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Jan Broersen Decker 1630 – 1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1630

Birth Location: Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark

Death Date: 1712

Death Location: Port Jervis In Deerpark, Orange County, NY (USA)

Father: Broersen Decker

Mother: Catharina Gerritsen

Spouse(s): Willemtje Jacobs

Children(s): Anna Decker, Jacob Decker, Broer Decker, Gaerleff Decker, Gerrit Decker, Gerrit Decker, Margrietje Decker, Griely Decker, Magdalena Decker, Hendrick Decker, Cornelius Decker, Jurian Decker, Jacob Decker, Fietie Decker, Tietje Decker, Hermanus Decker, Anna Decker, Anna Decker, Cornelius Decker, Jurrian Decker, Jannetje Decker, GERRIT DECKER

The story of Jan Broersen Decker began in 1630 in Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark. Jan Broersen Decker married Willemtje Jacobs, and had children including Anna Maria Decker, Jacob Janse Decker, Broer Jansen Decker, Gaerleff Grietje Decker, Gerrit Gaerleff Jansen Decker, Gerrit Jansen Decker, Margrietje Janse Decker, Griely Decker, Magdalena Janse Decker, Hendrick Decker, Cornelius Decker, Jurian Jan Decker, Jacob Decker, Fietie Decker, Tietje Jans Decker, Hermanus Jansen Decker, Anna Maria Decker, Anna Maria Decker, Cornelius Decker, Jurrian Decker, Jannetje Decker, GERRIT JANSEN DECKER. Jan Broersen Decker passed away in 1712 in Port Jervis In Deerpark, Orange County, NY (USA).

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Biography

  • The story of Jan Broersen Decker began in 1630 in Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark.
  • Jan Broersen Decker married Willemtje Jacobs, and had children including Anna Maria Decker, Jacob Janse Decker, Broer Jansen Decker, Gaerleff Grietje Decker, Gerrit Gaerleff Jansen Decker, Gerrit Jansen Decker, Margrietje Janse Decker, Griely Decker, Magdalena Janse Decker, Hendrick Decker, Cornelius Decker, Jurian Jan Decker, Jacob Decker, Fietie Decker, Tietje Jans Decker, Hermanus Jansen Decker, Anna Maria Decker, Anna Maria Decker, Cornelius Decker, Jurrian Decker, Jannetje Decker, GERRIT JANSEN DECKER.
  • Jan Broersen Decker passed away in 1712 in Port Jervis In Deerpark, Orange County, NY (USA).

Immediate Family

Parents

Broersen Decker
1589 – 1648
Birth Location: Osnabruck, Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Catharina Gerritsen
1592 – 1639
Birth Location: Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Willemtje Jacobs
1635 – 1678
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Anna Decker
1652 – 1728
Birth Location: New York, New York, New York, United States
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Jacob Decker
1658 – 1720
Birth Location: Kingston, Jamaica
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Broer Decker
1662 – 1720
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, Colonial America
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Gaerleff Decker
1662 – 1696
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, Colonial America
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Gerrit Decker
1662 – 1740
Birth Location: Netherlands
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Gerrit Decker
1664 – 1696
Birth Location: Esopus, Ulster, New York, Colonial America
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Margrietje Decker
1664 – 1707
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York
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Griely Decker
1664 – 1707
Birth Location: –
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Magdalena Decker
1666 – 1727
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, Colonial America
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Hendrick Decker
1667 – 1757
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, Colonial America
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Cornelius Decker
1668 – 1702
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
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Jurian Decker
1671 – 1754
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
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Jacob Decker
1671 – 1761
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, Colonial America
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Fietie Decker
1671 – 1745
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, Colonial America
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Tietje Decker
1671 – 1745
Birth Location: Marbletown, Ulster, NY
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Hermanus Decker
1673 – 1702
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Anna Decker
1675 – 1728
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster NY (USA)
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Anna Decker
1675 – 1728
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster NY (USA)
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Cornelius Decker
1676 – 1702
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, Colonial America
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Jurrian Decker
1680 –
Birth Location: –
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Jannetje Decker
1685 –
Birth Location: Of, New York, New York, Colonial America
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GERRIT DECKER
1662 – 1720
Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster County, New York, Dutch Colonies in the Americas
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Jan Decker's Ancestors

