1728–1790 m. Cathrina Terwilliger 1730–1770
  5. 5. Gerrit Decker 1711–1786 m. Catharina Schutt 1716–1770
  6. 6. Benjamin (Jacobus) Decker 1721–1772 m. Rachel Smedes 1725–1818
  7. 7. Abraham Decker 1717–1792 m. Elizabeth Schutt 1721–1778
  8. 8. Joseph Decker 1728–1782 m. Rachel Smede 1739–1787
  9. 9. Ephraim Decker 1723–1792 m. Maria Schut –1752 m. Sara Smedes 1720–
  10. 10. Wiljam ('William') Decker 1713–1801 m. Geertjen Decker 1721–
  11. 11. Sara (Dekker) Decker 1709–1759 m. Stephanus Swartz 1703–

Jacob Decker's Timeline

3 Records

1684
24 Feb 1684
Birth of Jacob Gerritse (Jacob Dekker( Decker in Marbletown (Mormel), Ulster County, New York, English Colonies in North America
Marbletown (Mormel), Ulster County, New York, English Colonies in North America
1684
24 Feb 1684
Jacob Gerritse (Jacob Dekker( Decker was christened in Kingston, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
Kingston, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America
1761
03 May 1761
Age 77
Death of Jacob Gerritse (Jacob Dekker( 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: Marbletown (Mormel), Ulster County, New York, English Colonies in North America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 May 1761
    Event Place: Bruynswick, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations

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