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Jan Gerretsen Decker 1688–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1688

Birth Location: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA

Death Date: 1749

Death Location: Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, USA

Father: Gerrit Decker

Mother: Margrietje Decker

Spouse(s): Barbara DeWitt

Children(s): Hendrick Decker, Sarah Decker, Gerrit Decker, Elizabeth Decker, Lucas Decker, John Decker

Jan Gerretsen Decker was born in 1688 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA, the child of Gerrit Janse Decker And Margrietje Janse Decker. Jan Gerretsen Decker married Barbara Dewitt, and had children including Elizabeth Decker, Gerrit Decker, Hendrick Dekker Decker, John Decker, Lucas Decker, Sarah Zara Decker. Jan Gerretsen Decker passed away in 1749 in Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jan Gerretsen Decker was born in 1688 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA, the child of Gerrit Janse Decker And Margrietje Janse Decker.
  • Jan Gerretsen Decker married Barbara Dewitt, and had children including Elizabeth Decker, Gerrit Decker, Hendrick Dekker Decker, John Decker, Lucas Decker, Sarah Zara Decker.
  • Jan Gerretsen Decker passed away in 1749 in Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jan Decker's Ancestors

Self
Jan Decker
1688–1749
Birth Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Parents
Gerrit Janse Decker
1665–1740
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Margrietje (Janse) Decker
1664–1707
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
Jan (Gerritsen) Decker
1640–1717
Husum, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grietjen (Hendricks) Westercamp
1642–1701
New City, Rockland, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Gerritsen Decker
1609–1658
Magdalena Schut
1616–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Broersen Decker
1589–1648
Catherina Gerritsen
1592–1639

Jan Decker's Descendants

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Jan (Gerretsen) Decker (28 Jul 1688–1749) m. Barbara DeWitt (17 Apr 1692–1747)
  1. 1. Hendrick (Dekker) Decker 1667–1757
  2. 2. Sarah (Zara) Decker 1712–1759
  3. 3. Gerrit Decker 1716–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Decker 1724–1793
  5. 5. Lucas Decker 1727–1751
  6. 6. John Decker 1719–1791 m. Blandina Kuykendall 1719–1797
    1. 1. Jobias Decker 1740–1814
    2. 2. Tobias Decker 1740–1802
    3. 3. Elisabeth DECKER 1741–
    4. 4. Elisabeth Decker 1741–1791
    5. 5. Abraham DECKER 1742–
    6. 6. Barbara Decker 1743–1788
    7. 7. Jacob Decker 1745–1817
    8. 8. Isaac Decker 1746–1791
    9. 9. John Decker 1750–1817
    10. 10. Joseph Decker 1752–1810
    11. 11. Samuel Decker 1754–1749
    12. 12. Abraham Decker 1755–
    13. 13. Susannah Decker 1756–1838
    14. 14. Isaac DECKER 1756–
    15. 15. Herman Decker 1756–
    16. 16. Moses Decker 1758–1814
    17. 17. John Decker 1767–
    18. 18. Luke Decker 1760–1825 m. Sarah Harness 1759–1806 m. Sarah Kuykendall 1768–1804 m. Trenny (Fanny) Claypool 1783–1850
      1. 1. Isaac Decker 1784–1822 m. Barbara Kuykendall 1786–1822
        1. 1. Alfred Decker 1813–
        2. 2. Abner Decker 1818–1887
        3. 3. Abner Decker 1813–1870 m. Elizabeth Hickman 1822–1847 m. Eliza (Jane) Scranton 1819–1918
      2. 2. Luke Decker 1782–1819
      3. 3. Daniel Decker 1783–1865
      4. 4. John Decker 1791–1874
      5. 5. Hiram Decker 1794–1868
      6. 6. Welsch Decker 1794–
      7. 7. Asa Decker 1797–1883
      8. 8. Adam Decker 1808–
      9. 9. Jeremiah Decker 1809–
      10. 10. Nellie Decker 1810–1825
      11. 11. Sarah Decker 1812–
      12. 12. William Decker 1814–

Jan Decker's Timeline

2 Records

1688
28 Jul 1688
Birth of Jan Gerretsen Decker in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
1749
1749
Age 61
Death of Jan Gerretsen Decker in Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, USA
Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1688
    Event Place: Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, USA

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