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Jan Decker
1630 – 1712
Birth Place: Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
Parents
Broersen Hendrick Decker
1589 – 1648
Osnabruck, Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Catharina (Elisabeth) Gerritsen
1592 – 1639
Hanover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jan Decker's Descendants

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Jan (Broersen) Decker (23 Apr 1630 – 1712) m. Willemtje Jacobs (1635 – 9 Jan 1678)
  1. 1. Anna (Maria) Decker (1652 – 1728)
  2. 2. Jacob (Janse) Decker (17 Nov 1658 – 29 May 1720)
  3. 3. Broer (Jansen) Decker (26 Feb 1662 – 29 May 1720)
  4. 4. Gaerleff (Grietje) Decker (26 Feb 1662 – 1696)
  5. 5. Gerrit (Gaerleff Jansen) Decker (26 Feb 1662 – 1740)
  6. 6. Gerrit (Jansen) Decker (14 Feb 1664 – 13 Jan 1696)
  7. 7. Margrietje (Janse) Decker (31 Aug 1664 – 1707)
  8. 8. Griely Decker (31 Aug 1664 – 1707)
  9. 9. Magdalena (Janse) Decker (3 Oct 1666 – 1727)
  10. 10. Hendrick Decker (9 Oct 1667 – 8 Jul 1757)
  11. 11. Cornelius Decker (1668 – 4 Mar 1702)
  12. 12. Jurian (Jan) Decker (1671 – 1754)
  13. 13. Jacob Decker (22 May 1671 – 1761)
  14. 14. Fietie Decker (18 Jun 1671 – 1745)
  15. 15. Tietje (Jans) Decker (18 Jun 1671 – 1745)
  16. 16. Hermanus (Jansen) Decker (1673 – 4 Mar 1702)
  17. 17. Anna (Maria) Decker (1675 – 19 May 1728)
  18. 18. Anna (Maria) Decker (1675 – 19 May 1728)
  19. 19. Cornelius Decker (1676 – 3 Apr 1702)
  20. 20. Jurrian Decker (1680 – )
  21. 21. Jannetje Decker (1685 – )
  22. 22. GERRIT (JANSEN) DECKER (14 Feb 1662 – 29 May 1720) m. Magdalena (Willemsze) Schut (31 Aug 1664 – 1722)
    1. 1. 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 – )
        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)
    2. 2. WILLEM DECKER (6 Nov 1687 – 1761)
    3. 3. GRIEJE DECKER (4 Oct 1691 – 17 Feb 1756)
    4. 4. NEELTJE (GERRITSE) DECKER (10 Jun 1694 – 1760)
    5. 5. MARGERIT DECKER (abt 1695 – 11 Jun 1725)

Jan Decker's Timeline

5 Records

1630
23 Apr 1630
Birth of Jan Broersen Decker in Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
1709
1709
Age 79
Death of Jan Broersen Decker in Port Jervis In Deerpark, Orange County, NY (USA)
Port Jervis In Deerpark, Orange County, NY (USA)
1712
1712
Age 82
Death of Jan Broersen Decker
None
1716
1716
Age 86
Jan Broersen Decker resided here
None
1717
1717
Age 87
Death of Jan Broersen Decker in Port Jervis In Deerpark, Orange County, NY (USA)
Port Jervis In Deerpark, Orange County, NY (USA)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1630
    Event Place: Husum, Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1716
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1911) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 229

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Port Jervis In Deerpark, Orange County, NY (USA)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Port Jervis In Deerpark, Orange County, NY (USA)
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1712
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